BEDFORD (WBAP/KLIF)- Bedford Police are investigating an officer involved shooting on Circle Lane near the Brook Hollow Park. Police say one officer attempted a traffic stop and the suspect missed the turn and hit a curb. Police say the suspect got out of the car, approached the officer and said he had a weapon. “The…… MORE
‘Fruitcake’ Movie Will Highlight A Texas Tradition
Corsicana (WBAP/KLIF) – The Collin Street Bakery, based in Corsicana will soon be featured on the big screen. Actor Will Ferrell will star in “Fruitcake,” a new film about accountant Sandy Jenkins and his wife Kay, who embezzled more than $17 million dollars from the bakery. Jenkins is serving a 10 year prison sentence, while…… MORE
Texas Woman Granted Clemency By President Trump
DALLAS (AP) — A 40-year-old Texas woman was among nearly a dozen people granted clemency Tuesday by President Donald Trump after her case was championed by a woman who herself got clemency at the urging of reality TV star Kim Kardashian West. Crystal Munoz, who spent the last 12 years in prison after being convicted on marijuana charges,…… MORE
Fort Worth’s Panther Island Bridges Balloon to $89-Million
(WBAP/KLIF) FORT WORTH, TX — Three Panther Island flood control project bridges are still under construction…nearly three years behind schedule. The three bridges originally set for completion in 2018 will likely begin service in 2021. Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Bud Kennedy says engineering is a big hold-up. Engineers had to redesign the bridges to support the…… MORE
Homeland Security Waives Contracting Laws for Border Wall
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it is waiving federal contracting laws to speed construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, moving the president closer to fulfilling a signature campaign promise in an election year but sparking criticism about potential for fraud, waste and abuse. The Department of Homeland Security…… MORE
Senator John Cornyn Visits Fort Worth
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Republican Senator John Cornyn took a visit to Fort Worth Tuesday afternoon while on his campaigning trip around Texas. With an unexpectedly high democratic voter turnout, the 2018 senate election had republicans shocked, including Senator John Cornyn. “It was a two by four to the side of the head,” said Cornyn,…… MORE
Dallas Developer Plans to Memorialize “Leaning Tower of Dallas”
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – What’s trending online as “the leaning tower of Dallas” is still standing days after a planned building implosion. Crews are expected to finish the job near Downtown Dallas later this week. It’s being compared to Italy’s “Leaning tower of Pisa” but it’s an elevator shaft that failed to come down when an old…… MORE
Trump Commutes Former Governor Blagojevich Sentence
CHICAGO (AP) – President Donald Trump has commuted the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The 63-year-old Democrat is expected to walk out of prison later Tuesday. The former governor was convicted of political corruption in 2010, just months after he appeared on Trump’s reality TV show, “Celebrity Apprentice.” He was convicted…… MORE
Oilman, Former Texas Governor Candidate Williams Dies at 88
DALLAS (AP) – Clayton Williams, a colorful Texas oilman whose 1990 run for governor was derailed by making a joke about rape and saying he didn’t pay income taxes one year, has died. He was 88. A relative says Williams died Friday at his home in Midland after struggling with pneumonia. Williams’ nephew, Clay Pollard,…… MORE
North Texans Head to Polls for Early Voting
COLLIN COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- February 18th is the first day of early voting. Texans will be voting during the primaries on Presidential Candidates, U.S. Senate Candidates, U.S. Representatives, Judges and Party Propositions. Collin County Elections Chair Bruce Sherbet says early voting helps to increase voter turnout. “What happens in a primary election is both parties want…… MORE
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