Giselle Sanchez Morales, right, featured in the Omaha Public Schools senior profile, plays with a ball with Yasmin Suarez during an ACP physical education class at Buena Vista High in Omaha on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024.

Patricia “Ms. Pat” Webster, the cafeteria manager at Monroe Middle, stands for a photo during lunch service in Omaha on Monday, March 10, 2025.

Superintendent Matthew Ray is a guest reader for kindergartners during Read Across America Week at Jefferson Elementary in Omaha on Monday, March 3, 2025.

Zoë Boyer, a fifth grader, hugs her mom, Hannah Ellis, a fourth grade teacher, while talking about the importance of conferences to build family relationships with their child’s school. Photographed at Florence Elementary in Omaha on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025.

Omaha Virtual School students visit the Scholastic Book Fair at the Teacher Administrative Center in Omaha on Thursday, March 27, 2025.

Sgt. Jess Manning, a school resource officer, chats with Jayvion Perry, an eighth grader, at Bryan Middle in Omaha on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.

Sha Thoo, left, and Maylo Enriquez-Cardona, both seniors, work together as they and other Benson High construction students work on a student-built housing project. Photographed at 4522 N. 40th St. in Omaha on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.

Tyson Terry, a North High senior, gets ready to compete in the NSAA boys wrestling state championships at the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025.

Kelli Baker, a first grade teacher, meets with Nyariek Gatluak about her son, Jak Kuek, during conferences at Standing Bear Elementary in Omaha on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025.

From left, Tamisha Starks, a senior, Kate Alley, a freshman, Xonya Jones, a freshman, and Bryan Le, a junior, dance together as students in the Lifetime Sports class demonstrate dances they have been learning, including the tango, merengue and polka, for other students, staff and families at Westview High in Omaha on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. The unified class brings together students with and without disabilities to build skills to stay active throughout their lives.

From left, Kate Alley, a freshman, Tamisha Starks, a senior, Ezley Jones, a freshman, and Jacob Stuck, a junior, dance together as students in the Lifetime Sports class demonstrate dances they have been learning, including the tango, merengue and polka, for other students, staff and families at Westview High in Omaha on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. The unified class brings together students with and without disabilities to build skills to stay active throughout their lives.

Graduates line up ahead of the Omaha Public Schools Multiple Pathways winter commencement ceremony at Metropolitan Community College in Omaha on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024.

Farida Abakar Ahmat, a first grader, and Tony Loftin, a Morton Middle tech and living eighth grader, play with the handsewn monster he made based on Farida’s design at Dodge Elementary in Omaha on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024.

James Key and Lisa Swetson honor staff who are active duty or veterans of the military on Veterans Day at Transportation Services in Omaha on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.

Penny Haman, a kindergartner, gets help from firefighter Rachel Smetana as Masters Elementary students are fitted with new coats at Masters Elementary in Omaha on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. Every student received a new coat as a gift from the Omaha Professional Firefighters Local 385.

Fourth and fifth graders participate in the Girls Movement club at Spring Lake Elementary in Omaha on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. The group meets once a week to empower girls through running and walking to build up confidence and self-esteem while establishing healthy habits.

Marli Anderson, a fifth grader, works with Emily Hergenrader, with the Keep Omaha Beautiful and the Trees for Tomorrow program, to plant maple trees outside Field Club Elementary in Omaha on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. The program incorporates a STEM-based curriculum into classroom lessons for multiple weeks before and after the tree planting.

Lee Ann Stover and junior Alyssa Freeman walk through the community garden tended by the Garden Club at Westview High in Omaha on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.

Central High freshmen board a Metro bus on their way to the Omaha Public Library, South Omaha branch, as part of the Eagles Take Flight Day in Omaha on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.

Angel Gutierrez and other Central High freshmen walk to a Metro bus stop on their way to the Omaha Public Library, South Omaha branch, as part of the Eagles Take Flight Day in Omaha on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.

