Yearly Archives: 2018

Police seeking help from the community

Police seeking help from the community

(WBAP/KLIF) FORT WORTH, Texas – Police are asking for help from the community to find and identify the owner of a vehicle that is in relation to a murder that happened on October 6, 2018, at 2:45 a.m. The murder took place in the 700 block of S. Collard St. According to police, the victim left the…MORE

Dallas Rape Suspect Also Sought In Northern Louisiana

Dallas Rape Suspect Also Sought In Northern Louisiana

DALLAS (AP) – Police say a man sought as a suspect in three sexual assaults in Dallas may also have made similar attacks in northern Louisiana. Dallas police Deputy Chief Thomas Castro says the man sought in the September and October attacks in Dallas matches the description of a man suspected in two sexual assaults…MORE

10-Year Old Girl in Wisconsin Charged as Adult in Brutal Infant Stomping Death

10-Year Old Girl in Wisconsin Charged as Adult in Brutal Infant Stomping Death

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) – A western Wisconsin sheriff says a 10-year-old girl charged with first-degree intentional homicide allegedly dropped a 6-month-old baby and when the infant cried, she panicked and stomped on the child’s head. The girl appeared in restraints in Chippewa County Circuit Court for a bond hearing Monday. She is charged as…MORE

A Dallas-Based Wealth Expert Says the Economy Will Drive Much Midterm Voting Today

A Dallas-Based Wealth Expert Says the Economy Will Drive Much Midterm Voting Today

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – With the latest jobs report showing the lowest unemployment rate since 1969, Dallas-based financial and economics expert Angela E. Matthews says the stats will be a driver of a lot of midterm voting today. “I think people are going to be leaning in on the jobs report, they’re going to be leaning…MORE

New Rangers manager Woodward already shares bond in Texas

New Rangers manager Woodward already shares bond in Texas

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Chris Woodward grew up wanting to be an architect or an engineer. He also had what he thought was a far-fetched dream of playing professional baseball. The kid from California who was a 54th-round draft pick and went on to play 12 major league seasons as a utility infielder for five…MORE

Trump, Democrats Make Last Push Before Election Day

Trump, Democrats Make Last Push Before Election Day

(AP) – President Donald Trump is making a final elections argument by claiming that Democrats will take a “wrecking ball to our economy and to the future of our country.” Trump made the second of his final three rally stops on Monday in front of a loud, packed crowd in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He says,…MORE

Richardson ISD Closed for Election Day, Nov 6th

Richardson ISD Closed for Election Day, Nov 6th

RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF) – Richardson ISD schools will be canceled tomorrow for Election Day. Richardson ISD officials say as a precaution they are canceling classes while schools serve as polling locations. An email to parents said Nov. 6 will serve as a holiday for students and a development day for staff.  MORE

Mesquite Plans for a Veterans Memorial Park

The city of Mesquite is building a Veterans Memorial Park to honor those who served. It will be located at City Lake Park on South Galloway Ave. Mayor Stan Pickett said the budget is based off community donations, but they estimate it to be around $300,000. The city received donations from organizations and families, including…MORE

USOC Moves to Shut Down USA Gymnastics after Nassar Scandal

USOC Moves to Shut Down USA Gymnastics after Nassar Scandal

(AP) – The U.S. Olympic Committee is moving to revoke USA Gymnastics’ status as the governing body for the sport at the Olympic level, meting out the nuclear option to an organization that has botched its own reorganization in the wake of a sex-abuse scandal involving former team doctor Larry Nassar. In an open letter…MORE