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06/28/2024

Texarkana Regional Airport held a ribbon cutting Friday for its brand new Jim E. Yates terminal building. Local dignitaries, city officials, residents, community leaders and airline officials gathered to celebrate the event. The first flight ✈️ leaves out of the new terminal at 6 a.m. Monday.

06/26/2024

Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Mount Pleasant TX, Idabel OK and Wake Village TX until 11:45 AM CDT

06/22/2024

UPDATE

A fourth victim injured in Friday’s Fordyce grocery store shooting died from their injuries late Saturday, said a media statement issued by Arkansas State Police over the weekend. A total of 14 people were injured from gunfire Friday, June 21, including 11 civilians, two law enforcement officers and the suspect.

Those killed in the shooting were all civilians, said ASP. They include,
62 year-old Shirley Taylor, 23 year-old Callie Weems, 50 year-old Roy Sturgis, and 81 year-old Ellen Shrum.

Five females and two male civilians, ranging in age from 20 to 65, survived injuries sustained in the shooting. Four of those individuals remain hospitalized, including a woman who is in critical condition at UAMS in Little Rock. Three of the injured civilians were treated and released from the Dallas County Medical Center on Friday.

Fordyce Police Officer James Johnson, age 31, was released from a Little Rock hospital Saturday evening after being treated for a gunshot wound. Stuttgart Police Officer John Hudson, age 24, received minor injuries.

Suspect Travis Eugene Posey, age 44, of New Edinburg, will be charged with four counts of Capital Murder. Additional charges are pending. He was treated for non-life-threatening injuries after exchanging gunfire with law enforcement, released to ASP custody, and transported to the Ouachita County Detention Center.

ASP’s Criminal Investigation Division is investigating the shooting that occurred on Friday, June 21, at approximately 11:38 a.m. at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce.

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ASP has named the suspected shooter in today’s Fordyce grocery store shooting as Travis Eugene Posey, 44, of New Edinburg.

Read more here: https://www.dps.arkansas.gov/news/suspected-shooter-named-in-fordyce-grocery-store-shooting/

06/20/2024

Happy Summer Solstice -- The earliest in more than two centuries.

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06/19/2024

UPDATE: Drake was apprehended in Morrilton at 10 a.m., June 20.
He is being held in the Conway County Detention Center.

FROM Arkansas State Police: June 19, 2024

MORRILTON, Ark. — Arkansas State Police and other local law enforcement agencies are working to apprehend a Birmingham, Ala., man wanted in multiple homicides. Stacy Lee Drake, 50, was last seen on foot outside a motel in Morrilton and is believed to be armed and dangerous. Morrilton is located about 50 miles northwest of Little Rock along Interstate 40.

Drake is wanted in connection with three homicides in Oklahoma, stemming from two separate carjackings. Drake is separately wanted on multiple felony warrants from multiple jurisdictions, with charges including aggravated robbery, carjacking, and murder.

Drake is a white male with brown hair and eyes. He is 5’11” and weighs 185 pounds. His last known address was in Birmingham, Ala.

Anyone who sees Drake should not approach him and should call 911 immediately.
Additional information will be released as it becomes available.

06/14/2024

UPDATE 11:55 a.m. Kaiden Barnes has been found, the Amber Alert has been inactivated.

An Amber Alert has been issued for a three-year-old child who went missing early Friday morning from the Links Apartments in Texarkana, Arkansas. Police said in a social media post that Kaiden Barnes wandered away from the apartments around 1 a.m.

Kaiden Barnes is described as a small black male, born on May 29, 2021. He is 3' tall, weighing 30 pounds with brown eyes and black hair styled in short dreads. He was last seen wearing a blue shirt and black pants.

TAPD, Miller County Dive Team, Texas Game Wardens, Bowie County K9 team and more are on scene searching. Anyone who locates the child or who has information on his whereabouts is asked to call TAPD Sgt. Cockrell at 903-798-3130 or call 911

04/23/2024

Texarkana Texas and Texarkana Arkansas Police Departments are jointly hosting the Region 20 United States Police Canine Association (USPCA) trials in Texarkana this week. The trials include a full week of activities for more than 25 K9 teams competing. On Tuesday dogs were tested on their criminal apprehension skills at the Four States Fairgrounds.

03/22/2024

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/22/1240221768/kate-middleton-cancer

The former Kate Middleton said she was in the early stages of preventative chemotherapy treatment in a video announcement Friday. Her health has been subject to public speculation in recent months.

