Yearly Archives: 2017

Mark Cuban Weighs in on Anthem Kneeling, Trump, and Running for President

Mark Cuban Weighs in on Anthem Kneeling, Trump, and Running for President

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Dallas Mavericks’ owner Mark Cuban joined WBAP and KLIF in studio Monday morning to discuss a variety of topics, including the job President Trump is doing, whether or not he will run for President in 2020, the national anthem kneeling controversy, and of course, the 2017-2018 Mavericks season. Listen to what…MORE

Alamo Plaza Renovation Plan Draws Protestors

  Protesters gathered at the Texas shrine Saturday showing their displeasure with an Alamo master plan to redo the plaza and move the granite Cenotaph. The president of the Alamo Defenders Descendants Association, Lee Spencer White, who organized the rally, says the monument installed in 1936 to mark the centennial of the battle commemorates the…MORE

Study: Millions of Americans Are “Working Dead”

Study: Millions of Americans Are “Working Dead”

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — New numbers show the “zombie workforce” may be more prevalent than we thought. A study by Aon Hewitt shows less than a quarter of American workers are classified as “highly engaged” in their jobs. Only 39% admit that they’re only “moderately engaged.” So, how can you put the passion back in your…MORE

Denison Police Chief Forgives Whataburger After Weekend Incident

Denison Police Chief Forgives Whataburger After Weekend Incident

DENISON (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Denison Police Chief says he has forgiven Whataburger after an employee denied two of his officers service Saturday night. That employee has since been fired. Chief Jay Burch posted to the Denison Police Department’s Facebook page that Whataburger sent corporate officials to the Denison location where the incident happened and met…MORE

Arlington Police Investigating Sports Bar Shooting That Leaves One Man Dead

Arlington Police Investigating Sports Bar Shooting That Leaves One Man Dead

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) — Arlington Police are trying to find out who is responsible for a 25-year-old man’s death at a sports bar near Six Flags. Police responded to multiple reports of a shooting around 1:00 Sunday morning in the parking lot at Speed’s Sports and Billiards Bar off Watson Road. They say a security…MORE

A Texas Tech University Police Officer Memorialized This Week

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A public memorial is planned this week in El paso for Texas Tech University Police Officer Floyd East Jr., who was shot and killed last week in Lubbock. The service is set for noon Tuesday at the Abraham Chavez Theatre in downtown El Paso. 19-year-old Hollis Daniels III, is charged with…MORE

Suspect Arrested after gunshots fired at Plano office building

Suspect Arrested after gunshots fired at Plano office building

(WBAP/KLIF) Employees heard gunshots very early on Sunday morning at a Plano office building. Police arrived to the NTT Data office around 6:30 a.m. and say they saw evidence of a shooting and were able to locate a suspect. The suspect has been taken into custody and a firearm was recovered. Police believe, at this…MORE

Whataburger employee refuses to serve police officers

Denison (WBAP/KLIF) – Whataburger is scrambling to respond to an early Saturday morning incident in one of its stores. According to the police department in Denison, a city some 75 miles north of Dallas, two officers were refused service, and cussed out by a female employee of that franchise when they stopped there to eat…MORE

Police helicopter finds marijuana farm in southeast Dallas

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Department’s Air One helicopter found an illegal marijuana growing operation in a remote area of southeast Dallas. The officers in the helicopter spotted it from the air, and reported its location. When they “dismantled” it, as the police phrase it, they recovered almost 200 pounds of marijuana, but whoever…MORE

Texas will help some private schools recover from Hurricane Harvey

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Education Commission says private charter schools that were hard hit by Hurricane Harvey will get state money to help them recover. Exactly how much they will get has not yet been determined. The Commission says it will be months before it has a hard estimate, but the total cost will…MORE