When Sierra Edmisten’s son was hospitalized for over a week, the Hastings, Nebraska, mother was torn between whether she should spend her time with him, or continue working in order to maintain their income.
Sierra Edmisten speaks during a news conference announcing the launch of the paid sick leave ballot initiative at OneWorld Livestock Exchange Health Campus in Omaha on Tuesday.
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Jo Giles, executive director of the Women's Fund of Omaha, speaks during a press conference announcing the launch of the paid sick leave ballot initiative at OneWorld Livestock Exchange Health Campus in Omaha on Tuesday.
Andrea Skolkin, OneWorld Community Health Centers, speaks during a press conference announcing the launch of the paid sick leave ballot initiative at OneWorld Livestock Exchange Health Campus in Omaha on Tuesday.
Sierra Edmisten, a single mother of four from Hastings, Neb., speaks at Nebraska paid sick leave ballot initiative launch in Omaha.
Craig Moody, co-founder of Verdis Group, speaks at Nebraska paid sick leave ballot initiative launch in Omaha.
Our best Omaha staff photos & videos of July 2023
Sylvia Black poses for a portrait in her garden shed at her Papillion home on Thursday, July 06, 2023.
Omaha firefighters look for a man who was one of two swept into manhole during a rainstorm in downtown Omaha on Friday, July 07, 2023 The was carried through the sewer about a mile away and was found trapped behind a metal grate covering a culvert, fire officials said. An Omaha Fire Department crew cut the grate and got the man free,
Former President Donald Trump throws "Famers for Trump" hats to the crowd during a campaign rally at the MidAmerica Center on Friday, July 07, 2023.
A worker steams the wrinkles out of American flags before a campaign rally by Former President Donald Trump at the MidAmerica Center on Friday, July 07, 2023.
A child holds a sign "Farmers for Trump" as former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the MidAmerica Center on Friday, July 07, 2023.
Steven Greg Donsbach was killed in his home located at 9927 Essex Drive. Matthew Briggs, a person of interest, was shot and killed by police after a pursuit in Council Bluffs.
Trey Alexander (23) shoots a free throw during the Creighton Bluejays men's basketball practice at the Championship Center in Omaha on Tuesday.
Johnathan Lawson (2) dribbles down the court during the Creighton Bluejays men's basketball practice at the Championship Center in Omaha on Tuesday.
Participants play a water game during the 63rd annual Fourth of July parade in Ralston on Tuesday.
Kaden Burton, 5, plays in the water during the Omaha Parks and Recreation Department Hydrant Party in Omaha on Monday. Hydrant parties are held at various locations across the city every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
The Omaha Symphony performs during the Independence Day Celebration at Gene Leahy Mall in Omaha on Wednesday.
Crowds gather during the Independence Day Celebration with Omaha Symphony Concert at Gene Leahy Mall in Omaha on Wednesday.
Loretta Jordan, of Omaha, gets a closer look as she and her son, Zahn McClarnon and Judi gaiashkibos, the executive director of the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs, visit an old dairy barn on the site of the Genoa U.S. Indian Industrial School, which operated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Names and other messages from the children can still be seen written on and carved into the wooden beams of the barn. Photographed in Genoa, Neb., on Monday.
From left, Jerry Carlson, Judi gaiashkibos, Zahn McClarnon, Loretta Jordan and Tammy Rohde visit an old dairy barn on the site of the Genoa U.S. Indian Industrial School, which operated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Names and other messages from the children can still be seen written on and carved into the wooden beams of the barn. Photographed in Genoa, Neb., on Monday.
A photograph of Mildred Lowe with her mother taken in 1924. Mildred died at 12 years old while attending the Genoa U.S. Indian Industrial School, which operated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Her niece, Carolyn Fiscus, a member of the Winnebago tribe, came out to observe as archeologists with History Nebraska excavate a potential burial site for children who died while at the school. Photographed near the site of the school, bordering the Loup River Power Canal in Genoa, Neb., on Tuesday.
Jarell Grant, Zahn McClarnon and Mark Parker monitor and observe as Brittany Walter, a forensic anthropologist and consultant with History Nebraska, excavates a potential burial site for children who died while at the Genoa U.S. Indian Industrial School in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Photographed near the site of the school, bordering the Loup River Power Canal in Genoa, Neb., on Tuesday.
A shelf cloud can be seen from a storm that brought heavy rain and high winds to Omaha early on Wednesday, July 12, 2023.
Lin Chun-yi, representing Chinese Taipei, takes to the air to hit a shuttlecock during a men's singles quarterfinal match at the badminton 2023 U.S. Open at the Mid-America Center on Friday, July 14, 2023.
Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn returns the shuttlecock during a men's singles quarterfinals match of the badminton 2023 U.S. Open at the Mid-America Center on Friday, July 14, 2023.
Bishop Constantine of Sassima, left, and Fr. Alexander Lukashonok watch the Raising of the Dome for All Holy Spirit Greek Orthodox Church near 193rd & Harney streets on Thursday, July 13, 2023.
Workers weld the dome to the building after the Raising of the Dome All Holy Spirit Greek Orthodox Church near 193rd & Harney streets on Thursday, July 13, 2023.
A view of downtown Omaha from the Farnam Pier at Heartland of America Park on Wednesday.
Construction continues on the playground at Lewis and Clark Landing in Omaha on Wednesday.
Nyle Brockman skates at Mabrey Park in Carter Lake on Tuesday.
Scott Amlee walks his dog Tiana at Walnut Grove Park in Omaha on Tuesday.