03/13/2024

03/11/2024

UPDATE: We are back on the air, maintenance is complete!

KTXK is undergoing maintenance today as we transition our operating system to an updated version. With regret, the station will be off the air beginning at 1 p.m. today (March 11) with hopes of returning to our regularly scheduled broadcast at some point late this evening or early tomorrow.

03/03/2024

Miller County Sheriff's Office and other agencies have been searching for Robert Brown Jr., age 77, of Texarkana, Arkansas. Brown was last seen in the area of Private Road 1209 on Hwy 82
If you see Mr. Brown or know of his whereabouts please contact MCSO at 870-774-3001

MISSING PERSON

Robert Brown Jr
Last seen in the area of Private Road 1209 on Hwy 82
If you see Mr. Brown or know of his whereabouts please contact MCSO at 870-774-3001

02/01/2024

Happy Texas Day to the public media stations serving The Lone Star State: KERA, K*T Austin, Texas Tech Public Media, Texas PBS, Texas Public Radio, Houston Public Media, KRWG Public Media, High Plains Public Radio, Marfa Public Radio, KACU, Panhandle PBS, KMFA Classical 89.5, KLRU, Radio Bilingue, 91.3 KVLU Public Radio, KAMU Public Broadcasting, KETR 88.9 FM, KEDT - South Texas Public Broadcasting, KTEP, KTXT - The Raider 88.1, KTSU2, KNCT 91.3 FM - Simply Beautiful, K*TX 98.9, Red River Radio, Basin PBS, KPVU 91.3 FM, KLRN Public Television, KCCU Public Radio, KWBU and KTXK Texarkana Fine Arts Radio.

12/09/2023

Texarkana USA celebrated 150 years this evening at the city’s US Post Office/Federal Courthouse. The event included remarks by the cities’ mayors and elected officials as well as a sneak preview of a newly installed light display. The city also buried a time capsule to be opened in 2073.

12/06/2023

Santa Clause 🎅 is doing news today!

10/20/2023

Happening this weekend!

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10/20/2023

08/18/2023

The Texas UFO Con in Jefferson, Texas is scheduled Saturday August 19 at the city's visitor and convention center. Learn more about the second annual event, and hear our other stories here: http://ktxk.org/

06/21/2023

UPDATE: we are back on the air!

Good afternoon everyone! We are currently off the air because of storm damage. A large tree landed on a main power line at our transmitter site. We cannot give an estimate of when the on-air broadcast will be restored, but currently we are still streaming on line. Visit the link included in this post, and click the "Listen to KTXK's Live Internet Stream" button to access programming. Thank you for your patience.

The annual Juneteenth celebration hosted in downtown Texarkana Saturday drew crowds, despite the high temperatures. Sabrina McCormick was there and filed this report: (June 19,  2023).

05/23/2023

UPDATE: Cesar Olalde, age 18, has been identified as the suspect in the deaths of four people in Nash, Texas Tuesday. He is charged with capital murder of multiple persons. Olalde's bond has been set at $10 million. He remains at the Bi-State Detention Center in Texarkana.

According to a probable cause affidavit, Cesar killed his parents, Reuben Olalde and Aida Garcia along with older sister Lisbet Olalde and younger brother Oliver Olalde.

The affidavit said each family member had been shot repeatedly, and police found multiple spent cartridges on the floor. It appeared they had been shot in different locations within the home and then moved to the bathroom.

When Lisbet Olalde did not show up for work, a coworker became concerned and went to the Olalde home where he and a family member were able to gain entry to the house when no one answered the door. They were met by Cesar Olalde who reportedly had a gun and told them he had killed his family because they "were cannibals and were trying to eat him."

A family member has set up a GoFundMe account to help with funeral expenses.

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NASH, Texas -- Four people are dead and a man is in police custody following reports Tuesday of a person barricaded in a house.

The names and ages of the victims and of the arrested man have not been released.

Bowie Sheriff Jeff Neal said the man was arrested as he spoke with negotiators outside the house on Lemon Acres. The sheriff earlier said the man had been armed.

Multiple law enforcement agencies mobilized at the scene, which is on a quiet cul-de-sac.

This is a developing story.

04/20/2023

KTXK is experiencing technical problems with its signal, and we are working to correct the problem. You can still listen to our programming on our website

04/19/2023

03/24/2023

Warrants have been issued for four men in connection to a shooting in Texarkana, Arkansas late Sunday that allegedly resulted in the death of a 24-year-old man and injury to a six-year-old child.

