Professional Experience

2014 to present: Anchor for WINK News This Morning. Previously worked at KMGH-TV in Denver, WSJV-TV in South Bend, Ind., and KOMU-TV in Columbia, Mo.

Hobbies, Interests & Community Service

Enjoys participating in marathons and triathlons.

Education

The University of Missouri.

Likes best about Southwest Florida

As an island girl at heart, I'm thrilled to be back by the beach. While there are so many fantastic things about Southwest Florida, one of my favorites is Captiva, which holds a special place in my heart because that is where I celebrated my marriage.

Hometown

I don't have one. I've never lived anywhere longer than four years.

Family

Husband and two young children.

Memorable Assignments

Covering the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., and historic floods that destroyed parts of Colorado.

Interesting Fact

As the daughter of U.S. Navy parents, I've lived in 10 states, Guam and Sweden.

Americans take down gunman on French train

ARRAS, France (AP) – One serves in the Air Force, another recently served in Afghanistan in the National Guard, another is studying physical therapy in California – and all three Americans are being hailed as heroes for disarming a gunman on a high-speed train who was known to intelligence services in three countries. Counter-terrorism investigators […]

Police: Veteran shoots NYC security guard, then himself

NEW YORK (AP) – An armed veteran slipped through a side door of a federal building on Friday and shot a security guard in the head, killing him, before fatally shooting himself, police said. Detectives were investigating what prompted the shooting of FJC Security Services guard Idrissa Camara, who was supposed to have gotten off […]

New technology promises to keep your kids safe, drivers accountable

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – The Lee County school district just installed new radios with GPS units in all 834 of its buses. The Motorola units were approved by the board during the 2013-2014 school year, but Monday will be the first day the district uses them. The previous radios used analog to communicate, but drivers […]

Reading

Deal of the Day: Teacher Discounts

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – With students getting ready to go back to school, Call for Action compiled just some of the places that offer teachers discounts. While various retailers offer discounts to teachers on certain days of the week or everyday, Call for Action found teachers can also find deals on travel and entertainment. On […]

Women barely escape alligator attack

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – A mother and daughter walking in the Bird Rookery Swamp Sunday afternoon say they barely escaped an alligator attack. The women said they were walking along the trail, when out of nowhere, a large alligator lunged toward one of their dogs. “This was an aggressive growl. Very angry, very angry,” said […]

Ferguson one year later

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – One year after the shooting that cast greater scrutiny on how police interact with black communities, the father of slain 18-year-old Michael Brown led a march in Ferguson, Missouri, on Sunday after a crowd of hundreds observed 4½ minutes of silence. Those who gathered to commemorate Brown began their silence at […]

8 dead in Houston shooting

HOUSTON (AP) – Eight people – including five children and three adults – were found dead inside a Houston-area home following the arrest of a man who exchanged gunfire with police, Texas authorities said Sunday. Deputies were called to a home in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road about 9 p.m. Saturday to perform […]

Tips needed in Harlem Heights murder

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is asking for your help identifying the person who shot and killed a 28-year-old man Wednesday. On August 5, deputies responded to calls of shots fired in the 7000 block of Concourse Drive around 10:30 p.m. Witnesses said 28-year-old Denarius Glover was walking towards Concourse Drive and […]

Football Hall of Famer, Frank Gifford dies

NEW YORK (AP) – Pro Football Hall of Famer Frank Gifford, who led the New York Giants to a league championship in 1956 and later teamed up with Howard Cosell and Don Meredith in the “Monday Night Football” booth, died Sunday. He was 84. In a statement released by NBC News, his family said Gifford […]

Woman killed in I-75 crash

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – A Fort Myers woman died in a single car crash Saturday afternoon on Interstate 75. Florida Highway Patrol said 36-year-old Katherine Bell from Fort Myers was driving north on I-75 when she drifted off the highway. Bell’s car hit a large concrete pole holding up a highway sign. The crash happened […]