KTSM-TV (El Paso, TX)

KTSM-TV, also known as virtual channel 9 and UHF digital channel 16, is a television station affiliated with NBC, based in El Paso, Texas, USA. It is owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group. The station's studio is situated on Oregon Street, close to El Paso Community College in the northwest part of the city. Its transmitter is positioned on the Franklin Mountains, right at the city limits of El Paso. For cable viewers, KTSM-TV can be found on Time Warner Cable channel 10, and it is also available in high definition on digital channel 860.

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English

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#125149

United States

#27563

Arts and Entertainment/TV Movies and Streaming

#810

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‘Sinners’ puts ‘truth on screen’ for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians

11 hours ago | ktsm.com | Sophie Bates

CHOCTAW, Miss. (AP) — It’s a small part in a big movie, but for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, their scene in “Sinners” is a huge deal. The horror movie blockbuster, starring Michael B. Jordan as a gangster turned vampire slayer, paints a brief but impactful portrait of the tribe using Choctaw actors and cultural experts. For some, it’s the first time they’ve seen the Choctaw way of life accurately portrayed on the big screen.
EPISD to pay Sayavedra $347K as part of voluntary retirement agreement

1 day ago | ktsm.com | Luisa Barrios

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – El Paso Independent School District will pay Superintendent Diana Sayavedra over $347,000 as part of her voluntary retirement agreement with the district’s Board of Trustees, according to agreement documents obtained by KTSM. According to the agreement documents, Sayavedra and the board agreed for her to be reassigned to the position of superintendent emeritus as of June 15, and for her to resign and retire from that position on Jan. 31, 2026.
El Paso County prepares cooling centers ahead of summer

1 day ago | ktsm.com | Luisa Barrios

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – As high temperatures are expected in the coming weeks, El Paso County will open its community centers as cooling centers for residents beginning Sunday, June 15, with an anticipated end date of Aug. 15, the County said in a news release. The following cooling centers are available every day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday through Saturday, according to the County:The County said cooling centers will be closed on Juneteenth (June 19) and Independence Day (July 4) holidays.
Venezuelan man convicted of conspiracy to harbor migrants

1 day ago | ktsm.com | Luisa Barrios

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A federal jury in El Paso convicted a Venezuelan national of conspiracy to harbor undocumented migrants, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas said in a news release. Marcel Eliezer Zapata Zapata-Colmenarez, 26, opened the door of his residence on Jan. 30 to find agents from the U.S. Border Patrol and other federal law enforcement agencies present, according to court documents and evidence presented at trial.
Migrants arrested outside El Paso federal building after immigration hearings under new Trump expedited deportation strategy

1 day ago | ktsm.com | Corrie Boudreaux |Cindy Ramirez

(El Paso Matters) — Two young men emerged from the Richard C. White Federal Building in Downtown El Paso on Thursday, laughing together as they turned left onto San Antonio Avenue. It was 1:50 p.m. and 99 degrees. As they reached the corner of South Florence Street just a few steps away, a group of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents converged on them and grabbed Yasmir Marquez by the elbow.
El Paso Police: Man shot, killed after altercation outside Central El Paso bar

2 days ago | ktsm.com | Luisa Barrios

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A 31-year-old man was shot and killed after an altercation took place on early Sunday morning, June 1, in the parking lot of a Central El Paso bar, the El Paso Police Department said in a news release. EPPD said that at 1 a.m. on Sunday, patrol officers were conducting a bar check at the Chit Chat Bar, 4808 Dyer St., when a gunshot was heard outside the business. Upon investigating, officers located Damien Arce, 31, with a gunshot wound in the parking lot.
Las Cruces Police to kick off Lunchbox Lemonade series this week

2 days ago | ktsm.com | Luisa Barrios

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The Las Cruces Police Department’s (LCPD) Community Outreach Team, along with community partner Raising Cane’s, will host the first Lunchbox Lemonade event of 2025 this week. This series will kick off from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 5, at the Plaza de Las Cruces Splash Pad, 100 N. Main St., LCPD said. LCPD said this series encourages residents of all ages to have lunch with the Community Outreach Team at an area splash pad.
Las Cruces Police: 14-year-old dead after alleged road rage shooting

2 days ago | ktsm.com | Luisa Barrios

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A 14-year-old boy is dead after a shooting “believed to have stemmed from a road rage incident” on Monday evening, June 2, in Las Cruces, the Las Cruces Police Department (LCPD) said in a news release. LCPD said that at 9 p.m. on Monday, officers were dispatched to reports of shots fired near the intersection of Solano Drive and Spruce Avenue. Officers arrived to find a 14-year-old boy suffering from at least one gunshot wound.
Where and when fireworks are legal in Texas in 2025

3 days ago | ktsm.com | Caden Keenan

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – With recent rainfall offering drought relief to the Texas Panhandle and other parts of the state, many around the Lone Star State have started to plan ahead for fireworks-filled celebrations during the rest of 2025. However, whether or not heat and drought conditions might impact a plan for a party, Texas’ relationship with fireworks is not as simple as checking for a local burn ban before striking up a sparkler.
Investigators dig through evidence after 8 injured in Colorado attack by man they say yelled ‘Free Palestine’

4 days ago | ktsm.com | Matthew Knight |Heather Willard

BOULDER, Colo. (NEXSTAR) — Authorities searched for evidence Monday after a man with a makeshift flamethrower yelled “Free Palestine” and hurled an incendiary device into a group that had assembled to raise attention for Israeli hostages in Gaza. Eight people were injured in the Sunday attack, some with burns.