KTAL-TV (Shreveport, LA)

KTAL-TV is a television station with virtual channel 6 and UHF digital channel 15, affiliated with NBC. It serves the Shreveport area in Louisiana and the surrounding Ark-La-Tex region. Uniquely, it is licensed in Texarkana, Texas, making it the only major network affiliate in its market that is based outside of Louisiana. The station is part of the Nexstar Broadcasting Group, which also manages Fox affiliate KMSS-TV (channel 33) and MyNetworkTV affiliate KSHV-TV (channel 48) through shared services agreements with Marshall Broadcasting and White Knight Broadcasting. KTAL's main studios are situated on North Market Street, just north of Downtown Shreveport, with a secondary location at Central Mall in downtown Texarkana, easily accessible from I-30. The station's transmitter is located in Vivian, Louisiana.

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#285493

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#73131

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Block by Block preps for Highland tour and road projects with Mayor Arceneaux

1 day ago | ktalnews.com | Fernanda Hernandez |Fernanda Hérnandez

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – An effort to revitalize Shreveport neighborhoods continues. The Block-by-Block initiative will complete a sweep of the Highland neighborhood on Saturday, June 28, starting with Columbia Park. According to Mayor Tom Arceneaux, in addition to cleanup efforts, he and Police Chief Wayne Smith are going door-to-door, handing out surveys to residents where they can voice specific concerns.
Passerby spots house fire in Shreveport

1 day ago | ktalnews.com | Fernanda Hernandez |Fernanda Hérnandez

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The Shreveport Fire Department received a call for a report of a house fire in the 3700 block of Milton Street early Thursday morning. The call was made at 2:31 a.m. by a passerby who saw flames coming from the home. Firefighters arrived first on the scene at 2:36 a.m. and reported heavy smoke and flames from theroof of the home.
Hot weather through the weekend, scattered storms increase next week

1 day ago | ktalnews.com | Josh Marcisz

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Our hot and mostly dry weather will carry us through the weekend with only a few stray thunderstorms expected. Storm chances are expected to increase as we get closer to the 4th of July next week. Our temperatures are steady, and we expect no change over the next few days as we’ll be in the 70s at sunrise with highs in the mid-90s this afternoon with a light south breeze.
Some heat, some Saharan dust, & then some rain

2 days ago | ktalnews.com | Todd Warren

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – We are not looking at much change in our long-range outlook compared to what we were seeing yesterday. It will stay very hot, humid, and mainly dry into the beginning of next week. Our main weather worry will remain the heat and humidity. A plume of dust from the Sahara could move into the ArkLaTex early next week. Severe weather worries? Our next best chance of rain will hold off until the middle of next week.
Thursday Weather: Hot, humid, & staying dry

2 days ago | ktalnews.com | Todd Warren

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The hot and humid conditions will continue on Thursday as upper-level high pressure regains control of our weather pattern. Rain is looking unlikely until the middle of next week. Thursday temperatures: Don’t look for much change in temperatures over the next several days. In fact we could see temperatures get a little bit hotter. Lows Thursday morning will likely return to the low to middle 70s.
Sweet feline siblings in Caddo Parish seeking forever homes

2 days ago | ktalnews.com | Fernanda Hernandez |Fernanda Hérnandez

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Meet Flex and Fluffy! They’re sweet 2-month-old kittens ready to find their forever home. Fluffy and Flex arrived at Caddo Parish Animal Services on May 7. Because they arrived as babies, they had to go into a foster home to be bottle-fed and cared for until they were strong enough to return to the shelter. They are now back at Caddo Parish Animal Services, hoping to be adopted into a loving home. These adorable siblings are very playful and fun.
National security experts gather at LSUS for Nuclear Triad Symposium

2 days ago | ktalnews.com | Dan Jovic

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — On Tuesday, LSU-Shreveport played host to national security experts and defense industry leaders during their fourth annual Nuclear Triad Symposium. The full-day event focused on strategic deterrence with the triad’s three legs, intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarines, and bombers.
Hot and humid weather continues, no heat advisory today

2 days ago | ktalnews.com | Josh Marcisz

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – For the first time this week, we do not have a heat advisory for any areas of the ArkLaTex. Despite this good news, it will remain hot and humid, with a very slight chance of a stray thunderstorm by the late afternoon and evening. Sunrise temperatures will be in the low 70s with mostly clear skies.
Heat & humidity will remain our main weather worry

3 days ago | ktalnews.com | Todd Warren

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – With the risk of thunderstorms looking very low for the next week to ten days, the summer heat and humidity will remain our main weather worry. Severe weather worries? Thanks to the proximity of upper-level high pressure, it is looking doubtful that we will see much rain from now through next week. That being said, severe weather is extremely doubtful. Our only concern to be mindful of is the continuation of the heat and humidity.
Wednesday Weather: More heat & rain unlikely

3 days ago | ktalnews.com | Todd Warren

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – After a few spotty showers around parts of the ArkLaTex today, rain chances will decrease and temperatures will begin to increase on Wednesday. The hottest temperatures of the summer so far arrive late this week. Wednesday temperatures: The center of upper-level high pressure that has been baking much of the country over the past few days will gradually move back toward the southwest over the next few days.