LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Jury duty scams are targeting people preying on the fear of law enforcement. Scammers are successfully using threatening calls and intimidating emails to scare people into paying up. You answer the phone, and it’s someone claiming to be from the local law enforcement or judicial agency. The caller tells you that you’ve […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Tonight temps will drop to 35° before nearing 56° for Thursday as the weather remains quiet with more sunshine. Satellite and radar shows the clouds across much of the region. Futuretrack has skies staying mostly cloudy with some clearing happening this afternoon. Here’s the forecast for today, tonight, and the 7 day […]
The Ville Platte City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night at a special meeting to raise the pay for police officers. It’s an effort to recruit and retain enough officers to battle rampant crime in the city. News 10’s Mark Rigsby reports.
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KLFY) 89-year-old James Gunnels of Jennings has been missing since February 13 when he left his assisted living facility for Walmart. Gunnels, according to family, had been living at his new home in Alexandria for approximately one month. He was captured on surveillance camera leaving the facility between 7:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. […]
CARENCRO, La. (KLFY) Training police to deal with issues of mental health has long been a priority for many departments. That’s why seven police departments from throughout Louisiana attended an eight hour autism course in Carencro. Carencro Police Chief David Anderson says his officers took part in the training because they’re seeing more encounters with […]
(CBS News) President Trump announced in a Wednesday night press conference he’s placing Vice President Mike Pence in charge of efforts to tackle the coronavirus, as the administration seeks to reassure the public and the markets amid the global coronavirus outbreak. Mr. Trump insisted his administration is on top of the outbreak. The press conference — […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- A woman says she saw a man who appeared to be shot running down West Simcoe Street in Lafayette around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. He left a trail of blood behind him as he ran. “The little guy just came running from this way,” she said. She said the man collapsed on the […]
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM)- Today the CDC is announcing to expect this virus to spread through the United States and to expect “disruptions, rising cases, and warnings”. This comes after a U.S. soldier tested positive for the virus in South Korea. there are over eighty thousand confirmed cases of Coronavirus worldwide, and the medical industry is […]
VILLE PLATTE, La. (KLFY)- The Ville Platte City Council unanimously approved a pay increase for its patrol officers. News 10’s Mark Rigsy will have more at 10 p.m. tonight. ORIGINAL: The Ville Platte City Council is considering a proposal to increase police officer patrol pay from $11.68 an hour to $15. Ville Platte Mayor Jennifer […]
The Army Corps of Engineers is keeping an eye on the Mississippi River as water levels rise.