Alex Onken
Digital Content Producer - 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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The victims were all from southeast Louisiana.
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The man was taken into custody without incident.
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Funeral plans have been set for Landry Anglin, the teen who died from a stray gunshot on Fairfield Avenue.
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The man was facing several charges, including sexual assault of a child.
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One man has now been arrested after gunfire claimed two lives on Easter Sunday in Shreveport.
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The incident remains under investigation.
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Police say an older man was confronted by several individuals demanding money from him.
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Junior disappeared 4 years ago.
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Police are working to learn more about a shooting that left one person injured on Saturday afternoon.
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No injuries to either driver. No hazardous materials were spilled.
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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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No arrest has been made at this time; the incident is still under investigation
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Impairment is not suspected in this crash. However, routine toxicology samples were taken for analysis.
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One man was found clinging to a stump,
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Shreveport police officers and other crews are on the scene of a reported shooting on Thursday afternoon.
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Ainsley Ross spoke with KSLA News 12 This Morning’s Domonique Benn and Adria Goins about her recent win.
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A man is facing charges after he allegedly snuck into his underaged ex-girlfriend’s home on Sunday.
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"The driver, who was wearing a seatbelt, had to be pulled out of the pickup truck and was confirmed dead on scene."
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Several animals are recovering following a house fire on Sunday, Jan. 23.
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Southern University will be a great steward of this award—the largest grant offered by the FAA — and I’m grateful that the agency is investing in the young people of north Louisiana.
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Authorities say each died of a single gunshot wound
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Traffic is flowing again following a wreck on the Interstate.
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Police say three people, including a child, were at the home at the time of the incident.
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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 couple’s 2-month-old was sent to an east Texas hospital.
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The incident took place on Thanksgiving Day.
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Police said Jackson was considered armed and dangerous.
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"Detectives were able to track Kirkman’s crimes from 1980 through 2010 and they believe that there is a possibility that there are more victims."
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"The state of Arkansas will be in good hands with Sarah as Governor and she has my full support."
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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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One westbound lane reopened hours after the accident
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He faces no less than five years and up to 40 without the benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence on each of the four counts.
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A man is dead and two others were arrested following a small police pursuit late Wednesday night.
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Cause not been determined; police investigating it is possibly heat-related
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In total, 18 children younger than 18 have died from COVID in Louisiana.
"It's incumbent upon all of us to get the vaccine and wear a mask to protect ourselves and one another, including our children."
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Two other evacuee’s deaths at the facility are not storm-related.
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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.
The new overall total deaths to 12,116 since the beginning of the pandemic.
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The bright lights of Hollywood will soon shine upon Caddo Lake.
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The 80 immigrants were from Haiti, according to a news release from Sen. Cassidy’s office.
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The body was found in a field not far from where the teen was last seen.
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The incident remains under investigation.
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“The support for this event was greater than we could have possibly anticipated,"
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"We will all miss his presence & voice."
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The body of a teen who went missing on Tuesday, June 1 has been found, according to the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office.