Kevin Welch
Assignments Manager
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Assignment Manager Kevin Welch is a native of Amarillo but spent his youth moving across the country before arriving back in the Panhandle more than 20 years ago.
He came to NewsChannel 10 in April 2016 with more than two decades of journalism experience. He works with reporters and other staff to develop daily and long-term news coverage.
His email is kwelch@newschannel10.com
Kevin lives in Wildorado with his wife Karen. They enjoy travel, dining and gardening.
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The Amarillo Police Department is continuing their search for the man accused of shooting and killing another man in the San Jacinto neighborhood.
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Amarillo Economic Development Corporation board members voted today to help two businesses add jobs.
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At today’s Amarillo City Council meeting, the parks department leader declined to pin down a day for a ribbon cutting at the new Thompson Park swimming pool.
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The City of Amarillo is planning on gradually reducing its COVID-19 vaccination drive.
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The Amarillo City Council voted today to move ahead with building a new City Hall by hiring an architect, but an Amarillo man is asking a judge to stop the project.
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The Amarillo City Council will hold a special meeting tomorrow to advance replacing the aging City Hall.
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The business that will do the laundry of Amarillo hospitals got another boost today in the form of a financial incentive of $250,000.
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The Advisory Committee for the CNS Pantex Community Investment Fund, a component of the Amarillo Area Foundation, announced $100,000 in grants for area institutions.
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The opening day for the Thompson Park Pool is now scheduled for July 23.
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The Amarillo City Council will discuss today how to move ahead on improving the Amarillo Civic Center.
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The City of Amarillo will be using tax money to pay for almost half the cost of the recount of ballots from May’s mayor’s race.
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The Canyon City Commission will consider a contract Monday to buy land for a water wellfield and issuing $4.1 million in debt to pay for it.
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The federal agency overseeing the management of Pantex is still looking at replacements for Consolidated Nuclear Security to run the plant, so it’s planning on extending the CNS contract.
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The U.S. Treasury Department opened an online portal for counties to begin requesting their share of the $2 trillion American Rescue Plan.
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An Amarillo man’s murder case remains in limbo after the state won an appeal yesterday.
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The City of Amarillo announced today it has received one petition to recount some of Saturday’s ballots.
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Aircraft maker Bell announced today a delegation from the Kingdom of Bahrain came to Amarillo late last month to see the start of production of helicopters it’s buying.
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Amarillo air travel dropped by almost 44% last year, according to a February report.
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Homeless advocates and the City of Amarillo thanked shelters today for their work to provide protection during the recent dangerous cold blast.
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Traffic on South Western Street could be challenging this weekend with the continuation of work on the I-40 overpass.
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Several state agencies have brought firefighting equipment to the Panhandle in response to today’s dangerous fire weather.
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The city will consider financial incentives for a dairy company that markets Hispanic products, including cheeses, to build an $88 million manufacturing plant in south Amarillo.
The staff at the Amarillo Civic Center’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic is keeping a positive attitude and getting some help as it processes thousands of people looking for COVID-19 protection.
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The candidate filing deadline to fill a state house seat representing some of the Panhandle is January 4.
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The court case concerning the deaths of four Amarillo children from poisonous gas is over, but the search for justice is ongoing.
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City staff reported an unwanted record today for the most reported new COVID-19 cases in one day aside from previous mass testing results.
The group that prioritizes transportation projects in the metro area voted today to adjust its plans to make the crossing of Interstate-27 and South Loop 335 easier to navigate.
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A pipeline company announced Monday it is measuring interest in running an oil pipeline from Oklahoma to Borger.
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The Amarillo City Council talked today about adding $8.30 to a city tax bill on $100,000 of taxable property value.
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Amarillo City Council members talked today about rolling out the next phase of modernizing trash collection with garbage carts.
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The project would include enlarging the events area, adding an arena, relocating City Hall, building a parking garage and restoring the Santa Fe Depot.
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In response to Governor Greg Abbott’s order today closing bars again and addressing other gatherings, the City of Amarillo says it intends to enforce the order.
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Potter County commissioners heard a report today on Texas A&M AgriLife’s partnership to try to ease the pandemic.
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A federal report issued June 3 shows the early impact of COVID-19 on the Amarillo job market more than doubling the unemployment rate.
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Texas A&M announced today they have received federal approval to use their Amarillo and College Station laboratory equipment to test human samples for COVID-19.
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A lawsuit claims an Amarillo Tyson Foods worker died from COVID-19 due to the company’s negligence.
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Amarillo’s leaders voted today to issue a total of $16 million in debt for two initiatives.
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Two Amarillo locals filed a lawsuit against the Amarillo Independent School District today claiming the district’s bidding policy will cost taxpayers millions of dollars.
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A criminal complaint details the charges against the teen accused of the shooting death of a 15-year-old Amarillo girl.
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Federal and state response to the Panhandle’s steady increase in COVID-19 cases started today, and the Amarillo City Council heard some details.
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Amarillo mayor sends letter to Governor Abbott requesting resources in response to COVID-19 outbreak
Mayor Ginger Nelson wrote Governor Abbott on Wednesday requesting state help responding to COVIDV-19 and meat packing plant hot spots like Tyson and JBS.
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School districts in Potter and Randall counties will be getting a total of $250,000 from the AEDC, and that could double.
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The Fort Worth city council approved a lease Tuesday that could take the international headquarters of the American Quarter Horse Association and Museum from Amarillo to Fort Worth.
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There will be an initial four public meetings to get input on the suggestions that could cost up to $319 million.
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A state judge approved a request to end the lawsuit by former mayoral candidate Claudette Smith, who wanted to stop construction of the downtown ballpark.
The Amarillo Economic Development Corporation may be starting its second business park, this time in Randall County.
Amarillo Independent School District Superintendent Doug Loomis has issued a response to the complaint filed by Dr. Marc Henson regarding the resignation of Coach Kori Clements.
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We talked with Greta Van Susteren today while Congress and the public waited for the Justice Department to release the Mueller investigation report.
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Discussion of whether a horseracing track and casino could come to Eastern New Mexico didn’t even make it out of the starting gate today due to legal action by another candidate.