Jessica Schambach

Oklahoma City

News Anchor at KOCO-TV (Oklahoma City, OK)

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Looking for family fun this summer? Here are some budget-friendly ideas for Oklahoma kids

1 month ago | koco.com | Jessica Schambach

WELCOME BACK. SCHOOL IS OUT OR JUST ABOUT OUT. AND IT’S TIME FOR SOME SUMMER FAMILY FUN, RIGHT? SO WE WENT LOOKING FOR THINGS THAT YOU AND YOUR KIDS CAN DO FOR FREE OR ON A BUDGET. IT IS TONIGHT’S GET THE FACTS. MONEY MATTERS. LET THE SUMMER ADVENTURES BEGIN. BUMP. SET SPIKE ON THE KIDS OR MOM THIS SUMMER AT OKC’S NEW BOOM BOX BEACH CLUB. IT’S JUST SUCH A FUN ENVIRONMENT. SERVE IT UP ON THE OUTDOOR OR INDOOR SAND VOLLEYBALL COURTS. LOOK FOR THE OPEN PLAY TIMES ONLINE. STARTING IN JUNE.
Police chase follows drive-by shooting in Oklahoma City

1 month ago | koco.com | Jessica Schambach

OLIVIA HICKEY, KOCO FIVE NEWS. BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW I WANT TO TAKE A LIVE LOOK AT AN ACTIVE POLICE SITUATION. THIS ALL STARTED WITH A CALL ABOUT A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING NEAR NORTHEAST 21ST AND JORDAN, WHERE THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS HIT. POLICE CHASED THE SUSPECTS, BUT THEY BAILED FROM THE CAR AND RAN NEAR NORTHEAST 33RD AND LOTTIE. AND THAT IS THE SCENE THAT YOU ARE SEEING HERE NOW. OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE SAY THEY DO HAVE SOME PEOPLE IN CUSTODY.
Journalists remember the federal trial of Timothy McVeigh in Denver

2 months ago | koco.com | Jessica Schambach

WHO SPENT WEEKS, EVEN MONTHS THERE. I WAS A LITTLE SCARED, TO BE HONEST, TO BE GOING THERE TO COVER THIS, NOT ONLY BECAUSE I WANTED TO DO A GOOD JOB FOR MY CITY. AND BUT I ALSO IT WAS JUST THIS INCREDIBLE, AWFUL SITUATION THAT WE COVERED THE BOMBING. WE SAW ALL THE VICTIMS PICTURES, AND WE GOT TO KNOW ALL THESE FAMILIES. THEN WE GO TO THIS BIG EVENT. IT WAS INTIMIDATING. I FELT LIKE, AND I WAS VERY HONORED TO BE CHOSEN TO GO COVER IT, BUT IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE, I’VE NEVER EXPERIENCED.
KOCO 5 honored for work with Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma

2 months ago | koco.com | Jessica Schambach

MOVING TO THE UNITED STATES, PROVIDING MORE THAN 64 MILLION MEALS TO HUNGRY OKLAHOMANS SINCE 2020. YOU HELPED US DO THAT. YEAH. TODAY, KOCO WAS RECOGNIZED BY OUR PARENT COMPANY, HEARST, FOR OUR WORK WITH THE REGIONAL FOOD BANK OF OKLAHOMA. WE WERE SO HONORED AS THE TEAM TOGETHER, WHICH IS A PART OF HEARST GIVE BACK SERVICE AWARDS, WHICH, OF COURSE, NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOU. THANK YOU FOR HELPING US CLAIM OUR VICTORY. OUR PRIZE IS A $5,000 CHECK TO THE REGIONAL FOOD BANK. SO THERE.
Survivors speak out ahead of Oklahoma inmate’s scheduled execution

Mar 20, 2025 | krdo.com | Jessica Schambach

By Jessica SchambachClick here for updates on this story WATONGA, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Oklahoma plans to execute a murderer on Thursday, Wendell Grissom, who shot two women near Watonga 20 years ago. One of them made it out alive. “I had gunpowder all embedded in me from that — this gun he could not have reloaded quickly. This gun he could,” said Dreu Kopf, showing off guns after fighting off Grissom. Grissom, a stranger, invaded her home in 2005. He shot her at least three times.
Survivors speak out ahead of Oklahoma inmate’s scheduled execution

Mar 19, 2025 | koco.com | Jessica Schambach

Oklahoma plans to execute a murderer on Friday, Wendell Grissom, who shot two women near Watonga 20 years ago. One of them made it out alive. >> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel"I had gunpowder all embedded in me from that — this gun he could not have reloaded quickly. This gun he could,” said Dreu Kopf, showing off guns after fighting off Grissom. Grissom, a stranger, invaded her home in 2005. He shot her at least three times.
Survivors speak out prior to Oklahoma inmate’s scheduled execution

Mar 2, 2025 | koco.com | Jessica Schambach

Later this month, a death row inmate is set to die in Oklahoma and three survivors of his heinous crime are speaking out. >> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channelWendell Grissom murdered 23-year-old Amber Matthews while she was holding her friend’s baby. That baby, her sister and the mother all made it out alive. Twenty years later, they plan to watch their attacker take his last breath. "He didn't get away with it. He's going to die for what he did.
Oklahoma native throws hat in the ring to be Oklahoma’s next governor

Feb 28, 2025 | koco.com | Jessica Schambach

You’ve already heard the big names who’ve thrown their hat in the ring to be Oklahoma’s next governor. >> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channelOklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and former House Speaker Charles McCall are well-known throughout the state. But there’s a third candidate in the race who hasn’t received as much attention. So, KOCO 5 wanted to meet her.
Family speaks out after man dies from stabbing in Edmond

Feb 26, 2025 | koco.com | Jessica Schambach

GOVERNOR IN 2026. NEW. AT 5:00, A MAN STABBED OUTSIDE AN EDMOND APARTMENT COMPLEX THIS WEEKEND HAS DIED. EDMOND POLICE CONFIRMED TODAY THAT DARREN JOHNSON WAS KILLED SUNDAY AFTER BEING STABBED OUTSIDE THE ROLLING GREEN APARTMENTS. POLICE HAVE ARRESTED TWO PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE MOTHER OF THE VICTIM’S CHILD.
Operation Spirit Return announced to help solve U.S. indigenous cases

Feb 22, 2025 | koco.com | Jessica Schambach

HERE IN OKLAHOMA FOR SO LONG. ABBY. THANK YOU. THIS JUST ANNOUNCED OPERATION SPIRIT RETURN. THIS IS A PUSH TO HELP SOLVE MISSING AND UNIDENTIFIED PERSON CASES INVOLVING AMERICAN, INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVES IN THE U.S. THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. MISSING AND MURDERED UNIT LEADING THIS CHARGE. THE FOCUS REUNITING REMAINS WITH FAMILY MEMBERS AND RETURNING THEM TO THEIR TRIBAL COMMUNITIES.