Drew Mowrer

Sherman

Sunday Anchor and Reporter at KXII-TV (Sherman, TX)

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Lake Texoma’s elevation reaches its crest, water levels begin to drop

2 days ago | kxii.com | Drew Mowrer

LAKE TEXOMA (KXII) - Throughout the last few weeks, Lake Texoma’s elevation has been rising higher and higher, but it’s now reached its peak. “[It crested] at 635.33 [feet], and now [we] have slowly begun the process of dropping the pool,” said Lake Texoma Manager Jacob Ellison of the Army Corps of Engineers.
New fire truck helps Callisburg VFD fight large fire

3 days ago | kxii.com | Drew Mowrer

CALLISBURG, Texas (KXII) - The Callisburg Volunteer Fire Department rolled out a new set of wheels on Saturday to combat a controlled burn that went out of control. By using the brand-new Heavy Brush 116 from the Texas A&M Forest Service’s Department of Defense Firefighter Property Program, firefighters were able to quickly contain the 3 acres on fire. Even with wet ground conditions, the HB116 was able to fight the fire, and pull the other vehicle, Brush 113, out of the mud it got stuck in.
Madill FFA students impress at ag mechanics show

3 days ago | kxii.com | Drew Mowrer

MADILL, Okla. (KXII) - Several FFA students from Madill High School traveled to the Top of Texas ag mechanics show in Hartley to show off their hard work, partnering with Marietta FFA/Oklahoma. One student, Morgan, placed first in the outdoor furniture class and was the recreation division champion. Another, Vincent, was second in a competitive smoker class, and gave his smoker to a family from Canyon, Texas. Madill FFA..
Rooster Creek bridge closes at Lake Texoma State Park for flooding risk

6 days ago | kxii.com | Drew Mowrer

KINGSTON, Okla. (KXII) - Lake Texoma’s expected peak is getting lower by the day, but at Lake Texoma State Park, they’re still taking measures to prevent flooding, closing the Rooster Creek bridge on Thursday morning. Lake Texoma State Park Manager Kevin Nunnelee says Marshall County commissioners made the call to shut the bridge down, expecting it to flood minimally. “We like to expect the best, but plan for the worst,” Nunnelee said.
Visitors, longtime residents admire sights and sounds at Denison dam

1 week ago | kxii.com | Drew Mowrer

DENISON, Texas (KXII) - Lake Texoma is still rising, bringing people to a spot that’s drawing in eyes and ears. As of Wednesday, the Army Corps of Engineers forecasts the lake’s peak elevation at 636.3 feet - just short of the spillway - as they’re releasing just over 41,000 cubic feet per second from the floodgates at the Denison dam. As the lake continues to fill, so does the hill overlooking “Texoma’s Niagara Falls,” with onlookers from far and wide.
Denison High School students experience media at national convention

1 week ago | kxii.com | Drew Mowrer

DENISON, Texas (KXII) - A group of Denison High School students recently had the chance to experience their passion in a whole different environment. “We talked to the kids and said, ‘it’s in Seattle, Washington, do you want to go?’ And they said yes, so 19 of them decided that they were going to go,” said Trisa Dyer, Denison High School journalism teacher.
Historically high elevation on Lake Texoma forces marinas to adapt

1 week ago | kxii.com | Drew Mowrer

LAKE TEXOMA (KXII) - Lake Texoma officially reached its highest elevation in a decade, and marinas around the area are trying their best to stay on the surface. “We’re just adapting with the situation, taking it day by day and trying to stay dry as best as we can,” said Caleb Rice, manager of Highport Marina in Pottsboro. Highport Marina is just one of several impacted by a rising Lake Texoma. “We are completely on water taxi right now. There is no access to boat houses by land,” Rice said.
Stolen vehicle pursuit crosses several Oklahoma county lines

1 week ago | kxii.com | Drew Mowrer

JOHNSTON COUNTY, Okla. (KXII) - A pursuit to catch a driver of a stolen vehicle Saturday night crossed several county lines before they were finally apprehended. The chase started when a Marshall County deputy spotted the stolen vehicle, and attempted to track it down. The driver initially fled to Bryan County, then made their way into Johnston County, Atoka County, then back into Johnston County before getting stopped by an OHP trooper who was assisting.
Atoka County Sheriff’s Department investigating death in Lane

1 week ago | kxii.com | Drew Mowrer

LANE, Okla. (KXII) - The Atoka County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a death on Sunday morning in Lane, near an area known as the “crow’s nest.”Dispatch received a call around 11 A.M. from a woman claiming there was a man in her yard with an apparent gunshot wound. When deputies and EMS arrived, they pronounced the injured man dead on the scene. OSBI and the Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are assisting in the investigation.
Crews respond to building on fire near Sherwood Shores fire station

1 week ago | kxii.com | Drew Mowrer

WHITESBORO, Texas (KXII) - Several fire departments responded to a building on fire near the Sherwood Shores fire station on Sunday morning. Around 2:09 A.M, Sherwood Shores fire was dispatched to the 4400 block of Rock Creek Road, where a fire had started on one end of the building. Gordonville and Whitesboro fire departments jumped in to assist, and crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire. No injuries were reported.