DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas salon owner who kept her business open in defiance of COVID restrictions is celebrating a legal victory. Shelley Luther was told to close the doors to Salon A La Mode last year but refused, and was thrown in jail for it. A temporary restraining order from Judge Eric Moye directed…… MORE
BRYAN (WBAP/KLIF) – At least seven people, including a State Trooper were injured, and one person killed, in a shooting at a Bryan business park on Thursday. Police have identified the suspect in the shooting that took place at Kent Moore Cabinets in Bryan as 27 year-old Larry Bollin of Grimes County. According to authorities, Bollin…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said Thursday that he respects a Dallas County Judge’s decision to order former Officer Bryan Riser’s release from jail, but insisted the investigation is ongoing. According to DPD, Riser was named a person of interest in two 2017 murders in 2019. He wasn’t fired or arrested until…… MORE
Bedford, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Bedford Police Department early this morning arrested a suspect in connection with detonating an explosive device near a drainage culvert under Forest Ridge Drive Wednesday afternoon. Police say the FBI conducted the initial investigation. Agents found a suspicious item near the initial location which was destroyed last night by the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Former Dallas Police Officer Brian Riser was released from jail on Wednesday, but is still under investigation in two murder cases. Riser was arrested last month after being named a person of interest in two alleged murder for hire cases in 2019. He was released from the Dallas County jail after a…… MORE
AUSTIN – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has partially approved a request to extend operations for the Federally run COVID-19 vaccination sites in Arlington, Dallas, and Houston through May 18. FEMA’s extension includes federal personnel who will continue to assist in operating the sites, but an extension of federal supplies and doses of vaccine has…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick lashed out at big corporations and political leaders on Tuesday over continued push back against election legislation being considered in Austin. Patrick also hammered Major League Baseball for moving its All Star Game out of Atlanta because of recently passed elections laws in Georgia that tighten voting…… MORE
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF) – A North Texas mother is jailed in the killings of her two young daughters. Officers arrested and charged 30-yearold Madison McDonald this week after they said she admitted to killing her daughters, 1-year-old Lillian Mae McDonald and 6-year-old Archer Hammond. According to Police, on Monday, at approximately 10:00 p.m. McDonald went to…… MORE
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Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed an executive order on banning government agencies and political subdivisions from creating a vaccine passport requirement. The order, dated April 5, also “prohibits organizations receiving public funds from requiring consumers to provide documentation of vaccine status in order to receive any service or enter any place.” In…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – A Houston accountant who narrowly loss to Lt, Gov Dan Patrick in 2018 is seeking a rematch in 2022. Democrat Mike Collier told the Dallas Morning News that he aims to hold Patrick accountable for failures like the Texas power emergency and the pandemic response. Collier added, “I’m convinced that not only…… MORE
