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Amber Alert Issued by Midlothian Police Department

Amber Alert Issued by Midlothian Police Department

MIDLOTHIAN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Ellis County Sheriff’s Office has issued an Amber Alert for 12 year old Jada Welch and 7 month old Tristan Welch. Suspects in the abduction are Alethia Tyson and Scott Welch. There is no exact vehicle information but they are believed to be in a black SUV. In a statement from…MORE

Billy Chemirmir Convicted for Second Time

Billy Chemirmir Convicted for Second Time

DALLAS (AP) – A man charged with killing 22 women in the Dallas area over a two-year span was found guilty Friday in one of their deaths. It’s his second murder conviction. With the verdict, Billy Chemirmir automatically received a second sentence of life without parole, this time for the smothering death of 87-year-old Mary…MORE

Uvalde CISD Suspends Entire Police Department

Uvalde CISD Suspends Entire Police Department

UVALDE (WBAP/KLIF) – The Uvalde CISD has suspended the entire police department one day after firing an officer who was hired while under investigation for actions related to the Uvalde school shooting in May. In a statement, the district says they will continue to engage with the Texas Police Chiefs Association which is conducting a…MORE

US Hiring Stayed Solid in September as Employers Add 263,000 Jobs

US Hiring Stayed Solid in September as Employers Add 263,000 Jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) – America’s employers slowed their hiring in September but still added a solid 263,000 jobs – a dose of encouraging news that may mean the Federal Reserve’s drive to cool the job market and ease inflation is starting to make progress. Friday’s government report showed that last month’s job growth was down from…MORE

Plano Man Arrested in Peeping Tom Investigation

Plano Man Arrested in Peeping Tom Investigation

Plano, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Plano police have arrested the so-called “Bright-eyed Peeper’ — 27-year old Christian Eli Hardin-Hoffman is an accused peeping tom after an incident last month on bellflower drive near Thunderbird Roller Rink. On September 15 around 11pm, police say they responded to a home where a victim reported that security cam footage…MORE

AMBER ALERT Issued for 14-Day Old Baby From Livingston, TX

AMBER ALERT Issued for 14-Day Old Baby From Livingston, TX

Livingston, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – An Amber Alert has been issued for a 14-day-old baby who was last seen at 2:41 p.m. in Livingston,TX north of Houston. Sonni Meilike, is believed to have abducted by her non-custodial mother was last seen wearing a pink shirt and diaper. Police are looking for 31-year-old Sylvia Norman. She is…MORE

Oath Keepers Founder Allegedly Had a Secret Service Contact

Oath Keepers Founder Allegedly Had a Secret Service Contact

(WBAP/KLIF) — The leader of an extremist group, charged with seditious conspiracy in the January 6th Capitol Riot, is implicated by a former chapter member. Thursday’s proceedings in the trial of ‘Oath Keepers’ founder Stewart Rhodes included testimony from former North Carolina chapter member John Zimmerman. According to Zimmerman, Rhodes had a Secret Service agent’s…MORE

Uvalde CISD Officer Fired Following Scathing Report

Uvalde CISD Officer Fired Following Scathing Report

UVALDE (WBAP/KLIF) – There’s more fallout over the Police response to May’s elementary school massacre in Uvalde. The CNN report said that a former DPS trooper under investigation for the failed Police response to the Robb Elementary school massacre was hired by the Uvalde school district ahead of this school year. In response to the…MORE

Biden Pardons Thousands For ‘Simple Possession’ of Marijuana

Biden Pardons Thousands For ‘Simple Possession’ of Marijuana

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact people of color. He is also calling on governors to issue similar pardons for those convicted of…MORE