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
21 episodes
Councilwoman Jessica Gonzalez
Killeen Councilwoman Jessica Gonzalez discusses a variety of topics including downtown revitalization, street maintenance, the results of a citizen survey and SNAP benefits being taken away as a result of the government shutdown. Gonzalez is a ...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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53:39
Councilman Joseph Solomon
In this episode, Killeen Councilman Joseph Solomon talks about issues with food banks, responds to a city survey and says he is considering a potential run for mayor of Killeen. Solomon is a military veteran and has been active in the Killeen a...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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33:41
Councilman Jose Segarra
Longtime Killeen Councilman Jose Segarra is an Army veteran, business owner and former mayor. In this episode of Inside Killeen, he discusses a wide-ranging area of topics including downtown revitalization, homelessness and the state of the cit...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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43:51
Killeen Police Chief
Pete Lopez Jr., originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., has been in law enforcement since 1987 and became the Killeen police chief in 2023. He talks with the Inside Killeen podcast on how KPD tackles crime and Killeen's perception as a crime-ridden cit...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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47:53
More ICE in Killeen Area
Activity by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has ramped up in the Killeen area recently with the arrest of a KIlleen school district employee and an increase of ICE air flights at the Killeen Regional Airport. KDH News journalists K...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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53:52
Fort Hood’s Serial Rapist
Inside Killeen talks with Stars and Stripes reporter Rose Thayer and Brent Johnson, KDH military editor, about their coverage of Greville Clarke, who was a Fort Hood soldier convicted earlier this year of breaking into female barracks on post, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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44:42
Bullying at Killeen Schools
Inside Killeen talks with KDH News education reporter Ethan Housewright about a violent bullying case at Killeen High that fractured a boy’s orbital bone. Inside Killeen hosts Jacob Brooks and Kevin Limiti, along with reporter Jana Lynn Kilcrea...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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47:10
Killeen Vape Shops
Hosts Jacob Brooks and Kevin Limiti are joined by KDH News business and legislative reporter Joseph Bahr to discuss recent new regulations of the vaping market in Texas, as well as how it impacts the many vape shops in Killeen.
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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37:41
The Death of Charlie Kirk
KDH News journalists Jacob Brooks, Kevin Limiti, Brent Johnson and Erik Walsh talk about local reactions to the death of Charlie Kirk, a well-known political activist, who was assassinated in Utah on Sept. 10, 2025.
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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47:00
Killeen City Budget
Killeen Mayor Pro Tem Riakos Adams sat down with Inside Killeen last week to talk about some aspects of the newly adopted 2026 fiscal year budget.
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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30:54
Education in Copperas Cove
Copperas cove ISD Superintendent Brent Hawkins is interviewed by KDH News Copperas Cove Editor Erik Walsh and KDH education reporter Ethan Housewright. Hawkins talked about everything from his nickname to the challenges of public school educati...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:04:50
Cove FD Investigation
For nearly two months now, there has been a brewing scandal within the Copperas Cove Fire Department. Three firefighters have been fired and one resigned. One of the ex-firefighters has been charged with meth possession. KDH Managing Editor Jac...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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44:13
Unhoused in Killeen
Suzanne Armour of Families in Crisis and Daelan Cheh, KDH intern reporter, discuss the homeless issue in Killeen and broad approaches to tackling the issue.
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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29:29
Killeen ISD and Education Reporting
Ethan Housewright, education reporter for KDH News, talks with host Kevin Limiti about education issues concerning Killeen ISD and the challenges of reporting on education.
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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27:24
ICE in Killeen Area
Bell County Commissioner Louie Minor, D-Killeen, and Brent Johnson, military editor for KDH News, talk about Immigration Customs and Enforcement in the Bell County area, and immigration issues more broadly.
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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30:35
Killeen and the Legislature
In this episode, Joseph Bahr, who covers the Texas Legislature for KDH News, dives into the issues including the Democrats leaving the state, the potential ban on tax-funded lobbyists and the disabled veterans property tax exemption.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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37:37
The Renaming of Fort Hood
Co-hosts Jacob Brooks and Kevin Limiti are joined by KDH News Military Editor Brent Johnson to talk about the history and renaming of Fort Hood. On Monday, July 28, the local Army installation known as Fort Cavazos for about two years was redes...
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43:29
How Federal Cuts and the 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Impact Killeen and Bell County
Bell County Commissioner Louie Minor, D-Killeen, and Killeen Councilwoman Jessica Gonzalez discuss the local impacts of President Donald Trump's landmark 'Big, Beautiful Bill' as well as the impact of federal funding cuts.
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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27:42
Fort Hood’s Horses
Inside Killeen co-host Jacob Brooks, managing editor of the Killeen Daily Herald, is joined by Military Editor Brent Johnson and Scott Sjule, a retired Army first sergeant who served as the top enlisted soldier of the storied 1st Cavalry Divisi...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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54:43
The Lamar Odom Effect
Inside Killeen co-hosts Jacob Brooks and Kevin Limiti are joined by KDH News staff reporter Jada Holcomb to talk about the effect Lamar Odom is having on the Killeen community. Odom, a two-time NBA champion and reality TV star, surprisingly sho...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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