Category Archives: Promo Reel

TCU takes on Number 10 Kansas State

TCU takes on Number 10 Kansas State

TCU – (WBAP/KLIF) TCU this morning takes on number 10 Kansas State in the Big 12 Championship; WBAP will carry the game live, with pre-game events starting at 10 o clock this morning; the actual game beginning at 11 am. The Horned Frogs are the first Big 12 team to go 12 and 0 since…MORE

Body Found After Amber Alert Issued for Wise County Girl

Body Found After Amber Alert Issued for Wise County Girl

Update at 10:30pm Friday: Wise County investigators announced they found the body of a missing 7-year-old who was subject of an Amber Alert. Investigators made the announcement late Friday night after police closed a portion of County Road 4599 several miles from the girl’s home. Police had said Athena Strand left the home after an…MORE

Jury selected in Aaron Dean case; trial to start Monday

Jury selected in Aaron Dean case; trial to start Monday

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A jury has been selected in the hig-profile murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean who is accused of fatally shooting Atatiana Jefferson from outside her home in 2019 during a welfare check. Reply STOP to quit. Eight men and six women were chosen. none of the jurors…MORE

US hiring stayed strong as employers added 263,000 last month

US hiring stayed strong as employers added 263,000 last month

AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The nation’s employers kept hiring briskly in November despite high inflation and a slow-growing economy – a sign of resilience in the face of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes. The economy added 263,000 jobs, while the unemployment rate stayed 3.7%, still near a 53-year low, the Labor…MORE

Suspect in Fatal Thanksgiving Hit-and-Run Arrested

Suspect in Fatal Thanksgiving Hit-and-Run Arrested

DENTON (WBAP/KLIF) – 28 year old Tony Gray was taken into custody after Denton police saw him removing the license plate on a 2007 Hyundai Elantra – a vehicle suspected in the death of a pedestrian on Thanksgiving night. Police also discovered that Gray planned to have the vehicle destroyed. Denton PD had received various tips…MORE

Collin County Man Sentenced in Killings of Wife and Children

Collin County Man Sentenced in Killings of Wife and Children

MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – A Collin County man who killed his wife and children was sentenced to prison this week. Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis announced on Thursday that 39-year-old Michael Patrick Paton of Celina, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the capital murder of his wife, 36-year-old Tamara Jo Paton, and…MORE

Senate Moves to Avert Rail Strike amid Dire Warnings

Senate Moves to Avert Rail Strike amid Dire Warnings

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has moving quickly to avert a rail strike that the Biden administration and business leaders say would greatly damage the economy. The Senate passed a bill Thursday to bind rail companies and workers to a proposed settlement that was reached between the rail companies and union leaders in September. That…MORE

Tarrant County: 1 Person Seriously Injured After House Explosion

Tarrant County: 1 Person Seriously Injured After House Explosion

Westworth Village, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Serious injuries reported after a house explosion in Westworth Village west of Fort Worth and east of White Settlement. Photos tweeted by White Settlement Police Chief Chris Cook shows the devastating aftermath of the blast this morning. One home on Waters Place was completely destroyed. One person has been airlifted…MORE

Horrific Fatal Crash During Police Chase from Garland to Richardson

Horrific Fatal Crash During Police Chase from Garland to Richardson

Richardson TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Garland police were involved in a car chase that started late last ight in Garland and ended in Richardson with the violent crash of a Dodge Challenger and a pickup truck at the intersection of Greenville and Centennial in Richardson. WFAA photo-journalist Mke Frbes caught the tail of the chase and…MORE

Richardson Police Locate Missing 9-year-old

Richardson Police Locate Missing 9-year-old

UPDATE: 10:33 A.M. RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF) – Richardson Police tell WBAP/KLIF that 9-year-old Alex Mata was found safe on Wednesday morning. The search for the boy has ended. RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Richardson Police Department said early Wednesday that it is looking for a missing 9-year-old boy who left his home at 901 S. Coit Road…MORE