DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas Police Officer was charged with two counts of Capital Murder on Thursday. Dallas Police said Officer Bryan Riser, a veteran of the force since 2008, is in Police custody and is being linked to two unrelated murders dating back to 2017. “We received information from a witness that implicated Riser in both…… MORE
Dallas Mayor Plans to Issue Mask Mandate for City Owned Buildings
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson plans to implement a mask mandate for city owned buildings. The Mayor’s announcement came just days after Governor Abbott said he will lift the statewide mask mandate next week. The mandate was put in place last year after coronavirus cases began to surge in Texas. “I honestly don’t…… MORE
Arlington ISD Employees Receive Invite to Get Vaccinated for COVID-19 Monday
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – On the heels of the federal government’s decision to put teachers, substitutes, staff and child care workers on the eligibility list to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, all Arlington ISD employees have been invited to get the shot next week. According to a letter posted on Facebook by district Board of Trustees member…… MORE
Abbott Reacts Biden’s ‘Neanderthal’ Comment
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott reacts after President Joe Biden on Wednesday labeled his move to fully open the state and lift the statewide mask mandate as “Neanderthal thinking.” “He could not have said anything like that on a worse day. Because on the day that he said that, the Biden administration was…… MORE
Oncor Electric Hit With Two Lawsuits Amid Fallout From February Blackouts
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Oncor Energy is the latest electric provider in Texas to be hit with a lawsuit in connection with last month’s historic power crisis. The family of a Waco who died in a hospital a day after being found frostbitten and barely alive in his home is seeking compensation from Oncor. The lawsuit…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Restaurants’ Response to Texas Reopening
Restaurants were hit hard by the pandemic a year ago, but now that Governor Abbott is re-opening Texas, are they going to go straight to 100% capacity? Dave and Amy speak with the owner of Community Grille in Frisco, John Kinch.… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Keith Olbermann Is A Jerk, and Facebook Mask Debates
Keith Olbermann is getting a lot of criticism for saying Texas should not receive ANY doses of the COVID vaccine, and Amy’s Facebook blew up with a mask/vaccine debate. She and Dave discuss.… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Today’s The Day for QAnon!
March 4th (today!) is apparently THE day for those who subscribe to the QAnon theory that President Trump will retake the Oval Office. Dave and Amy talk to lawyer David Coale about why this theory is believed by some, and how we even got to this point.… MORE
Police Uncover ‘possible plot’ to Breach US Capitol; House Cancels Today’s Session
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. Capitol Police say they have uncovered intelligence of a “possible plot” by a militia group to breach the Capitol on Thursday. The threat appears to be connected to a far-right conspiracy theory, mainly promoted by supporters of QAnon, that Donald Trump will rise again to power on March 4, the original…… MORE
Texas Power Grid CEO Fired After Deadly February Blackouts
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas’ power grid manager has been fired following February’s deadly blackouts that left millions of people without electricity and heat for days. The board of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas fired CEO Bill Magness on Wednesday. He is the highest-ranking official to lose his job in the wake of one…… MORE
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