Melissa Henry
Reporter
Colorado Springs
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While in North Carolina, she worked as the Jacksonville Bureau Chief, covering a lot of military and coastal news-- Including two hurricanes. She's excited to have made the cross-country move, trading Atlantic beaches for the front range!
Growing up in the Chicago suburbs, Melissa attended her local community college for two years and joined their speech and debate team. In 2016, she received two medals at the Phi Rho Pi National Forensics Organization competition for her informative and persuasive speeches. It was through speech team that Melissa found her love for research, writing, and communicating.
She went onto Illinois State University and graduated in 2018 with a degree in Journalism.
Growing up, Melissa made several trips to Colorado to visit family, doing things from hiking a 14'er to white water rafting. She knew from a young age that she could see herself happily living here one day!
Melissa enjoys the variety of stories she has the opportunity to cover in the Pikes Peak region. Her favorite topics include health, local government, and breaking news.
When she's not at the station, Melissa enjoys going to fitness classes at the gym. A self-proclaimed "foodie", she likes to try new restaurants, cuisines, and recipes in her own kitchen along with her boyfriend, Christian.
If you have a story idea, you can email her at mhenry@kktv.com.
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A GoFundMe page has been verified by the website’s administrators as a legitimate fund to help the family of fallen parole officer, Christine Guerin Sandoval.
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Twelve jurors and two alternates have been sworn in for the Joshua Johnson trial.
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Jury selection is underway in the trial for a man accused of killing his teen coworker at a Colorado Springs Walgreens in June 2022.
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11 News obtained a redacted copy of the arrest papers for David McConkie on Friday, which detail the allegations against the former deputy district attorney for El Paso and Teller counties.
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Monday marks five years since a Colorado Springs man was killed outside his apartment, and his widow is pleading for justice.
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Concerned citizens are asking for changes to one southern Colorado school zone, saying they’re worried it could only be a matter of time before a serious crash happens.
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A father is pleading for information that could further the investigation into his daughter’s death one year later.
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A custodian at a Colorado Springs middle school was arrested Monday on child sexual assault charges, according to a memo sent to parents and employees by Academy District 20 Tuesday.
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A man who was once accused of killing the mother of his children is speaking out, after an El Paso County judge dropped all charges in the case Monday.
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Colorado Springs Police say their metal theft detectives are tracking a string of catalytic converter thefts specifically among Toyota’s parked in the long-term parking lot at the Colorado Springs Airport.
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Colorado Springs Police identified 20-year-old Joel Martin as the suspect in a bizarre string of events in the Broadmoor Bluffs neighborhood Tuesday.
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No one is hurt after an armed suspect was seen roaming one Colorado Springs neighborhood Tuesday, but it did cause a state of panic for the community.
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The FBI Denver office announced Wednesday that 27 victims of human trafficking have recently been recovered in Colorado as part of the nationwide Operation Cross Country.
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A suspect accused of second degree murder in the death of a police officer made his first appearance in court Monday.
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A man accused of stabbing his teen coworker to death at a Colorado Springs Walgreens last year was in court Friday after his attorneys asked that DNA evidence be tossed out of the case.
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One year since a Colorado woman went missing, her family is pleading for any information that could bring them answers.
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A final decision on whether or not the law takes effect will not be made until the lawsuit is over. Governor Polis’ office has until Aug. 28 to respond to the lawsuit complaints.
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Thankfully, there were no serious injuries reported after a truck plowed through several fences and crashed into a shed in the Falcon area on Monday.
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Costilla County residents started reaching out to 11 News, saying their appeals were resulting in even higher valuations
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There are eight fewer routes going into the 2023-2024 academic year. Last year, there were 66 routes and this year there will be 58, according to District 11 data.
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The Colorado attorney general has secured millions in debt relief for Colorado students defrauded by CollegeAmerica.
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A new plan is in place for tackling wildfires in the Pikes Peak Region.
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New information is coming to light in court papers for a reported burglary at a 130-year-old Colorado Springs building that has plans to be restored.
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After 2022 was the deadliest year on record on Colorado roads, safety experts hope new DUI stats show promise that Colorado’s traffic safety is moving in the right direction.
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Officer Julian Becerra with Fountain Police died in February while chasing a suspect, and that suspect has now been arrested and is charged in Bacerra’s line of duty death.
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A case is continued for the fourth time Monday, in which a man is accused of driving on a suspended license when hitting and killing a man who was walking home from work in Colorado Springs crosswalk.
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Now convicted mass shooter, Anderson Aldrich, pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder in the Club Q shooting, but many are still wondering what’s to come in the shooter’s federal case.
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The extra enforcement starts at 6 a.m. Friday, just in time for morning rush hour.
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Former city council member Stephannie Finley Fortune has passed away while battling leukemia.
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Sixty dollars is a fraction of what families have been paying for EpiPens. Some reports indicate prices as high as $700.
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“When we got in the car to go home, he said ‘mommy I was scared,’” Parthenia Wallace says, explaining her son’s reaction to what was supposed to be his first day of summer school.
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According to the Colorado Springs Fire Department, this happened around 3:40 Friday afternoon. Both people struck were taken to a nearby hospital. Their condition is unknown.
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As of Saturday, 28% of registered voters in Colorado Springs had turned in their ballot, according to city officials.
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In the third week of the Letecia Stauch trial, patterns are becoming apparent in how lawyers on both sides are approaching the case.
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Letecia Stauch was warned by Judge Gregory Werner Friday, she could lose her right to be in the courtroom for her trial if continuing with inappropriate hand gestures described by District Attorney Micheal Allen.
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Dakota Lowrey says he helped his sister, Letecia Stauch, move out of her home in Lorson Ranch-- The Stauch family home which later became a crime scene.
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As the Letecia Stauch trial goes into week two, a former KKTV 11 News reporter was called to the witness stand Monday to testify about a one-on-one interview he did with Stauch days after Gannon Stauch went missing.
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Five witnesses, photos, and videos, were part of the evidence presented in the third day of the trial for a Colorado Springs area woman accused of killing her stepson.
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Al Stauch took the stand Tuesday, testifying against his ex-wife for hours. The first half of the day was testimony relating to the Stauch family background.
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Day one of the Letecia Stauch trail included the jury being sworn in, followed by opening statements from both prosecutors and Stauch’s public defenders.
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Election officials in Colorado Springs are preparing for a runoff in the race for the city’s next mayor.
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Colorado Springs City Council held a closed door executive session Monday according to the council’s spokesperson, in which the local leaders reportedly discussed a potential pay out of $175 thousand to a man suing the city’s police department.
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Shawn Swisher was previously accused of inappropriately touching at least eight children tied to Kingdom Hall of Jehova’s Witnesses in Woodland Park.
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Colorado Springs Police were called to a high school on Friday after reports a student brought a gun onto campus grounds.
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A judge ruled to keep the list of more than 300 charges the suspected Club Q shooter faces, not dropping a single charge.
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A person accused of opening fire in a Colorado Springs LGBTQIA+ nightclub, killing five and injuring more than a dozen others, reportedly went to the club six times prior to the shooting, including once hours beforehand.
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A civil lawsuit may be brewing.
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The trial is scheduled to last into next week.
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As many people contemplate how they are going to file their taxes in coming weeks, Colorado announces a second year of free tax filing programs through the state.
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20,000 applications have already been submitted, leaders say, while there are about 60,000 eligible children in Colorado.
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