By Jerrod Knight

KETR Sportscast 04-02-09

Jerrod Knight

Commerce, TX – Rangers win over LA; Mavs beat Miami; GP Airhogs with a unique promotional night; Greenville Lions sofball tourney today; Caddo Mills relays take place today; DPD Officer Robert Powell quits.

By Brad Kellar

Campbell – A murder trial for a Campbell man has been postponed.

James Ray Brown Jr. had been tentatively scheduled to go to trial next Monday. But during a hearing Tuesday both sides announced they were not yet ready to proceed to trial, so a new trial date was set for May 18.

Brown has pleaded not guilty to the murder of his wife, Avis Baker Brown in Oct., 2008. He is being held in the Hunt County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bond.

By Brad Kellar

Hunt County – Trial could be held later this month regarding the aggravated robbery of an area game room.

Trial had been scheduled to begin in October of last year in the case against Willis Wilkin Langley, of Lewisville, charged with aggravated robbery last May of the Gray House Game near Quinlan. But prosecutors requested dismissal of the charge, reportedly after the victim of the alleged crime could not be located. Langley has pleaded not guilty to the crime. During a hearing Tuesday, a new trial date was set for April 20.

By Scott Harvey

If you have yet to register for the May 9 municipal and school elections, you have only a handful of days left to do so.

Next Thursday, April 9 is the deadline to register for the elections.

Some cities have however cancelled their elections, and unopposed candidates declared winners.

By Scott Harvey

A new Amber Alert system for East Texas will help officials speed up the process of reporting a missing child.

Under the regional system, officers can send information about child abductions to a center in Longview. The center will dispatch information to radio and television stations via the Emergency Alert System. The Tyler Morning Telegraph reports the regional system to be used in 14 counties, including Rains and Van Zandt, will supplement the statewide Amber Alert program.

This Day in History: Wednesday; April 1, 2009.

This Day in History

This Day in History: Wednesday; April 1, 2009.

By Brad Kellar

Lone Oak – A guilty plea has been entered in connection to a hit and run accident.

By Jerrod Knight

The Morning Blend: Commissioner Jim Latham

Jerrod Knight

Commerce, TX – Hunt County Commissioner Jim Latham sits down with the Morning Blend to shed some light on the history of Commerce's Big Event, as well as what can be expected this Saturday.

By Jerrod Knight

The Morning Blend: Lt. Jason Bone

Jerrod Knight

Commerce, TX – Lt. Bone visits the Morning Blend to discuss the new testing dates for the Commerce Outdoor Warning System, as well as the importance of up-to-the-minute weather information distribution.

By Scott Harvey

KETR Newscast 4-01-09

Greenville man sought in connection with murder; Hopkins County residents warned against asphalt scam in area; Tuesday's University Community update at A&M-Commerce now available at ketr.org/podcasts; Guilty plead entered in hit and run accident; Funds being raised for Sulphur Springs fire victim; Lamar County Crime Stoppers seek vandalism suspect; Commerce to test outdoor warning sirens Wednesday.