Gifford Park Elementary students trick-or-treat on Halloween outside the Teacher Administrative Center in Omaha on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024.

Families arrive for Boo Bash at Bryan High in Omaha on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. Student groups hosted the 31st annual trick-or-treat event for community families and collected canned goods for a local food pantry.

Kimberly Loarca Pablo, sits with her friend Gael Rodriguez, both sophomores, at lunch while wearing her quinceañera dress during a Hispanic Heritage Month spirit week, put on by the Latino Leaders group, at Buena Vista High in Omaha on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.

Yonatan Clarke, a junior, warms up with the North High band ahead of the Omaha Marching Exhibition at Northwest High in Omaha on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024.

Elija Payne, right, and Zyionne Montgomery, both juniors, conduct an experiment in chemistry class at Benson High in Omaha on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024.

Benson High students gather ahead of the Omaha Marching Exhibition at Northwest High in Omaha on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024.

Donnie Urwin, a seventh grader, celebrates spraying color on Principal Andrew Walters’ beard after winning the “Lion’s Loot Challenge” at McMillan Middle in Omaha on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. The reward system recognizes students who are being safe, responsible and respectful while also creating a fun and positive culture in the school.

Jamie Saxon, a senior, measures supplies in stagecraft class at Westview High in Omaha on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. the class is putting together sets for the fall play “Almost Maine”.

Judy Salmeron Batres, a senior, walks the halls while wearing her quinceañera dress during a Hispanic Heritage Month spirit week, put on by the Latino Leaders group, at Buena Vista High in Omaha on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.

Students walk the halls on the first day of school for entry-level students at Bryan High in Omaha on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024.

Nasir Hinds-Miller, second from left, lines up on the first day of school for entry-level students at Gilder Elementary in Omaha on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024.

Principal Andrew Karmazin and a student wave to family on the first day of school for entry-level students at Bryan Middle in Omaha on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024.

Shelly Dutiel, the lead graphic artist with Omaha Public Schools, at the Teacher Administration Center in Omaha on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024.

D’Angelo Hairston, left, and Bryant Romero-Rosas sit in a classroom on the first day of school for entry-level students at Bryan Middle in Omaha on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024.

Jadiel Ortiz colors on the first day of school for entry-level students at Gilder Elementary in Omaha on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024.

Charlee Archambault, right, and Brianna Clairmont, have a cigarette in Archambault’s home, where Clairmont and her children live now, in St. Francis, S.D., on the Rosebud Indian Reservation on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. Clairmont was a friend of Jacob Archambault, Charlee’s son, and was driving the car when they were pulled over in January 2019. She says she exited the vehicle with her infant child and he drove away and was shot and killed by Tribal Police moments later.

Charlee Archambault visits the site where her son’s body was recovered after he was shot and killed by Tribal Police following a car chase on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in January 2019. Ribbons with the colors of the four directions mark the location in Rosebud, S.D., on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023.

A cemetery on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in St. Francis, S.D., on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023.

Henry Lee’s bedroom, with his belongings in plastic bags to protect them from bed bugs, at Omaha Housing Authority’s Underwood Tower at 4850 Underwood Avenue in Omaha on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.

Henry Lee’s bedroom, with his belongings in plastic bags to protect them from bed bugs, at Omaha Housing Authority’s Underwood Tower at 4850 Underwood Avenue in Omaha on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.

A rehearsal for the Omaha Public Schools summer musical, “Shrek the Musical!”, at Burke High in Omaha on Friday, June 14, 2024.

Raisa Isaac-Rempher, originally of Naples, Fla., puts on her cap ahead of a commencement ceremony for earning a Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Creighton University in Omaha on Thursday, May 9, 2024.

Sharlyn Davis, 66, assists her father, Orie Staab, 90, both of Omaha, to vote early, ahead of next week’s primary, at the Douglas County Election Commission at 12220 W. Center Road in Omaha on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.

