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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Hodgetown will be getting $4.5 million worth of improvements after the Amarillo City Council agreed to make improvements ordered by Major League Baseball.
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A Dallas man wanted for shooting four people in Dallas is in the Donley County Jail facing a two million dollar bond for first-degree murder.
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An Amarillo federal judge made mixed rulings Thursday in the case of West Texas A&M University cancelling a planned drag show in March meant to benefit a LGBTQ+ suicide prevention drive.
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Officials approved a $6.3 million sale today of land at the Rick Husband International Airport for future use.
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Canyon city commissioners held a meeting today to discuss repairing the railroad crossing at Brown Road.
The Amarillo City Council got a high-altitude view today of changes to the proposed budget.
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Active Covid cases in Potter and Randall counties climbed back above 1,000 today.
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It took about a day to contain a wildfire in the canyons southeast of Claude.
After little public discussion, the Amarillo City Council voted unanimously today to accept a separation agreement ending the service of City Manager Jared Miller.
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Amarillo College’s president is one step closer to taking over the leadership of the Austin Community College District.
Amarillo City Council members heard today how this year’s budget process will work with a tax rate that’s almost unchanged and about $5 million more to spend.
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Divers found a drowned man from Cactus in the Spring Canyon area of Lake Meredith on Sunday night.
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The city of Amarillo plans to end emergency pumping of Lawrence Lake and the playa at the Greenways starting Monday.
The fourth largest college in Texas announced today Amarillo College’s President Russell Lowery-Hart is the lone finalist to lead Austin Community College.
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Authorities released more details after one person died on Friday in a three-vehicle crash in Randall County.
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Documents filed Wednesday in federal court tell more about the punishment an Amarillo man will get for setting off a bomb in the Paramount neighborhood.
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A Dallas area company filed a connection agreement Monday for a solar power project near Nazareth that could supply electricity to about 40,000 homes down state.
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The Texas Rangers are investigating a “questionable death” in Childress.
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What will become the new city hall is under budget and about to transition to the next level of changes.
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The city of Amarillo has several initiatives to help people affected by the recent deluge of rain.
The Amarillo City Council took action Tuesday that could put the city’s fire department on a waiting list for more than two years for a new ladder truck.
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A judge in Randall County sentenced Tanner Sims to eight years in state prison today after a plea agreement concerning the shooting death of a pregnant girl.
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The project to control flooding in northeast Amarillo is nearing an end after 10 years and $17 million.
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Falling natural gas prices could reduce some of the sting of rising electricity prices with Xcel Energy’s Tuesday request to lower fuel costs.
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Moments became tense at an Amarillo City Council meeting this afternoon during the discussion about a potential policy violation by a council member.
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The Texas Rangers are investigating a shooting in Bovina.
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Federal investigators clear Bell Textron to continue aircraft development for military vertical lift
Federal investigators cleared Bell Textron today to continue developing an aircraft to advance the future of vertical lift military aircraft.
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As we told you yesterday, Greenbelt Lake is looking for help with its low water level, and state officials voted today for $18 million in financial aid for that.
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The Texas Water Development Board agenda for tomorrow shows $8 million in financial aid for the Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority.
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Amarillo city council members voted today to take on about $4.5 million in debt to bring the downtown ballpark up to new league standards.
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Former Sunray and Panhandle City Manager pleads guilty to stealing around $160,000 from city
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An economic development advocate announced a new cooperation today to develop even more agriculture activity in the area.
A city board voted today to give almost $4 million worth of land and up to almost the same amount of money to a Delaware company depending on its performance.
The city of Amarillo reported this week five more candidates have filed to be on the May 6, ballot.
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An Amarillo man convicted in the 1999 shooting of three teen boys in their sleep has a scheduled execution this evening.
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A complaint filed Monday concerning a weekend homicide explains how Amarillo police found the suspect.
At the close of the second full week of filing to be on the May 6, ballot for Amarillo City Council seats, six more candidates have filed applications.
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Court papers filed this week will allow prosecutors to combine five drunk driving manslaughter cases and ask for harsher punishments.
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City staff presented a report today regarding a proposed hotel being built near the Rick Husband Amarillo Airport.
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A 15-year-old is now facing a capital murder charge in Randall County for the shooting deaths of a man and woman in November.
The ball fields at John Stiff and Rick Klein parks may become the responsibility of private non profits.
This was the first week of applying for spots on May’s city elections and four candidates completed the process.
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A national real estate monitor said today Buc-ee’s is set to start construction on the east side of Amarillo in March.
Amarillo city leaders today started addressing several infrastructure needs by voting to issue about $60 million of debt.
The city of Amarillo said today the new year will see a return to collecting trash twice a week.
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The Amarillo chapter of the national Teamsters union said today local school bus drivers and monitors have voted to join the union.
The city of Amarillo is reporting today active COVID cases in Potter and Randall counties stand at almost 1,200 for the first time in months.
Amarillo’s issues with new software preventing the payment of city bills for water and sewer online or by phone continue with no end in sight.
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Bell Textron announced today it has won an Army contract to further develop its next generation of aircraft that can lift like a helicopter and fly like a plane.
The Amarillo Economic Development Corporation board voted today to approve up to $3 million over five years for Jax Transport to create up to 200 jobs.
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