KELLER, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The City of Keller found a skateboard from the 70s inside a fire hydrant in the 800 block of South Main Street near Wall Price-Keller Road. (credit: City of Keller) For years public works has had a continual pressure issue with the fire hydrant but wasn’t able to fully shut off flow to it. Despite replacing various pieces of the hydrant, they continued to have pressure and leaking issues so they decided to dig it up. According to The Department of Public Works, the 27” water line was originally installed in 1972, and there’s a good chance the orange skateboa ..read more

KELLER, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A Keller family is out to change the law after a vicious attack on their pet took place at a dog park, which has made it more difficult to hold anyone accountable. “I want to talk about my dog Max.” Keller City Council members this month heard from a 7-year-old named CJ. “I saw a dog trying to hurt Max. This is a big problem because I love my dog.” CJ’s mom, Cathy, says Max was by her side at the dog park in Keller Pointe when the other dog lunged. “It was like every dog owner’s worst nightmare,” she said. “This pit bull had locked on Max’s head and dragged hi ..read more

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) — Southlake, Texas is the 20th best small city in America according to a new study. The Austin suburb of Cedar Park, Texas ranked 23rd on the list. WalletHub compared more than 1,300 U.S. cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 on what they said were “43 key indicators of livability” from housing costs to school-system quality to restaurants per capita. Southlake was ranked 15th in affordability while Keller and Flower Mound ranked 2nd and 4th respectively. Southlake ranked 14th in “Economic Health.” WalletHub based economic health on population, income and ..read more

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Some schools are combining classrooms with double the number of students. Students are seeing more of their teachers, and coaches, driving buses. And, office staff workers and administrators are pulling double duty subbing in classes. The teacher shortage is partially due to the pandemic, but it’s much more. And, it’s a much bigger problem- it’s a shortage of employees in education across the board. “It’s not just a Texas thing. It is a nationwide problem,” says Mary Randall who is the Assistant Superintendent of Personnel Services in Mesquite ISD. “We have a sh ..read more

KELLER, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A former Keller officer has been indicted after an incident in August 2020 involving the pepper spraying and arrest of a father who was filming his son’s traffic stop. Former Sgt. Blake Shimanek was charged with official oppression, a Class A misdemeanor with jail time of up to one year. Shimanek resigned from the department earlier this year. Body camera video of the incident, which involved Shimanek and another officer, showed Marco Puente being sprayed and arrested while recording his son’s encounter with police. The video showed Shimanek telling the other offic ..read more

Keller and Southlake are among the places hardest hit with significant roof and car damage reported ..read more

KELLER, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – An arrest has been made in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 58-year-old man who was walking with his wife in Keller in March, police said. Kevin Patrick Garrity was booked into the Tarrant County Jail on a charge of accident involving death, a second-degree felony. Police said the crash happened on the evening of March 20, 2021, as the victim, Feng Zhou, was walking in the 1100 block of Johnson Road. According to police, a grey SUV veered off the road and hit the victim. Police said the vehicle left the scene eastbound and then turned southbound on Keller-Smithfie ..read more

KELLER, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A search is underway for a driver who police said hit and killed a 58-year-old man while he was walking with his wife in Keller Saturday evening. Police said the incident happened as the victim was walking in the 1100 block of Johnson Road at around 6 p.m. According to police, a grey SUV veered off the road and hit the victim. Police said the vehicle left the scene eastbound and then turned southbound on Keller-Smithfield Road. The victim, who has not yet been identified, was taken to a hospital, where he later died. Police are asking residents in the area to look ..read more

KELLER, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A search is underway for a driver who police said hit and killed a 58-year-old man while he was walking with his wife in Keller Saturday evening. Police said the incident happened as the victim was walking in the 1100 block of Johnson Road at around 6 p.m. According to police, a grey SUV veered off the road and hit the victim. Police said the vehicle left the scene eastbound and then turned southbound on Keller-Smithfield Road. The victim, who has not yet been identified, was taken to a hospital, where he later died. Police are asking residents in the area to look ..read more

KELLER, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A happy face behind a mask on the front of a business in Keller Wednesday, March 10, was winking. It was a nod to the company’s new policy, making wearing face coverings optional, and one of the many different ways businesses responded to the state removing most operating rules for the first time in nearly a year. Masks optional sign (CBS 11) While people are no longer required by the state to wear face coverings inside, a number of businesses are keeping the policy in place. An online list compiled by the city of Keller showed 48 companies still requiring masks ..read more