(AP) An investigation continues after a small plane crashed during takeoff from an airport near Kansas City, killing the pilot and a passenger. The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the victims as the pilot, 48-year-old Jonathan J. Vannatta of Maumelle, Arkansas, and 43-year-old passenger Darcy L. Matthews of Belton, Texas. The Federal Aviation Administration registry lists…… MORE
White Settlement (WBAP/KLIF) – Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM for Richard White, one of the two men killed Sunday morning when a man with a shotgun opened fire inside the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement. He was a member of the church’s volunteer security team, and tried to draw…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Today’s the day Judge Sandee Warion has said she will rule on whether Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth can remove 11 month old Tinslee Lewis from life support despite her family’s protests. Tinslee was born prematurely. She has a rare, severe heart defect, and has undergone three open heart…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Southern Methodist University is warning students there has been a sexual assault near the campus. An unidentified woman was attacked early Wednesday morning while walking on Mockingbird Lane toward Hillcrest Road. SMU says she is not a student, and not affiliated with the school, but it felt the wisest course of action…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — Ryan Clare chewed on a turkey leg as he milled about the Texas state fairgrounds hours before another major sporting event inside historic Cotton Bowl Stadium. No, this wasn’t the Texas-Oklahoma football game, always held in October during the fair. Clare has never been to the annual Red River rivalry, but the…… MORE
MANSIFIELD – WBAP/KLIF – Methodist Hospital of Mansfield is celebrating its first birth of the New Year. A little girl named Emma Leigh Petermeier chose the time of 12:01 AM to push into the New Year, weighing in at 6 pounds, 12 ounces. The new parents received a new baby book to help Emma Leigh…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Denton Police Department is investigating a deadly New Year’s Eve shooting. According to Denton PD, dispatch received a call around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday reporting a shooting at 905 Cleveland Street. When Officers arrived they found a man lying on the ground inside the apartment complex gated parking lot with a gunshot…… MORE
Plano, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A freak accident claimed the life of a man in Plano on New Year’s Eve. Party-goers reportedly discovered the 64-year old victim lying in the middle of the street outside a home on Williams Way. When police arrived, they initially thought the man had been shot due to his extensive head…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Our news department takes a look at the top stories of 2019: Among the top stories are the historic impeachment of President Donald Trump, former Dallas Police officer Amber Guyger being sentenced to prison for the murder of Botham Jean, and the October 20th tornadoes that struck the Dallas area. 2019 will also be…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — After losing $540 million since the grounding of the 737 max, Southwest Airlines is tentative regarding 2020 projections. The Dallas-based airline is still awaiting FAA re-certification of the 737-Max. Until then CEO Gary Kelly says the airline may start looking at alternatives. By flying one type of plane, the company saves millions of dollars…… MORE
