Ben Bolt High School has become the first school in the state of Texas to cancel its sports program due to COVID-19. The Class 2A school is located west of Corpus Christi. According to superintendent Mike A Barriera, the decision was made after much consideration and ”out of an abundance of caution”. Twelve states have…… MORE
Downtown Dallas Museums Announce Reopening Plans
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Six museums in the Dallas Arts District and downtown have announced today their plans to reopen and welcome visitors again, after being closed since mid-March over concerns surrounding COVID-19. The Dallas Museum of Art and the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum will open to the public on August 14; the Nasher…… MORE
Lake Worth ISD Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19, Miller Elementary Campus Closed for Cleaning
LAKE WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The fall semester is set to begin in the Lake Worth Independent School District next week and an employee at one campus has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement from the district, the employee worked at the Miller Elementary School and, as a result, the campus is closed Monday…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: A College Football Conundrum, and Amber Guyger’s Appeal
0:25 — Another one bites the dust. Tarleton State University announced on our show this morning that they’re postponing their football season until the spring. Hear Dr. James Hurley’s conversation and breaking news with Dave & Scott right here! 4:46 — What are the chances Amber Guyger can win an appeal of her murder conviction?…… MORE
Sales Tax Revenue Up Almost $500-Million
(WBAP/KLIF — Although the Coronavirus pandemic has cost the state of Texas billions of dollars, new financial numbers have provided some positive news for the Lone Star State. State coffers saw a nearly half billion dollar increase in sales tax revenue in July alone. Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar says with a drop in leisure travel,…… MORE
Mariachi Band Plays-On During Pandemic
(WBAP/KLIF) — Mariachi enthusiasts recently received some good news about this year’s international musicians conference. Organizers of the Las Cruces International Mariachi Conference have given the green light for the gathering to move forward this November, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Although live performances and in-person instruction has been canceled, the organization will provide the conference…… MORE
COVID-19 Numbers On Slow Decline in Texas
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Lone Star State saw almost 4,900 new cases of COVID-19, Sunday, while 116 Texans died of the illness. In addition to the the slowly declining numbers, the total Coronavirus hospitalizations further dropped to just over 7,400. The statewide total of confirmed COVID-19 cases topped 486,000, while more than 8,500 residents have died.…… MORE
DPD Officer Shot at Fort Worth Stockyards
(WBAP/KLIF) — One suspect is in custody and another on the run in the shooting of a Dallas Police Officer. It was a quiet night of shopping for an off-duty officer and his wife at the Fort Worth Stockyards, Sunday. That ended when two men approached the couple and demanded the woman’s purse. The officer,…… MORE
Metroplex Shows Sunday Surge in Cases
(WBAP/KLIF) — North Texas is approaching 104,000 positive tests for the coronavirus. Dallas County Health Officials reported 843 new cases of the virus, pushing the county total to almost 55,000 cases. Tarrant county had 491 newly infected residents for close to 34,000 infections. Collin county listed 215 new cases, while Denton county reported 58 additional…… MORE
Native Mascots Still a Sticking Point in High School Sports
BOUNTIFUL, Utah (AP) — At a mostly white high school near Salt Lake City, the steps leading to the football field are covered in red handprints, arrows and drawings of Native American men in headdresses meant to represent the mascot, the Braves. “Welcome to the Dark Side” and “Fight like a Brave” are scrawled next…… MORE
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