2+ hour, 3+ 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, 20+ 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+ day, 21+ hour ago   (136+ words) Columbus area residents, veterans, first responders and officials gathered at the Freedom Eagle 9/11 memorial in Pawnee Park on Sept. 11, 2026, to commemorate 25 years since the national tragedy. Scotus Central Catholic High School recently announced its homecoming court for 2026. Read through the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (477+ words) Meteorological fall begins Tuesday, but don't go checking the pumpkins for frost any time soon because above-normal temperatures are forecast to continue this week in Omaha. Red Bull acrobatic pilot Kevin Coleman performs during the Defenders of Freedom Air and…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (92+ words) What happened to Amelia Earhart? Natural weather covers and uncovers the Taraia Object with loose sediment and sand, making it viewable from satellite imagery. Amelia Earhart sits inside an airplane in 1936. Steve Schultz, Purdue University senior vice president and general…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (500+ words) The first plane, American Airlines Flight 11, struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 7:46 a.m. CT. Your story matters: Share your memories of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks with the Journal Star in observance of the upcoming 25th anniversary of that…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (170+ words) Lincoln saw flooding after a strong storm pushed through the area on Wednesday. People walk along the billy wolff trail while water cascades over the Antelope Valley Project dam during a sudden downpour, causing it to overflow into the spillway…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (539+ words) Executive Editor Ben Doody shares how readers can submit op-ed articles and letters to the Omaha World-Herald. Visit go.omaha.com/pulse for more information. Lightning and thunder could reign in the Omaha sky Tuesday as strong to severe thunderstorms…...