Mark Haslett
News DirectorMark Haslett served as KETR's News Director from February 2013 to June 2025. During his tenure the station's news operation enjoyed an increase in listener engagement and audience metrics, as well recognition in the Texas AP Broadcasters awards and a National Edward R. Murrow award. Before coming to Northeast Texas, Haslett worked for High Plains Public Radio in Amarillo, where he worked as News Director and later as Director of Programming. His work has been broadcast on KERA, KCUR and other public radio stations, as well as the NPR Newscast. Haslett has also worked as an editor and reporter in both news and sports at newspapers in the Southwest and Midwest. Haslett developed a passion for radio as a youth, when he helped his father, a program host at (now-defunct) WRBC-AM in Jackson, Miss.
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When signing Senate Bill 7, Gov. Abbott said it's designed to develop new sources of water and reinforce old infrastructure. -
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is a strong supporter of the sweeping measure passed in the 2025 session of the Texas legislature. -
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Police says the shooting suspect turned himself in that same night. The June 13 incident left two men with gunshot wounds. -
The homestead exemptions has been raised to $140,000 for most Texas homeowners. -
The ruling could set a precedent for similar Child Protective Services cases in which parents have a criminal history. -
The same storm cell spawned two tornadoes, one of which caused extensive structural damage in Bonham.
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The twister touched down on the southwest side of Sherman and lifted just north of Howe.
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In Bonham, a cooling center is open today at the Roy Floyd Community Center, located at 1100 W. 5th Street.
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Severe thunderstorms brought damaging winds and heavy rainfall to the region late Sunday night
