Mission, Kan. (AP) – Proponents of expanding passenger rail service through Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas hope an anticipated influx of federal infrastructure funding will get the the long-discussed route off the ground. The project, which is among 39 new routes that Amtrak has proposed, calls for extending the Heartland Flyer. The train now travels south…… MORE
PHOENIX (AP) – The parents of a Texas man fatally shot five years ago by a Mesa police officer at an Arizona hotel has agreed to settle legal claims against the city over their son’s death. The Arizona Republic reports that the city has declined to reveal how much it will pay to settle the…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former President Donald Trump’s signature border wall project would lose much of its funding as well as the fast-track status that enabled it to bypass environmental regulations under a new Biden administration plan. President Joe Biden suspended construction of the wall upon taking office while it reviewed the project, angering Republicans in…… MORE
Mission, Kan. (AP) – Proponents of expanding passenger rail service through Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas hope an anticipated influx of federal infrastructure funding will get the the long-discussed route off the ground. The project, which is among 39 new routes that Amtrak has proposed, calls for extending the Heartland Flyer. The train now travels south…… MORE
Cape Canaveral (AP) – The price to ride a rocket into space next month with Jeff Bezos and his brother is a cool $28 million. That was the winning bid during Saturday’s live online auction. The Amazon founder’s rocket company, Blue Origin, did not disclose the winner’s name. That identity will be revealed closer to…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has offered scarce details on his plans to construct new barriers along the border with Mexico. It remained unclear Friday how much barrier Texas would erect or where or when it would be installed on the state’s 1,200-mile border with Mexico. Abbott has made immigration a central…… MORE
GURNEE, Ill. (AP) – Six Flags Great America in Illinois has settled a class-action lawsuit by agreeing to pay $36 million over the use of fingerprint scanners at its Illinois theme park. Texas-based Six Flags declined to comment. The Chicago Tribune says pass holders and others who visited the Gurnee park between October 2013 and…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Distracted driving crashes continue to be a major problem in Texas, killing hundreds of Texans every year. In 2020, about one in five crashes in Texas involved distracted drivers. Talk, Text, Crash is a new TEX DOT campaign launching statewide this weekend. The campaign kicked off with an event at Grapevine Mills…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – 13 people were injured in a shooting early Saturday morning in Austin. Interim Police Chief Joseph Chacon said at a news conference that two of the injured are in critical condition, but as of the time he spoke no one had died. The gunfire erupted in Austin’s busy downtown 6th Street entertainment…… MORE
Frisco (WBAP/KLIF) – The city of Frisco says two mosquito pools within the city limits have tested positive for West Nile Virus. Because of that, the city will be spraying the area around Oakbrook Park and Hickory Creek tonight Saturday night. Spraying will be repeated in The Trails neighborhood Sunday night. In each case the…… MORE
