Mary Kate Hamilton
News Anchor
Odessa, TX
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You can watch Mary Kate Hamilton every weeknight anchoring the CBS7 Evening News at 5, 6 and 10. Before joining Jay Hendricks at the anchor desk, Mary Kate came to Odessa in August of 2020 as a weekend sports anchor and sports reporter for CBS7 Sports. A native Hoosier, Mary Kate Hamilton graduated from Indiana University in May of 2020 with a degree in Journalism. Mary Kate has wanted to be a journalist since the fifth grade, and has never looked back.
Before joining the CBS7 team, Mary Kate interned for WISH-TV's sports department, as well as Southern Indiana's PBS affiliate TV and radio station, WTIU. She also worked as a sideline reporter and producer for the Big Ten Network in college.
Mary Kate is passionate about human interest storytelling, government and politics, and her cat, Leo.
If you have a story you'd like Mary Kate to tell, you can reach her at mary.hamilton@cbs7.com.
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JoAnn’s on 5th is this week’s featured business for CBS7′s Small Business Summer
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This week’s Small Business Summer features Anderson Farms
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CBS7′s Small Business Summer features Brantley Creek Barbecue
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Two vehicle crash kills six people; one in stable condition, one in critical condition
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One of the most successful chefs in Texas, Chef Alejandro is using his resources to help other small business owners
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Greg McClendon, along with four other colleagues, had been arrested for failure to report with intent to conceal neglect or abuse.
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Southbound lanes of West Loop 250 at Interstate 20 closed
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Completion time for the repair is currently unknown, according to the City
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Marie Osmond will perform in person with the Big Spring Symphony for the annual Pops Concert on April 23rd at 7:30 PM at the Dorothy Garrett Coliseum
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Ector County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed with CBS7 that the bomb-like device had a derogatory expletive written across it
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“The rubber meets the road in West Texas.”
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“These six students? They’ll make a difference.”
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This is all part of the Midland and Odessa Chambers Fly-In event.
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Members of both the Midland and Odessa Chambers of Commerce will meet with U.S. chamber experts and several Texas congressmen and women to advocate for the Permian Basin.
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The event was a huge success, and Susie hopes even more women will join her in the future.
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According to the City of Midland, firefighters from the Midland Fire Department are joining other agencies across Texas to assist with the fires in and around Eastland, Texas.
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Six golfers and their coach died in a crash travelling back from the Tanklogix Midland College Invitational
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“Moms can do anything. Girls can do anything.”
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Michael “Spider” Gonzales is set to be executed in 5 days for the murders of Manuel and Merced Aguirre in 1994.
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Michael Dean Gonzales, an Odessa man scheduled to be executed on March 8, 2022, has asked a judge to withdraw his execution order based on new evidence provided by the Odessa police.
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If you are headed to the polls tomorrow, you may see some unfamiliar names on your ballot.
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There were no serious injuries.
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The debate questions ranged from what to do with the Midland Horseshoe Arena, filling vacancies in law enforcement, county employee raises, earthquakes and more.
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Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke began his 12 day, more than 2,100 mile ‘Keeping the Lights On’ road trip Friday, joined by both supporters and protestors
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Aaron Shipman, former pastor at Bible Baptist Church in Odessa, has been arrested by the Odessa Police Department for Sexual Assault.
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The City of Gardendale is under a BOIL WATER NOTICE after a main line ruptured around 9 o’clock tonight.
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MISD Board votes 4-3 in favor of moving Young Women’s Leadership Academy to the Booker T. Washington STEM Academy
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Joe Imbriale’s security footage identified Alexis Avila dumping her baby in a dumpster behind his business
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Congressman August Pfluger, State Representative Brooks Landgraf, Ector County Sheriff Mike Griffis and Representative Andrew Murr visited Del Rio Tuesday
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The Midland County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.
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USGS reports 4.3 magnitude earthquake north of Stanton
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A spokesperson for the City of Midland tells CBS7 that a disagreement between two people at Ross in the Midland Park Mall led an individual to pull out a gun.
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The hospital is asking Pecos County residents to take COVID precautions seriously at this time
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Big Bend Sector Border Patrol agents arrested three United States Citizens at the Sierra Blanca Border Patrol Checkpoint on Tuesday for narcotics smuggling.
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The Jackalopes collected the stuffed animals at their annual Teddy Bear Toss game
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Lindsay Shay Woods of Big Spring will serve 11 years and pay a $10,000 fine for intoxicated manslaughter.
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Andrews accepting donations
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Odessa Regional Medical Center will offer 1st and 2nd doses, boosters and pediatric doses of the COVID-19 vaccine starting
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Odessa Police confirmed a group of students got into a fight; Superintendent Muri says the district is investigating.
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Texas DPS has confirmed it happened going eastbound at mile marker 179 on I-20.
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The event will feature a performance from “The Voice” star and Midland-based Matt New
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Odessa police say a 19-year-old was shot in the leg and taken to the hospital
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All patients seeking the Monoclonal Antibody Infusion Treatment will now need to contact the Odessa Infusion Center, operated by the State of Texas.
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The secondhand thrift store had windows smashed, a donation box damaged and items stolen
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The Odessa Police Department says it has recently responded to 4 overdoses, where one teen was found deceased by an overdose of Oxycodone.
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John Anthony Sanchez had a bond revocation hearing today for violating his parole for manufacturing/delivery of a controlled substance, cocaine
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It’s time to get into the holiday spirit at the 38th annual Merry Marketplace shopping event.