DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced today a $60.76 million grant agreement with Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) for construction of the Red and Blue Line Platform Extensions, which will allow DART to accommodate more riders and longer trains. “This Federal investment will improve mobility for thousands of…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Association is speaking out about the Dallas Police Department’s investigation into a Farmers Branch Officer indicted this week on a Murder charge. Officer Mike Dunn is accused of shooting a suspected car thief to death June 12 in Dallas. DPA President Mike Mata said Thursday it’s the fastest a…… MORE
CLINT, Texas (AP) – A group of people chanted “free the children now” as they brought water and diapers to the door of a facility in Texas where migrant children are being housed. The group gathered Thursday at the Border Patrol station in Clint, holding American flags and signs that read “Families Belong Together” and…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth police are investigating after two children ages 5 and 7 years old were shot Thursday morning. Officers say the children got hold of a shot gun and one was shot in the chest the other in the arm with one fire. “One is in stable condition the other is…… MORE
Updated: June 27, 2019 at 11:34 AM FARMERS BRANCH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Farmers Branch police officer involved in the fatal shooting of a stolen vehicle suspect in Dallas earlier this month has been indicted for murder. Officer Michael Dunn allegedly shot and fatally wounded the driver of a truck that was reported stolen out…… MORE
Richardson (WBAP/KLIF) – DPS says a motorist traveling westbound on the President George Bush Turnpike in Richardson this morning, abruptly made a U-turn near Midway and started driving the wrong-way causing a deadly head-on crash near Shiloh. As to why the driver turned around, Lonny Haschel with DPS says: “It’s early in the investigation so…… MORE
Washington, DC (AP) – The National Rifle Association’s top lobbyist has resigned in another sign of infighting within the powerful gun lobbying group. Chris Cox’s departure comes just days after the NRA placed him on administrative leave, claiming he was part of a failed attempt to extort the longtime CEO. Cox was long viewed as…… MORE
Florida (WPAP/KLIF) – The two 2020 presidential candidates from Texas clashed on the subject of immigration during last night’s Democratic debate. Julian Castro, pressed former Congressman Beto O’Rourke to agree with his plan to decriminalize unauthorized border crossings. The issue caused a terse back and forth between the two, at one point Castro telling O’Rourke…… MORE
MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — The young family from El Salvador appeared in this border city over the weekend with fear already on their faces. They went to the downtown bridge that leads to Brownsville, Texas, where Xiomara Mejia, herself also a migrant from Central America, explained that the newcomers would not be able to add…… MORE
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
