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Eastern Kentucky University Football Player Body Tries to Body Slam Officer During Arrest

Eastern Kentucky University Football Player Body Tries to Body Slam Officer During Arrest

Grove City, OHIO (WBAP/KLIF) – A college football player of Eastern Kentucky University was arrested on Tuesday after he slammed a police officer who was trying to put him in handcuffs. Michael Harris, a redshirt sophomore, was reportedly intoxicated when the incident happened. He’s charged with faces felony assault charges and misdemeanor charges of disorderly…MORE

Dallas Fireman Injured After Being Knocked Down By Falling Debris

Dallas Fireman Injured After Being Knocked Down By Falling Debris

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas Fire Rescue fireman suffered a lower back injury and non-life-threatening burns after part of a blazing building crashed down on him overnight. We rarely see how brave our first responders are. This is the fire on Walnut Hill Friday morning. I didn't even realize what I was seeing until later.…MORE

Southwest Again Delays Expected Return Date For Boeing Max

Southwest Again Delays Expected Return Date For Boeing Max

 DALLAS (AP) – Southwest Airlines is bowing to reality and removing the grounded Boeing 737 Max from its schedule even longer – another two months, until Aug. 10. That means Southwest won’t have use of the planes for the peak summer travel season. Southwest had previously taken the Max out of its schedule through June…MORE

Republicans Trying To Hang On To Texas

Republicans Trying To Hang On To Texas

PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (AP) — It’s normal to target new voters ahead of Super Tuesday. Think volunteers holding clipboards at street festivals, malls or outside grocery stores. Democrats in Texas have made it a perennial focus, hoping they can end decades of losses by rousing more voters to the polls. Republicans here, meanwhile, never really needed…MORE

American Airlines Resumes Flights to India

American Airlines Resumes Flights to India

(WBAP/KLIF) —  It’s been 8 years since American Airlines offered flights from DFW airport to India. Now the North Texas airline has announced they will resume flights to that country beginning later this year. American Airlines president Robert Isom said a partnership with Alaska Airlines will make the deal possible, which is welcomed by many…MORE

Motorist Who Kills 5-Year Old While Using Face Time Pleads Guilty

Motorist Who Kills 5-Year Old While Using Face Time Pleads Guilty

(WBAP/KLIF) —  The man who caused the death of a five year old girl while using Face Time behind the wheel, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, Wednesday. 26 year old Garrett Wilhelm pleaded guilty to felony manslaughter for killing 5 year old Moriah Modisette on Christmas Eve in 2014. Wilhelm was driving home to visit his…MORE

Former Princeton ISD Principal Jailed on Child Sex Charges

Former Princeton ISD Principal Jailed on Child Sex Charges

(WBAP/KLIF) PRINCETON, TX — Collin County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a former Princeton ISD principal on child sex charges. 69 year old Larry Preston Latham is being held on charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child.  The Princeton man is accused of having sexual contact with an eight year old boy, however police haven’t…MORE

Old Funeral Home Transforming Into Upscale Boutique Hotel in Old Town Keller

Old Funeral Home Transforming Into Upscale Boutique Hotel in Old Town Keller

KELLER (WBAP/KLIF)- A North Texas family is taking an old funeral home in Old Town Keller and transforming it into a unique luxury boutique hotel. The Harmonson Boutique Hotel, a 6,200 square-feet one-story hotel, will feature 10 high-end unique rooms and suites, a continental-style kitchen, outdoor pool, arbor areas with lounge seating and fire pits and an…MORE

Barr: Trump Tweets on Cases Make it ‘Impossible’ to Do Job

Barr: Trump Tweets on Cases Make it ‘Impossible’ to Do Job

WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General William Barr took a public swipe at President Donald Trump, saying that the president’s tweets about Justice Department prosecutors and cases “make it impossible for me to do my job.” Barr made the comment during an interview with ABC News on Thursday just days after the Justice Department overruled its…MORE

CDC Confirms First Coronavirus Case in Texas

CDC Confirms First Coronavirus Case in Texas

SAN ANTONIO (WBAP/KLIF) – The Centers for Disease Control confirmed the fifteenth Coronavirus case in the United States on Thursday. It marks the first confirmed case in Texas and comes out of the Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio where hundreds of people are in quarantine. Health officials at the base said Thursday and one…MORE