DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — Amazon will create 600 new jobs in the city of Dallas and will lease an addition 100,000 square foot area in Galleria Towers. The city is one of six Amazon is said to be increasing manpower, including Manhattan, Phoenix, San Diego, Denver and Detroit. The average job will pay an annual salary of…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – According to Dallas County leaders, the county and the City of Dallas are canceling a contract with the company operating the COVID-19 testing site at Eastfield College. Washington-based Honu Management Group was audited by the City of Dallas earlier this month following complaints about the timeliness of its test results. According to…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Governor Greg Abbott is proposing legislation that would deter cities from de-funding its police departments. Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and Speaker Dennis Bonnen held a press conference in Fort Worth where they announced the proposal. With this proposal, any city that de-funds its police department will have its property…… MORE
0:25 — In today’s KLIFnotes, Dave and Scott take the two-hour DNC hatefest of President Trump and sum it up in one 40 second audio clip. We react, plus have all the reaction from the President, Senator Ted Cruz, and plenty more. Also, Kamala has picked her secret service code name, and so have we!…… MORE
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) – As Democrats kicked off their first ever virtual national convention amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump visited Midwest battleground states, in Milwaukee, the official host state for the DNC. Trump served up a law and order message to counter former Vice President Joe Biden’s show at the convention. Trump…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas City Council’s Public Safety Committee will address police Chief Renee Hall this week about her recently released report on the department’s response to the first four days of protests earlier this summer. The demonstrations followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis Police custody. Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall issued…… MORE
0:24 — The Democratic National Convention begins today, but it’ll look so much different than normal, thanks to COVID-19. Jim Roope is in Milwaukee where it’s all (kinda) happening from and tells Dave & Amy all about it. 5:42 — We’ve got a candidate for Husband of the Year! You won’t believe what this guy…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Sunday that the US Postal Service will not dismantle any mail-sorting machines between now and Election Day. “Sorting machines between now and Election Day will not be taken off line,” Meadows told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” Meadows first told Tapper…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – A public safety committee meeting is scheduled on Tuesday to discuss a report reviewing critical decisions made by the Dallas Police Department during the George Floyd protests this spring. The report analyzes DPD resposne to clashes with protesters, looters, rioters and peaceful protesters. Among them, the highly visible clash and teargassing…… MORE
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF) – Major League Soccer’s FC Dallas is condemning comments directed at defender Reggie Cannon after he criticized fans for booing when his team knelt during the national anthem this week. Cannon’s remarks caught national attention. “We’ve discussed with every other team and the league what we’re going to do,” Cannon said in a post game…… MORE
