COLLIN COUNTY(WBAP/KLIF) Plano Representative, Matt Sheheen filed a bill to get rid of tolls on toll roads once they’re paid off. “I’ve talked to constituents who’ve paid thousands and thousands of dollars on tolls every year…especially in Collin County,” Sheheen said. “Some people are pushing 10 dollars a day to get to work, it’s terrible,” he said. Sheheen…… MORE
ORLANDO (AP) – The Federal Aviation Administration says a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max jet made a safe emergency landing Tuesday in Orlando, Florida, after experiencing an apparent engine problem. The crew declared an emergency after taking off from Orlando International Airport this afternoon and landed the plane safely. No passengers were on board. The…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – The federal government is now looking into the University of Texas at Austin for possible admissions bribery charges. Along with seven other schools, the U.S. Department of Educations is trying to figure out if the University of Texas broke the law in admitting students involved in a scam that would get kids of…… MORE
CHICAGO (AP) – “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett says he’s “been truthful and consistent on every single level since day one.” Smollett made the comment Tuesday after an emergency court hearing where his attorneys say charges alleging he lied to police about attack have been dropped. Prosecutors say they believe they’ve reached an “appropriate resolution” in…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Texting 9-1-1 is now an option for residents of Dallas. Cities like LA, New York, and Chicago have already launched programs to text 9-1-1. Locally, Plano and San Antonio allow residents to text an emergency. Dallas unveiled a “soft launch” of the program late last year and will roll out the plan in…… MORE
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – It’s being called the end of an era. Less than a year after the death of former President George H.W. Bush, his office in Houston will close for the last time on Friday at 5 p.m. In a statement issued Monday, Bush Chief of Staff Jean Becker said the office’s closure…… MORE
Plano (WBAP/KLIF) – A man is suing a Plano Kia dealership after he says they wrecked his car while he left it there for a minor repair. Greg Jewell claims he brought his car to have a squeaky door fixed last April, before he was eventually hospitalized for a month. During that month, he says…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas police were called out to reported stabbing incident around 1:30 this morning at a convenience store in South Dallas. Mike Forbes from our media partner WFAA-TV told us that one man slashed his brother-in-law in the head with a machete, and almost severed an arm during a fight. Police found the…… MORE
HENDERSON, Texas (AP) — An East Texas man is jailed after sheriff’s deputies said he was keeping his mother’s body wrapped in a tarpaulin in their front yard. Jeremy David Cassin is in the Rusk County Jail charged with corpse abuse. Bond is set at $25,000. If the 42-year-old Henderson man is convicted, he could…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF)- A McKinney hail repair company, Hail Works, received hundreds of requests after Sunday night’s storm. Hail Works owner Brody Duke said they’re only taking customers Tuesday because of the overwhelming amount of calls. “I was on the phone for 7 hours and have been on the phone since 7:00 am today there’s so much chaos because…… MORE
