Meredith Baldwin

From the River Valley to the Northwest corner, I am beyond happy to call Fort Smith, AR my home. After moving to the area in the spring of 2012, I am completely in love with the city. I’m ecstatic to be covering news in both Arkansas and Oklahoma, and feel extremely lucky to be doing what I love everyday.

I was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. I began my broadcasting career in college at the University of Missouri both reporting and anchoring for KOMU, Columbia’s NBC affiliate. I graduated with honors and with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism. I also studied Spanish in college, becoming fluent in both writing and speaking the language. Even though I don’t live in Kansas City anymore, I'll forever be rooting for the Royals, Chiefs and Tigers – no matter what their current record may be.

I also spent a little over a year working with WDAF in Kansas City. During my time there, I covered several big stories. The most memorable was when I was on the ground, talking with people in Joplin, Mo., after one of the deadliest tornadoes ever recorded ripped through the city.

When I'm not telling stories, I'm sharing them on Facebook. Share a story with me on my page. I’m also constantly updating my viewers about my stories via Twitter.

I have a true passion for storytelling and believe that everyone has a story. I would love to hear yours. If you have an idea, share it with me anytime at Meredith.Baldwin@kfsm.com.

Recent Articles

  • Two Years After Denning Tornado, Residents More Cautious

    Posted on: 6:31 pm, May 24, 2013, by

    Two years ago a violent and deadly tornado ripped its way through the river valley. Etna, Denning and eventually northern...
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  • Whirlpool Neighbors File Lawsuits

    Posted on: 5:55 pm, May 23, 2013, by , updated on: 06:22pm, May 23, 2013

    Whirlpool is now facing two lawsuits after growing concern about a chemical spill near the company’s former Fort Smith plant....
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  • Historic Fort Smith Building to Undergo Renovation

    Posted on: 10:28 pm, May 22, 2013, by , updated on: 08:02am, May 23, 2013

    A historic building in Fort Smith that’s sat empty for many, many years and has been threatened with demolition has...
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    Friedman-Mincer Building
  • EF-0 Tornado Slams LeFlore County

    Posted on: 3:03 pm, May 22, 2013, by and , updated on: 07:57am, May 23, 2013

    National Weather Service officials said an EF-0 tornado caused the Oklahoma damage near Poteau and Cameron during the storms that...
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    weather damage survey
  • Strong Winds Tear Roofs from LeFlore County Businesses

    Posted on: 8:42 am, May 21, 2013, by and , updated on: 11:37am, May 21, 2013

    Residents in Poteau, Okla. are cleaning up after a possible tornado hit Monday evening (May 20).
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  • VIDEO: Police Brutality Lawsuit Filed By 95-Pound Disabled Woman

    Posted on: 8:48 pm, May 17, 2013, by , updated on: 10:26pm, May 17, 2013

    What started off as a noise complaint has now turned in to a federal police brutality lawsuit between a Clarksville...
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    Police Brutality Lawsuit
  • Boyfriend Named Person of Interest in Attempted Murder Case

    Posted on: 8:38 am, May 17, 2013, by , updated on: 08:52am, May 17, 2013

    Investigators now have reason to believe the boyfriend of Annette Rapalee, who was shot in the face and left for...
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  • Family Wants Answers in Cold Case Disappearance

    Posted on: 10:27 pm, May 15, 2013, by , updated on: 11:31pm, May 15, 2013

    The family of Shirley Snow, who went missing from the Tulsa area in 1975, is in the River Valley looking...
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    Shirley Banning, 36, was last seen in Broken Arrow, Okla. (Photos Courtesy: TheCharleyProject.org, a cold case search engine)
  • Work Resumes on Church After Collapse Hospitalizes Volunteer

    Posted on: 5:51 pm, May 15, 2013, by , updated on: 10:37pm, May 15, 2013

    Members of the Jethro Pentecostal Church in Franklin County spent much of Wednesday (May 15) cleaning up the site and...
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    Rebuilding Jethro Pentecostal
  • Sebastian County Voters Approve 10-Year Tax Extension

    Posted on: 9:47 pm, May 14, 2013, by , updated on: 08:40am, May 15, 2013

    A countywide sales tax on the books in Sebastian County since 1994 is overwhelmingly approved again Tuesday night (May 14)....
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    SebCo Sales Tax Vote
  • Homeless Told to Leave Camp

    Posted on: 6:10 pm, May 14, 2013, by , updated on: 06:18pm, May 14, 2013

    A homeless camp located on railroad property in Fort Smith is being shut down. The camp, known as the ‘North...
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    homelesscamp
  • Final ‘Turkey Shoot’ for 188th

    Posted on: 6:00 pm, May 13, 2013, by , updated on: 06:17pm, May 13, 2013

    They call it a ‘turkey shoot’ and pilots with the 188th Fighter Wing in Fort Smith put their last one...
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