The suspects are listed as Daequeon "Quando" Williams, Tamarion McCoy, Chris Tyler and Kolby Hemphill. All are from the Texarkana area, said TAPD Corporal, Les Munn. Each of the men are charged with murder and discharge of a firearm from a vehicle, said Munn.

Munn said TAPD has attempted to locate and make contact with these individuals, however none were located.

“We would like to encourage them to turn themselves in to the police department at the Bi State Justice Center. If anyone knows the location of any of these subjects please call 911,” Munn said.

03/20/2023

There have been at least seven overdoses from synthetic ma*****na (K2) - including two deaths - in the Texarkana area in the last few days. We're working hard to figure out where this tainted batch came from before someone else dies.

Synthetic ma*****na (which is not ma*****na at all) is a very dangerous drug already. We always strongly encourage everyone to steer completely clear of it - but that is especially important right now.

03/17/2023

Looking for some new plants to add to your garden? Miller County Master Gardeners have some ideas for you...

03/03/2023

DODDRIDGE, Ark — Volunteer firefighters in Miller County freed two people trapped in a home Thursday evening that had collapsed as a result of a tornado that touched down there, reported Miller County Emergency Officials.

The home was located along Miller County 152, just outside of Doddridge, said Michael Godfrey Director of the Miller County Office of Emergency Management. Firefighters made sure the pair were out safely around 7 p.m. before beginning the process of clearing debris on roadways, he said.

The twister took about seven minutes to form near the south end of the Miller county line before traveling northward along the highway 237 corridor at roughly 55 miles per hour, said Godfrey. He added a large uprooted tree blocking Highway 237 (also known as Blackman Ferry Road) just north of the Sulphur River and South of Fouke took about 45 minutes to clear.

Preliminary observations from emergency crews out surveying damage reported downed tree limbs along Tennessee Road in Texarkana, Arkansas. However, emergency officials said there appeared to be no structural damage to buildings in that area.

The Miller County twister spun up Thursday as discreet supercell thunderstorms developed in the region around the early evening hours. The storms rolled across parts of east Texas, northwest Louisiana and southwest Arkansas.

This is a developing story.

02/22/2023

Police in Texarkana, Arkansas are seeking the public's help in locating Tarus Melek Walker. Walker is wanted in connection to a shooting that killed 40 year-old Aaron Bruce on Christmas Day last year.

Police consider the suspect armed and dangerous. Anyone with information on the location of Walker is asked to contact 903 798 3154 or call 911. Callers may remain anonymous.

02/11/2023

02/04/2023

01/06/2023

ATLANTA - An Adopt-A-Highway group in Cass County has been named 2022’s Group of the Year.

The group, Atlanta State Park Employees, was recognized for showing “remarkable dedication to the program,” according to a media statement issued by TxDot.

“This group has been on a mission since they formed in 2006,” said TxDOT Atlanta District Adopt-A-Highway Coordinator Stephanie Fahrney. The 11-member group adopted the road leading to their park’s entrance on FM 1154, starting at FM 96. “Members of this group not only put in the work, they’re also a voice for the Adopt-A-Highway program,” Fahrney said. “Each day they are visited by many people, young and old. Each time they receive a compliment on their beautiful park, they use that as a stepping stone to share how and why their park is indeed beautiful.”

The Adopt-A-Highway program began in Texas in 1985 and since then, has grown into a nationally and internationally recognized litter-prevention effort. The program allows volunteers to adopt stretches of state-maintained roadway to conduct litter pickups. Adopt-A-Highway currently has about 3,400 volunteer groups across Texas.

“This group treats each visitor like family and encourages everyone to take part in the beautification process. They make it easy by making sure the park is fully supplied with trash cans, barrels and dumpsters. Their commitment shows others they won’t give up. They will always be there to clean up the mess, literally, that others make, without hesitation,” Fahrney said.

Anyone interested in volunteering in the Adopt-A-Highway program can contact Stephanie Fahrney at (903) 799-1201.

PICTURED:
Back row, left to right: Jack Cox, Glenn Dorough, Norman Shumaker, Kenneth Tickell, Steve Propes, Orion Allen
Front row, left to right: Darlene Tickell, Kathy Shumaker, Kayla Williams, Rebecca Allen, Sarah Dorough