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KLBK Tuesday AM Weather Update (10/20/26)
Tuesday's highs will range from the lower and the middle 70s.
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Body camera video shows police response after middle schooler accused of shooting teacher in Hobbs
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - 13-year-old Ryker Teel is accused of shooting a teacher outside Highland Middle School on Sept. 25, according to police. Teel is facing charges of aggravated assault and tampering with evidence, among others. Just before 11:40 a.m. that day, officers say c...
safety
Lubbock Fire Rescue shares carbon monoxide safety tips as temperatures drop
Lubbock Fire Rescue is advising residents to take safety precautions against carbon monoxide poisoning as temperatures drop in the South Plains.
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Texas Tech Southwest Collection preserving history of Southwest Conference
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas Tech Athletics is enjoying plenty of Big 12 success in recent years, but it wasn’t always associated with the conference. The Southwest Conference was founded in 1914 and the Red Raiders got in on the action in 1956. Tech won 11 conference championsh...
government
Burrows, Williams lay out priorities for Texas House District 83
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows kicked off his campaign tour with a rally dubbed “One Party. One Mission. Strike Force” at the American Windmill Museum on Monday, as he seeks re-election while working to defend his party’s majority. Burrows told support...
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Texas DPS, UMC-EMS warns Lubbock of fentanyl's continuing dangers
October is Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month, and Texas DPS, along with UMC-EMS, urged the community to take precaution and learn more about the deadly-abused drug....
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Texas Tech men's hoops begins season ranked No. 19
Texas Tech men's basketball is gearing up for its latest season and the Red Raiders are starting things off within the top 25 after checking in at No. 19....
government
Midterms are here: Is Lubbock County prepared?
Texas Tech students and Lubbock County election officials are encouraging voter participation ahead of the upcoming November 3 midterm elections.
safety
Former GM fired over misconduct allegations now running for Buffalo Springs Lake board
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Voters in Buffalo Springs Lake are choosing board members for Precinct 1, Precinct 3 and one at-large position, which will be decided by all of Lubbock County. The at-large race includes the former general manager of Buffalo Springs Lake, who is asking vot...
government
Lubbock-Cooper ISD voters to decide on property tax rate increase
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Voters in Lubbock-Cooper ISD are getting a say in the district’s property tax rate. The board of trustees wants to raise it by three cents, to a total just shy of $1.20 per $100 valuation. The district reports if voters agree, this would raise payments on ...
schools
Talarico to hold community rally at Texas Tech Oct. 27
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - James Talarico, running against Ken Paxton for a U.S. Senate seat, will hold a community rally at Texas Tech University Tuesday, Oct. 27. The event will be held at the Frazier Alumni Pavilion on the Texas Tech campus. The rally marks a stop on what the cam...
schools
Lubbock ISD’s AgriSTEM building marks fourth year of classes
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Lubbock ISD’s AgriSTEM building is now holding its fourth year of classes. The building caters to FFA students with instruction focused on agriculture. Course offerings AgriSTEM Coordinator Coby Johnson said wildlife classes teach hunter safety, boater saf...
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Muleshoe man sentenced to six years for child sexual abuse
Michael Bara, 71, was sentenced to eight years in prison for two separate cases involving criminal sexual contact and penetration of minors.
government
What you need to know as early voting begins in Lubbock
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Early voting began Monday, and Lubbock County election officials are reminding voters what to have ready before they go to the polls. Troy Havard, the Lubbock County elections administrator, said the first day of early voting is the day to resolve any regi...
schools
Talarico to host Lubbock community rally at Texas Tech
Texas State Representative and U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico is set to host a community rally in Lubbock on the campus of Texas Tech next Tuesday, October 27....
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Public invited to WBU Homecoming cookout, tailgating, football, and Hall of Honor ceremony
Provided by Wayland Baptist University PLAINVIEW, TX (NEWS RELEASE) - Wayland Baptist University invites the public to celebrate Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, with the Athletics Hall of Honor ceremony, a complimentary cookout, family tailgate activities, and a football g...
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Bandidos Club president gets 135 months for meth trafficking
Steven Glenn Ryals, a Lubbock man and Bandidos Motorcycle Club chapter president, was sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for running a high-purity methamphetamine trafficking operation....
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Science Spectrum holds Texas Arbor Day celebration
The Texas A&M Forest Service and Science Spectrum will host a free tree giveaway event on October 24 to celebrate Texas Arbor Day.
schools
Wayland Baptist to cut ribbon on new prayer garden Oct. 21
PLAINVIEW, Texas (KCBD) - Wayland Baptist University will celebrate a new campus space for prayer and reflection with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21. The ceremony for the prayer garden, located just east of the Brown Family Conference Center. According to ...
safety
Man charged with intoxication manslaughter in connection with crash that killed Tahoka woman
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A Lubbock man has been charged in connection with a crash that killed a Tahoka woman Sunday evening. 34-year-old Monti Johnson was arrested on an Intoxication Manslaughter charge. Just after 6:30 p.m., troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash at the inter...
government
Early voting begins for November 3 general and special elections
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Early voting begins Monday, October 19 for the November 3 general and special elections. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. everyday through October 30, except Sunday when polls will be open from noon to 6 p.m. You can vote early at any United Superm...
safety
A Lubbock man charged with intoxication manslaughter after killing a Tahoka woman
LUBBOCK, Texas – A Lubbock man was arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle after killing a 47-year-old from Tahoka, in a two-vehicle crash in Lubbock County on Sunday evening, the Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed Monday. According to the affi...
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KLBK’s Pet of the Day is Copper! (10/19/26)
KLBK's Pet of Day segments air Monday through Thursday during our noon newscast.
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Speaker Burrows visits Lubbock Monday for strike force tour
Speaker Dustin Burrows will visit Lubbock on Monday, October 19, as part of his One Party, One Mission Strike Force campaign, according to a press release....
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Suspect dies following Hobbs officer-involved-shooting, NMSP Investigating
A suspect named Saul Licon died following an officer-involved shooting in Hobbs, New Mexico, on October 15, 2026.
schools
Silent Wings Museum, Texas Tech School of Music to host ‘Songs of Yesteryear’ concert Nov. 7
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The Silent Wings Museum and the Texas Tech School of Music will host Songs of Yesteryear, a live concert featuring repertoire from the Great American Songbook written in the 1940s, on Saturday, Nov. 7. Students from the School of Music will perform songs t...
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Gametime announced for No. 8 Texas Tech's Halloween game against No. 25 Arizona
Big 12 officials announced that No. 8 Texas Tech will play No. 25 University of Arizona on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 11 a.m.
Local
Warm and Dry Weather Expected Monday
LUBBOCK, TX (KAMC) – KAMC Forecaster Larry Rodriguez has your Monday morning weather update for October 19, 2026. Today's High - 73° Tonight's Low - 54° Today: A mild day is expected across the area Monday. Temperatures will range from the lower to middle 70s. Winds will be from ...
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End Zone Team of the Week: Idalou Wildcats
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The Idalou Wildcats (8-0) are coming off of a big 38-20 win over Littlefield this past Friday. With that performance, they were named this week’s KCBD End Zone Team of the Week. The Wildcats are currently ranked as the top overall team in 3A Division II as...
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KLBK’s Top Plays of the Week: Oct. 15-17
Week eight of the high school football season is in the book and there were several marquee matchups across Lubbock and the South Plains. KLBK ranked the top five moments from the busy week....