🌱 Why a Killeen veteran was acquitted after a seven-day trial
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In today's newsletter:
- Why a Killeen veteran was acquitted after a seven-day trial
Also on today's calendar: Visual Art PLC and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 80 and low of 67 degrees.
- Thursday: A gusty t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 81, low: 70.
- Friday: A t-storm around in the a.m., with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• After a 7-day trial in a Bell County court, jury acquits Killeen man who was accused of rape (kdhnews.com) — A Bell County jury has acquitted a Killeen Army veteran of a sexual assault charge stemming from an incident reported in Killeen nearly four years ago. Defense attorneys say jurors criticized what they viewed as a poor investigation, but the man remains jailed while the court considers a separate motion to revoke his probation in an unrelated narcotics case. 
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Highland Calf
Painting with a Twist, 716 Indian Trail Ste 220, Harker Heights
6:00 pm
Thursday April 23
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Visual Art PLC
Dock Jackson Jr. Professional Learning Center , 902 Rev R A Abercrombie Dr , Killeen
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Ethereal Sunrise
Painting with a Twist , 716 Indian Trail Ste 220 , Harker Heights
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Lone Star Card Show: Earl Campbell, Marc Thompson, 100+ Tables and Free Entry in Killeen
Killeen Civic and Conference Center , 3601 S W S Young Dr , Killeen
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Survivors Tea Party
Killeen Arts and Activities Center , 801 N 4th St B , Killeen
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Open Studio Workshop- Pick any Painting or Project
Painting with a Twist , 716 Indian Trail Ste 220 , Harker Heights
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Cotton and Eucalyptus Jar
Painting with a Twist , 716 Indian Trail Ste 220 , Harker Heights
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Alien Encounter
Painting with a Twist , 716 Indian Trail Ste 220 , Harker Heights
7:00 pm
Friday April 24
Saturday April 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Artificial Intelligence "AI" & You
Monteith Abstract & Title - Killeen , 2500 Bacon Ranch Rd , Killeen
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Dragon Riders Workshop - You Pick! 2X REWARDS!
Painting with a Twist , 716 Indian Trail Ste 220 , Harker Heights
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Dead Fish Veterans Lunch Gathering
Dead Fish Grill , 2207 Lake Rd , Belton
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Woodwind Studio Class Spring '26 Recital
Sue & Frank Mayborn Performing Arts Center , 810 N Main St , Belton
7:00 pm
Wednesday April 22
Friday April 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I’ve never seen someone ask for help with a dog they say is dying, but refuse to share an exact location so people can actually go out, find the dog, and set a trap.
There’s a white dog with black spots roaming W Hallmark Ave—if anyone sees it, please reach out. My sister and I would really like to trap this dog… (Nextdoor Ding Dong) - Large dog near old abandoned school on Janis drive.
He looks very scared and won't let me near him. If he's yours please come get him. (Nextdoor FM 440)
- MCI, Inc. posted a job opening for Contact Center Quality Assurance Manager in Killeen. Apply here.
- Mathnasium posted a job opening for Higher Math Instructor / Tutor in Killeen. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Killeen here.
🗞 Nearby News
Fort Hood
- ‘PhantomX': Fort Hood announces 2026 innovation effort — a ‘Phantom Experimentation Laboratory' (kdhnews.com)
- 1st Cavalry Division soldiers will get the Army's newest tank and infantry combat vehicle first (taskandpurpose.com)
- Hutto's crisis K9 Chase makes rounds across Central Texas in busy first month (cbsaustin.com)
Harker Heights
- Temple, Harker Heights Police investigating aggravated kidnapping, murder (kcentv.com)
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