Kaitlin Johnson
Assistant News Director at KFDA NewsChannel 10
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Kaitlin was born and raised in Amarillo. She is the Assistant News Director for NewsChannel 10.
She attended West Texas A&M University where she graduated with a degree in broadcasting electronic media and a minor in communication studies.
Kaitlin first came to NewsChannel 10 as an intern in 2012 and officially joined the team as an Assistant Producer in 2016. During her time at the station, she has worked at producing newscasts and managing the station's digital content.
When she's not at the station, Kaitlin spends her free time watching movies, reading and hanging out with her family and friends.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2023 at 3:57 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson
The Clovis Police Department has secured the Walmart located on North Prince Street as a crime scene.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2023 at 12:09 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson
Clovis police are investigating a shooting that left a 7-year-old girl hospitalized.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2023 at 10:57 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson
Governor Greg Abbott is in Perryton today after a tornado tore through town, killing three and injuring dozens.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2023 at 10:12 AM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson
Multiple agencies from throughout the Texas Panhandle are responding to assist Perryton after a tornado passed through the city Thursday.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2023 at 10:16 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson
First responders worked all day on a recovery mission after officials say a man drove his car over a cliff.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 5:14 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson and Tamlyn Cochran
Amarillo police have identified the man who was shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting on Paramount Boulevard near I-40.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 7:54 AM CST
|By Kaitlin Johnson, Tamlyn Cochran and Vanessa Garcia
Six people have been injured from a fire at Phillips 66 Borger Complex in Hutchinson County.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 10:32 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson, Tamlyn Cochran and Alyssa Riggs
The Tri-State Fair has confirmed they will be increasing security for the rest of the Fair after a shooting.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 7:39 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson and Vanessa Garcia
Officials said railroad tracks reopened this morning after a train derailment that happened early yesterday morning.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 9:24 AM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson
Amarillo police have arrested a woman for charges related to a recent cock fighting case.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 5:54 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson and Alyssa Riggs
The City of Amarillo is asking for help identifying a strange figure seen on surveillance camera at the Amarillo Zoo.
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 5:12 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson and Kevin Welch
The Texas Department of Public Safety said the bodies of 27-year-old Adilene Adame, of Friona, and 37-year-old Osiel Rodriguez, of Dimmit, were found off of Farm-to-Market Road 1057, about 13 miles east of Friona.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 2:01 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson
Law enforcement arrested eight people for drug trafficking charges in Tulia on Tuesday in what authorities called Operation Tulia Takedown.
Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 11:11 AM CDT
|By Kevin Welch and Kaitlin Johnson
Federal prosecutors filed papers today that contain guilty pleas from two Borger women who entered the U.S. Capitol building during the January 6 confrontation between protestors and police.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2022 at 1:37 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson
A Hereford woman has died after a crash involving a semi-truck in Castro County this morning.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2022 at 4:44 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson and Tamlyn Cochran
The strong and dry southwest winds are bringing an increased wildfire threat to the area.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 9:27 AM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson
Clovis police have identified a suspect in the death of a woman who was found dead inside an apartment on North Main Street.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2022 at 5:03 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson and Tamlyn Cochran
The wintry weather conditions have resulted in power outages across the Texas Panhandle.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2022 at 4:35 PM CST
|By Kaitlin Johnson and Andrew McMunn
Texas police are investigating after two people were injured in a hit-and-run in Texas early Saturday morning.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2022 at 9:33 AM CST
|By Kaitlin Johnson
The City of Pharr Police Department seized more than $10 million worth of liquid meth.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 10:06 AM CST
|By Kaitlin Johnson
Law enforcement has arrested a man for a deadly shooting that happened in Tulia Tuesday morning.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 1:57 PM CST
|By Kaitlin Johnson
The Tulia Police Department and Texas Rangers are investigating a shooting that left one man dead Tuesday morning.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2021 at 2:22 PM CST
|By Kaitlin Johnson
As the high winds continue through the area, fires have been reported in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2021 at 11:56 AM CST
|By Kaitlin Johnson
An Amarillo man accused of threatening to execute three prominent Jewish rabbis is now facing federal charges.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2021 at 2:31 PM CST
|By Kaitlin Johnson
A man is facing federal charges after a Wheeler County deputy reports finding meth during a traffic stop on I-40.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 at 3:21 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson
Police are looking for two people in connection with a homicide that happened in Clovis on October 10.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 at 1:26 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson
Three juveniles have died and one is hospitalized after a wreck near White Deer.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 9:09 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson and Sydnee Batzlaff
Home BancShares, Inc., the parent company of Centennial Bank, has acquired Happy Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of Happy State Bank, in an all-stock merger.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2021 at 1:13 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson
One person has died after a grain silo accident in Bovina.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2021 at 1:38 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson
The Amarillo Police Department is investigating five shootings in North Amarillo that took place in the last 24 hours.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2021 at 3:47 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the state of New Mexico will temporarily re-implement a statewide requirement that face masks be worn in all public spaces regardless of vaccination status.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2021 at 2:09 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson
The man accused of causing an explosion at a home on Lenwood Drive near Paramount in Amarillo has now been federally charged.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2021 at 10:44 AM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson
Images obtained from court documents show five members of a Borger family accused of entering the U.S. Capitol building on January 6.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2021 at 2:47 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson
Governor Greg Abbott signed two bills today that are aimed at expanding TeleHealth, TeleMedicine and broadband access across the state of Texas.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2021 at 4:19 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson
Two former Clovis residents have been identified as two of the five victims in the hot air balloon crash in Albuquerque, New Mexico, according to the Eastern New Mexico News.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2021 at 4:59 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson
A Clovis man faces up to 13 and a half years in prison after a jury convicted him for aggravated assault on a peace officer.
Updated: May. 19, 2021 at 11:24 AM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson
One student is in police custody after a social media threat, according to Hereford ISD.
Updated: May. 18, 2021 at 10:08 AM CDT
|By Kaitlin Johnson
Recent thunderstorms have caused a significant rock slide in Palo Duro Canyon.