Updated: 10:51 AM Incredible things can happen when a person blends two of their greatest passions. Lance Schwartz introduces us to a Fairmont woman who found the winning combination.

Updated: 10:50 AM It doesn't matter if it's at corporate events, on cruise ships or at a Bar Mitzvah, Paul Warshauer has found found a very unusual way entertain people. He writes original murder mysteries that have been keeping audiences guessing for the past two decades.

Updated: 10:50 AM A Lincoln man is still basking in the glow of his recent U.S. Open tennis title. Our Lance Schwartz introduces us to a very impressive Harvard graduate....Harvard, Nebraska that is.

Updated: 10:49 AM The beans are ready to be cut and the corn is ready to be picked. In other words, it's harvest time on the plains of Nebraska. And no one in the "Cornhusker State" enjoys that special time more than the subject of this edition of Lance's Journal.

Updated: 5:17 PM These are exciting times for the classical music scene in Lincoln. Lance Schwartz has the latest on the 85th season of a Capital City treasure.

Updated: 5:17 PM The Blue Valley Antique Collectors take pride in the proud tradition of homesteading and farming in Nebraska. And for the 8th year in a row, they've been the driving force behind a very important learning tool in the Beatrice area. It's called Pioneer Days.

Updated: 5:17 PM The softball coaches at Friend High School are focusing on the fundamentals this season. That's because their program has gone global. 10/11's Lance Schwartz explains.

Updated: 5:16 PM A patriotic couple in Tecumseh started collecting photos a few years back for an annual celebration called Heritage Days. And the response was so great they decided to just keep acquiring pictures. They've since turned those pictures into a memorial of sorts.

Updated: 8:56 AM Ken Siemek started his 10/11 news career on October 1st of 1981. That's 30 years of bringing viewers the weather every night. 10/11 honors our Chief Meteorologist in the first of three very special Lance's Journals.

Updated: 5:16 PM Once or twice every year, Lincoln Fire and Rescue conducts a recruit academy to train the latest class of firefighters. 10/11's Lance Schwartz is here to tell us why this class is unique.

Updated: 5:15 PM Every year since 1996, Concordia University in Seward has taken pride in hosting the Plum Creek Children's Literacy Festival. Lance Schwartz helps celebrate literacy in this edition of Lance's Journal.

Updated: 5:15 PM The Internet makes it easy to view every state capital building in America. But in this edition of Lance's Journal, we meet a Milford couple that wasn't satisfied with just looking at pictures.

Updated: 5:15 PM Jersey Boys is the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. They were some blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks who became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all-time. And a Broadway musical featuring their music is the focus of this edition of Lance's Journal.

Updated: 5:15 PM Not many people know the 77,358 square miles of Nebraska quite like Steve Johnson. The accomplishment of this Lincoln motorcycle salesman is the focus of this edition of Lance's Journal.

Updated: 5:14 PM If you watched Nebraska's inaugural football game on the Big Ten Network last Saturday you no doubt saw a familiar face up in the booth. And that familiar face is a 1994 graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Updated: 5:14 PM Troy Callahan knows what it's like to face adversity. In 1996, he lost an arm and a leg in a farming accident. Needless to say, it was a very difficult time in his life. But fortunately, Troy was blessed with a very positive attitude. And it's that attitude that has allowed him face his new challenges head on.

Updated: 5:14 PM Every year, each of the 36 elementary schools in Lincoln take part in the Traveling Banner Exhibit. For the past 17 years, the most recent banners have been displayed around the Capital City, but most of last years banners went up in smoke.

Updated: 5:14 PM This is a story about strength, courage and accomplishment. Three years ago, Jeff Doose weighed 432 pounds. So he set out on a mission to transform his life.

Posted: 7:28 PM A former husker receiver and current radio announcer is doing his part to point Nebraska kids in the right direction. Matt Davison is "Creating Captains."

Updated: 5:12 PM A Lincoln man wants to open a zorbing business at Holmes Lake Dam. Find out what zorbing is all about in this edition of Lance's Journal.

Updated: 5:12 PM The Best of Lance's Journal 4th of July Special is filled with 13 Journals from yesteryear. Each of of them filled with the passion and excitement that makes living in Nebraska the Good Life.

Updated: 5:12 PM Only 50 people in the world have qualified for the Reebok CrossFit Games coming up at the end of July in Carson, California. And one of those elite athletes is the focus of this edition of Lance's Journal.

Updated: 5:11 PM As the great American pastime, baseball is a game filled with tradition. Organist Dan Benis is working hard to keep one of those great traditions alive in the Capital City.

Updated: 5:11 PM The Smoking Gun Beef Jerky store in Lincoln has only been open for 6 months but it's already become a hot spot for Capital City Jerky Lovers.

Updated: 5:10 PM Madeline Cass is a triple threat artist and this multi-talented recent graduate of Lincoln High School will soon be receiving an "Artistic Achievement Award" from Mayor Chris Buetler.