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Five Dead in Workplace Shooting Outside Chicago

Five Dead in Workplace Shooting Outside Chicago

Aurora, Ill (AP) – The chief of police says five people were killed and five officers were wounded in a shooting at a business in suburban Chicago. Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman told reporters that the officers were fired upon Friday afternoon as soon as they entered the Henry Pratt Co. building in Aurora. Ziman…MORE

Dallas Woman Awarded Millions in Honda Lawsuit

Dallas Woman Awarded Millions in Honda Lawsuit

DALLAS – A Dallas woman has won a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Honda. Lawyers for the 27-year-old, Sarah Milburn, argued that a poor seat-belt design, in a honda odyssey, is what led to her injuries. Milburn was taking an Uber in 2015 when the van she was in ran a red light and was hit by…MORE

Black Vietnam Veteran Asking for Public Apology from VFW

Black Vietnam Veteran Asking for Public Apology from VFW

WHITEWRIGHT (WBAP/KLIF) – A black Vietnam veteran from North Texas is asking for a public apology from the ‘Veterans of Foreign Wars.’ Joe Orr told WBAP/KLIF that he was denied service at VFW posts in Colorado and North Texas when he returned home from war in the late 1960’s. After learning his story from the…MORE

Trump to Declare National Emergency for Border Wall; Democrats to Oppose

Trump to Declare National Emergency for Border Wall; Democrats to Oppose

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he’ll be declaring a national emergency so he can build a southern border wall. Trump did not say on Friday when he would make such a declaration, but the move will allow him to bypass Congress to spend more money to erect barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border. Congress…MORE

The Debate Over Teenage Curfew Continues at Dallas City Hall

The Debate Over Teenage Curfew Continues at Dallas City Hall

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The debate over a teenage curfew in Dallas continues. The curfew expired in January and the Dallas City Council must vote on whether or not to reinstate it. This week that vote was delayed. Dallas Police Association President Mike Mata said he’s frustrated at a lack of urgency from the council. “The…MORE

President Trump Declares National Emergency for Border Wall Funding

President Trump Declares National Emergency for Border Wall Funding

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump announced Friday he’ll be declaring a national emergency along the southern border to get the funding to build a wall. The move will allow him to bypass Congress to spend more money to erect barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border. Congress has given Trump about $1.4 billion for border barriers, well…MORE

Texas’ Election Chief Apologizes Over Flawed Noncitizen List

Texas’ Election Chief Apologizes Over Flawed Noncitizen List

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas’ election chief has apologized for releasing a botched list of 95,000 voters whose citizenship was called into question before being fully vetted. Texas Secretary of State David Whitley previously refused to acknowledge mistakes in the three weeks since his office gave prosecutors a voter list that included tens of thousands…MORE

Beto O’Rourke planning stops in 2020 battleground Midwest

Beto O’Rourke planning stops in 2020 battleground Midwest

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke is coming to the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Friday for a meet and greet with students and faculty, a closely guarded event that will be the former Texas congressman’s first visit to a key state in the battleground, industrial Midwest. O’Rourke is scheduled to…MORE