AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Business and tourism leaders in Texas spoke Monday on the steps of the Capitol in Austin about the negative impacts the proposed bathroom bill would have on the Texas Economy. The bill, if passed, would allow people to only use the restroom specific to the gender on their birth certificate. Activists say…… MORE
DALLAS, TX (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott was reportedly involved in an altercation at an Uptown bar last night. Dallas police confirm an incident occurred at the Clutch Bar in Dallas off Cedar Springs around 9:40 pm, but do not reference Elliott by name. Police say a 30-year-old man went…… MORE
Plano (WBAP/KLIF) – Plano Attorney and Democrat Sam Johnson is hoping to replace longtime 3rd District Republican Congressman Sam Johnson when the 89-year-old retires in 2018. Johnson thinks name recognition could help him if he makes it to the general election, but could hurt him in the Democratic primary. The Democrat told KLIF’s ‘Dave and…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A North Texas man proposed to his girlfriend at a Garth Brooks concert in Oklahoma this weekend — but it’s what happened after the proposal that is grabbing everyone’s attention. The country singer noticed the proposal, stopped mid-verse during the song “Unanswered prayers,” and congratulated the couple before asking them a…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Several Texas counties have found a way to profit from working with federal immigration officials in tracking and detaining immigrants who are living in the country illegally. Eight counties have joined a federal program that allows sheriff’s deputies to become certified immigration officers. Four of those counties – along with six…… MORE
GLENN HEIGHTS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A Glenn Heights city councilman has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a child. Sidney Davis, 47, was booked last Thursday. He’s also facing a charge of indecency with a child. Police say the Texas Rangers investigated Davis at the request of the Dallas County District Attorney. The city posted…… MORE
Arlington (WBAP/KLIF) – Arlington Police shot and killed an armed man Saturday who was roaming through a neighborhood, wearing body armor, banging on doors. It began as an afternoon domestic disturbance call involving two brothers. Police determined one of the brothers was holding the other at gunpoint. The one with the gun broke through an…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – On July 15, 2017, at approximately 4:21 p.m., Dallas Police responded to a shooting call in the 3500 block of Roberts Avenue. Upon officers’ arrival, they found the victim, Wyshawn Gaddy a 41-year-old Black male, deceased from a gunshot wound. Through the course of investigation, it was determined that Jerry Raymond Riedel…… MORE
Southlake (WBAP.KLIF) – The scattered human remains that were found in Southlake Monday have been identified. The remains were found in a wooded and brushy area along White Chapel Boulevard, a little south of Highway 114. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner identified them as those of 60 year old Joshua Michaelson, who disappeared in late…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are looking for a burglar they believe has broken into at least 8 restaurants and bars on Greenville Avenue and in Deep Ellum in just the last six weeks. He’s turned up on at least five surveillance videos, often alone, but occasionally with three or four others. He has a…… MORE
