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 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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Junior disappeared 3 years ago. He would be 7 years old now.
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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.