DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Dallas Police Chief Renee hall says the department won’t tolerate anymore looting or violence following days of protest in parts of downtown and uptown over the death of George Floyd. “We are instituting a curfew that will being at 7 PM and end at 6 AM for the next several days,” said…… MORE
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – A protest of the treatment of America’s African Americans at the hands of police departments in Minneapolis and nationwide began in Dallas Saturday afternoon with a crowd estimated at 700 by Dallas police turned more violent with dozens of arrests by dinnertime. A peaceful demonstration against abuse began to turn when…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Protesters took to the streets of Dallas for the second day in a row on Saturday to call for justice in the death of a black man in Minneapolis Police custody. George Floyd died after video shows a Minneapolis Police Officer with his knee pressed into Floyd’s neck as Floyd pleaded for…… MORE
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott declared a State of Disaster for all Texas counties on Sunday in the midst of violent protests that endanger public safety and threaten property loss and damage. Under this declaration, the Governor has the ability to designate federal agents to serve as Texas Peace Officers. “Every Texan and every American…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott updated North Texans on the state’s response to the continued spread of COVID-19 while joining The Rick Roberts Show on WBAP on Friday. Abbott said the state’s reopening efforts are moving along smoothly as more businesses get back to work. The Office of the Governor and the King…… MORE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minneapolis officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe, was arrested Friday. Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington said state investigators arrested Derek Chauvin. The arrest comes after three days of protests,…… MORE
0:29 — Police stations burned, controversial Presidential tweets, and a CNN reporter arrested. That’s just scratching the surface of the chaos in Minneapolis this week. We discuss it all, plus much more, in today’s KLIFnotes. 9:35 — Constitutional lawyer David Coale joins Amy & Scott to break down what exactly President Trump’s executive order on…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Dallas county is approaching 10,000 confirmed Coronavirus cases. County health officials reported another 202 cases of COVID-19 and one new death. Overall, Dallas county has almost 9,600 cases, while neighboring Tarrant county has about 5,300 infected residents. 104 new cases were diagnosed in Tarrant, 33 in Denton county, and 19 in Collin county.…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order aimed at curbing liability protections for social media companies. This comes after Trump lashed out at Twitter for applying fact checks to two of his tweets. Trump had threatened social media companies with new regulation or even shuttering, but he alone can’t…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- UPDATE: The Dallas Police Department now say a juvenile was responsible for the death of North Dallas Woman found shot in her car. 59-year-old Leslie Squair Baker was found shot in her driver’s seat outside her home in the Preston Hollow neighborhood on Monday. Dallas Police say the juvenile was arrested and charged…… MORE
