(WBAP/KLIF) — Customs and Border Patrol are continuing to find migrants crossing the border, along with drugs that are being smuggled. The federal government and states along the U-S-Mexico border continue to deal with a surge of migrants and asylum seekers arriving there. Texas is one of the states being impacted by the surge… and Kinney…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Texas department of public safety special agent was shot in haslet, Friday afternoon. According to officials, the shooting of the trooper occurred in the 14000 block of Mainstay Way around 2:30 PM, Friday. Police say the agent encountered a suspect at a home when he was shot and wounded. The special agent was…… MORE
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF)-Frisco ISD has been working over the last several months to create a permanent, full-time Virtual School to serve FISD students starting in the 2021-22 school year. Virtual class offerings for students in grades 3-12 are currently being planned to meet all grade level and graduation course requirements. “While FISD is still waiting for…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Department has released video footage of the deadly officer involved shooting this week on the service road of 635 near Coit Road. Dallas Police helicopter footage shows 28-year-old Edgar Luis Tirado run across all lanes of traffic on a busy 635 on Monday afternoon. According to Police, Officers confronted…… MORE
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Division of Emergency Management are encouraging Texans to take part in this year’s Emergency Supplies Sales Tax Holiday Weekend, which runs April 24-26. A product of Senate Bill 904 that was signed into law by Governor Abbott in 2015, the annual holiday weekend allows Texans to purchase…… MORE
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF News) – Mesquite Police are asking the public to help catch several suspects in the deadly shooting of a Lyft driver earlier this week. 58-year-old Robert Barry of Granbury was driving a passenger when he was shot on the ramp from northbound I-635 to westbound I-30 near Town East Mall on Tuesday around…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Senate took steps toward police reforms in the state. One bill passed Thursday would require officers to step up if they see unreasonable force being used. Democratic Sen. Borris Miles of Houston filed the bill in response to the George Floyd case. Texas police unions and criminal justice advocates support…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Texans can purchase certain items tax-free during the state’s sales tax holiday for emergency preparation supplies, which begins at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 24, and ends at midnight on Monday, April 26. The state comptroller’s office estimates shoppers will save more than $1.8 million in state and local sales taxes during the tax…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Federal health officials have informed state officials that a Texas woman has been hospitalized with possible blood clots associated with Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine recipients. A spokesman for the Texas Department of State Health Services says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A year after a Fort Hood soldier was slain by a fellow member of the army, Texas lawmakers are poised to help lead the nation in the fight against sexual harassment and assault in the military. The bill proposed in memory of Vanessa Guillen and approved by the state Senate on April 12th would…… MORE
