On Thursday night Joli Boerma Crane represented Lincoln Daily News at the annual Balloons Over 66 Media Night. Austin Hopp was the pilot in Hoppin' Around where Crane experienced her first ever hot air balloon ride. Meanwhile, her husband Brandon hitched a ride in another of the four balloons that flew, and got this great shot above Hopp's balloon, just before it touched down in the green space next to the Catholic Church Food Pantry.

Photo by Brandon Crane

The back lawn of the Karen Klockenga home was a beautiful location for the Thursday evening inflation for the annual Balloons Over 66 media flight. The “bottom” land behind the Klockenga home provided for a bird’s eye view from the hillside as pilots inflated and launched, flying toward Lincoln.

Photo by Nila Smith
 

Death toll rises in Nepal-China border disaster as lake poses new flood threat

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a drone photo shows a flood-hit area in Nuwakot, Nepal on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026.                                                                      
                                      
(Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua via AP)               [click on picture for larger image] 

On Wednesday, August 26, Carroll Catholic School held its annual back to school night and backpack blessing for all students from preschool through eighth grade.

CCS Principal David Welch said the backpack blessing is a tradition for the school which has 75 students enrolled this year.

Read more in today's edition of Lincoln Daily News.

Photo by Angela Reiners
 

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Peter Cullen, prolific voice actor who gave Optimus Prime his authoritative baritone, has died 

Peter Cullen attends The Paley Honors: A Gala Tribute to Hasbro's Centennial in New York on Oct. 23, 2023.                                                          
                                
(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)           [click on picture for larger image]

 

Jordan and Urías homer as Cardinals beat Orioles 7-5 to snap 5-game losing streak

Chicago White Sox's Tristan Peters watches his two-run home during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Chicago, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026.                      
                                  
(AP Photo/Paul Beaty)                  [click on picture for larger image]