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Central Nebraska Today’s Top 10 Photos from 2025

Central Nebraska Today

Brian Neben

Dec 30, 2025 | 2:42 PM

Central Nebraska Today.com's Top 10 Photos of 2025

KEARNEY — Here is a look at the top ten photographs taken by Central Nebraska Today.com staff in 2025.

1: KVFD Fights Wildfire

A Kearney Volunteer Fire Department grass rig on scene, near the scene of a structure fire and large wildfire north of Riverdale in March 2025, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)

2: Landspout Tornado

A landspout tornado, the second of three, occurs in Lincoln County on May 14, 2025, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)

3: Aurora Borealis in Nebraska

Auroras were highly visible across central Nebraska during the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 11 due to a strong geomagnetic storm, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)

4: Tri-City LifeNet Helicopter at Highway 30 Accident

The Tri-City LifeNet helicopter departs the accident scene on Highway 30 on April 14, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)

A vivid double rainbow appears after a thunderstorm in western Buffalo County on July 19, 2025, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)

6: Migration Pit Stop

Thousands of snow geese make a pit stop during their spring migration at the gravel pits south of Lexington in March 2025, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)

A bald eagle observes its surroundings from a perch above the Tri-County Canal in Gosper County in late January 2025, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)

8: Heritage Day Fireworks

Fireworks light up the night sky at the conclusion of Heritage Days in Yanney Park, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)

9: Sandhill Cranes in Kearney County

A sandhill crane spreads its wings in a field near Fort Kearny in March 2025, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)

10: Touchdown Nebraska

Cortez Mills Jr. catches a pass for a touchdown during Nebraska's game against Houston Christian, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)

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