Katie Main
Reporter
Lubbock, TX
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Katie Main became part of the KCBD team in December 2018. She is excited to continue living and working in her college town.
Katie was born and raised in Cypress, Texas and grew up watching Houston-area news before moving to Lubbock to pursue higher education. She graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in Journalism and a minor in Electronic Media & Communications.
During her time at Tech, Katie discovered a passion for local news. Through internships and participation in the student newscast, she found interest in stories about local government and community issues that affect everyday people.
She is excited to continue meeting and telling the stories of people in Lubbock.
Education
Updated: Mar. 11, 2020 at 6:35 PM CDT
|By Katie Main
Fire Battalion Chief, Bill glass, took KCBD on a behind the scenes tour of the city-wide disaster drill. Preston Smith International Airport, along with the City of Lubbock, first responders, local hospitals and law enforcement practiced their emergency response as if the scenario were real.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2020 at 7:23 PM CDT
|By Katie Main
The U.S. military says it has begun withdrawing troops from Afghanistan. Today in Lubbock, one soldier was able to come home.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2020 at 7:25 PM CST
|By Katie Main
Assistant District Attorney, Ashley Davis, said insanity is an affirmative defense raised by the defense attorney at trial. Davis said reason for insanity varies from case to case, but is determined by a series of tests done by a psychologist or psychiatrist.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2020 at 8:15 PM CST
|By Katie Main
In light of the Coronavirus, United Supermarkets implemented a purchase limit on illness prevention products. United Family Communications and Community Engagement Manager, Nancy Sharp, said the decision was made to ensure all guests have access to the products they need.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2020 at 6:33 PM CST
|By Katie Main
There were a couple tight races in yesterday’s election, specifically the race for county commissioner in Lubbock and Hale counties.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2020 at 6:30 PM CST
|By Katie Main
A local artist is raising money to create a community art center dedicated to promoting artists of color. The artist behind the project, Danielle East, says she wants to involve local artists in the East Lubbock Art House, and also bring other artists from across Texas to Lubbock.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2020 at 6:17 PM CST
|By Katie Main
“Cheer,” a new Netflix docuseries follows the cheer team at Navarro Junior College in Corsicana, Texas as they prepare to compete in the College National Championship.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2020 at 10:14 PM CST
|By Katie Main
Parents in northwest Lubbock are wondering if their children will be able to play baseball this season.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2020 at 10:40 PM CST
|By Katie Main
A statewide effort is underway to educate school staff, parents and teachers about the dangers of vaping.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2020 at 10:06 PM CST
|By Katie Main
75 years ago today, U.S. troops landed on Iwo Jima during World War II. The American invasion lasted 30 days and is considered one of the bloodiest battles of the war.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2020 at 6:25 PM CST
|By Katie Main
A professor at Texas Tech says analyzing data from West Texas earthquakes earlier this week may help scientists determine if there is a trend in this region.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2020 at 8:25 AM CST
|By Katie Main
Here in Lubbock, more than 100 students in special education departments in eight surrounding school districts came together to learn about job opportunities at local businesses.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2020 at 6:47 PM CST
|By Katie Main
The Boy Scouts of America South Plains Council said they will continue to operate as normal after the national organization announced they have filed for bankruptcy.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2020 at 6:13 PM CST
|By Katie Main
Edible Arrangements customers across the country, including some in Lubbock, are expressing their frustration with the company after they did not receive the orders they placed that were supposed to be delivered on Valentine’s Day.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2020 at 5:42 PM CST
|By Katie Main
A Facebook post claiming unsanitary conditions at the McDonald’s on South Loop 289 near University Ave. went viral, and now the owner of the store has released a statement following an inspection by the City of Lubbock Environmental Health Department.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2020 at 7:11 PM CST
|By Katie Main
Just 100 students have applied and been accepted to commander William C. McCool Academy, Lubbock ISD’s new steam magnet school. That means there is still space for 300 students to attend the academy this fall.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2020 at 6:26 PM CST
|By Katie Main
A Meadow middle schooler is $300,000 richer after he showed the grand champion steer at the Fort Worth Stock Show this weekend.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2020 at 6:59 PM CST
|By Katie Main
Texas Tech Baseball will host its first home game of the season next week, and, they are hoping it is the safest one yet.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2020 at 6:41 PM CST
|By Katie Main
The Lubbock Police Department saw a decrease in the number of crashes they typically respond to in a winter weather scenario.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2020 at 5:12 PM CST
|By Katie Main
Loop 289, Marsha Sharp Freeway and I-27 have all been treated with a brine solution and crews continue to work on US 84 and US 6282. TxDOT said they started preparing early to make sure all of their equipment is functional and they are ready to respond.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2020 at 6:42 PM CST
|By Katie Main
Texas Tech fans are celebrating the Chief’s win like it was their own. That’s, of course, because of former Tech student, Patrick Mahomes.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2020 at 6:29 PM CST
|By Katie Main
Texas Tech sends students all over the world, but this semester they have cancelled trips for six students who were supposed to go to China because of the Coronavirus outbreak.
