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Missing Uber driver from Kosse found dead in Waco
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Veronica Rowe, a missing Uber driver from Kosse, was found dead in her car at the Flying J Truck Stop in Waco on April 22, according to her family. They said no foul play is suspected at this time. Rowe’s family told KWTX that the 54-year-old...
Women stole more than $3,000 in merchandise at Bellmead H-E-B, police say
BELLMEAD, Texas (KWTX) - The Bellmead Police Department is attempting to identify two female suspects who stole more than $3,000 in store merchandise from a local H-E-B, a police department Facebook post states. The women can be seen in store security footage images provided by police. The suspects were last...
Multiple units fight early morning structure fire in Robinson
ROBINSON, Texas (KWTX) - Around 12:01 a.m. a large structure fire broke out south of town in the 1700 block of S Robinson Dr., according to Robinson Volunteer Fire Department. Crews from Waco Fire Department and Lorena Volunteer Fire Department were also on scene. At 12:45 a.m., Robinson VFD said...
Bellmead woman stabbed boyfriend with kitchen knife: affidavit
BELLMEAD, Texas (KWTX) - Sandra Mata, 44, is charged with family violence and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon resulting in serious bodily injury after she stabbed her boyfriend in his abdominal area with a three-inch kitchen knife, an arrest warrant affidavit states. The attack happened on April 20 at...
Former Duke guard Jeremy Roach indicates he will play a final college season at Baylor
Former Duke guard Jeremy Roach has indicated he will play a final college season at Baylor. The 6-foot-1 guard, who announced last week he was declaring for the NBA draft and entering the transfer portal if he returns to college, made a social media post Sunday with an altered photo of him wearing a Baylor uniform and in the same frame with Bears coach Scott Drew. Roach started 108 of his 130 games at Duke the past four seasons, averaging 14.0 points and 3.3 assists this season as the Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight. Their season ended with a loss to North Carolina State at the home arena of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, about 100 miles from the Baylor campus in Waco, Texas. He has an additional year of eligibility remaining, granted by the NCAA to players who competed during the COVID-19 pandemic season of 2020-21.
Waco woman threatened man with knife while he was repairing apartment unit: police
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Waco police arrested Andrea Nicole Boyce, 34, on April 20 and the woman was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after she threatened a man working on repairs inside “her apartment” unit, an affidavit states. Police responded to the call shortly before...
Oklahoma State flips 2025 four-star quarterback Adam Schobel from Baylor
STILLWATER, Okla. — Oklahoma State has their quarterback of the future. 2025 prospect Adam Schobel decommitted from Baylor and committed to the Cowboys Monday afternoon. The four-star quarterback is rated as the No. 17 quarterback in the 2025 class No. 39 prospect from the state of Texas. "After a...
Traffic crash leads to Robinson standoff
ROBINSON, Texas (FOX 44) – A traffic crash in Robinson leads to a standoff and results in one arrest. Robinson Police Department dispatch received a call of a single-vehicle crash in the 800 block of E. Moonlight Drive. Responding officers discovered the driver had left the scene. Officers found a stolen firearm and open containers in the vehicle. Officers also developed information that the driver sustained injuries and entered a residence in the 700 block of E. Moonlight Drive.
Affidavit: Waco woman struck manager with her car after brother was fired
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Jerkayla Leaks, 19, is charged with aggravated assault after she drove her car into a manager who fired her brother from a security job, an arrest warrant states. The assault happened on April 10 at a facility in the 2500 block of E. Lakeshore Dr. According...
Waco man sentenced to 30 years in prison for kidnapping, murder of Waco man
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A Waco man who kidnapped and bound his former girlfriend’s son and another man in a March 2018 incident that led one man’s death was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday. Christopher Alan Bias, 45, pleaded guilty to murder and aggravated kidnapping in...
Huskers Earn Four Titles Saturday
WACO, TEXAS – Nebraska track and field earned four titles on Saturday at the Michael Johnson Invitational in Waco, Texas, while adding an Olympic Standard. Axelina Johansson headlined a Nebraska top-four sweep in the shot put, hitting the Olympic Standard and setting a facility record at Clyde Hart Track & Field Stadium. The 61-9 (18.82m) was the best in the field by over two meters. Kalynn Meyer placed second with a 53-3 ¾ (16.25m), Amelia Flynt finished third with a 53-0 (16.15m) and Kellyn Kortemeyer took fourth with a 51-5 ¾ (15.69m).
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