20+ hour, 29+ min ago   (557+ words) As the United States descended into national mourning and widespread fear after the 9/11 attacks, Nebraska longed for a sense of normalcy. Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, students, veterans and first responders climbed the stairs at Memorial Stadium in honor of…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (231+ words) Shinedown, Hardy and Phil Wickham were the big concert draws at this year's Nebraska State Fair. Lead singer Harry Wayne Casey (“KC”) of KC and the Sunshine Band performs alongside dancers on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, during the Nebraska State Fair in…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (261+ words) In the week leading up to the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the Journal Star has published stories of people who were in New York and Washington, D.C. Page 6 of a Lincoln Journal Star Extra Edition for 9/11 from Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. Page…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (505+ words) Petr Pavel, the president of the Czech Republic, will stop in Wilber, Nebraska, during a visit to the United States later this month. Red Bull acrobatic pilot Kevin Coleman performs during the Defenders of Freedom Air and Space Show at…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (723+ words) There's a lot going on in the World-Herald newsroom this week — so much so that it's been hard to keep up with all the work that our journalists are doing on different topics. The pace of the newsroom's local and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1677+ words) Red Bull acrobatic pilot Kevin Coleman performs during the Defenders of Freedom Air and Space Show at Offutt Air Force Base on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. during the Juneteenth parade in Omaha on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. Brett Lindstrom, non-partisan candidate for Nebraska governor,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (196+ words) Omaha World-Herald Javascript is required to use this website. Hunter Traynor, executive vice president for legislation and policy with the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry, speaks at the Nebraska Chamber Road Show on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, at Chief Industries in…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (269+ words) Omaha World-Herald Javascript is required to use this website. Jared Hall of 3am Luxury, poses for a portrait with the 3AM Luxury Diamond, the yellow bag, and 3AM Luxury Heart, the red bag, at The Reading Room, located at 1505 Farnam St. in Omaha,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (668+ words) On a warm July morning, three busloads of young people ranging in age from 14 to 25 roll through flashing yellow traffic lights before dawn in Kearney. Heavy rain is seen falling over west Omaha, as viewed from the east on Thursday,…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (351+ words) Take a look at scenes from the 2026 Juneteenth Parade in Omaha. A young girl hands out candy while walking with the Alpha Kappa Alpha float during the Juneteenth parade in Omaha on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. Abree Swift, right, watches the parade…...