On Día de los Muertos, the Austin Latino Coalition and leaders from the city’s
Latino community unveiled a new mural honoring Latinos in Austin-Travis County
who died due to COVID-19.
Police are looking for Stevie Johnson, 14, who was last seen Monday afternoon in
the Glenn Heights area near Dallas. They’re also looking for a suspect in her
abduction, Shawnice Hickman, 33.
On Monday, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport broke its all-time record of passengers traveling through the airport in one day. Airport officials estimate 35,000 to 36,000 people flew through.
On Thursday, the consulting group the city of Austin hired to monitor the
current Austin Police Academy cadet class will present its findings to city
council members on how the 144th Academy is goi…
Just a little more than a week into the Austin Police Department’s new way of
having people report crimes not in progress, one business owner repeatedly hit
by crime fears nothing will change…
As Austin Public Health announced Tuesday the area is moving down to Stage 3
COVID-19 risk-based guidelines, questions remain about getting the youngest in
the population vaccinated.
The city of Austin’s update on its plan to increase safety in the downtown
Entertainment District includes planning to create a dedicated EMS presence with
a staging area for paramedics on 6t…
A man suing the Austin Police Department after officers shot him multiple times in 2017 is awaiting a jury verdict that’s expected to be reached Tuesday.
After Austin’s first weekend diverting some 911 calls to 311 in cases where there isn’t an immediate threat, KXAN asked whether 311 received more calls than in weekends past.
The Austin Parks Foundation is encouraging sustainability and offering volunteers a free one-day pass wristband in exchange for their time at this year’s ACL Fest.
KXAN’s First Warning Weather team is forecasting an 80% chance of thunderstorms
this weekend — unfortunate conditions for the thousands planning to attend the
first weekend of Austin City Lim…
Following another shooting in downtown Austin’s Entertainment District over the
weekend, KXAN is looking into whether the city is on track to make safety
changes council members called for ea…
As event organizers set the stage(s) for Austin City Limits Music Festival’s kick-off this weekend, KXAN looked into safety planning for large events like ACL.
Following a second deadly shooting police believe stemmed from road rage in less
than two weeks, KXAN wanted to ask whether police track road rage incidents.