ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Arlington Police Department, on Friday, released body camera footage of Wednesday’s officer involved shooting that left one person dead. According to Police Chief Al Jones, 40-year-old Jesse Joseph Fischer was killed after Officer Robert Phillips fired multiple shots into the truck Fischer was driving. Body cam footage shows Phillips direct Fischer…… MORE
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is not immediately blocking the Texas law that bans most abortions, but has agreed to hear arguments in the case on Nov. 1. The justices said Friday they will decide whether the federal government has the right to sue over the law. The court’s action leaves in…… MORE
Arlington, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – There was an eyebrow-raising development revealed during what was billed as a security and safety town hall at Mansfield ISD last night. As it relates to the suspect in a shooting at MISD’s Timberview High School earlier this month, Arlington Police Chief Al Jones ruled out bullying as a factor that…… MORE
A new secretary of state has been appointed by governor Greg Abbott. Attorney John Scott is now the Texas Secretary of State. Scott previously served as Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation for then-Attorney General Greg Abbott. He also has 33 years of experience and has presented cases in front of the Supreme Court. The…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s office is responding to a tweet from the Lieutenant Governor regarding a fourth special session. Lt. Governor Dan Patrick said in a Tweet on Wednesday that more needs to be done. He said the House needs to pass an election forensic audit bill, and that he would support…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mavericks star Luka Dončić is giving back to local children. This week Dončić surprised patients who are admitted at Children’s Health in Dallas and Plano with special gifts to help uplift their spirits. Each patient admitted in the Pauline Allen Gill Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children’s Health received a pair of…… MORE
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – Nikolas Cruz has pleaded guilty to murder in the 2018 massacre that left 17 dead at a Parkland, Florida, high school. Cruz entered his plea Wednesday after answering a long list of questions from Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer aimed at confirming his mental competency. Cruz was charged with…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) Dallas based Southwest Airlines is telling unvaccinated employees that they can continue to work after the deadline for federal contractors passes. The vaccine requirement calls on all Federal contractors to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by December 8. Southwest Airlines initially indicated it would put any employee who doesn’t meet that deadline on…… MORE
Grand Prairie, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Another North Texas police officer has died from complications of COVID-19. The Grand Prairie Police Department tweeted, “We will #NeverForget” officer Andy MacDonald who had been with the department since 1999. Other details about his life have not been released. MacDonald is the latest in recent COVID deaths among law…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF)- An amber alert that was issued for 1-year-old Stephen Ameer Orosco has been cancelled. He was found safe. Copyright 2021. WBAP/KLIF News. All Rights Reserved.… MORE
