Matt Hager

Matt Hager is the Weekend Producer for 5NEWS and 5NEWS on KXNW 34. He joined the team in Feb. 2012. Matt began his career in the Joplin market in Oct 2010 as a Morning Show Producer,and switched to the night newscasts in March 2011.
Matt is from northeast Oklahoma and graduated with a broadcast journalism degree and a sports media degree from Oklahoma State University.
He’s an avid movie fan, and tries to catch every OKC Thunder game.

Recent Articles

Volunteers Make Improvements to Veteran’s Home

Posted on: 6:34 pm, March 18, 2013, by Matt Hager

Twenty volunteers helped transform the home of a local veteran in Fort Smith Monday (March 18). It’s all for Home...
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Latest Casino Expansion Brings New Jobs

Posted on: 5:10 pm, March 15, 2013, by Matt Hager, updated on: 03:19pm, March 16, 2013

Choctaw Casino in Pocola is set to bring in more than 100 jobs to the River Valley over the next...
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Police: Man Shot in Throat Over Reckless Driving

Posted on: 6:58 pm, March 3, 2013, by Matt Hager and Marty Cook, updated on: 09:16am, March 4, 2013

A Fort Smith man faces a domestic battery charge after police said he shot his son-in-law in the throat because...
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Multi-Car Wreck Blocks Fort Smith Street

Posted on: 10:56 pm, February 13, 2013, by Matt Hager, updated on: 02:52am, February 14, 2013

Authorities say a speeding car caused a multi-car wreck Wednesday night in Fort Smith. Police say the car clipped the...
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Wister Antique Store Burns to Ground

Posted on: 6:38 pm, February 10, 2013, by Matt Hager, updated on: 11:23pm, February 10, 2013

Police are calling an antique store a total loss after it caught fire in Wister’s historic district Sunday. Authorities got...
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Cedarville Home Destroyed By Fire

Posted on: 6:55 pm, October 28, 2012, by Matt Hager and Meredith Baldwin, updated on: 09:41pm, October 28, 2012

A Cedarville home is a total loss after a fire Sunday evening, said Crawford County Fire Chief Andy Jones. Volunteer...
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Funeral Arrangements Set for KTHV Anchor Matt Turner

Posted on: 2:10 pm, October 7, 2012, by Matt Hager, updated on: 12:15pm, October 8, 2012

The funeral arrangements for Little Rock’s KTHV anchor Matt Turner have been planned for later this week. His family will...
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Woman Who Drowned Saving Son is Identified

Posted on: 1:35 pm, August 4, 2012, by Matt Hager, updated on: 09:24pm, August 4, 2012

Officials have identified the woman who drowned saving her teenage at Beaver Lake on Saturday. Her name is Kimberly Weaber,...
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Ipix: Thursday Storm Damage

Posted on: 10:38 pm, July 26, 2012, by Matt Hager, updated on: 10:40pm, July 26, 2012

Viewers’ pictures tell the story of what happened during a round of severe weather on Thursday.
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Multi-Car Accident in Fort Smith

Posted on: 10:11 pm, June 29, 2012, by Matt Hager

A pickup truck nearly hit a family when it crashed on Grand Avenue in Fort Smith. Police say the driver...
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Arvest Bank to Host 2013 Texas League All-Star Game

Posted on: 11:11 pm, June 20, 2012, by Matt Hager

Naturals General Manager Eric Edelstein announced today that Arvest Ballpark will host the 2013 Texas League All-Star Game.
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Man Shot at by Ex-Wife

Posted on: 9:43 pm, June 20, 2012, by Matt Hager, updated on: 02:00pm, June 21, 2012

Sequoyah County Sheriff Ron Lockhart says a man arrived to his home north of Roland Wednesday night to find his ex-wife and her new husband waiting for him.
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