(WBAP/KLIF) — A partnership between Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Tarrant county will continue. The partnership known as “287-G” trains county jailers to determine the immigration status of prisoners. Of the 307 inmates questioned last year, 70 were deported and 61 left the country voluntarily. Supporters of the measure felt renewing the program keeps the…… MORE
Dallas Mall Shooting Sends Shoppers Fleeing
(WBAP/KLIF) — A shooting at a Dallas mall sent shoppers running for the exits. Dallas police responded to reports of a shooting at the Galleria Mall food court, Tuesday night. Authorities say two men got into an altercation with one of them pulling a gun on the other, firing multiple shots. The victim was struck in…… MORE
Texas Mayors Ask Governor for Control over Mask Requirements
(WBAP.KLIF) – Mayors from some of the biggest cities in Texas are asking for the return of local control over coronavirus policies and protocol. The written request from Mayors in Dallas, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Plano, Arlington, Austin, El Paso, Houston, and San Antonio comes as the Governor Greg Abbott continues to promote but not…… MORE
Fort Worth Police Calls Tucker Carlson’s Fox News Report on City’s Protests “Absolutely Inaccurate”
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth Police Department is outraged after they say Fox News Political Commentator Tucker Carlson shared inaccurate information regarding the May 31st riots in Fort Worth. The department said Carlson reported “protesters looted and vandalized businesses and dozens of rioters were arrested for this” and Carlson went on to say that…… MORE
Governor Abbott says Hospital Capacity is “Abundant” Despite Uptick in COVID-19 Cases
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs of the University of Texas System John Zerwas, MD, provided an update Tuesday on Texas’ hospital capacity. The Governor noted that despite an uptick in positive cases, there continues to be abundant hospital capacity. Governor Abbott also urged all Texans to…… MORE
Trump Signs Executive Order on Police Reform
WASHINGTON (AP) — Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on policing Tuesday that would encourage better police practices and establish a database to keep track of officers with a history of excessive use-of-force complaints. In Rose Garden remarks, Trump stressed the need for…… MORE
Dallas County Commissioners Declare Racism as Public Health Crisis
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas County Commissioners Court voted on Tuesday to declaration racism a public health crisis in Dallas County. Commissioner John Wiley Price outlined ten steps the county will take to reduce racism and prejudice in the county: Assert that racism is a public health crisis affecting our entire county. Work to progress…… MORE
Two More Teens Charged in North Dallas Woman’s Murder on Memorial Day
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – There are new developments in the murder of a North Dallas woman shot to death in her driveway on Memorial Day. Dallas Police arrested two more teens in connection to Leslie Baker’s death. 18-year-old Antony Taylor and 190-year-old Deng Chen Ajack are facing capital murder charges and investigators said they allegedly…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: SCOTUS, LGBTQ, and COVID (Wave 2)
0:29 — The Supreme Court made a landmark decision for the LGBTQ community Monday morning. Our constitutional law expert David Coale joined Amy & Scott to break down the decision and why some of the judges argued the way they did. 9:19 — Is there a second wave of COVID-19 coming? Or is it just…… MORE
Trump to Announce Executive Actions on Policing as Congress Seeks Policy Changes
Washington AP (WBAP/KLIF) – President Donald Trump is set to announce executive actions on police procedures, , in response to mass demonstrations over the deaths of George Floyd and other black Americans. That, as the Senate join the House in preparing a separate packages dealing with policing changes. House Democrats crafted a set of proposals over two…… MORE
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