Bennington’s Teagan Abbott (12) and Schuyler’s Jose Cruz (17) go up for the ball in the first half of the Bennington vs. Schuyler Class B quarterfinal boys state soccer tournament match at Morrison Stadium in Omaha on Thursday, May 9, 2024.

Families congratulate their graduates following the Northwest High commencement ceremony at Baxter Arena in Omaha on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.

A performance by students and African Culture Connection artists at Dundee Elementary School in Omaha on Thursday, May 16, 2024.

Pre-kindergartners high-five graduates during a Senior Walk, where graduating seniors who attended the school in the past come back and parade through the halls in their caps and gowns, at Saddlebrook Elementary in Omaha on Thursday, May 16, 2024.

Graduates get ready ahead of the North High commencement ceremony at Baxter Arena in Omaha on Thursday, May 23, 2024.

Graduates enter the auditorium for the North High commencement ceremony at Baxter Arena in Omaha on Thursday, May 23, 2024.

Messiah Moore, a rising seventh grader, participates in a trick as he and other Next Level Learning students attend an assembly with a magic show at Beveridge Middle in Omaha on Thursday, May 30, 2024.

Graduates toss their caps following the Bryan High commencement ceremony at Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday, May 24, 2024.

Neighbors clean up Justin and Amanda Putnam’s home after a severe storm blew through their bedroom, photographed with a drone near 32nd Street and Avenue K in Council Bluffs on Friday, April 26, 2024.

Nebraska’s Garrett Anglim (18) and other Husker warm up ahead of the Nebraska vs. Creighton baseball game at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Creighton won the game 5-3.

Malachi Coleman (15) makes a catch during a Nebraska football spring practice at the Hawks Championship Center in Lincoln on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

Siblings Luca, 2, and Ezi Sanchez, 4, of Sioux City, Iowa, roll down a turf grass hill at the Gene Leahy Mall in Omaha on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Temperatures were in the mid-60s Wednesday evening, with rain showers expected overnight.

Omaha Supernovas’ Bethania de la Cruz (18) and Gabby Thompson (23) celebrate a point in the Columbus Fury vs. Omaha Supernovas professional volleyball match at the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Thursday, April 4, 2024.

Brothers Alden, left, and Tyler Mays, volunteers with Least of My Brethren, carry a shelf out of a moving truck into Cindy Simon’s new apartment in Council Bluffs on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Simon, 45, had been unhoused for about four years before moving into this apartment. Least of My Brethren is a volunteer and donation driven group dedicated to providing people furnished places to live as they come out of homelessness.

Cindy Simon watches as Alden Mays and other volunteers with Least of My Brethren move furniture and household supplies into her new apartment in Council Bluffs on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Simon, 45, had been unhoused for about four years before moving into this apartment. Least of My Brethren is a volunteer and donation driven group dedicated to providing people furnished places to live as they come out of homelessness.

Decor and tools rest against a wall in Cindy Simon’s new apartment as volunteers with Least of My Brethren move in furniture and household supplies in Council Bluffs on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Simon, 45, had been unhoused for about four years before moving into this apartment. Least of My Brethren is a volunteer and donation driven group dedicated to providing people furnished places to live as they come out of homelessness.

Jailyn Hagaman, the youth services librarian, reads “The Great Eggscape” during a storytime and Easter egg hunt at the Baright Public Library in Ralston on Friday, March 29, 2024.

Arielle Nichols, 32, and more than a dozen other people clean out their tents and belongings from behind Holy Family Community Center near 17th and Izard Streets in Omaha on Friday, March 1, 2024. She and several of the other unhoused people who had been staying at the intersection for months testified Thursday in opposition of Legislative Bill 1357, a proposed Nebraska state law that would make it a misdemeanor to camp on public property not designated for camping. “You make this law here, we’ll be forced to hide, go further and further from our resources,” Nichols said.

