Melissa Bartlett

Melissa is originally from Chicago but she moved to the Panhandle in 1986. She is a graduate of Canyon High School and went on to Amarillo College to learn all she could about radio. She has been on the radio in Amarillo for over 20 years and hopes for many more. She loves music, baseball, (especially her Atlanta Braves and hometown Chicago White Sox) and the Investigation Discovery Channel. She has one daughter, Faith, and a granddaughter, Laila, who you'll probably hear about on the air. You can find her at home cooking or experimenting with her Air Fryer and Instant Pot.

No Cicadas, but a Different Insect Invasion in Texas for 2024

A real threat in Texas this year is not what we have been hearing. This year is supposed to be all about the cicadas. Have you heard that yet? Apparently, parts of the U.S. are supposed to be taken over by the cicadas. It seems Texas is not one of the big places to worry about so many.

[PHOTOS] Take A Peek Inside The Most Elegant Wedding Venue In All of Texas

You'll love the dreamy and modern chic of this dazzling wedding venue in Dallas, Texas.

That Dog in the Bed of That Pickup – Is That Legal in Texas?

I remember growing up we, as kids, were never buckled in the car. Heck, I don't even know if our car had seat belts. It would make it easier for us to nap on long car rides. We would crawl all over the back seat of our cars. Sometimes we would crawl and lie down on the top of the back seats in that window space. We were that cool.

Texas is an At Will Employment State – What Does That Mean?

Oh, what fools we were when we were growing up. We couldn't wait to get out in the real world. We can do what we want when we want. Being an adult will be so great. Right? Who actually believed that? All of us.

The Strange Case of Missing Amarillo Lawyer David Glenn Lewis

We have had our fair share of missing person cases here in Amarillo. Some we never get an answer to like the one that just had an anniversary of his disappearance, Johnny Lee Baker. Now I mention him because they were from the same small town and grew up together. So it's just kind of weird.

Was Boys Ranch Ever Used as a Threat in Your Home?

I really thought I was alone in this threat I used when my daughter was growing up. Let's just say that from middle school all through high school I was a single mom. Some of those years were a bit challenging, to say the least.

Beloved Cowboy Poet Baxter Black Has Passed Away at 77

The news came out back in January that Baxter Black was in hospice care. It was not the hospice care that we were used to hearing about. At the time he was just having healthcare workers coming over to take care of him.