PLANO (WBAP/KLIF)- Plano Police arrested 17-year-old Kemond Smith of Forney. He’s been charged with murder for the shooting death of 16 year old Marquel Ellis Jr. David Tilley with the Plano Police Department said this happened at a party Saturday night in a home near Spring Creek Parkway. Tilley said several kids got kicked out…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- If you’re home or business was damaged by the tornadoes that ripped through North Texas October 20th, you can apply for low interest federal disaster loans. The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest loans to cover uninsured losses for businesses and homes. Susheel Kumar with SBA said businesses of all sizes can borrow…… MORE
Update at 12:50pm: Police are interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence outside an Oklahoma Walmart where two men and a woman were fatally shot. Two bodies covered with sheets are visible Monday afternoon outside the store in Duncan, Oklahoma. One body is in the driver’s seat of a red, two-door car. The other body is lying…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The most anticipated witness in this week’s impeachment hearings may be Ambassador Gordon Sondland, who spoke multiple times to President Donald Trump about Ukraine policy. The hearings resume Tuesday, with Sondland set to testify Wednesday morning. Testimony last week revealed that at least three people overheard a July phone call in which…… MORE
Dallas – Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Top Fort Worth officials have been subpoenaed to appear in court this week in the ongoing battle with fired police chief Joel Fitzgerald. Mayor Betsy Price, City Manager David Cooke and Interim Police Chief Ed Krause must appear at hearings today and tomorrow (11/18 – 11/19). Attorney Stephen Kennedy…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – Rapper Kanye West told parishioners at Joel Osteen’s Houston megachurch that because of his recent spiritual awakening, he’s no longer in the service of fame and money but “in service to God.” West spoke to a packed crowd of about 16,000 people during Lakewood Church’s 11 a.m. service on Sunday. During a…… MORE
DETROIT (AP) — Dak Prescott and the assortment of playmakers surrounding him are getting praise for giving the Dallas Cowboys the NFL’s top-ranked offense. Give the big guys up front their due, too. Prescott took advantage of a comfortable pocket as he threw for 444 yards and three touchdowns, lifting the Cowboys to a 35-27 win over the Detroit Lions on…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A new documentary focused on the 20 year anniversary of the deadly bonfire collapse at Texas A&M University features a native North Texan. During the early morning hours of November 18 1999, a longtime Aggie tradition turned tragic. The bonfire collapse killed 12 people and injured nearly 30 others. Many people thought John Comstock,…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Denton voted to extend a declaration of disaster, allowing staff to continue providing water to residents of Green Tree Estates after its private water supplier cut off the water source. The roughly 50 residents living in the neighborhood are all tax payers, but they’ve been getting water from a well…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- A visiting judge in Dallas County has ruled Judge Tammy Kemp cannot preside over the Dallas County District Attorney John Cruezot’s Contempt of Court hearing. The decision was made because of Kemp’s bias in the case. “When the business of judging becomes personal the judge needs to walk away,” said Attorney Brian Wice…… MORE
