Alex Onken
TMP - KSLA
Shreveport, La.
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Alex Onken joined KSLA News 12's digital team on Halloween 2016. Before that, he worked in newsprint, writing both for the Starkville Daily News and the Lake Charles American Press. A native Louisianan, he was born in Lake Charles and raised in nearby Welsh. He graduated from McNeese State University in December of 2014 with a degree in mass communications.
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School leaders are gearing up for surprise visits from state officials testing security measures to try and prevent another tragedy.
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There will be 22 vote centers across Bowie County. On election day, any registered voters can vote at any location from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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A total of 10 people were sent to Shreveport-Bossier City hospitals following the incident.
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The event will be held at The Collins Home.
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MPD, Harrison County District Attorney’s Office investigating if assault was committed because of bias or prejudice.
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Two of the teens are facing an attempted murder charge.
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In 2020, the district led the state in the number of roadway deaths per vehicle miles traveled.
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Crews are searching the Toledo Bend Reservoir for a missing man after the discovery of a body on Saturday.
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The event will be streamed live in this story.
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Anyone with any information is urged to contact Atlanta Police Department at 903-796-7973 or call 911 if it is an emergency.
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Several residents in east Texas have reported seeing fish all over the ground after they apparently fell from the sky during a rainstorm Wednesday.
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"The project is expected to be complete in about 28 months and will raise the new overpass about three feet for more than 19 feet of clearance over Interstate 20.”
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The Texarkana Texas Police Department has announced that an inmate who made his escape on foot is back in custody.
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He shot at law officers numerous times and opened a fire extinguisher in their direction, authorities say
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Police said a mother of one of the residents checked the back door to the building. That’s when, police say, she discovered the bodies of two males and a female, all shot to death.
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The Bowie County Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.
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The other victims range in age from 15 to 23 years old; police say none of their injuries is thought to be life-threatening
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Students at all Marshall Independent School District schools will have a later start on Monday, Nov. 1.
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Weeks after Hurrican Ida came ashore in southeast Louisiana — people remain in need.
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"We want to be very clear; this is not taking a stance for being for or against a vaccine but rather a stance on the government's authority to mandate it."
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The City of Marshall is using its latest round of COVID-19 funding to reinvest in the community.
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According to the Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page, two more bodies where found in Toledo Bend on Sunday, Aug. 1.
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The bright lights of Hollywood will soon shine upon Caddo Lake.
The numbers of positive cases are changing every day, according to officials.
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The driver was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the incident and was ejected from his vehicle.
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"There is little doubt that the woman couldn’t have known that she ran over something and it even appears to be checking her side mirror as she drives away — leaving the elderly victim laying in the middle of the driveway.”
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It happened around 8:45 a.m. on Interstate 30 west near mile marker 199. That’s near New Boston.
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The crash happened in a construction zone on the interstate.
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Authorities say the suspect surrendered peacefully.
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The group still needs about $16,000 more in donations.
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The Texas Department of Safety responded to the scene of a fatal big rig crash on I-30 in Texarkana Wednesday morning (May 26).
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A person is recovering following a shooting at a Texarkana apartment complex on the morning of May 20.
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According to officials, results should be back next week.
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According to a Facebook post, the teen remained calm on the phone and was able to give dispatchers good directions.
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It took one and a half hours before the chase came to an end.
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“The Board wishes to express our gratitude for all the hard work and sacrifice our staff has put in to provide the best possible learning experience for our students this year.”
The Texarkana Texas Police Department has announced that an 18-wheeler crash has shut down Interstate 30 west.
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Drivers are asked to avoid this area as delays are expected.
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Reportedly, the tremor was light, but it could be felt.
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The two missing boys were found safe in Florida Wednesday, March 3.
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