Publication: KTXS-TV

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Abilene Police: Man allegedly pulls shotgun on neighbor

At about 7:55 p.m. Tuesday, Officers Cody Brown and Darrin Ruiz responded to an armed subject call at a residence in the 1500 block of Sycamore Street. APD dispatch was notified that a male subject armed with a shotgun was threatening another male. Officers ... [Published KTXS-TV - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Cody Brown, Investigation, K-9, Aggravated Assault

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Firefighters battle early morning north Abilene house fire

ABILENE, Texas -Abilene fire department responded to a vacant house fire early this morning. Police and fire received the call shortly before 6 am in the 2-thousand block of Sandefer, a neighborhood north of Abilene.Once on scene, crews worked quickly ... [Published KTXS-TV - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Investigation, Police

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

Blanket school district deals with tornado aftermath

Blanket ISD cleaning up after tornado damageBLANKET, Texas -A tornado put Blanket ISD on lockdown Monday evening, and put many people to work Tuesday morning to deal with the aftermath.Several of the buildings lost doors and roofs or had water damage. ... [Published KTXS-TV - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Damon Wilson, Tornado, courts

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

Texas Senate

Texas lawmakers considering bill that would get rid of vehicle inspection stickers

ABILENE, Texas -A new bill in the Texas legislature might make it a little easier to remember to renew your vehicle inspection sticker. The Texas Senate approved a bill a few weeks ago that would get rid of the two sticker system.People in Abilene said ... [Published KTXS-TV - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Vehicle Inspection, Joe Galloway, Texas Senate, Texas Department of Public Safety

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

Abilene working on plans to pump treated wastewater into city water supply

ABILENE, Texas -If you're an Abilene water customer you may be paying a higher monthly bill in the next couple of years as the city works to augment it's water sources.The Abilene City Council heard more about a plan to pump treated wastewater back into ... [Published KTXS-TV - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Water Supply, Wastewater Treatment

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

KTXS investigates how AISD elementary schools prepare for tornadoes

ABILENE, Texas -The Big Country is in peak tornado season which starts in mid-April and ends in mid-June. On average 17 tornadoes can touch down in May in the Big Country.Johnston Elementary School holds tornado drills four to five times a year. Federal ... [Published KTXS-TV - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Tornado, Roger Thomas, emergency

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

National Weather Service

Community of Blanket cleaning up after EF-1 tornado

Blanket residents clean up after tornado damageABILENE, Texas -Residents of Blanket in eastern Brown County are cleaning up the damage after an EF-1 tornado blew through town, Monday night.Officially, three tornadoes touched down in Brown County Monday ... [Published KTXS-TV - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Tornado, Florence, National Weather Service

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 22 hours ago - 1 reports

Information on how to donate to Oklahoma tornado victims

In the aftermath of the deadly twister in Oklahoma, we've received dozens of calls as to how people can help out those victims in Oklahoma.Right now there is no facility to store items like clothing and food, instead they have asked for monetary donations. ... [Published KTXS-TV - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Tornado, Red Cross/Crescent, Donations

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 22 hours ago - 1 reports

School counselors give guidance on summer planning for high schoolers

How to keep your students busy this summerABILENE, Texas -School is almost out for most of the Big Country students and it's not too late to start making summer plans.High school students are not short of options on how to spend their upcoming summer ... [Published KTXS-TV - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Community Service, Abilene Christian University, Whataburger

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Broad swath of Texas under tornado watch

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Central and North Texas.The advisory Tuesday by the weather service could be expanded to include East Texas as a storm system moves east across the state. Severe thunderstorms are anticipated ... [Published KTXS-TV - May 21 2013]

Entities: Tornado, Texas Department of Public Safety, Fort Worth

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Tornado Watch issued until 7 p.m. for Abilene, the Big Country

ABILENE, Texas -A Tornado Watch has been issued until 7 p.m. for Taylor, Jones, Haskell, Throckmorton, Shackelford, Stephens, Eastland, Brown, Comanche, Callahan, Coleman, Concho, McCulloch, and Runnels counties.A "watch" means that storms are expected. ... [Published KTXS-TV - May 21 2013]

Entities: Tornado, SS Eastland, Haskell

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

June 15 set for Abilene City Council runoff election

Saturday, June 15 has been set as the election date for the Abilene City Council, Place 6 runoff between incumbent Kellie Miller and challenger Steve Savage.Council members established the date during a special-called meeting MondayAlso Monday, Kyle McAlister ... [Published KTXS-TV - May 20 2013]

Entities: Elections

Quotes

"I don't care one way or another just so long as I can dodo it" said Galloway

Texas lawmakers considering bill that would get rid of vehicle inspection stickers [Published KTXS-TV - 18 hours ago]

KTXS Chief Meteorologist Mark Rowlett said, "The worst thing you can have happen is to be out in the open when a tornado hits."

KTXS investigates how AISD elementary schools prepare for tornadoes [Published KTXS-TV - 20 hours ago]

Jet Florence rode out the storm in a shelter but saw the funnel approaching. "Just a big funnel sticking out of the bottom of the one cloud that was just hanging over everything" says Florence

Community of Blanket cleaning up after EF-1 tornado [Published KTXS-TV - 20 hours ago]

"It was so surreal to see your school on TV" Wilson said. He said his biggest concern was the students' safety so it was a huge relief to hear no one was harmed

Blanket school district deals with tornado aftermath [Published KTXS-TV - 20 hours ago]

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