Updated: Jan. 29, 2020 at 6:49 PM CST
|By Katie Main
The Frenship Special Olympics bowling team is going to get their chance to compete in the Special Olympics as the State competition is being hosted in Lubbock for the first time.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2020 at 5:21 PM CST
|By Katie Main
Business owners are expressing their concern about the location of a homeless outreach center in Lubbock. It is a part of Open Door, a church located in the South Overton neighborhood, just south of Broadway Avenue.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2020 at 5:23 PM CST
|By Katie Main
Local law enforcement is teaming up to crack down on speeding in Lubbock. They say it is one of the contributing factors to an increase in crashes in the area.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2020 at 6:21 PM CST
|By Katie Main
Recent criminal activity in Lubbock involving juveniles has ignited an effort among local law enforcement agencies to team up to address safety in schools.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2020 at 6:50 PM CST
|By Katie Main
The Children’s Advocacy Center of the South Plains says the number of child abuse cases in Lubbock County adds up to three a day.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2020 at 10:27 PM CST
|By Katie Main
A family is distraught and a man is facing capital murder charges after he told police he stuffed his girlfriend’s 10-month-old child into a backpack and left her in his car for more than five hours on Tuesday.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2020 at 10:41 PM CST
|By Katie Main
Voice of Hope, a Lubbock crisis intervention center saw a 15 percent increase in cases in 2019 compared to the year before.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2020 at 8:45 PM CST
|By Katie Main
Tova Coffeehouse opened their doors in 2018 with the intention of providing a platform for and donating profits to organizations that do good in Lubbock.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2019 at 10:30 PM CST
|By Katie Main
The leader of one Lubbock congregation said his church has around 30 people involved in their life safety team. He said his hope is that it never has to be used, but if a situation like the one near Fort Worth were to happen, they want to be sure their congregation is safe.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2019 at 8:09 AM CST
|By Katie Main
Friday’s pileup along Highway 84 outside of Slaton left one man pinned inside a pickup for hours as emergency crews raced to the scene to get him out.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2019 at 8:35 PM CST
|By Katie Main
For most, Christmas morning is a cheerful time, but not for two Lubbock business owners who experienced break-in’s during that night.
Updated: Dec. 26, 2019 at 7:56 PM CST
|By Katie Main
A woman is performing random acts of kindness that are reaching people across the country. It is in honor of a 19-year-old Texas Tech student who was killed by a drunk driver in February at the intersection of Slide Road and 13th Street.
Updated: Dec. 24, 2019 at 10:12 PM CST
|By Katie Main
A Texas Tech student is raising concerns about a racially-charged video. Now, the university is responding.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2019 at 10:39 PM CST
|By Katie Main
Congressman Jodey Arrington is in Lubbock. He’s back home again to spend time with his family during the holidays. But, he hasn’t turned his back on all that is going on in Washington.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2019 at 8:55 AM CST
|By Katie Main
A veteran and his family received a Christmas surprise this evening.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2019 at 5:09 PM CST
|By Katie Main
The historic move to impeach President Donald Trump has many people now asking what is next.Many people, when they hear the word “impeachment,” think the president will immediately be removed from office. But, that is not the case.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2019 at 10:27 PM CST
|By Katie Main
Over the weekend, Texas Tech recognized one of their former students in a special way.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2019 at 9:28 PM CST
|By Katie Main
Kathie Loshbough is raising her three grandchildren. Each morning she drops one off at daycare, one at Condra Charter School and one at Ramirez Elementary before heading to Walmart, where she works.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2019 at 7:12 PM CST
|By Katie Main
Students at Texas Tech said overall, they feel safe on campus, but are a little nervous the suspect from this weekend is still on the loose. The Texas Tech Police Department is encouraging anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has knowledge of the suspect to contact them at 806-743-2000
Updated: Dec. 6, 2019 at 10:15 PM CST
|By Katie Main
Most people ask for something for their birthday, but one Lubbock man is using his special day to give to others.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2019 at 9:57 PM CST
|By Katie Main
We are learning more today about the Trump Administration's new rule that will tighten the rules for people receiving food stamps.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2019 at 10:35 PM CST
|By Katie Main
Donna Chandler of the South Plains Food Bank: “There’s still hungry children, and there’s still hungry seniors and it takes each and every one of us doing whatever we can to make sure that no one goes hungry at night.”
Updated: Dec. 3, 2019 at 9:33 PM CST
|By Katie Main
West Texas cotton producers have suffered this season while waiting for a trade agreement to be made between the U.S. and China.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2019 at 10:08 PM CST
|By Katie Main
The Texas A&M Forest Service is reporting that the fire at the Petersburg Co-Op Gin is now fully contained as of Wednesday night.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2019 at 10:57 PM CST
|By Katie Main
If you have trauma or difficult relationships, often times the holidays can remind you of those things. Because of this, many people struggle with anxiety, stress or depression during the holiday season.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2019 at 11:11 PM CST
|By Katie Main
The owner of Thai Thai restaurant in Lubbock has seen a strong show of support after a hateful note was left on their counter.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2019 at 10:46 PM CST
|By Katie Main
Danny Smith said he remembers the day his friend, 25-year-old DPS trooper, Jerry Don Davis, was shot at killed during a traffic stop in Slaton on October 5, 1980.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2019 at 3:02 PM CST
|By Katie Main
Thursday, the Lubbock ISD Board of Trustees will vote to turn Smylie Wilson Middle School into a magnet school.
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