Ian Russell

Las Vegas

Executive Producer, Investigators and Politics at KLAS-TV (Las Vegas, NV)

Executive Producer of Investigators & Politics Now at KLAS-TV in Las Vegas. WSU grad. Peabody/Dupont/SPJ/Murrow/Emmy award winner.

Articles

Ofcom has betrayed bereaved parents like me

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Ian Russell

It has been seven and a half years since my daughter Molly died after being bombarded with harmful suicide and self-harm content on social media. In the years since Molly’s death far too little has changed. In that time I have had to deal with disappointment, false starts and empty words as I and other bereaved families fought to get an effective Online Safety Act on the statute book to finally regulate social media.
Ofcom has betrayed bereaved parents like me

2 months ago | telegraph.co.uk | Ian Russell
Newland café serves up free, hot meals from donated food

Oct 6, 2024 | wcnc.com | Ian Russell

AVERY COUNTY, N.C. — As the Newland community continues to clean up after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc just over a week ago, residents and those coming in to help are looking for their next meal. Many businesses in the community are stepping up to serve. "We're part restaurant, part catastrophe relief," Belle Morgan, co-owner of the Cranberry Street Cafe, said. To say things have been chaotic may be an understatement. "In the middle of Armageddon," Morgan said, laughing.
'I don't want to live anywhere else but here in Avery County' | Elk Park residents move forward as one

Oct 5, 2024 | wcnc.com | Ian Russell

ELK PARK, N.C. — It's still difficult for Mike Ellenburg to see the damage Helene left in Elk Park, North Carolina. "Never in my lifetime, no I have not," Ellenburg, Fire Chief at the Elk Park Volunteer Fire Department, said. "We had to bring in heavy equipment and open the road up." The storm left homes destroyed, trees toppled and cars flipped. It's left roads near rivers and creeks nearby unrecognizable. "Used to be a paved road, houses on both sides," he said.
Online Safety Act not ‘job done’, Molly Russell’s father warns next government

Jun 2, 2024 | inkl.com | Ian Russell

PA ArchiveSeeing the Online Safety Act as a “job done” would be a “disaster”, a bereaved father has said as he called on the next government to commit to updating legislation to tackle harms affecting children. Ian Russell, whose 14-year-old daughter Molly took her own life, said bold measures are needed to reassure parents of “real change” when it comes to internet safety and their children.
Politics Now: May 4, 2024

May 7, 2024 | 8newsnow.com | Ian Russell

Posted: May 7, 2024 / 12:08 PM PDT Updated: May 7, 2024 / 12:10 PM PDT This week on Politics Now with host John Langeler: Protests of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza hit UNLV. Competing plans to build an NBA arena in Las Vegas, we compare them. UNLV Hydrology Professor Dr. David Kreamer breaks down what to expect this summer on the Colorado River.
Politics Now: May 4, 2024

May 7, 2024 | yahoo.com | Ian Russell

This week on Politics Now with host John Langeler:Protests of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza hit UNLV. Competing plans to build an NBA arena in Las Vegas, we compare them. UNLV Hydrology Professor Dr. David Kreamer breaks down what to expect this summer on the Colorado River. Las Vegas Mayoral candidate Tera Anderson talks to us about changes she wants to see in the city. Spending is ramping up in Congressional races, we look into where it’s going.
For children to be safe online, it’s not they who need to change - it’s the tech companies

Apr 30, 2024 | technologyforyou.org | Ian Russell

In the six years since my youngest daughter Molly died, it is striking how little has changed. Children and young people continue to face a wave of inherently preventable online harms on often negligent social media platforms. In a ferocious battle for market share, the risks on sites such as Instagram and TikTok have, in some respects, become worse. It is therefore no surprise that there is a considerable groundswell in demands for much more to be done.
Mortgage rates back over 7% for first time since November

Apr 19, 2024 | abc10.com | Ian Russell

MINNETONKA, Minn. — For the first time since November, mortgage rates are back over 7%. This comes during a time of year when home buying is usually busy – now many are putting their plans on hold. "Spring is the time that people are out and about and looking to move in Minnesota," Aaron Goldstein, owner of Gold Group Realty, said.
Structural engineer discusses Baltimore's Key Bridge collapse

Mar 26, 2024 | kare11.com | Ian Russell

MINNEAPOLIS — The images and video coming out of Baltimore, Maryland are hard to see. In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after a boat struck the bridge. For those who directly work on these bridges, like civil engineers, there's layers to what they're seeing.