Lexi Vennetti
Multimedia journalist
East Texas
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Lexi Vennetti is a multimedia journalist. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism at Indiana University.
While at IU, Lexi reported for Big Ten Student U, Indiana University Student Television, and award-winning school newscast, IU NewsNet. Lexi interned at FOX 59 and WISH-TV in Indianapolis, and WFIU/WTIU in Bloomington, Indiana. She also cheered for Indiana University for one year and was the Vice President/ Recruitment Chairman of her sorority Zeta Tau Alpha.
Lexi was born and raised in Orland Park, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago (Go Blackhawks and Cubs!).
She is excited to learn about East Texas and to share impactful stories.
If you have any story ideas that you would like Lexi to share, feel free to email her at alexa.vennetti@kltv.com.
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Smith County Habitat for Humanity dedicates home to first veteran homebuyer
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CHRISTUS is offering free physicals to student athletes in the Tyler area.
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Tyler Police Department purchased an old AT&T building in 2021, and recently finished transforming it into a crime lab.
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“It’s expensive to send one kid to college, much less five, and so we’re very thankful and grateful that they have this opportunity to follow in their parents’ footsteps, and we’re thrilled for them, we’re ready,” their mom said.
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Anderson County celebrates Anita Lamb, employee for 76 years.
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The city closed Lake Tyler on Thursday due to high water levels after the week's severe weather.
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On Tuesday, Stickle got a valuable lesson outside of the classroom as he spent the day at Killion’s Collision in Palestine priming, prepping, and painting car parts. Stickle said this was his first time working in a shop.
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KLTV’s Lexi Vennetti reports from Cherokee County where residents are dealing with the aftermath of Thursday’s severe weather. In one instance, high winds overturned an RV.
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CPS advised the injuries were not consistent with the explanation and the injuries were consistent with the child being dipped in boiling water.
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Daniel Nyabuto's defense continued their effort to get a venue change for trial, now claiming that the state's affidavit filings were late and poorly crafted.
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The crowd was “Rooting for Rainey” as 3-year-old Rainey LaPrade threw the pitch. Rainey took the mound with her brother’s baseball team by her side. Her brother, Knox LaPrade, even caught the pitch.
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A family from New York is painting a sacred mural at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Flint, and they are doing it all by hand.
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For the first time in its 76-year existence, the TJC Apaches cheer team won first place at nationals.
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The Tyler City Council voted on Wednesday to approve the retiming of traffic lights for 18 intersections.
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Tyler Planning and Zoning denies plan to change zone, build townhomes in neighborhood
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In 2022, Mineola ISD voters approved a $29 million bond that would pay for a new primary school building. However, that project has now gone over-budget. Mineola ISD Superintendent Cody Mize talks about why.
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Hughes Spring Volunteer Fire Department rebuilds station destroyed by tornado
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New data from the CDC shows there is a mental health crisis among teenage girls in the U.S.
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The bill, if passed, would get rid of taxes on women’s hygiene products including tampons, maternity clothing and baby items like diapers and formula.
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East Texans are weighing in on a plan to improve traffic congestion along one of the busiest roads in South Tyler. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) held a third public meeting on Tuesday to get input of a project that would widen Old Jacksonville Highway.
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The university has received a $100,000 grant from NASA to advance the fundamental understanding of plants in space.
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You can see the five planets for the next two weeks, until April 12, the best time to see all five will be Tuesday evening.
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After going through a procedure to check for breast cancer, an East Texas woman is surprised to find a bill asking her to pay for something that, by state law, is supposed to be covered by insurance.
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Payne Springs interim police chief “Going to try to restore the faith back in the community”
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Cavender’s Boot City in Tyler is getting ready to re-open their doors on Tuesday. KLTV 7 took a tour of the renovated store that the family calls, “home.”
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A group of UT Tyler students will travel to Costa Rica this spring break, but not for a vacation. It’s a mission trip known as “alternative spring break.” This is the university’s first international service trip.
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The University of Texas at Tyler has earned the 2023-24 Silver Military Friendly School designation. A Silver designation means that UT Tyler is within the top 20% of participating schools in the Tier 2 Research Institutions Category.
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According to QuoteWizard, auto thefts in Texas are up from 249 per capita in 2011 to 287 per capita in 2020, which is a 15% jump and the 12th highest rate in the nation.
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Juan Jesus Juarez was found guilty last month in the death of Marco Antonio Lopez Penado.
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KLTV 7′s Lexi Vennetti talks with East Texas farmer Bobby Trimble, owner of Trimble Farms in Big Sandy, about the Food and Drug Administration’s release of a draft on how plant-based milk alternatives can still be called “milk.”
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The Texas Department of Public Safety, which oversees the licensing process, announced the change mid-January that young adults aged 18-20 can now get a license to carry handguns.
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Zach Warren's actions saved the life of a man involved in a car crash.
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After Traditions in Tyler closed last month, there is now an auction set for Saturday.
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New results from a pilot program in the UK showed many benefits to workers’ health and productivity with a four-day work week, as 92% of the businesses that tried the four-day week decided to keep the schedule long-term.
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Jarvis Christian University in Hawkins is honoring Black History Month with a presentation by a former Department of Education director.
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If you have tree brush and limbs in your yard from the storm earlier this month, you might have to wait a little longer to get it picked up. That’s because the City of Tyler is facing the most work orders it has seen in years, but the city is adding manpower to help speed up the clean up.
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Reed said it was set to be complete by this spring, but it will now be complete by the fall, due in part to the underground construction. “There were sewer problems that needed to be addressed, there was water line, new water line structures put in and removal of old water lines.”Along with the underground reconstruction, the project is behind because of the weather.
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Troup ISD students, staff, and community members will be out in support to welcome Cooper home tomorrow afternoon as the Reid family drives through the town.
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Residents at The Hamptons Senior Living in Tyler have special Valentines this year including visits from school kids and a special serenade from the East Texas Men In Harmony barbershop quartet.
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The Tyler Police Department is sweetening the pot to attract new hires.
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The council recently approved a new contract to repair the aging stormwater infrastructure of Tyler.
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Jeff Williford explains TXDOT’s plan to address the road repairs from last week’s winter storm damage.
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The Tyler Economic Development Council has announced the purchase of 412 acres in the northern part of Smith County will be used as an industrial park.
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A married couple said they were right outside their camper home when a tree fell and crushed it.
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Remembering Columbia: Tyler doctor who took historic disaster photo reflects on its 20th anniversary
This week marks two decades since the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy, where seven crew members killed. Twenty years later, we remember Columbia and a famous photo of one of the most devastating events in East Texas history, taken by a doctor from Tyler.
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The Tyler Police Department raised the most money out of the Smith County first responders, about $1,800 for the Salvation Army. The funds collected in the holiday drive support the shelter and programs like The Angel Tree and community meals.
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It’s time to start filing your taxes! The 2023 tax season officially starts today, but things could look a little different this year.
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Karen Holt, Executive Director for the East Texas Chapter of American Red Cross explains what National Blood Donor Month is and why it is so important.
KLTV's Lexi Vennetti reports on the Hoops for Coop fundraiser held at Troup ISD in support of Cooper Reid, the high school football player injured during a game last year.
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Superintendent Macie Thompson explained this came about as a way to give teachers more planning time for their lessons as well as for teacher recruitment and retainment.
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