Katie Horner is once again making headlines with her cries of wolf during February 28th's thunder storms.

KCTV 5 is about to learn that CBS's viewers in the Kansas City metro area are tired of her antics and needless interruptions during primetime.

For decades Kansas City viewers have been able to stay up-to-date with severe weather by keeping an eye on the small weather map in the corner of their TV screens and reading the scrolling text that often coincides.  But over the last few years, Katie Horner and others like her have rushed to preempt primetime television for the sole purpose of logging face time.  They go on for hours and hours in a pissing match all are afraid to break away from.  As Gary Lezak recently said on KMBZ's Shanin & Parks, "No one wants to be the first to go off the air."  In doing so they create panic and cause the public to grow complacent and less likely to react in the event of a real weather emergency.

Reading through this site you will soon discover Katie Horner's weather coverage has become nothing more than a joke, largely of her own making.  Although we truly don't wish any ill will towards Katie, it's time we make our voices heard and let KCTV 5 and other local news stations know there are alternatives to this sensationalism and if these practices continue we will boycott their local programming and their advertisers.

Sign the Petition

Here's how you can help!

1. Contact KCTV 5 and let them know you plan to boycott their local programming and their advertisers if they don't fire Katie Horner and act more responsibly in covering severe weather that affects the KC metro area.  KCTV 5 contact information.

2. Contact local companies that you see advertising on KCTV 5 and let them know how you feel about their sponsoring Katie's and KCTV 5's sensationalistic reporting.

3. Write letters to CBS's corporate offices informing them of your intentions to boycott KCTV 5 and their advertisers unless Katie Horner is fired and they begin to act more responsible in their reporting of severe weather affecting the Kansas City metro. CBS Corporate contact information.

4. Contact the Meredith Corporation informing them of your intentions to boycott KCTV 5 local programming and their advertisers unless Katie Horner is fired and they begin to act more responsible in their reporting of severe weather affecting the Kansas City metro.  Meredith contact information.

5. Please sign our petition and add your voice to the growing list of concerned Kansas City viewers telling stations like KCTV 5 that their current practices are unacceptable.

6. Tell your friends, family, and anyone else you meet to visit FireKatie.com.

"Don't get me started on how Katie Horner and Gary Lezak sensationalize every single thunderstorm as if it was a life-threatening event. My lord, if you see lighting, just go inside, everyone knows that. You do not need to interupt any programming to remind me of this. Thunderstorms are no worse now than they were before TV." - The_Original_Bob