(WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- After receiving criticism for scheduling his rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 19th, which is the holiday known as Juneteenth, President Donald Trump has made the decision the reschedule to Saturday June 20th. He made the announcement over Twitter. “We had previously scheduled our #MAGA Rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for June 19th –…… MORE
DALLAS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- After a fourth consecutive day of record breaking COVID-19 cases numbers in Dallas County, County Judge Clay Jenkins provided an update on the county’s fight against the virus. The county reported 328 new cases and three deaths on Friday, but Jenkins believes increasing number could be due to more testing being…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Following nationwide protests on racial inequality in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, U.S. Senator John Cornyn and Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson hosted a roundtable on the relationship between law enforcement and the community they serve. Participants included Dallas law enforcement, union representation, and local community and faith leaders. Senator Cornyn said he…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Several DFW counties are reporting some of their highest daily COVID-19 case counts since the coronavirus pandemic began. As of 11 a.m. on Friday, Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 328 additional positive cases, bringing the total case count in Dallas County to 13,585, including 280 deaths. “Today’s numbers continue a…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Protesters are raising concerns that the president’s Dallas round table on racial injustice failed to include black law enforcement leaders. Although many of the community’s black leaders attended the Gateway Church event, opponents argue that the police chief, county sheriff and district attorney, who are all black, should have received invites. Dallas Police…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Dallas City Council has elected to renew its contract with Visit Dallas for another five years. The tourism organization was hampered with accusations of tax money misuse a year ago, which led to the resignations of top level executives. The city council, Wednesday, approved a five year, $79.3 million contract to promote…… MORE
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago officials say more than a dozen police officers and supervisors were captured on video “lounging” inside a burglarized congressional campaign office on the city’s South Side as people vandalized and stole from nearby businesses while protests and unrest spread across the city in late May. Rep. Bobby Rush, a Democrat whose…… MORE
Sung Kang made a hole-in-one on the 13th hole and didn’t realize it until he was 50 yards from the green. “I’m like, ‘Wow, it’s in the hole.’ It wasn’t really crazy. Nobody was really up there, only a few people out there just clapping a little bit,” Kang said. “I still appreciated it, though.”…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Rising cases of Coronavirus may not be entirely due to increased testing. Half of the nation’s states have seen a jump in COVID-19 cases over the past few weeks. Although some experts cite more readily available testing as the culprit, some states have alarming results. Hospitals in Arizona were told to prepare for…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Dallas fire chief is taking heat for an offensive social media post. Battalion Chief Allan Springer answered a Facebook user’s question about those inciting riots. The user asked if someone was dropping off bricks during a Black Lives Matter protest. Springer responded “we need to find out who’s behind this and find a…… MORE
