Kelly Wiley
Investigative Reporter at KXAN-TV (Austin, TX)
investigating education for @kxan_news | Proud @UofSC alum | IG/TikTok: @kellywileynews
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kxan.com | Kelly Wiley
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Every year, KXAN dedicates an entire day to giving back to its community as part of Nexstar's Founder's Day of Caring. This year, KXAN's Founder's Day committee selected two organizations whose mission is to support children during their most vulnerable times. The Center for Child Protection, founded in 1989, was first known as the Travis County Children's Advocacy Center.
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kxan.com | Kelly Wiley
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Hours before demonstrators were set to protest President Donald Trump and his administration at the Texas State Capitol, law enforcement evacuated the building and its surrounding grounds over what they called a "credible threat" to state lawmakers. This week on Inside the Investigation, Digital Data Reporter Christopher Adams and Investigative Reporter Kelly Wiley explain what happened at the protests over the weekend and why Texas law enforcement is on heightened alert.
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kxan.com | Josh Hinkle |Kelly Wiley
AUSTIN (KXAN) - A newly-released arrest report is shedding light on the man connected to a credible threat made against Texas lawmakers planning to attend last weekend's protest at the State Capitol. On Tuesday, Fayette County Attorney James Herbrich provided KXAN with an affidavit detailing the arrest of Robert Leroy Bowers, 45, of Katy by Department of Public Safety troopers.
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kxan.com | Josh Hinkle |Kelly Wiley
AUSTIN (KXAN) - The Texas Department of Public Safety says a concerned citizen contacted local authorities to report a man was "on his way to the protest," at the State Capitol in Austin Saturday and was "planning to harm state lawmakers" attending a protest there. The timeline unfolded in a new statement DPS issued Monday, saying it determined the threat was "credible" and closed the Capitol and surrounding grounds out of precaution.
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newsnationnow.com | Julianna Russ |Kelly Wiley |Josh Hinkle
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of Public Safety said the State Capitol building and grounds were evacuated and closed Saturday after investigators identified a credible threat to state lawmakers planning to attend a “No Kings” protest that evening. Shortly before 5 p.m. when the protest was set to begin, the agency confirmed to KXAN it had one person in custody in connection to the threat, arrested during a traffic stop by a DPS trooper in La Grange.
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