ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Arlington Police Department is investigating the alleged attempted kidnapping of a 9-year-old girl. Officers responded to the reported attempted kidnapping in the 5200 block of Glen Meadow Drive on Tuesday afternoon. According to Police, the girl who attends R.F. Patterson Elementary School in Kennedale, had just been dropped off at a…… MORE
ATLANTA (AP) – NFL owners have approved a new policy aimed at addressing the firestorm over national anthem protests, permitting players to stay in the locker room during the “The Star-Spangled Banner” but requiring them to stand if they come to the field. The decision was announced Wednesday by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell during the…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF News) – The Collin County Sheriff’s Office opened it’s new 911 dispatch center Wednesday morning. It’s a project that cost the county almost $900,000. Kelley Stone is with the sheriff’s office and said the upgrade was needed because dispatchers routinely work in high pressure situations. “You just have to have an environment where your…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Former NFL linebacker and civil rights attorney Colin Allred has won the Democratic nomination to try and unseat longtime Dallas Congressman Pete Sessions in November. Allred won Tuesday’s runoff over Lillian Salerno. Representing some of Dallas’ wealthiest enclaves, Sessions has been in Congress since 1997. Hillary Clinton beat Donald Trump in Sessions’…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — President Trump will be in Dallas next week, and this time he could be eating dinner with you. The President has opened up a contest, where if you put in your name, e-mail address, and zip code (mobile phone number optional), you can win a dinner with the President. A post…… MORE
Ellis County, Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – An attorny for a woman who claims to have been sexually assaulted by a DPS Trooper inside his patrol vehicle has apologized, in the wake of the release of DPS dashcam footage of the incident. The Texas Department of Transportation confirms that the woman, identified at 37-year old Sharita Dixon-Cole…… MORE
SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — A 17-year-old student accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Texas high school should be seen as a “victim” because he may have recently been bullied, causing him to lash out, his father said. In a phone interview over the weekend with Greece’s Antenna TV, Antonios Pagourtzis said he…… MORE
SANTA FE, Texas (AP) – The Houston Astros wore T-shirts during batting practice before their game against the San Francisco Giants to honor the victims of last week’s Texas school shooting that left 10 people dead. The shirts have “We Play For Santa Fe” on them and are in the school’s colors. The green…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) Dallas – Democratic Candidate for governor Lupe Valdez has won the 2018 Texas Primary run-off election and will take on Governor Greg Abbott in November. Valdez made headlines when she gave up the job of Dallas County Sheriff to enter the race for Governor. Valdez defeated Andrew White, the son of former Texas…… MORE
AUSTIN (AP) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has convened the first of three roundtable meetings to address school violence and safety. In so doing, he pledged to seek ways to prevent more school shootings like the one Friday at a high school in Santa Fe, about 30 miles southeast of Houston. Tuesday’s meeting is with…… MORE