A Scottsbluff cheerleader on the sidelines in the first half of the Norris vs. Scottsbluff boy’s basketball Class B state semifinal game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Friday, March 8, 2024. Norris won the game 65-47.

Creighton’s Francisco Farabello (5) celebrates afterr a late 3-pointer in the Marquette vs. Creighton men’s basketball game at the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Creighton won the game 89-75.

Wahoo’s Marcus Glock (0) whips the net in celebration following the Wahoo vs. Auburn boy’s basketball Class C1 state championship game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Saturday, March 9, 2024. Wahoo won the title 49-42 in overtime.

Creighton’s Baylor Scheierman (55) hugs Creighton head coach Greg McDermott after being taken out in the final minute of the Marquette vs. Creighton men’s basketball game at the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Creighton won the game 89-75.

An Omaha Central swimmer cheers on her teammate in the first heat of the girls 400 yard freestyle relay in the NSAA state swimming championships at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024.

Omaha Marian’s Lucy Johansen, Easton Glandt and Meredith Peyton celebrate with teammate Alaira Hadford after winning the girls 200 yard freestyle relay in the NSAA state swimming championships at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024.

UConn head coach Dan Hurley watches hiss team as Creighton’s Steven Ashworth (1) moves with the ball in the UConn vs. Creighton men’s college basketball game at the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. Creighton won the game 85-66.

Creighton’s Trey Alexander (23) celebrates with fans as they storm the court following the UConn vs. Creighton men’s college basketball game at the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. Creighton won the game 85-66.

Wrestlers warm up with jump ropes during practice at Omaha Bryan High School in Omaha on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Omaha Bryan will be in the state duals for the first time in program history.

Mt. Michael’s Easton Crouse, Omaha Duchesne’s Sydney McCoy, and Omaha Duchesne’s Jackie Johnson, all junior, play Connect Four between dives in the NSAA girls diving state championship at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.

Lincoln North Star’s Carly Beals competes in the NSAA girls diving state championship at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.

Amber McCauley, 30, sits in her tent as her half-sister Krissy Gallagher-McMillan, 39, checks on her near 17th and Izard Streets in Omaha on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. Both have been living at the encampment for a few months. “It’s just not fair,” McCauley said. “We don’t know where to go. Throwing us out issn’t doing us any good, and it’s not doing [the police and the city] any good either.”

Sam Di Mauro, owner of Andy’s Shoe Repair at 4954 Grover Street, in Omaha on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023.

Creighton’s Baylor Scheierman (55) stays calm before sinking a 3-pointer as St. John’s Daniss Jenkins (5), Chris Ledlum (8) and Joel Soriano (11) scream behind him from the bench in the St. John’s vs. Creighton men’s basketball game at the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. Creighton won the game 66-65.

Omaha Supernovas’ Bethania de la Cruz (18) serves the ball in the Atlanta Vibe vs. Omaha Supernovas Pro Volleyball Federation inaugural match at the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. The Atlanta Vibe won the match in five sets.

Fast watch the Atlanta Vibe vs. Omaha Supernovas Pro Volleyball Federation inaugural match at the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. The Atlanta Vibe won the match in five sets.

The Omaha Supernovas celebrate a point in the Atlanta Vibe vs. Omaha Supernovas Pro Volleyball Federation inaugural match at the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. The Atlanta Vibe won the match in five sets.

Elise Schaecher, the owner of A Little More Like Home, at 3801 Dodge Street in Omaha on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. The furniture store specializes in mid-century modern restored vintage pieces.

Light and ice crystals combine to create a vertical rainbow effect as heavy snow and bitter cold blanket Omaha on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024.

Celeste Butler and Sherman Wells stand for a photo outside the Spencer Homes public housing apartments at 26th Avenue and Spencer Street in Omaha on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023.

Creighton head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth celebrates with her team following the second round NCAA volleyball tournament match against Minnesota at Sokol Arena in Omaha home on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. Creighton won the match in three sets.

