DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Two Police groups are asking for the removal of Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall amid a recent increase in violent crime and what the groups call “a lack of leadership.” Dallas Police Sergeant George Arranda said Wednesday that many officers are frustrated that the department was in a position to accept help…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is asserting executive privilege over documents related to the Trump administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The Justice Department notified the chairman of the House oversight committee of the decision in a letter Wednesday. In response to the move, the committee delayed a scheduled…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law teacher raises and a sweeping overhaul of how the state pays to educate more than 5 million students in public schools. Abbott on Tuesday called it a “monumental moment” while signing the bill at an Austin elementary school. It comes near the end…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The man accused of kidnapping an eight-year-old from Fort Worth last month is now facing several sexual assault charges. 51-year-old Michael Webb was originally just facing a federal kidnapping charge, but Tarrant County court records show he’s now looking at six counts of sexual assault of a child. Webb is accused…… MORE
Dallas (AP) – A negligence suit has been filed on behalf of a 27-year-old mixed martial arts fighter against the operator of a crane that collapsed onto her apartment building. The owner of the building and the project the crane was being used to build also are named in the suit. Macy Chiasson is an…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — Kayla McFall didn’t think much of the clouds rolling into Dallas as she relaxed in her grandparents’ pool. A native Texan, she’s used to storms blowing through and was still in the water when the sky darkened. “It turned black and that’s when we started seeing the lightning and the extreme rain,”…… MORE
Fort Worth Police are looking for a suspicious man who was last seen leaving the Fort Worth Baylor Hospital. Officer Brad Perez said the man was holding a weapon when leaving the hospital and was heading West on Mistletoe Blvd. “We have searched extensively in that area and still haven’t located him.. we need the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Conditions of the capital murder trial in the case against a richardson father were set by a Dallas County Judge Tuesday. Wesley Matthews’ trial is set to begin June 24th. His daughter, Sherin Matthews, was found dead in a Richardson culvert in 2017. A Judge ruled today that Matthews will not be…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Kid’s lemonade stands will soon be legal in the State of Texas. Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill this week that makes it illegal for cities or homeowner associations to have rules that would stop kids from selling non alcoholic drinks on private property. The Governor signed the bill in a video…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall is under fire from city council members who are concerned about the increase in violent crime. There have been more than 90 murders across the city this year. Dallas is on pace to end the year with almost 230 homicides, which would be double the number…… MORE
