Crowds were believed to be a little shy due to the threat of severe weather at last night's opening Balloon Festival at the Logan County Airport.

 If you are wondering if the balloons will fly this evening you can tune into the Atlanta radio station, WLCN, 96.3 FM. Beginning at 5 p.m. they will be broadcasting from Heritage in Flight Museum hangar, site of the pilot briefing (click here for more pictures). [picture by Jan Youngquist] click on picture for larger image

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Friday, Aug. 24:

• Maple Ridge kickoff party gets it all going
  Lincoln Balloon Festival gets under way Friday night
  Lincoln Art Fair and other events begin Saturday

• Hampton Inn announces groundbreaking ceremony for new hotel in Lincoln

• Severe weather possible Friday afternoon and evening

• Truck rolls just south of Broadwell

• Sen. Brady: Governor cuts funds for state's poorest residents

• Floodwaters begin receding in Ohio, but more storms pound Illinois

• Few wanted job at ground zero tower

• U.S. wants to give break to strip miners

• Vessel found likely sunken WWII sub

• Iraq report may bolster surge policy

• Army secretary rejects longer Iraq tours

• GOP senator calls for troop withdrawals

• Children found dead in cars in Ohio, Missouri

• Kidnapped S. Koreans said to be healthy

• Astronomers find a hole in the universe

• Scientists study out-of-body experiences

• Group to meet, launch frog-saving effort

• $27M woodpecker habitat plan unveiled

• Woman, 71, arrested for 'special' plant

• Snake wanders into class, bites student

• Atlanta considers banning baggy pants

• Raccoon parts left on doorsteps in Salem

• Nicole Richie serves 82 minutes in jail for DUI

• Romney: Mass. health plan can be copied

• Obama gets direct: Why vote for me?

• Edwards talks tough at Clinton, Obama

• Today in history

• The nation's weather

• Super-size what? The Big Mac turns 40

• Review: Rival phones no match for iPhone

• Wal-Mart steps up toy testing

• Long Island scrapping ocean wind park

• Stock futures fall ahead of housing data

• Wheat, soybean prices climb

• Artisans demonstrate 19th-century trades at Postville

• Environmental Education Association of Illinois to be represented at national conference

• AP poll: God vital to young Americans

• Hispanic churches add English services

• CDC: Whooping cough cases misdiagnosed

• FDA proposes new rules for sunscreens

• Live audio broadcast of Railer football, 6:45 pm

• West Lincoln baseball vs. Mount Pulaski

• Storms postpone Red Sox and White Sox

• Tigers trade Craig Monroe to Cubs

• NL roundup: Padres edge Mets in series finale

• AL roundup: Indians beat Tigers in pitching battle

• Team standings, schedules & scores

• Reports: Vick told to stop dogfighting

• U.S. routs U.S. Virgin Islands 123-59

• IOC plans Olympic ban for doping cheats

• I want to comment on 'Ryman an inspiration in character'

• Another comment on 'Ryman an inspiration in character'

Thursday, Aug. 23

Wednesday, Aug. 22

Tuesday, Aug. 21

Monday, Aug. 20

Saturday, Aug. 18