Alaina Hand

I am thrilled to announce I get to start working @kmbc March 20th! The last nearly two years @kccinews has taught me a lot about the industry and myself, and I’m excited to learn more while working for a community I’ve always cared for.

Kicked off our Alert Day weather coverage with a lovely little 5 box yesterday 😍 Hope everyone stays safe this weekend!

So honored to have my first Emmy nominations in KC ❤️

Honored to receive a @emmymidam nomination with @AlainaHandProd. Congrats to all!

Today and every home game this season, we will honor our friend Ben Arnet from KOMU 8, leaving his press box seat open - No. 8 - in remembrance of his tremendous impact over the years in Columbia

It's game day!!!

Ben Arnet — KOMU 8 Sports Director, Father and Friend — passes away at 43 | Click the image to read the story komu.com/news/ben-arnet…

@JamieWeissKMBC I read them in order and was fine! :)

TO TANDEM OR NOT!? I've been slowly making my way through the #ThroneOfGlass series and now am at the point where I read these two books... do I attempt the tandem read during the holidays? Is there a preferred guide or order if I read them separate? Please help!!

@lenjenningsKMBC @kmbc Bring me back some Tim Horton's and I'll make you the lead tomorrow

Getting the full experience of Buffalo, from wings to Tim Horton’s to Bills Mafia. #ChiefsKingdom @kmbc

Today’s the day!!! Tune into the @KellyClarksonTV show at 3 on @kmbc to see why these students have such big smiles on their faces 🥹

He did not go with my suggestion of having it say "HEADquarters" ... missed opportunity.

@ChristopherS_DC Please include the cat in tomorrow's hits 😂

New teammate is understandably skittish under the car seat

We’re a three man crew now. My coworker, David, rescuing a cat who took shelter under our car from Hurricane Milton. I’m glad someone walking by told us they heard meowing.

SMILING THROUGH IT ALL! CAN’T BELIEVE THIS IS MY LIFE

And honorable mention to the lie that we needed to take showers and get ready for bed before storms moved in, because otherwise the lightning would electrocute us through the shower

My dad once told me we eat eight to ten spiders a year in our sleep and I didn’t find out it was a lie until college when I told my new friends that “fun fact”

Big respect for @abc for fact checking in real time on this debate.

And pt. 2 🫶🏻

Happy Season Opener! Today’s pinch me moment:

WHEN you build it, they will come. #wcws is so epic

Going to start a thread of my monthly budget illustrations to make adulting more fun 🥲

@lenjenningsKMBC @kmbc They were very good donuts too 😌

Let me tell you how (not) great my co-workers are. They got doughnuts in the newsroom, ate all said doughnuts, and put the empty box in MY trash can before I got to work. It’s like, “hey Len, we got doughnuts, and you can suck it.” Calling hr now. 😂 @kmbc