By Scott Harvey

KETR NEWSCAST, 4-16-09

Appeal denied for murder defendant in 1998 Hunt County murder case; Greenville changes standards on exterior construction; Deadline Thursday at 5 p.m. for proposed student referendum at A&M-Commerce; T-Lounge at A&M-Commerce being demolished to make way for new Music Building; Hunt County Crime Stoppers seek burglary suspect; Tyler man arrested on arson charges on Easter.

By Jerrod Knight

KETR Sportscast 04-16-09

Commerce, TX – The NBA season is over as of last night; Rangers update; Greenville Lady Lions softball gets beat; Track time for Royse City and Greenville.

By Brad Kellar

Greenville – Appeal is denied in a Hunt County capitol murder case.

The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals made the ruling earlier this week in the case of Kevin Scott Varga, currently on death row for the robbery and murder of David Logie in Greenville in Sept., 1998.

Varga, along with Billy John Galloway, both formerly of South Dakota, were convicted of the crime and received the death penalty in 2000. Four people in all were found to have participated in the killing.

By Brad Kellar

Greenville – Greenville elects to change its standards on exterior construction.

The city's regulations now include non-residential buildings along two additional local highways. The Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve an amendment to the existing ordinance which added U.S. Highway 380 and State Highway 66 to the list of major thoroughfares where a majority of masonry exterior is required on the building.

By Jerrod Knight

The Morning Blend: Brad Davis

Jerrod Knight

Commerce, TX – Grammy-Award-winning guitarist and songwriter Brad Davis visits the morning show to promote the Songwriter's Showcase tonight on the square downtown in Commerce.

By Scott Harvey

Commerce – A funeral service is Saturday for a Texas A&M University-Commerce student, shot and killed outside a club near Daingerfield last weekend.

Christopher Rashad Moore died early Sunday morning after being taken to a Titus County hospital with gunshot injuries. Moore was reportedly an innocent bystander in the affair. Three other individuals suffered non life-threatening injuries.

This Day in History: Wednesday, April 15, 2009.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY, 4-15-09

This Day in History: Wednesday, April 15, 2009.

By Scott Harvey

Expert offers tips for last-minute tax filers; Attorneys for Brandon Dale Woodruff - convicted last month for 2005 murder of parents - seek new trail; Guilty pleas heard in multiple armed robberies in Hunt County; Zoning approved for new nursing facility in Greenville; Paris ISD to hold informative session for public Wednesday night regarding high school bond construction project.

By Scott Harvey

The Morning Blend: Former Commerce City Manager Bill Shipp joins the show to talk about his current post, Royse City City Manager

Scott Harvey

Commerce, TX – Royse City city manager (and former Commerce city manager) Bill Shipp joins Scott Harvey via telephone to talk about the other city in Rockwall county.

By Jerrod Knight

KETR Sportscast 04-15-09

Jerrod Knight

Commerce, TX – Rangers with a loss to Baltimore; Mavs play tonight for the 6th playoff seed; the Cowboys schedule has been hammered out; the A&M-Commerce women's golf team finish 11th overall at the Tarleton State Coca-Cola Invitational; and the District 13-4A track meet kicks off today.