Holiday lights on a home near 134th and Larimore Avenues in Omaha on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023.

Nebraska’s C.J. Wilcher (0) celebrates a play while on the bench in the Michigan State vs. Nebraska men’s basketball game at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. Nebraska won the game 77-70.

Creighton’s Trey Alexander (23) slams into Villanova’s Eric Dixon (43) in the Villanova vs. Creighton men’s basketball game at the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023.

Sumner-Eddyville-Miller’s Katelynn Reiter (6) serves the ball in the O’Neill St. Mary’s vs. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller NSAA Class D-1 volleyball state quarterfinal match at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023.

Sandhills/Thedford’s Zeb Wilde (32) and Carson Cooksley (14) celebrate with fans Kaden Haake and Connor Cooksley following the Wynot vs. Sandhills/Thedford Nebraska Class D2 State Football Championship at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. Sandhills/Thedford won the title 50-12.

Nebraska’s Ty Robinson (9) walks off the filed following the college football game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Maryland won the game 13-10.

Omaha Skutt raises their trophy following the Norris vs. Omaha Skutt Nebraska State Volleyball Class B Championship match at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Omaha Skutt won the title in three sets.

Ord’s Dylan Hurlburt (12) hands the ball off to teammate Aidan Ryschon (2) in the Ord vs. Norfolk Catholic Nebraska Class C2 State Football Championship at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. Norfolk Catholic won the title 41-3.

Creighton’s Trey Alexander (23) controls the ball in the Texas Southern vs. Creighton men’s college basketball game at the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. Creighton won the game 82-50.

Brothers Finn, 10, and Jaxson Mlynarik, 14, of Winterset, Iowa, stand together with a lit up snowflake during the Holiday Lights Festival lighting ceremony at The RiverFront Park in Omaha on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023.

Patricia WhiteBear, 79, a U.S. Navy veteran and member of the Yankton Sioux tribe, photographed at the Nebraska Urban Indian Health Coalition at 2226 N Street in Omaha on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023.

Husker fans celebrate as Nebraska’s Jaylen Lloyd (19) runs in for a touchdown against Purdue during the first half of a college football game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.

Two women, whose names are being withheld for their safety, are brought tears while hugging during a rally in support of Palestinians at 72nd and Dodge Streets in Omaha on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023.

A downy woodpecker in a tree as fall colors are on display at Meadow Lane Park in Omaha on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023.

Omaha Westside’s Anthony Rezac (5) leaps over Millard South’s Javonte Walker (1) into the end zone in the Omaha Westside vs. Millard South football game at Millard South High School in Omaha on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. Omaha Westside won the game 31-14.

Nebraska head coach John Cook celebrates with fans following the Wisconsin vs. Nebraska college volleyball match at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. The Huskers won in five sets.

A human skeleton and a taxidermy zebra head on display at Voodoo’s Odd Shop at 1323 Martha Street in Omaha on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.

Nebraska’s Quinton Newsome (6) breaks up a pass thrown to Colorado’s Travis Hunter (12) in the Nebraska vs. Colorado football game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. Colorado won the game 36-14.

Nebraska’s Alex Bullock (84) flips and can’t catch the ball in the Nebraska vs. Colorado football game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. Colorado won the game 36-14.

A Nebraska fan wearing a No. 3 jersey is surrounded by celebrating Colorado fans following a Buffalo touchdown in the Nebraska vs. Colorado football game at Folsom Field in Boulder on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023.

Nebraska’s Marcus Washington (13) runs past Michigan’s Keon Sabb (3) and Michigan’s Will Johnson (2) during the second half of a college football game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. Michigan won the game 45-7.

Ashton Koch, center, a Nebraska law student gets emotional during the tunnel walk ahead of the Volleyball Day in Nebraska UNO vs. Nebraska match at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023.

A flag for each person who died in the 9/11 attacks, including rescue personnel, at Memorial Park in Omaha on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. The tribute will stay place until Wednesday.

