AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) — Nearly 400 people testified early Thursday morning on the Texas House’s version of the controversial bathroom bill. Tom Giovanetti is the president of the Institute for Policy Innovation and testified this morning — he says the Texas Senate went too far with its version of the bill last month. “Their response in…… MORE
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Plano PD Bomb Squad Investigate Suspicious Device at Prosper High School, Turns Out to be Lunchbox
PROSPER (WBAP/KLIF News) – Things are back to normal on Prosper High School’s campus Thursday morning after Plano Police Department’s bomb squad was called in to check on a suspicious device, which turned out to be a lunchbox. In a statement, the Prosper Independent School District said a custodian saw someone run up to the school…… MORE
Officer Honored for Actions at Dallas VA
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – Senator John Cornyn has awarded Dallas VA Officer Brandon Holloway the Congressional Badge of Bravery for his actions at a clinic near the Dallas VA last year. On October 28, police say a patient at a clinic near the hospital got upset about his medication and tried to hit a clerk.…… MORE
Bill O’Reilly Out at Fox News
(CNN) – Bill O’Reilly is done at Fox News, its parent company 21st Century Fox said Wednesday. “After a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the Company and Bill O’Reilly have agreed that Bill O’Reilly will not be returning to the Fox News Channel,” the company said in a statement. O’Reilly was notified Wednesday…… MORE
Body of Missing Plano Woman Found
(WBAP/KLIF News) Update: Plano Police confirmed they have found the body of Megan Leigh Getrum. She was reported missing on Tuesday after a family member had not heard from her over the weekend. David Tilley of Plano PD said at the time there were no signs of foul play and the investigation is still ongoing.…… MORE
Former President George H. W. Bush Back in Hospital
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Former President George H. W. Bush is hospitalized, yet again, at a hospital in Houston. Bush spokesman Jim McGrath made the announcement that he is on the path to recovery and going home. Bush is being cared for at Methodist Hospital in Houston where he was recently treated for pneumonia. Bush was…… MORE
Ft. Worth Breaks Ground on Arena, Wins NCAA Tournament Games
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF News) – The NCAA has announced Dallas and Fort Worth will host NCAA tournament games in the future. Moody Coliseum in Dallas will host first and second round games in 2020. Fort Worth will host the first two rounds in 2022. The announcement followed a groundbreaking on a 13,400 seat arena near…… MORE
Tomi Lahren Can Post on Facebook, but Only Under One Condition
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF News) A former controversial anchor on The Blaze will get to keep her Facebook account, at least for now, but under one condition. A judge ruled in favor of Tomi Lahren and ordered the owner of the Irving-based media firm, Glenn Beck, to allow her to post on her Facebook page, which contains…… MORE
A Year Later, Midlothian Police Still Searching for Missy Bevers’ Killer
MIDLOTHIAN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Despite 1400 tips and a seven-second video showing a possible suspect walking the halls of Creekside Church of Christ with a hammer, Midlothian police said they’re frustrated that Missy Bevers’ murder has not been solved. Bevers, a fitness instructor and mother of three, was killed April 18, 2016 just before dawn. She had…… MORE
Closing Arguments in Price Corruption Trial to be Made Today
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Closing arguments for the corruption trial of Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price will be heard Tuesday morning. The jury will receive the case after both sides make one final push to whether or not Price took roughly a million dollars in bribes to sell his votes. But one legal analyst…… MORE
