Inside Killeen
Inside Killeen is a podcast about news, events and politics in the Killeen-Fort Hood area. A production of KDH News, the podcast is recorded weekly from the Newsroom of the Killeen Daily Herald. Read more about the articles we talk about at kdhnews.com. Email us at news@kdhnews.com.
Episodes
48 episodes
Local Killeen Author Marks Texas Writers Month
Tyrone Holcomb, a local author of spiritual books, joins Inside Killeen hosts Kevin Limiti, Daelen Cheh and Hamida Botchway to talk about what it means to write creatively and publish for others.
The aftermath of the Killeen city election
KDH News has been on top of every twist and turn in the recent May 2 election. In this episode of Inside Killeen, Managing Editor Jacob Brooks and Opinion Editor Dave Miller sound off on some of the biggest surprises of the night as well as wha...
A data center in Killeen?
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended disapproving a data center, but the Killeen City Council will give final consideration at a June meeting. Is a data center in the city inevitable? The Inside Killeen crew goes in depth on the issue...
Babatunde and Dr. Rodney Duckett talk business as a form of community growth
Babatunde and Dr. Rodney Duckett discussed how grassroots business can serve as a foundation for community growth, cultural identity and generational leadership. Babatunde’s Under One Roof bookstore became more than a retail space — it function...
Ronnie Russell discusses AI and how to succeed in business
This episode of the Inside Killeen podcast features Ronnie Russell, a well-known Killeen resident and the president and CEO of the Innovation Black Chamber of Commerce, discussing AI and how to succeed in business. The conversation explores inn...
Killeen Mall Begins New Era
KDH News employees discuss the Killeen Mall’s efforts to revitalize itself through the addition of three major stores, including HomeGoods, TJ Maxx and Five Below. They also talk about the potential impact on the community and whether these cha...
Killeen City Manager’s ‘Retirement’
On the night of Tuesday, March 24 – shortly before 9 p.m. – Killeen City Manager Kent Cagle sent an email to the Killeen mayor and City Council, announcing his "retirement." It came as a surprise to many who follow Killeen city politics. KDH Ne...
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights CEO Mandy Shaiffer
Mandy Shaiffer, originally from Missouri, began her career as a nurse in the 1990s. In December, she became CEO of Seton Medical Center Harker Heights, leading hundreds of employees at a hospital that includes robots and a wide variety of medic...
Killeen NAACP President TaNeika Driver-Moultrie
In this episode of Inside Killeen, TaNeika Driver-Moultrie discusses her roles as president of the Killeen NAACP and executive director of the Greater Killeen Community Clinic. She discusses local youth and their achievements, community health ...
Harker Heights Police Chief Sonja Clay
As part of an ongoing series on Women's History Month, Harker Heights Police Chief Sonja Clay, who is the first woman police chief in Harker Heights' history, sat down with KDH News to discuss the challenges and accomplishments of being a leade...
CTC Police Chief Carrie Ellis
Carrie Ellis, the police chief at Central Texas College, has served in law enforcement for 30 years and recently released a new book about women seeking leadership positions in law enforcement. It is called, “Ma’am In Command”, and can be...
Killeen Fire Chief Jim Kubinski
Killeen Fire Department Chief Jim Kubinski talks about the challenges of being a firefighter and the level of support KFD has received in order to help them help Killeen.
The Writing Process
Central Texas author and journalist John Clark, a cancer survivor, has written 22 books and works as a correspondent for KDH News. In 1991, he covered the Luby's mass shooting in Killeen. These days, he writes weekly profile features on local v...
AI in Killeen and Journalism
The use of AI tools is spreading like wildfire across the globe, including here in the Killeen Fort Hood area. Earlier this week, there was a three-day AI conference at the Killeen Civic and Conference Center. In this episode, co-hosts Ja...
Killeen's 2026 mayoral race
The Inside Killeen podcast is joined by Opinion Editor Dave Miller to discuss Killeen's mayoral election, which is already heating up.
Winter Storm 2026
KDH News staff members talk about the recent winter storm that made the roads in the city of Killeen dangerous for travelers. They discuss the response from the city and KISD to the storm.
CCPD Officer Elijah Garretson
Host Kevin Limiti is joined by Copperas Cove Editor Erik Walsh to talk about the death of Copperas Cove Police Department Officer Elijah Garretson, who was killed in the line of duty.
Killeen's Final May Election
The filing periods have begun for local elections, and things are already starting to heat up. Opinion editor Dave Miller joins the discussion about all things election related.
Top KDH stories of 2025
Members of the KDH News crew talk about the top stories of 2025, how they were reported and how they impacted the community in the first episode of 2026 for the Inside Killeen podcast.
Cory with the Keys
Cory with the Keys is an entrepreneur, hip-hop artist, and well-known social media personality in the Killeen area. He joins Inside Killeen to talk about his music and how he was able to turn his life around following a six-year sentence in the...
Dr. Lincoln Coffie
Dr. Lincoln Coffie is an entrepreneur, pastor and advocate for north Killeen, where he owns and runs several businesses, including a medical clinic. A Jamaican native, he spent several years in the U.S. illegally before earning his citizenship ...
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Killeen Chess Club
The Killeen Chess Club, which meets weekly on Wednesdays at the Whataburger on Trimmier Road, is a staple of the city. George Miller, who regularly attends the chess club, talks about some of the club history and discusses with the Inside Kille...
Killeen's Donut Hole
Inside Killeen is joined by James Sills, a Killeen resident since 1993. An advocate for better roads and well-planned growth in the city, Sills is a resident of Killeen's Donut Hole, an area of south Killeen where distrust and resentment of cit...
Killeen Social Media
KDH staff talk about the uses and drawbacks of social media for journalism, and how Killeen-Fort Hood area Facebook pages and other platforms can influence local news. In one recent case, a Harker Heights Police Department Facebook post s...
Killeen-Fort Hood Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving has come to pass in the Killeen area, but not before many organizations, churches, businesses and others opened their doors and their hearts to the less fortunate in the area by providing hot meals and messages of hope to the commu...
