Bellevue News

Rusty Hike, the chairman of the Sarpy County Board, faces challenges from two rural Papillion residents who want to eliminate perks for elected officials and bring tax relief to rural landowners.

SOUL FOOD DINNER: Mount Calvary Community Church, 5112 Ames Ave., will host a soul food dinner on Sunday from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The cost will be $8 for adults and $5 for children age 12 and younger.

Volunteers in its consumer advisory group help Shadow Lake Towne Center in Papillion do such things as plan mall activities and be secret shoppers.

Gallup is one of Omaha's strongest business leaders, helping our economy continue to thrive.

The Cassgram reports that 27-year-old Catherine S. Love of Bellevue admitted she was driving drunk in Plattsmouth last June 25th.

Mayor Jim Suttle signaled Thursday that combating gangs and gun violence will be a top priority for his administration in the coming year.

Ralston police said 17-year-old Caleb Petrick rides his bike to homes and gets in through ground-level windows.

Witnesses told police a southbound red pickup was weaving in and out of traffic at a high rate of speed.

Area schools don't have official policies regarding the Pledge of Allegiance, but students at many of them recite it every day.

Only four out of 40 high schools made it to the regional competition that determined the state's representative at the national contest.

State senators heard testimony on a wide range of bills this week -- movies, agricultural literacy and taxes were among the topics covered.

The NFL's greatest quarterbacks are usually ranked by the number of rings they've won.

Right now, the proposed computer data center is called "Project Edge," and its representatives are known to state senators by only their first names.

The reductions are part of an $8.7 billion plan to trim the Pentagon budget, though lawmakers say they will fight the potential loss of planes and positions.

The majority of county board members up for election from Sarpy and Douglas Counties have filed to seek additional four-year terms.

Yahoo is asking the state for a tax cut so it can move a manufacturing facility, and about 15 to 20 jobs, from Oregon to Nebraska.

An Omaha man is going to federal prison in a counterfeiting case that was solved after fake bills showed up at Bryan High School in Bellevue.

The bar, at 17520 Wright St., will have $2 Busch Light tall boys and $3.25 Coors Light "Man Cans" on Sunday.

After a manhunt and arrests early Tuesday morning, more than 100 Bellevue residents turned out Tuesday evening for a meeting with police to discuss a series of car break-ins. Police had arrested three Omaha men and recovered several guns following a 3:30 a.m. break-in in the Fontenelle Hills neighborhood.

Nebraska football has had its share of dramatic signing day decisions. But 2012 could be the biggest in recent memory with at least five - or more - targets still on NU's radar revealing their college of choice Wednesday, when thousands of high school players will sign letters of intent.