FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF)- A music entertainment center is coming to the City of Frisco. Music Street Frisco is a 6.7-acre, $40 million privately funded entertainment complex that will include a 1,024-seat indoor performance hall, a 400-seat outdoor performance stage, and multiple restaurants. In conjunction with Steve Morriss (Project Visionary) and Rodney Haggard (Plano, TX Developer), Dallas-based…… MORE
Richardson Father Punished for Death of his Daughter
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) Wesley Mathews of Richardson has been sentenced to life in prison in the death of his 3-year-old adopted daughter Sherin. Mathews, who pleaded guilty to ‘Injury to a Child by Omission’ before his Capital Murder trial began, claims Sherin choked on her milk and died in their home. Jurors spent about three hours…… MORE
Senate OKs Bipartisan Bill to Care for Migrants
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has approved bipartisan legislation providing $4.6 billion to care for thousands of migrants streaming into the U.S. across the Mexican border. The measure resembles a package Democrats already pushed through the House with scant Republican support. The House bill has more constraints than the Senate version on how the Trump…… MORE
DART Receives National Recognition for its Response to Perception of Increased Crime
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – DART is being nationally recognized for its response to a perception of increased crime at stations and on trains. The American Public Transportation Association awarded Dallas Area Rapid Transit its 2019 Gold Award for Security for light rail and streetcar systems at the annual APTA Rail Conference in Toronto, Ontario, on Tuesday. “Congratulations…… MORE
Private Security to Monitor Katy Trail in Dallas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – As the Dallas Police Department continues to struggle with a shortage of officers, some local organizations and entities are taking security in their own hands. The Friends of Katy Trail posted on its website that they’re hiring two private security officers to monitor the popular trail in Uptown during the busiest times.…… MORE
Lawsuit Filed Against Senior Center Where Suspected Serial Killer Chemirmir Was Formerly Employed
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A lawsuit was filed Tuesday against a senior living center where suspected serial killer Billy Chemirmir formerly worked. The 46-year old Chemirmir is already charged with 12 murders. the lawsuit filed against the Tradition-Prestonwood center in far North Dallas alleges that he is also responsible for six others. The lawsuit says Chemimir…… MORE
Texas Man Who Threatened Trump From Prison Gets 37 Months
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) – A Texas man who threatened President Donald Trump from a Louisiana prison has been sentenced to just over three years in federal prison. Prosecutors say 24-year-old Buddy Keith Myers of Gibbs, Texas, was sentenced Monday for threatening the president. He’d faced up to five years in prison and a $250,000…… MORE
Delta Allows Passengers To Dominican Republic To Cancel Flights
New York (CNN Business) – Delta Air Lines is giving passengers to one of the Dominican Republic’s airports the right to change or cancel tickets without the usual penalty. The flights covered by the waiver are those going to and from Punta Cana, on the eastern tip of the Island, where several American tourists have died in the…… MORE
Border Official Resigns Amid Uproar Over Migrant Children
HOUSTON (AP) — The acting head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection resigned Tuesday amid an uproar over the discovery of migrant children being held in pitiful conditions at one of the agency’s stations in Texas. Acting Commissioner John Sanders’ departure deepened the sense of crisis and added to the rapid turnover inside the agencies…… MORE
General Motors Invests Millions in Arlington Assembly Plant for SUV Launch
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- General Motors Co. is investing an additional $20 million at Arlington Assembly to upgrade plant conveyors in preparation for the launch of GM’s all-new full-size SUVs. GM has invested more than $1.4 billion in Arlington Assembly since 2015 to build a new paint shop and for body shop and general assembly area upgrades.…… MORE
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