Good morning, Lincoln. Here are this morning's top headlines.
Expanding downtown
Downtown Lincoln is about to get bigger.
That’s assuming the City Council votes at its Aug. 14 meeting to approve two ordinances expanding the area maintained and managed by the Downtown Lincoln Association to include the Telegraph District to the east of the existing downtown.
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The current business district includes 500 property owners and 900 businesses. Expanding the area to include the Telegraph District would add 80 businesses and 156 properties.
The area would grow east of 17th Street to roughly 21st Street and to Q and P streets to the north and K Street to the south.
Flood touts bipartisanship
At his first town hall as a U.S. congressman, Rep. Mike Flood on Monday exalted the need for civility and bipartisanship as he grappled with questions that were sometimes rooted in neither.
Gathered in a gymnasium at Southeast Community College in Lincoln, Flood, a Republican who represents Nebraska's 1st Congressional District, fielded more than a dozen questions in front of a crowd of about 100 attendees, some of whom used the opportunity to seek the congressman's thoughts on myriad culture war issues.
For close to an hour, constituents lined up for a chance to ask Flood questions that, more often than not, dealt with election integrity concerns, immigration or the political opponents of Republicans — from President Joe Biden to local Democratic leaders, whom one attendee suggested had carried out a "invasion" of public office in Lincoln.
Huskers out with injuries
And, a second Nebraska football player will miss the season with an injury, head coach Matt Rhule announced Tuesday.
Former Elkhorn South star Maverick Noonan suffered a knee injury Saturday that requires surgery and a six-month recovery process. Noonan joins fellow freshmen defender Brodie Tagaloa on the sideline. Tagaloa was in a car accident in California and suffered injuries that will keep him out of action this fall.
“Obviously our hearts go out to both Brodie and Maverick. Everyone else is trending on being ready if they’re out right now,” Rhule said.
Other minor injuries included wide receivers Marcus Washington, Zavier Betts and Malachi Coleman.
That’s it for Wednesday, Aug. 9. Stay in the know with Lincoln’s longest-standing news source at JournalStar.com., we’ll see you back here tomorrow.
Top Journal Star photos for July 2023
Hayden Coleman successfully pole vaults over the rope during the pole vault event at the Cornhusker State Games Track and Field event at Lincoln High on, Saturday, July 22, 2023, in Lincoln.
Workers cut into a water tower next to General Dynamics at 4300 Industrial Ave. on Tuesday in Lincoln.
Thomas Fernandez and his sister, Cora, play on top of a log pile while other attendees to the farm take part in a press conference on Monday at Shadow Brook Farm, where Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and local officials announced a plan to make Lincoln’s food system more resilient.
Carpet Land's Mason Gaines dives to third base during an American Legion A-5 Area Tournament game against UBT on Sunday, July 16, 2023, at Den Hartog Field.
Nebraska's Jeff Sims signs an autograph for Elliot Christensen of Lincoln, 12, Sunday at Hawks Championship Center.
Nicole Kolbas poses for a portrait Wednesday at Woodland Hills Golf Course in Eagle. Kolbas is the 2023 Journal Star girls athlete of the year.
Penny Putney pulls back as Romeo, an alpaca from Lincoln Alpaca Picnics, as he attempts to take a green bean from her during an encounter event on Wednesday at Charles H. Gere Branch Library. Alpacas don't have teeth in the top front of their mouths, which gives them the appearance of having an underbite.
Grant Schirmer (left), who plays the role of Carl Hanratty, and Bede Fulton, who plays Frank Abagnale Jr., wait for their cue to take the stage during a dress rehearsal for "Catch Me If You Can" on Tuesday at Pinewood Bowl in Lincoln.
Speed Skaters compete in the Mens 300m race during the NSC 35 ultimate inline skating competition at Speedway Sports Complex on, Sunday, July 9, 2023, in Lincoln.
Teams compete in knee deep water at the annual Beat Breast Cancer Mud Volleyball Tournament on Saturday in Prague.
Marlina Bowdery poses for a photo with pictures of her late son Timothy Montgomery, who also went by the name Timothy Wallace, Friday in Lincoln. She started an online group for grieving mothers after his death.
Reflected in a mirror, Francis Vigan walks on a treadmill with the assistance of physical therapy assistant Wendy Kyser on Friday at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. Vigan, a 34-year-old bodybuilder, has been recovering after a rare spinal cord stroke during a workout paralyzed him from the waist down.
Charlie Musselwhite sings the blues out to the crowd during the ZooFest music festival outside of the Zoo Bar at 136 N 14th St. on Thursday in Lincoln.
A BNSF train cruises along the tracks past Memorial Stadium as seen from the Haymarket pedestrian bridge on Thursday, July 6, 2023, outside of Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln.
City workers cut into a large tree branch that had fallen due to the storm on July 4th in front of Bethany Christian Church on the corner of N Cotner Blvd. and Aylesworth Ave, Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in Lincoln.
Kids ride specially decorated bikes down South Sixth Street during Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration on Tuesday. The city — known as Nebraska's Fourth of July City — draws thousands to its annual celebration.
Eleven-year-old Beau Taylor of Austin, Texas, tries to blow the biggest bubble at a contest during Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration on Tuesday. He was the winner in the contest.
Fireworks erupt leaving sparks falling during the firework show at the annual Uncle Sam Jam, Independence Day Celebration at Oak Lake Park on, Monday, July 3, 2023, in Lincoln.
Steve Novak, lead singer for Soul Dawg performs during the annual Uncle Sam Jam, Independence Day Celebration at Oak Lake Park on, Monday, July 3, 2023, in Lincoln.
Liam Dotson (left) is lifted out of the water by Brother Paul Holmes during a Jehovah's Witnesses' baptism Saturday in a swimming pool on the floor of Pinnacle Bank Arena. After a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19, more than 5,200 members of the denomination came to Lincoln for their annual convention, which ends Sunday.
The Swiftdogs Zach St. Pierre wears the sorting hat from the Harry Potter series as he celebrates a home run against the Sioux City Explorers on Friday at Haymarket Park. The Lincoln Saltdogs became the "Swiftdogs" for one night, as tickets to a Taylor Swift concert were up for grabs to all ticketholders.
Zoo Bar owner Pete Watters, who has worked at the club since 1987, said while it became famous for blues, there was always bluegrass, country, reggae and rock ‘n’ roll.
