FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF News) — Frisco voters will get to make a decision on its tax rate this November. The Frisco ISD school board unanimously approved Monday night putting what is ultimately a two cent decrease in property taxes on the ballot. Sean Heatley is a co-chair on the facilities and programs evaluation committee and says the…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Arlington voters will have a chance to decide on term limits this November. At a meeting Monday night, people who support the citizen-led 6 year term limit proposition thanked the council for agreeing to put it on the ballot after a stream of events following a petition. Zack Maxwell presented a petition with…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Alamo Drafthouse North Texas and Toyota Music Factory announce another round of Pix In The Plaza free outdoor movie screenings on the Texas Lottery Plaza. Showings on select Sunday evenings through October 7th, the next Pix In The Plaza lineup takes a trip back in time for screenings of family-friendly ’80s…… MORE
DETROIT (AP) – Michigan’s health director will stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges in the deaths of two men linked to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in the Flint area. Judge David Goggins on Monday ordered Nick Lyon to stand trial. Lyon is accused of failing to issue a timely alert about the outbreak. Some…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A lawsuit citing allegations of “sexual abuse, harassment, intimidation, and retaliation” was filed against Dallas County and Zachary Thompson today. The Spencer Scott Law Firm is pursuing the allegations on behalf of their client, Lynette Smith-Clay. The suit alleges inappropriate actions by Mr. Thompson while while he was the Director of…… MORE
SANTA FE, Texas (AP) – Students in Santa Fe, Texas, will begin a new school year with additional security measures in place following a shooting in May that left 10 people dead. The school district had metal detectors installed at entrances and hired five additional police officers. A new hallway has been built to redirect…… MORE
VICTORIA, Texas (AP) – Records show that a former Texas congressman had tried steering a federal contract to the owner of a business who gave him a $160,000-a-year job after the congressman resigned amid sexual harassment allegations. Emails published Sunday by The Victoria Advocate show that former Rep. Blake Farenthold arranged a 2015 meeting between…… MORE
THACKERVILLE, OK – (WBAP/KLIF) As many as a dozen or more people are reported injured after strong winds following heavy rains brought down a metal arch concert-goers were huddled beneath trying to escape the bad weather Saturday night. It happened in Thackerville, Oklahoma, at the Winstar Casino, just across the border in Thackerville, Oklahoma, about…… MORE
FORT WORTH – (WBAP/KLIF) If you live in the Fort Worth area and heard a lot of sirens Saturday, Medstar implemented it’s extreme weather response protocol again because of the extreme heat. When the heat index rises to 105 F, Medstar uses lights and sirens to get to patients outside and unprotected from the heat;…… MORE
FRISCO, Texas (AP) – More than 120 Vietnam War-era prisoners of war are reconnecting with one another at a Dallas-area reunion hosted by developer Ross Perot (puh-ROH’) Jr. and a nonprofit veterans’ organization. The “Return to Freedom” reunion marks the 45th anniversary of the repatriation of the 662 American POWs held by the North Vietnamese…… MORE
