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Country Meat Market celebrates 70 years in Tyler
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – In 1954, Bud Morriss returned to Tyler from World War II with the desire to start his own butcher shop. “It’s always been a very special place to come,” Country Meat Market supervisor Tom Koehler said. 70 years later, the Country Meat Market in Tyler is still slicing up meat for customers. “Humbled […]
Officials still searching for suspect in Palestine hit-and-run that killed unborn child
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – An East Texas family and investigators need your help after a pregnant woman lost her baby in a hit and run. It’s been two weeks since the crash and police are still looking for the person responsible. Casi Hughes is heading home after she has left in recovery with fractures all […]
Wills Point monument damaged in crash
WILLS POINT, Texas (KETK) – On Thursday night, someone crashed into a monument in Downtown Wills Point and heavily damaged it. “The symbol and a drawing of the monument is on our city letterhead and city documents. Certainly, we want to keep it,” Mike Jones, Wills Point mayor, said. The monument was donated by the […]
Tyler Fire Department raises awareness of outdated smoke alarms
TYLER, Texas (KETK) — Friday morning, some North Tyler residents may have gotten a knock on their door from city firefighters. The Tyler Fire Department and South Tyler Rotary Club partnered up to check on families and make sure that their smoke detectors were up to date. “To know that they care,” Leslie Hilburn, North […]
Friday Night Forecast: Storms return this weekend
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and mild. Low: 69. Winds: NE 5 MPH. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy skies with a slight chance of a shower or two late (Especially in Deep East Texas). Chance of rain: 20%. High: 92. Winds: E 5 MPH. SUNDAY: Partly cloudy skies with some scattered showers and thunderstorms around. Chance of rain: 30%. […]
Van ISD alumni worked on new movie ‘Twisters’
VAN, Texas (KETK) – Van Independent School District recently shared that Vandal alumni Weston McFarlin spent the last year working on the new film “Twisters”, which premieres Friday. McFarlin, who was a part of the Van High School class of 2014, worked on the film as the assistant production coordinator. “Twisters” is a standalone sequel […]
7 children found in U-Haul, mother arrested in Cherokee County
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Texas (KETK) — The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office said a woman has been arrested after transporting her children in the cargo area of a U-Haul truck. According to a release, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office requested help from the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office of a U-Haul that was possibly transporting children in the […]
Tyler Pickleball fundraising event to help local nonprofits
SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KETK) — United Way of Smith County will kick off their 84th annual fundraising campaign to help nonprofits. The event including a pickleball tournament will be held at the Tyler Athletic and Swim Club on August 2. The tournament’s goal is to help fund nonprofit organizations in the Tyler area that aid […]
Sulphur Springs ISD approves staff raises
SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas (KETK) – On Thursday, the Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees voted to raise staff pay, and take a new pay scale for all employees, during a special called board meeting. According to a release from Sulphur Springs ISD, teachers’ and librarians’ new pay plan is based on an increase of 5% […]
LIST: East Texas football players in EA Sports College Football 25
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – EA Sports College Football 25 has arrived and it’s the first time in years that East Texans can play as many of their favorite local college football players in a video game. The game, which officially comes out on Friday, is the first iteration in the “EA Sports College Football” franchise to […]
Several arrested in 5 building illegal gambling raid in Angelina County
ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – Angelina County and state authorities executed a five-building raid as part of an illegal gambling investigation which resulted in the arrests of six individuals. According to Sgt. Chris Carrol from the Angelina County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) department of criminal investigation and narcotics, a weekslong illegal gambling investigation led to a […]
Nacogdoches ISD announces new high school principal
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KETK) — On Wednesday, Nacogdoches ISD announced Kevin Croft as their new high school principal. Croft graduated from Schreiner University in Kerrville where he earned a bachelors and master’s degree. He is also a certified as an English, Language Arts and Reading teacher, NISD said. “Mr. Croft is going to be a great […]
Longview’s proposed budget includes water bill increase, no increase in pay for public workers
LONGVIEW, Texas (KETK) — Longview residents could soon see an increase in their water bills as part of the proposed budget for next year. The City of Longview held a special council meeting on Thursday to discuss the fiscal year 2024-2025 budget. City Manager Rolin McPhee led the presentation where he proposed a $95 million […]
Woman arrested after allegedly trying to cash forged check in Whitehouse, leading officials on pursuit
WHITEHOUSE, Texas (KETK) – The Whitehouse Police Department said that a woman was arrested on Thursday after she allegedly led officials on a pursuit to Tyler after trying to cash a forged check at a bank. According to Whitehouse PD, they got a report from Southside Bank at Lily Road and State Highway 110 that […]
Texas Driver’s License Offices closed after global CrowdStrike incident, outages
The Texas Department of Public Safety announced on Friday morning that its Driver's License Offices across the state were closed, "due to a technical issue which is related to the global CrowdStrike incident," with no current estimate on when they will reopen.
East Texas cities, businesses impacted by global technology outage
UPDATE: The City of Jacksonville said that services are back online. JACKSONVILLE, Texas (KETK) – Some East Texas cities and businesses are experiencing service disruptions caused by a global technology outage. Texas-based cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike announced one of their updates had a defect that caused outages in banks, hospitals, and other industries nationwide on computers […]
Friday Midday Forecast: Mostly dry to kick off the weekend
THIS AFTERNOON: Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of rain and storms mainly in Deep East Texas. Highs in the upper-80s to low-90s. Wind: NE 10 mph. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with lows in the upper-60s to low-70s. Wind: NE 5 mph. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of rain and storms area-wide. Highs in […]
FFRF sends three letters to Rusk ISD to stop student led prayers
RUSK, Texas (KETK) – Over the past seven months, the Wisconsin-based “Freedom From Religion Foundation” (FFRF) sent three letters to Rusk ISD, asking the district to stop their student-led prayers before football games, claiming they are unconstitutional. FFRF is a national non-profit that advocates for atheists, agnostics, and non-theists. However, the district’s superintendent said no laws […]
From The Archives: Tyler’s competitive rose industry
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – In this From The Archives report from 1994, we take a look at the competitive industry of Tyler roses. On Broadway Avenue in 1994, it would be common to see multiple stands of people selling beautiful Tyler roses. “Going back to the quality, I take a little bit of time, reassure […]
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