Papillion-La Vista’s Morgan Stock (21) is on deck in the Papillion-La Vista vs. Gretna softball Metro Conference championship game at Gretna High School on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Gretna won the title 4-1.

Gretna’s Blake Hawkins (5) watches his team in the Millard South vs. Gretna football game at Gretna High School on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Millard South won the game 38-7.

Emil Stubblefield, 8, does a cartwheel while friends Eyan Carodine, 9, Roman Marshall, 10, Revelle Partee, 11, Khiry Partee, 14, and Kayden Partee, 9, play with a garden hose in a kiddie pool near Fontenelle Boulevard and Browne Street in Omaha on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. Omaha is in an excessive heat warning until Wednesday night.

Michael Littlefield, of Surprise, Neb., brushes the wool of a lamb on opening day of the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. The State Fair runs through Sept. 4.

Paul Elbert, 2, of Council Bluffs, plays in the rain near a Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office vehicle during the 40th annual National Night Out get-together at Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park in Council Bluffs on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. National Night Out is community-building event meant to promote positive relationships between police and neighbors.

Anjonette McLucas adjusts her daughter’s hair during a wake for Le’Zah Lewis. About 200 family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors attended the service honoring Lewis, who was pregnant with her fifth child when she was killed by gunfire in July. Mourners shared stories and encouraged each other to cherish the time they have. Photographed at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.

Head coach Matt Rhule talks with Luke Reimer (4) during a Nebraska football fall practice at the Hawks Championship Center in Lincoln on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023.

Nebraska’s Jordan Zade (37) flips to thrown in during the Nebraska vs. Creighton women’s soccer match at Creighton University in Omaha on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023.

Creighton’s Hannah Luke (9) gets a hug from teammate Lara Kazandjian (8) after getting an 82nd-minute tying goal in the Nebraska vs. Creighton women’s soccer match at Creighton University in Omaha on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. The game ended in a 2-2 draw.

The Rail Riders’ Peyton Blinn (1) high-fives his teammates following a run during a Corn Belt League baseball game at Seymour Smith Park in Omaha on Saturday, July 8, 2023.

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, July 11, 2023.

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, July 10, 2023.

Drone photography of J & S Feedlot, with about 2,000 head of cattle, near Dodge, Neb., on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. With Dodge County under extreme or exceptional drought, owners Joan and Steve Ruskamp have had to adjust how they care for their cattle.

O.NE Finest dancers perform during a hometown send-off for Terence “Bud” Crawford ahead of his fight with fellow welterweight world champion Errol Spence on July 29. Photographed at B&B Sports Academy in North Omaha on Saturday, June 3, 2023.O.NE Finest dancers perform during a hometown send-off for Terence “Bud” Crawford ahead of his fight with fellow welterweight world champion Errol Spence on July 29. Photographed at B&B Sports Academy in North Omaha on Saturday, June 3, 2023.

Kaitlyn Emanuel, a North Bend Central three-sport athlete, is the Omaha World-Herald girls Athlete of the Year. Photographed at her family’s farm outside North Bend, Neb., on Friday, June 9, 2023.

Lt. Dennis Svoboda, with the Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office, leads a training session on an airboat for the search and rescue team on the Platte River near Louisville, Neb., on Thursday, May 25, 2023.

The Flora Apartment building is demolished after multiple fires and a danger-closed order from the city, forcing tenants to move out. Since the January 2022 eviction notice, the building had been vacant, though people were known to shelter inside. After multiple fires in just over a year, the building owners decided to demolish it. The smell of smoke still lingers among the debris. Photographed at 2557 Jones Street in Omaha on Friday, June 9, 2023.

Tennessee’s Maui Ahuna (2) talks to the first base coach in the third inning of the Tennessee vs. LSU men’s College World Series, game ten in Omaha on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. LSU won the game 5-0.

