AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Constitutional Carry is likely to become law in Texas as it gains approval from the state Senate. The permitless carry bill would do away with requirement to have a license to carry a gun. It passed the house but briefly stalled in the Senate, before passing with approval from all 18 Republican…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The new Dallas Police Chief is moving forward with his plan to reduce violent crime in the city. According to the Dallas Police Department, violent crime rates have risen in Dallas over the last three years. Months after taking the department, Chief Eddie Garcia presented his crime reduction plan to the Dallas…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Former President Donald Trump won’t return to Facebook – for now. The social network’s quasi-independent Oversight Board voted to uphold his ban from the platform after his account was suspended four months ago for inciting violence that led to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot. While upholding the suspension, the board…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia will present his 29 page crime fighting plan to the Dallas City Council today. It will say that violent crime is primarily centered on four geographic areas within the city, covered by the department’s southeast, southwest, and south central divisions. The chief’s plan is quite detailed in…… MORE
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF) – Two Police Officers are on administrative leave and one person is dead following a Tuesday shooting at a Mesquite apartment complex. According to the Mesquite Police Department, dispatch received a 911 hang-up call on Tuesday morning, where a female could be heard screaming and crying in the background. MPD dispatch was able…… MORE
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF) – Ground was broken on Tuesday in Frisco at the site of the Omni PGA Frisco Resort. The groundbreaking ceremony had been put on hold during the coronavirus pandemic but was held Tuesday morning in front of local and state dignitaries, including Governor Greg Abbott. The Governor spoke of the economic recovery happening in…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Biden administration says four families that were separated at the Mexico border will be reunited in the United States this week. The families represent what Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calls “just the beginning” of a broader effort. Two of the four families include mothers who were separated from their children in…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — An extremely powerful thunderstorm spawned two tornados in North Texas, Monday night, one of them blowing three 18-wheelers off the road. The Department of Public Safety says the storm closed down parts of i-35 south near Waxahachie as crews worked to rescue the drivers. A storm-chaser was one of the first on the scene…… MORE
DFW (WBAP/KLIF) – A Tornado Watch in effect until 11 p.m for the Dallas Ft. worth metroplex and surrounding portions of north and central Texas. The biggest threats include large hail, damaging winds, flooding and tornadoes. Storms will move out after a front moves through Monday evening. Temperatures will be in the low 60 throughout…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott is asking Texans to remain vigilant and closely monitor weather conditions as severe weather threatens a large portion of north Texas, with an enhanced risk including the DFW Metroplex, beginning Monday evening through early Tuesday morning. According to the Governor, storms are forecast to bring severe thunderstorms, large hail, possible…… MORE
