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.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 10:10 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch
The city of Amarillo said today the petition to kill the financing plan to renovate and expand the Civic Center is not valid.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2022 at 6:46 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch
City leaders voted today for a budget and tax rate that will increase the amount of money the city collects by 23 percent compared to this year.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2022 at 6:45 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch and Vanessa Garcia
The city of Amarillo reports Allegiant Airlines stopped serving the airport as of Monday.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 5:19 PM CDT
|By Tamlyn Cochran and Kevin Welch
Amarillo took the first step today to lowering its property tax rate while raising more money.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 4:05 PM CDT
|By Tamlyn Cochran and Kevin Welch
Canyon’s school district informed parents Friday their children’s schools earned a grade of A in state accountability ratings.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 5:31 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch
Texas Department of Transportation Spokeswoman Sonja Gross said crews will be repairing bridge joins on South Taylor and Pierce Streets after one failed.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 1:34 PM CDT
|By Tamlyn Cochran and Kevin Welch
The Amarillo-Panhandle Humane Society announced today it is moving its rescue and foster operations to a new location after being in the city animal shelter for years.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 10:59 AM CDT
|By Kevin Welch and Nicole Williams
Area beef producers announce their $670 million investment in a facility to process cattle into beef.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 6:00 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch
It said on Facebook, closing the trails helps preserve structural integrity and lets crews replace washed out bridges and water crossings. Some are also very muddy.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 5:44 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch
The Texas Water Development Board gave preliminary approval Wednesday for a loan to develop a wellfield to add to the water supply which is suffering from low lake levels.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 5:14 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch
Member Cole Stanley was the only no vote on increasing the rate from 44 cents per $100 of property value to 49 cents.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 1:29 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch
Amarillo businessman Alex Fairly will not have to post a $6 million bond in his lawsuit against the city concerning Civic Center improvements and expansion.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 5:15 PM CDT
|By Vanessa Garcia and Kevin Welch
APD Cpl. Jeb Hilton said an autopsy showed no signs of foul play.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 1:28 PM CDT
|By Tamlyn Cochran and Kevin Welch
A plan to convert Xcel’s Harrington power station from burning coal to natural gas is ready for final consideration by state regulators.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 6:17 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch
It has struggled in the past due to a lack of money, especially to make up for Amarillo College ending their rent-free presence in the school’s Downtown Campus.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 5:12 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch
The goal is to keep use below 68 million gallons per day, and that happened Saturday and Sunday but not on Monday.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 5:14 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch
The city council will vote tomorrow on a proposal to buy the rights in Roberts County.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 2:32 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch and Tamlyn Cochran
Amarillo economic developers gave preliminary approval for $8 million in cash incentives and the building of a $50 million facility for an aerospace company.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 5:18 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch
State regulators voted Thursday to let Xcel Energy install a new generation of meters in its Texas service area.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 2:48 PM CDT
|By Tamlyn Cochran and Kevin Welch
City crews are working on a ruptured water main that will leave businesses in the vicinity of South Coulter and Southwest 45th without water for much of the day.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 11:14 AM CDT
|By Tamlyn Cochran and Kevin Welch
An Amarillo man pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing two people and seriously injuring four more in a 2018 wreck on East I- 40.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 5:20 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch
Public Works Director Donny Hooper told city council members he has 20 drivers and needs at least 36 to resume regular operations.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2022 at 4:16 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch and Tamlyn Cochran
A coming water supply system for Eastern New Mexico got an inflow of $30 million from the state of New Mexico today.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 5:17 PM CDT
|By Tamlyn Cochran and Kevin Welch
State regulators are looking at an $81 million rate increase request filed by Xcel Energy on July 1, that would be a boost of about $10 per month for average residential customers.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2022 at 6:08 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch
The Department of Defense announced Tuesday it has approved a contract to fund $48 million in construction at Cannon Air Force Base near Clovis.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 5:14 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch
While the judge hadn’t ruled by news time, citizen and plaintiff Alex Fairly and the city ended on the same page to consolidate suits.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 4:32 PM CDT
|By Tamlyn Cochran and Kevin Welch
The Texas Environmental Regulators approved an agreement today that will cost a man they say operated illegal dumping operations outside of Perryton.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 5:18 PM CDT
|By Tamlyn Cochran and Kevin Welch
Amarillo may add some more land inside its city limits after setting a public hearing today to consider annexing property near 34th and Soncy.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 11:29 AM CDT
|By Tamlyn Cochran and Kevin Welch
Amarillo businessman Alex Fairly issued a statement yesterday saying he’s filed a lawsuit trying to put Civic Center improvements on hold.