Ivie Galvan, right, of Goodyear, Ariz., and her aunt Sarah Shortbull, of Yankton, S.D., sit in the stands ahead of the Florida vs. TCU men’s College World Series, game eleven at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha on Wednesday, June 21, 2023.

LSU’s Gavin Guidry (1) throws a ball against the wall of the bullpen in the Wake Forest vs. LSU men’s College World Series, game twelve in Omaha on Wednesday, June 21, 2023.

LSU’s Tommy White (47) celebrates his walk-off homer in the Wake Forest vs. LSU men’s College World Series, game thirteen in Omaha on Thursday, June 22, 2023. LSU won in a walk-off home in the 11th inning.

Florida’s Brandon Neely (22), from left, Tyler Shelnut (6) and BT Riopelle (15) give autographs to young fans following the Florida vs. LSU, game two of the College World Series championship series, at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha on Sunday, June 25, 2023. Florida won 24-4.Florida’s Brandon Neely (22), from left, Tyler Shelnut (6) and BT Riopelle (15) give autographs to young fans following the Florida vs. LSU, game two of the College World Series championship series, at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha on Sunday, June 25, 2023. Florida won 24-4.

LSU’s Nic Bronzini (14) and Christian Little (99) celebrate following the Florida vs. LSU, game three of the College World Series championship series, in Omaha on Monday, June 26, 2023. LSU won the title 18-4.

Julia McGuigan, facing, demonstrates a drawing technique with student Anahi Salazar during an “Urban Illustration” workshop at her studio and shop north of downtown Omaha on Friday, May 12, 2023.

Latto opens for Lizzo on her Special 2our in Omaha on Friday, May 19, 2023.

Hope, a 2-month-old giraffe, with her ‘adopted mom’ Betty, at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium on Thursday, May 25, 2023.

Kiara Simonsen graduated from Omaha North High School in 2020 after dealing with absenteeism issues while she was working at Walmart to help support herself and her family. Photographed at Walmart Supercenter at 16960 West Maple Road in Omaha on Wednesday, May 03, 2023.

Grace Rock, a recent Omaha Central High School graduate, plays trombone with other musicians during a contemporary music jam session at NOMA in Omaha on Tuesday, May 23, 2023.Grace Rock, a recent Omaha Central High School graduate, plays trombone with other musicians during a contemporary music jam session at NOMA in Omaha on Tuesday, May 23, 2023.

Omaha Skutt players run toward their trophy following the Norris vs. Omaha Skutt NSAA Class B girls soccer championship match in Omaha on Monday, May 15, 2023. Omaha Skutt won the title in a shootout.

Michigan State’s Joseph Dzierwa (16) pitches in the Nebraska vs. Michigan State baseball game in the third round of the Big Ten tournament in Omaha on Friday, May 26, 2023. The Huskers won the game 4-0.

Omaha Creighton Prep’s Owen Glogowski (6) celebrates his goal in the Gretna vs. Omaha Creighton Prep NSAA Class A boys soccer championship match in Omaha on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Omaha Creighton Prep won the title 2-1.

Gretna’s Elle Heckenlively prepares to competes in high jump on the second day of the NSAA Class A and B state track and field championships in Omaha on Thursday, May 18, 2023.

Nebraska’s Charlie Fischer (99) celebrates a his run early in the Nebraska vs. Michigan State baseball game in the third round of the Big Ten tournament in Omaha on Friday, May 26, 2023.

Norris’ Grace Kohler (34) covers her face with her hands has Omaha Skutt players celebrate following the Norris vs. Omaha Skutt NSAA Class B girls soccer championship match in Omaha on Monday, May 15, 2023. Omaha Skutt won the title in a shootout.

Nebraska’s Charlie Fischer (99) gives his autograph to young fans following the Nebraska vs. Michigan State baseball game in the third round of the Big Ten tournament in Omaha on Friday, May 26, 2023. The Huskers won the game 4-0.

