0:29 — Minneapolis has been in a state of turmoil after a police officer killed a black man held in custody. Riots and looting has since taken place. Dallas Police Association President Mike Mata joins Amy & Scott to provide a law enforcement perspective to the entire situation. 7:26 — Do teachers feel comfortable going…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Dallas City council decides not to look at a property tax hike. The resolution would have asked the county to calculate how much revenue Dallas would get from new appraisals if property taxes were increased by 8%. Dallas faces a major budget shortfall in this pandemic since sales tax revenues are down. On…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott gave an update Wednesday on the COVID-19 surge response efforts in Amarillo. The Governor discussed the state’s ongoing collaboration with local and federal leaders to address COVID-19 hot spots within the Amarillo area, and outlined the data on hospitalizations, testing, fatalities, and positive rates that he said demonstrate the success of…… MORE
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on a history-making flight into orbit has been called off with 16 minutes to go in the countdown because of the danger of lightning. Liftoff is rescheduled for Saturday. The spacecraft was set to blast off Wednesday afternoon for…… MORE
0:29 — President Trump got flagged on Twitter for potential “misinformation,” and he’s not happy. Amy & Scott talk about it in today’s KLIFnotes, along with what else in Texas is reopening this week, a new form of Stimulus payments, and a wedding video company that turned out to be real jerks. 10:28 — For…… MORE
CAPE CANAVERAL (WBAP/KLIF)- For the first time in almost 10 years American Astronauts will launch into space from American soil while on board an American spacecraft. Elon Musk’s SpaceX lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida Wednesday at about 3:33 PM CT. Veteran NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are set to make history, riding…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Metroplex has nearly 17,000 Coronavirus cases with 420 deaths. That represents just over 29% of statewide cases. Dallas county leads the DFW area with 9,188 cases and 213 fatalities. Two additional deaths occurred Tuesday. Tarrant county lists 5,039 COVID-19 cases and 144 deaths. Collin county has 1,189 cases, however still sits at…… MORE
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation on Tuesday expanding additional services and activities that can open under Phase II of the state’s plan to safely and strategically open. With the proclamation, water parks, recreational sport programs for adults, driver education programs, and food-court dining areas within shopping malls can begin operations with limited occupancy or regulations…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The arts industry has been greatly impacted by COVID-19 after hundreds of shows and performances were forced to cancel. “It’s been a big blow because all of theaters have closed their doors…everything trickles down and snowballs… it’s going to take a while to get the engine back running again,” said Karen Wiley,…… MORE
0:29 — Memorial Day celebrations across the state were scrutinized due to COVID-19 and social distancing measures. Clayton Neville joined Amy & Scott to explain where some of those events were happening. 7:48 — Millennials prefer robot bankers? And Americans are spending MORE during the pandemic than they were previously? What!? We explain.… MORE