Updated: May. 27, 2022 at 5:15 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch
The agreement aims to protect workers from what happened there in the early days of COVID-19. It also covers six other JBS locations.
Updated: May. 26, 2022 at 5:51 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch
The work will mainly focus on body parts for U.S. Air Force craft. The project is set to end December 2025.
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 5:25 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch
It is working with Ecolution, a company that is introducing systems that create electricity from the motion of vehicles, storing it and then using it to supply charging stations.
Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 5:13 PM CDT
|By Vanessa Garcia and Kevin Welch
The Food Safety Inspection Service suspended operations at the lab on May 9 when it took seven attempts to stun a steer intended for slaughter.
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 5:12 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson and Kevin Welch
The Texas Department of Public Safety said the bodies of 27-year-old Adilene Adame, of Friona, and 37-year-old Osiel Rodriguez, of Dimmit, were found off of Farm-to-Market Road 1057, about 13 miles east of Friona.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 4:09 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch
Bad news came overnight as the average price for a gallon of regular gas jumped 70 cents to tie the existing record.
Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 5:39 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch
The board voted for incentives for a meat packing plant and a mineral processor.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 5:15 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch and Vanessa Garcia
Thomas and Dawn Munn of Borger entered the pleas for their actions on January 6, 2021, which could bring sentences up to six months in prison, five years of probation and a five thousand dollar fine at sentencing later.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 5:12 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch
The state of Texas reported today economic activity measured by sales tax collections through March show continued advances in the Panhandle.
Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 11:11 AM CDT
|By Kevin Welch and Kaitlin Johnson
Federal prosecutors filed papers today that contain guilty pleas from two Borger women who entered the U.S. Capitol building during the January 6 confrontation between protestors and police.
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 5:01 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch
The company has owned land at South Coulter Street and Hollywood Road for some time.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 4:57 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch
The Potter Randall Appraisal District issued the finding last week and city council members discussed the report today.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 4:19 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch and Kaitlin Johnson
One of five Borger family members facing charges of participating in the January 6 uprising in Washington D.C. accepted a plea deal today.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2022 at 8:17 PM CDT
|By Tamlyn Cochran and Kevin Welch
Early voting will be starting on Monday for the Two State Constitutional Amendments and four bonds proposals from the Amarillo Independent School District.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2022 at 2:29 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson and Kevin Welch
A federal judge set a hearing today to begin the prosecution of a suspected Amarillo bomb manufacturer after finding him mentally competent.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 5:28 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch
Texas Xcel customers have been getting notifications in the mail about fuel costs to generate electricity and what Xcel is asking from the Public Utilities Commission.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 11:35 AM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson and Kevin Welch
A federal judge ruled Friday a man suspected of setting off a bomb in the Paramount Terrace neighborhood should have a hearing Wednesday to decide if he is incompetent.
Election finance reports show supporters of Amarillo school bonds have more funds than those against
Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 4:17 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch
The political action committee against the $285 million in Amarillo school bonds has far less money to spend than supporters of the bonds.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2022 at 4:21 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch and Tamlyn Cochran
An Amarillo political action committee announced its support today for the $285 million bond proposals on the May 7, ballot.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2022 at 5:25 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch and Tamlyn Cochran
Attorneys filed plea deals Thursday concerning two men who defrauded a livestock feed company in Dimmitt of almost a half million dollars.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 4:40 PM CDT
|By Kevin Welch and Tamlyn Cochran
The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority said the money includes special federal infrastructure spending on top of more typical allotments.
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