Good morning, Bellevue.

Roberto Lamadrid Campuzano, 38, an alleged MS-13 gang member from Mexico, was sentenced by a federal court in Omaha to 24 months in prison for illegal reentry—he was removed from the U.S. on May 30th, 2014 following felony convictions in Iowa in 2006 and was arrested on April 10th in Elkhorn after Bellevue Police pulled him over on April 4th.

Bellevue police responded at 12:45 p.m. on Sunday to a call about an unclothed man in a pool near South 28th Avenue and Cedar Island Road and later caught the 43-year-old man, Justin Lieffers, who fled on foot but resisted custody before he died after being handcuffed—officers performed lifesaving measures before he was taken to University of Nebraska Medical Center—and a grand jury is set to investigate his in-custody death.

Papillion La Vista Community Schools opened a new building for its Young Adult Transition Program (funded by a 2023 bond vote) to help students with disabilities learn life skills.

Families visited the facility two days before school started (upgrading from a shared space with Liberty Middle School) and expressed gratitude for the practical new space that will support job training and independent living skills.

After weekend storms brought heavy rain and high winds, fallen trees blocked roads and damaged power lines in the area, causing widespread outages.

OPPD crews — about 500 strong — worked to restore electricity, reducing outages from 7,600 on Sunday morning to a few hundred by Monday afternoon.

Nebraska Renaissance Faire & Pirate Festival

10 a.m. – 6 p.m. — Elkhorn Shores — Entry fees apply — Experience the magic of 16th Century Europe and the adventure of 18th Century Caribbean buccaneers at Nebraska's longest-running Renaissance festival.

Bellevue Farmers Market

8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. — Washington Park — Free — Explore local produce and crafts at this vibrant farmers market.