MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF)- TUPPS Brewery is relocating and expanding its campus to the historic Mill District of Downtown McKinney. The campus will include a tasting taproom in the original 120-year-old grain milling building, a state-of-the-art production facility and a retail shopping area featuring local craftsman. “The City of McKinney is committed to revitalizing the eastside of…… MORE
Governor Abbott, Texas Leaders Release Statement on School Re-Openings
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker Dennis Bonnen, Senate Education Chairman Larry Taylor, and House Education Chairman Dan Huberty have clarified their positions on the start of school amid the Coronavirus pandemic. “The Texas Education Agency’s guidance for opening public schools in Texas for the 2020-21 school year remains the same…… MORE
Governor Abbott Appoints Texas A and M “Murder Hornet” Task Force
DALLAS – Texas A and M University’s Agrilife Research heads a Texas task force to monitor developments with the arrival in the Unites States of the Giant Asian Hornet, or “Murder Bee” as they are more commonly known. Dr. David Ragsdale says the hornets are of particular concern to both the agricultural industry nationwide and…… MORE
Denton ISD Trustees Establish Covid-19 Employee Emergency Relief Fund
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)-The Denton ISD School Board set aside $200,000 to establish a COVID-19 Employee Emergency Relief Fund for staff members in need of financial assistance due to contracting the virus. The fund is available to employees through June 30, 2021. “We can absolutely understand the hesitation of our teachers and staff as it relates to…… MORE
Register for a Virtual Seminar Aimed to Help People Improve Interactions with Police
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth District 8 City Councilmember Kelly Allen Gray is urging people to sign up for a virtual seminar aimed at improving community relations with police officers. In the free seminar, “Serve & Protect: I Am Not A Threat,” participants will hear from current and retired police officers and engage in a question-and-answer…… MORE
Family of Santa Fe High School Shooting Victim Starts Foundation in Her Memory
HOUSTON (AP) – The family of a high school exchange student from Pakistan who was killed in the mass shooting at Sante Fe High School in May of 2018 have started a foundation in her name to honor her memory. 17-year-old Sabika Sheikh was one of 10 people who were killed and at least 13…… MORE
Former WBAP Country Cowboy, Bill Mack, Dead at 88
FT. WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The former host of WBAP’s Country Roads Show, Bill Mack, has died at the age of 88. Mack started his show in 1969, the name of the show was later changed to the Midnight Cowboy Trucking Show and catered to truck drivers working late at night. He also hosted the syndicated…… MORE
Tulsa Will Remove BLM Street Sign After Request for Back the Blue Sign
TULSA, Okla. (AP) – The city of Tulsa has decided to remove a massive Black Lives Matter sign painted on a city street following a request from a group of local Republicans seeking permission to paint a Back the Blue sign. Tulsa councilors decided to get rid of the sign during a Wednesday council meeting…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Delaying the Election, Pandemic Shaming, and Movie Reviews
0:24 — Can the President actually delay the election? Constitutional lawyer David Coale joined Dave & Amy to explain what it would take, and what can and cannot happen legally. 5:26 — Fewer people are posting their personal lives on social media, and a big reason why is “pandemic shaming.” We speak with Dallas-based therapist…… MORE
Trump Faces Rare Rebuke From GOP for Floating Election Delay
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – President Donald Trump is facing a rare rebuke from the Republican Party for floating the possibility of delaying the November election. Republican officials from New Hampshire to Mississippi to Iowa quickly pushed back against Trump’s repeated suggestion on Thursday that it might be necessary to delay the November election because of the…… MORE
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