Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 15th of August.
Good morning, Bellevue.
Bellevue veterans hope the Looking Glass mission will return to Offutt Air Force Base as the city celebrates the 55th Arrows to Aerospace Parade today; control switched from the Navy to the Air Force in the spring (raising hopes for renewed activity on Mission Ave) as veterans honor their service.
Nebraska native Danielle Shenk joined First Alert 6 as the primary anchor for the 4 p.m. newscast and will handle streaming and social media after a three-year stint at KOLN/KGIN in Lincoln + previous award-winning work at multiple Nebraska stations.
KETV NewsWatch 7 has released a fall guide that details local pumpkin patches, apple orchards, corn mazes + haunted houses across nearby areas.
The guide highlights family-friendly events and seasonal festivals coming this autumn.
Bellevue officials secured Nebraska Defense Research Corp as anchor tenant for the REACH facility — a campus for defense technology designed to boost cybersecurity and create jobs.
Groundwork will start this year with vertical construction planned for early 2027 on a 45 acre site near Highways 75 and 34.
Bellevue Public Schools welcomed nearly 10,000 students back Friday at 20 schools as the district launched a new 'ready, present, proud' attendance push to build a strong foundation for student success.
The Nebraska Game & Parks Commission revised mountain lion hunting guidelines as populations shifted between areas.
In Pine Ridge and Wildcat Hills, hunting ends when a female is taken, while in the Niobrara Valley the season ends after ten lions or five females are harvested.
An Omaha Police officer will speak today at 4 p.m. about electric shock gloves used by school resource officers to gain compliance with combative subjects in schools.
Bellevue Police have used the gloves for four years — child advocates have raised concerns about maintaining a safe, supportive learning environment.
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