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Minneapolis (WBAP/KLIF) – The second day of Derek Chauvin’s trial in George Floyd’s death is set to begin Tuesday with further questioning of a professional mixed martial arts fighter who stumbled onto the scene of the 46-year-old Black man’s final moments. Donald Wynn Williams II began testifying Monday as the third witness in the trial. Relying…… MORE
Associated Press WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – President Joe Biden and CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky are making impassioned pleas to Americans not to let their guard down in the fight against COVID-19; that, as new Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are beginning to rise in the US again, Walensky warns of a potential “fourth surge” of…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – As of early Monday afternoon, the new address for the Dallas Police Department officially became 1400 S. Botham Jean Blvd. East Lamar Street between I-30 and South-Central Expressway was officially renamed on Saturday. From the Jack Evans Headquarters web page: “The new Jack Evans Police Headquarters building was completed in March 2003.…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Southwest Airlines says it’s expanding its all-Boeing fleet with an order for 100 737 MAX airplanes. The Max was grounded worldwide in March 2019 after two crashes that killed 346 people. Regulators in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Brazil and other countries have cleared the plane to resume flying after Boeing changed an…… MORE
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Houston overcame a blown 17-point lead to hold off Oregon State 67-61 on Monday night in the NCAA Tournament, reaching the Final Four for the first time in 37 years. Quentin Grimes hit a 3-pointer with 3:21 left to break a 55-all tie. The second-seeded Cougars (28-3) spent the first half building…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz toured the temporary shelter holding migrant children in Dallas on Monday. The trip came just days after the Senator led a delegation of nearly 20 Republican lawmakers to the border. Senator Cruz said the Federally run site at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Downtown Dallas is…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Officials have renamed a portion of a Dallas street for Botham Jean, an unarmed Black man who was fatally shot in his apartment by a white former police officer who mistook his apartment for her own. During a ceremony on Saturday, Jean’s family and city officials unveiled new street signs for Botham…… MORE
MEXIA, Texas (AP) – Officials say a Texas state trooper who was shot during a traffic stop last week is not expected to survive. Trooper Chad Walker is being kept on life support to be an organ donor, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The agency says on Twitter that Walker no longer…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Arlington Chief of Police, Alexander Jones, recently completed a thorough review of the department and has implemented a restructure of the operational command bureaus. The reorganization will ensure that employees are in the best position to address community needs, respond to emerging crime trends, and build genuine, positive relationships with community members. Several divisions…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County and local retailers are partnering to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to retail essential employees. Dallas County, Parkland Health & Hospital System, Kroger and the Texas Retailers Association announce the Essential Employees Vaccination Program on Monday at Kroger on Maple Avenue in Dallas. “Our employees in the grocery business and the mass…… MORE
