Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Senate committee charged with looking in to mass shootings continues its work. Senator Joan Huffman, chair of the Texas Select Committee on Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety commented at the outset, that the meeting was back in Austin after two meetings on the road in El Paso and…… MORE
Dallas Congressman Accuses Boeing of “Purposeful Concealment” for Financial Gain
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – The head of Boeing took a grilling from capitol hill lawmakers for a second straight day Wednesday. CEO Dennis Muilenburg again apologized for two 737 Max crashes that left nearly 350 people dead, acknowledging that the manufacturer made mistakes in both the development of the plane and its response to the accidents.…… MORE
Texas Officials Testify to Lawmakers About Mass Violence
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — State officials and experts testified Wednesday before a Texas legislative committee evaluating issues related to mass violence in the wake of two August shootings that left nearly 30 people dead in the state. The Senate Select Committee on Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety met in Texas’ capital of Austin to…… MORE
Judge Cancels Dallas DA’s Contempt Hearing From Guyger Trial
DALLAS (AP) – A judge has postponed a hearing over whether to hold the Dallas County district attorney in contempt of court for allegedly violating a gag order during a police officer’s murder trial. District Attorney John Creuzot had been set to appear in court Thursday over comments he made to a local TV station…… MORE
Former Texas Ranger Josh Hamilton Arrested, Charged with Injuring Daughter
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Former Texas Ranger outfielder Josh Hamilton turned himself in Wednesday afternoon in Fort Worth on an allegation of injury to a child, a 3rd degree felony. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by WBAP/KLIF News, one of Hamilton’s daughters made an outcry to her mother saying Hamilton threw a water bottle at…… MORE
Street Outside American Airlines Center Renamed Nowitzki Way to Honor Mavs Legend
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- It’s official! Olive Street outside the American Airlines Center is now called Nowitzki Way to honor dirk Nowitski’s 21-year NBA career with the Dallas Mavericks. “For Dirk, fame was something he was never interested in…he was only interested in what was true in his life; his team, his fan base and his family…For…… MORE
Family of Man Charged in Hunt County Shooting Plans Protests, Maintains Innocence
GREENVILLE (WBAP/KLIF) – The family of the man charged in the shooting deaths of two people at a Texas A&M Commerce homecoming party this week in Greenville maintains his innocence. 23-year-old Brandon Ray Gonzalez was arrested at the autoshop where he worked Monday and remains in the Hunt County jail. Those close to Gonzalez said…… MORE
WATCH: Lightning Strike Creates Large Crater at Fort Worth Gas Station
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A lightning strike left a large hole in the parking lot of a Chevron gas station on Shaydell Dr. and Boat Club Rd. Wednesday morning. It happened around 6 a.m. as thunder and lightning storms moved across North Texas. The bolt sent debris flying and left a 15 by 15 feet…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: NCAA Paying Students “Ruins College Athletics,” and Kids Want Day After Halloween Off
0:24 — The NCAA will soon pay student-athletes, but someone who used to work closely with student athletes thinks it could “ruin college athletics as we know it.” Steven Bartolotta, former UNT Athletics Communications Assistant and play by play voice, talks to Dave & Amy about the ramifications of the move. 8:45 — A lot…… MORE
Man With 3 Prior DUI Convictions Charged in Fatal Wrong-Way Crash
D-FW (WBAP/KLIF) – A habitual D-U-I offender admits to having at least five shots before a fatal wrong-way crash on the Dallas North Tollway. Police say 30-year Chaz Thames was driving northbound in the southbound lanes of the DNT around 2 a.m. Monday, when he crashed head-on into a car driven by 57-year-old Melvin Anthony…… MORE
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