Alex Onken
TMP - KSLA
Shreveport, La.
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Alex Onken joined KSLA News 12's digital team on Halloween 2016. Before that, he worked in newsprint, writing both for the Starkville Daily News and the Lake Charles American Press. A native Louisianan, he was born in Lake Charles and raised in nearby Welsh. He graduated from McNeese State University in December of 2014 with a degree in mass communications.
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Cunningham’s bond for the additional charges was set at $410,000.
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On Sept. 7, 2022 Michael Tyler (known as Mystikal) pled not guilty to rape and battery charges in Ascension Parish.
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A pilot is safe after making an emergency landing in Caddo Parish on Labor Day 2022.
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Adrian Perkins appeals district court ruling, describes lawsuit as an attempt “to steal your vote”
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Following reports of a large explosion in the Catuna area, deputies with the DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s office are working to evacuate residents.
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"We continue to ask everyone to keep Marshal Charlie Caldwell, Jr.’s family, the Marshal’s Office, and all his friends in your thoughts and prayers."
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Crews are working to learn more about a leak at the former Imperial Cleaners located downtown.
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Mudbug Madness on average brings in around half a million dollars in a single weekend.
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No injuries to either driver. No hazardous materials were spilled.
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Crews are searching the Toledo Bend Reservoir for a missing man after the discovery of a body on Saturday.
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One man was found clinging to a stump,
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Shreveport police officers and other crews are on the scene of a reported shooting on Thursday afternoon.
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Police say three people, including a child, were at the home at the time of the incident.
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Have you ever heard of animal rain? Well, the city of Texarkana just experienced it.
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Hunter and Alexis Wilkes, both 21, were hit by a pickup truck while trying to turn onto U.S. 59 around 10 a.m. Sunday.
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The $10,000 reward expires on Nov. 29, 2023.
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The Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office has identified the three people found shot dead in a West Cedar Grove home on the morning of Thursday, Nov. 4.
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He shot at law officers numerous times and opened a fire extinguisher in their direction, authorities say
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Police said a mother of one of the residents checked the back door to the building. That’s when, police say, she discovered the bodies of two males and a female, all shot to death.
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The game will be televised on Fox with a kick-off time set at 3:05 p.m. CST.
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The shooting left 19-year-old Damarius Murphy of Rayville dead and a 16-year-old injured.
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In total, 18 children younger than 18 have died from COVID in Louisiana.
"It's incumbent upon all of us to get the vaccine and wear a mask to protect ourselves and one another, including our children."
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It’s almost time for the State Fair of Louisiana!
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Police have recovered shell casings from the scene.
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Two other evacuee’s deaths at the facility are not storm-related.
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According to the Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page, two more bodies where found in Toledo Bend on Sunday, Aug. 1.
The new overall total deaths to 12,116 since the beginning of the pandemic.
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In part, the faculty member wrote “she wouldn’t care if every unvaccinated person died.”
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"We will all miss his presence & voice."
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All meals are served on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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The fire was placed under control around 5:45 a.m.
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The body of a teen who went missing on Tuesday, June 1 has been found, according to the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office.
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