Top Journal Star photos and videos for August 2026
Seen from the interior of a car, raindrops on the front windshield reflect the Nebraska State Capitol on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in downtown Lincoln. The city experienced its 10th wettest July on record, with 6.78 inches of rain, surpassing the normal by 3.53 inches
Carpet Land, including Fisher Irons (5), dogpiles with Bradyn Erickson (2, catcher) after defeating Creighton Prep to win the American Legion Class A state tournament Saturday at Den Hartog Field.
Carpet Land head coach Mychal Lanik celebrates with his 8-year-old son, Gehrig Lanik, after Carpet Land (Lincoln East) defeated Five Points Bank (Creighton Prep) 7-2 on Saturday at Den Hartog Field in Lincoln to win the American Legion baseball championship. Carpet Land swept the best-of-three series 2-0.
A sixth-grade Sixers’ player attempts a block as a T-Wolves player shoots inside the paint during the annual Railyard Rims 3-on-3 basketball tournament sponsored by YMCA of Lincoln, Downtown Lincoln Association and Scheels on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, at The Railyard in Lincoln.
Independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn waves to supporters as he is introduced during a campaign rally at Bourbon Theater on Monday in Lincoln.
Law enforcement officers on motorcycles lead a funeral procession for Crete Police Chief Gary Young as they arrive outside of Lincoln Memorial Cemetery on Monday.
Elsie Maranville ducks underneath her horse Katniss while her friend Saylor Bontrager, right, works to secure her saddle on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at the Sandhills Global Event Center.
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