Artist Nathaniel Ruleaux leads a community project called “To See If I Could Go Home: A True History Paste-Up” at The Union for Contemporary Art in Omaha on Thursday, March 2, 2023. His son, Luca, 3, walks away after handing him a print to demonstrate with. A member of the Oglala Lakota Nation, Ruleaux often uses his art to bring attention and activism to Native stories. “I go in wanting to be punk and get people riled up, but the more I learn and get into it, the more I realize how heavy and traumatic a lot of these stories are,” Ruleaux said. “But I use this as a chance for art as a form of therapy and healing.” For this piece, Ruleaux asked members of the community to help paste images of his great-great grandfather, Nicholas Ruleau, who attended the Carlisle Indian Boarding School, over the phrase “Kill the Indian, Save the Man”, a propagandist motto used by the school.

Cam Doña-Muñoz, a freshman, and hundreds of other students walk out of school on Transgender Day of Visibility outside Omaha Central High School on Friday, March 31, 2023. Students are protesting LB574 and LB575 in the Nebraska Legislature, which would ban certain gender-affirming care for youth and would prevent trans youth from competing in girls sports, respectively.

Rebecca Chen, of Omaha, helps in a community project lead by artist Nathaniel Ruleaux called “To See If I Could Go Home: A True History Paste-Up” at The Union for Contemporary Art in Omaha on Thursday, March 2, 2023. A member of the Oglala Lakota Nation, Ruleaux often uses his art to bring attention and activism to Native stories. “I go in wanting to be punk and get people riled up, but the more I learn and get into it, the more I realize how heavy and traumatic a lot of these stories are,” Ruleaux said. “But I use this as a chance for art as a form of therapy and healing.” For this piece, Ruleaux asked members of the community to help paste images of his great-great grandfather, Nicholas Ruleau, who attended the Carlisle Indian Boarding School, over the phrase “Kill the Indian, Save the Man”, a propagandist motto used by the school.

Millard North’s Brylee Nelsen (33) gets tangled up with Lincoln High’s Dyvine Harris (33) and Josie Hilkemann (25) in the Millard North vs. Lincoln High girls basketball NSAA Class A semifinal in Lincoln on Friday, March 3, 2023. Lincoln High won the game 52-38.Millard North’s Brylee Nelsen (33) gets tangled up with Lincoln High’s Dyvine Harris (33) and Josie Hilkemann (25) in the Millard North vs. Lincoln High girls basketball NSAA Class A semifinal in Lincoln on Friday, March 3, 2023. Lincoln High won the game 52-38.

Crete’s Justus Gardiner (32) high-fives fans following the Elkhorn vs. Crete boys basketball NSAA Class B quarterfinal game in Lincoln on Thursday, March 9, 2023. Crete won the game 66-61.

Elkhorn’s Cole Petersen (22) and Crete’s Kenner Svitak (13) stretch out for the ball in the Elkhorn vs. Crete boys basketball NSAA Class B quarterfinal game in Lincoln on Thursday, March 9, 2023. Crete won the game 66-61.

The Millard South girls basketball starting five, from left, Cora Olsen, Mya Babbitt, JJ Jones, Khloe Lemon and Lexi Finkenbiner. Photographed at Millard South High School on Tuesday, February 28, 2023.

Creighton’s Ryan Nembhard (2) practices ahead of their game against Princeton in the NCAA men’s basketball Sweet 16 on Friday. Photographed in Louisville, Ky., on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

Creighton head coach Greg McDermott speaks ahead of their game against Princeton in the NCAA men’s basketball Sweet 16 on Friday. Photographed in Louisville, Ky., on Thursday, March 23, 2023.Creighton head coach Greg McDermott speaks ahead of their game against Princeton in the NCAA men’s basketball Sweet 16 on Friday. Photographed in Louisville, Ky., on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner (11) competes in the San Diego State vs. Creighton NCAA Elite Eight men’s basketball game in Louisville, Ky., on Sunday, March 26, 2023.