By July 2013, after the announcement that KPTM would be acquired by Sinclair, the station announced it would discontinue its agreement with INN and return production of the 9 p.m. in-house, with station management citing viewers' dislike of the outsourced production model. At the outset, the "On the Street" setup would be retained, but the newscasts would be produced with the assistance of KPTM's Fresno sister station KMPH-TV. Although KPTM's announcement did not make clear if or when its newscasts would be Omaha-based, its emphasis that "the anchors, producers, editors, as well as the newsroom managers have a depth of understanding for the local community" suggests an Omaha-based newscast in the future.