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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Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 10:06 AM CDT
|By Alex Onken
His bond has not been set.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 8:57 AM CDT
|By Alex Onken and Rachael Thomas
The teen was given life for the murder, but due to him being under 18 at the time of the killing, he may be eligible for parole after serving 25 years.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2022 at 9:46 PM CDT
|By Curtis Heyen, Scott Pace and Alex Onken
It happened along Shreveport-Barksdale Highway; 1 victim, 1 vehicle found blocks away
Updated: Sep. 5, 2022 at 5:49 PM CDT
|By Alex Onken
The Ashdown Police Department has not released his name; however, they say he left his home on the early morning of September 5.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2022 at 8:08 AM CDT
|By Alex Onken
So far this year, LSP Troop G has investigated 25 fatal crashes resulting in 28 deaths.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 12:31 PM CDT
|By Alex Onken
A Shreveporter is behind bars after Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office agents seized thousands of dollars in drugs from his Cherokee Park home.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 9:45 AM CDT
|By Alex Onken
The event will be held at The Collins Home.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 7:02 AM CDT
|By Alex Onken
Authorities say the victim was not wearing a seat belt or DOT-approved helmet.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 12:13 PM CDT
|By Alex Onken
Deputies say that the man was taken into custody without further incident.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 11:05 AM CDT
|By Alex Onken
Following reports of a large explosion in the Catuna area, deputies with the DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s office are working to evacuate residents.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2022 at 6:37 AM CDT
|By Alex Onken
One of the suspects was armed with a pistol, and another with a rifle.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2022 at 3:12 PM CDT
|By Daffney Dawson and Alex Onken
Investigators determined the incident stemmed from a road rage incident.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2022 at 10:58 AM CDT
|By Alex Onken
An investigation is ongoing.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 1:11 PM CDT
|By Fred Gamble and Alex Onken
Officers at the scene say shots were fired just before noon near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Ash Street.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2022 at 2:36 PM CDT
|By Alex Onken, Domonique Benn, Daffney Dawson and Jade Myers
"We continue to ask everyone to keep Marshal Charlie Caldwell, Jr.’s family, the Marshal’s Office, and all his friends in your thoughts and prayers."
Updated: Jun. 17, 2022 at 3:35 PM CDT
|By Stacey Cameron and Alex Onken
Judge Chris Victory agreed with the officers’ lawyers — ruling the Caddo Parish District Attorney’s office failed to present evidence that could sustain a conviction, granting the defense’s motion to acquit.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 1:05 PM CDT
|By Alex Onken and Scott Pace
The woman was uninjured, no firefighters were injured.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2022 at 7:53 AM CDT
|By Alex Onken and Cody Jennings
Three people are fighting for their lives on Monday morning after running a generator in a home.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2022 at 12:59 PM CDT
|By Alex Onken
Crews are working to learn more about a leak at the former Imperial Cleaners located downtown.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2022 at 5:42 AM CDT
|By Alex Onken and Cody Jennings
A driver is safe after the vehicle they were driving was struck by a train.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 12:59 PM CDT
|By Alex Onken
Two crashes in west Caddo Parish caused a traffic nightmare for drivers and resulted in two deaths.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 11:00 AM CDT
|By Alex Onken
If you have information that you believe could be helpful in solving this case, please contact Shreveport Police at 318-673-7300 #3 or Caddo Crime Stoppers at 318-673-7373.
Updated: Jun. 5, 2022 at 10:52 AM CDT
|By Alex Onken
The incident took place on Interstate 20.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 9:51 AM CDT
|By Alex Onken
“We believe there are citizens in the community that have information that could help in the prosecution of this case.”
Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 9:52 AM CDT
|By Alex Onken
The 22-year-old faces an attempted murder charge.
Updated: May. 14, 2022 at 10:50 AM CDT
|By Alex Onken
The victims were all from southeast Louisiana.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 12:22 PM CDT
|By Alex Onken
The man was taken into custody without incident.
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 7:59 AM CDT
|By Alex Onken
Funeral plans have been set for Landry Anglin, the teen who died from a stray gunshot on Fairfield Avenue.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 11:05 AM CDT
|By Alex Onken
The officer was with SPD from 2019 to 2022.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2022 at 11:34 AM CDT
|By Alex Onken
The man was facing several charges, including sexual assault of a child.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 4:08 AM CDT
|By Alex Onken and Curtis Heyen
One man has now been arrested after gunfire claimed two lives on Easter Sunday in Shreveport.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 4:07 PM CDT
|By Alex Onken and Rachael Thomas
The incident remains under investigation.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 8:55 AM CDT
|By Alex Onken and Collin Maxwell
Police say an older man was confronted by several individuals demanding money from him.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2022 at 5:02 PM CDT
|By Alex Onken
Junior disappeared 4 years ago.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2022 at 2:14 PM CDT
|By Jade Myers and Alex Onken
Police are working to learn more about a shooting that left one person injured on Saturday afternoon.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2022 at 6:10 AM CDT
|By Alex Onken and Cody Jennings
No injuries to either driver. No hazardous materials were spilled.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2022 at 1:23 PM CDT
|By Alex Onken and Tayler Davis
Crews are searching the Toledo Bend Reservoir for a missing man after the discovery of a body on Saturday.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2022 at 6:56 AM CST
|By Alex Onken
No arrest has been made at this time; the incident is still under investigation
Updated: Mar. 6, 2022 at 10:18 AM CST
|By Alex Onken and KSLA Staff
Impairment is not suspected in this crash. However, routine toxicology samples were taken for analysis.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2022 at 7:36 AM CST
|By Alex Onken
One man was found clinging to a stump,
Updated: Mar. 3, 2022 at 6:08 PM CST
|By Daffney Dawson and Alex Onken
Shreveport police officers and other crews are on the scene of a reported shooting on Thursday afternoon.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2022 at 10:05 AM CST
|By Alex Onken
Ainsley Ross spoke with KSLA News 12 This Morning’s Domonique Benn and Adria Goins about her recent win.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2022 at 5:46 PM CST
|By Alex Onken and Curtis Heyen
A man is facing charges after he allegedly snuck into his underaged ex-girlfriend’s home on Sunday.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 at 11:50 AM CST
|By Alex Onken
"The driver, who was wearing a seatbelt, had to be pulled out of the pickup truck and was confirmed dead on scene."
Updated: Jan. 24, 2022 at 10:57 AM CST
|By Alex Onken
Several animals are recovering following a house fire on Sunday, Jan. 23.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2022 at 2:37 PM CST
|By Andrun Fisher and Alex Onken
Suspect is in custody.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 12:22 PM CST
|By Alex Onken
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.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 at 9:27 AM CST
|By Curtis Heyen, Fred Gamble and Alex Onken
Authorities say each died of a single gunshot wound
Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 at 9:09 AM CST
|By Alex Onken
Traffic is flowing again following a wreck on the Interstate.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2022 at 6:38 AM CST
|By Alex Onken and Andrun Fisher
Police say three people, including a child, were at the home at the time of the incident.
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