The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

March 12, 2026Updated: March 12, 2026

By The Associated Press

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.

Regional

Public Transit Week starts Monday

Public Transit Week starts Monday

Fire near Valentine, Kilgore burns more than 16,000 acres, destroys home, kills livestock

Fire near Valentine, Kilgore burns more than 16,000 acres, destroys home, kills livestock

Sidney Public Schools cancels classes March 30 for emergency training exercise

Sidney Public Schools cancels classes March 30 for emergency training exercise

Sen. Pete Ricketts holds roundtable for future progress of AG

Sen. Pete Ricketts holds roundtable for future progress of AG

Chokecherry prescribed burn declared a wildfire

Chokecherry prescribed burn declared a wildfire

Lemoyne residents recount evacuation as Morrill Fire grows to more than 453,000 acres

Lemoyne residents recount evacuation as Morrill Fire grows to more than 453,000 acres

State

Public Transit Week starts Monday

Fire near Valentine, Kilgore burns more than 16,000 acres, destroys home, kills livestock

Irish tradition keeps going in O'Neill ahead of St. Patrick's Day

Nebraska woman's vision revives century-old bank

Western District History Day results announced

Sidney Public Schools cancels classes March 30 for emergency training exercise

Sports

Howells-Dodge Caps Off "Title Town" Claim with Boys State Championship

Scottsbluff Uses Fast Start to Win Class B State Championship

Lincoln Southwest wins first ever boys basketball title, keeps Class A trophy in Lincoln

Archangels Catholic quiets EPPJ to claim D2 title, school's first under new name

Black Hills State Takes First Two From Softball

Friday's local scoreboard, March 13

Ag & Outdoor

‘Worst-case scenario’: Fertilizer, fuel cost spikes hitting Nebraska farmers hard

Outdoor notes: Haag shares 100 years of Nebraskaland

Supplementing dryland wheat and irrigated corn with proso millet in drought years

Nebraska Extension to host March 17 Webinar on Confinement Feeding Cow-calf Pairs

Outdoor notes: Join Game and Parks in virtual fisheries discussion

Outdoor notes: Game and Parks releasing rainbow trout this spring