Christian Riley

Digital Journalist

Christian Riley Dutcher joined KSAT 12 in June 2025.
 
Riley returned to the Lone Star State after serving as the senior digital producer at the NBC affiliate in mid-Missouri. While there, he modernized the station's approach to digital storytelling and helped earn two Missouri Broadcasters Association awards.
 
He also spent two years as a sports reporter in Columbia, Missouri, covering Mizzou men's basketball and local high school athletics for the local newspaper.
 
Riley was born and raised in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex before graduating with bachelor's degrees in Journalism and Economics from the University of Missouri.
 
Outside of the newsroom, Riley loves listening to new music, spending time outdoors and hanging out with his friends and family.
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At least two people were killed and 21 others were hospitalized after a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 35 on the Southwest Side.

Stolen Camaro attempted to weave between truck and bus in deadly I-35 crash, investigator says

Read full article: Stolen Camaro attempted to weave between truck and bus in deadly I-35 crash, investigator says

A crash report obtained by KSAT reveals new details about a fatal multi-vehicle crash that killed five people and hospitalized several others on Interstate 35 last Thursday afternoon.

Coltin Wiley, 28, was the fourth person arrested in Guadalupe County over the last four days for sexual exploitation of children

Volunteer firefighter arrested, accused of aggravated sexual assault, Guadalupe County records show

Read full article: Volunteer firefighter arrested, accused of aggravated sexual assault, Guadalupe County records show

According to a Thursday afternoon news release, Schertz police said Wiley, a Schertz resident, was taken into custody by Guadalupe County sheriff’s deputies without incident.

President Donald Trump, left, speaks as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott listens during a roundtable discussion with first responders and local officials at Hill Country Youth Event Center in Kerrville, Texas, during a tour to observe flood damage, Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Gov. Abbott adds 4 counties to state’s flood disaster declaration, bringing statewide total to 30

Read full article: Gov. Abbott adds 4 counties to state’s flood disaster declaration, bringing statewide total to 30

The Texas governor added Edwards, Kinney, Real and Schleicher counties to the state disaster declaration.

Gov. Greg Abbott said the body of a missing woman was found; only two people from July 4 floods remain unaccounted for

Only 2 remain missing from Hill Country floods, including a girl from Camp Mystic, Gov. Abbott says

Read full article: Only 2 remain missing from Hill Country floods, including a girl from Camp Mystic, Gov. Abbott says

Only one girl from Camp Mystic and one adult male remain missing more than two weeks after the deadly Hill Country floods, Gov. Greg Abbott said on social media Tuesday.

The city approved the assessor-collector to calculate the voter-approval tax rate using a higher, special formula

Kerrville leaders say higher property taxes could be coming, promise transparency during rate-setting process

Read full article: Kerrville leaders say higher property taxes could be coming, promise transparency during rate-setting process

Higher property tax rates could be implemented in Kerrville to pay for damage caused by the Hill Country floods, Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring said at Tuesday’s city council meeting.

Commissioners said there will not be an 8% tax increase, but face an uncertain future when it comes to funding disaster recovery

Kerr County leaders not ready to impose higher taxes but must find ways to pay for recovery, recoup $200M in lost value

Read full article: Kerr County leaders not ready to impose higher taxes but must find ways to pay for recovery, recoup $200M in lost value

Some leaders said they are not prepared to raise taxes for what costs “might” be around the corner as Kerr County rebuilds from the Hill Country floods.