IRVING (WBAP/KILF) – The Irving Police Department is investigating an animal cruelty case. On February 27th a pit bull mix was found stabbed to death and tied to a dumpster in the 1800 block of West Irving Boulevard. Detectives investigating the case found surveillance video of a man and the dog taken the night before.…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF News) Go ahead and fill out your March Madness bracket at work. More companies are ok with, and even encouraging employees to participate in sports activities in the workplace. Joe Fisher with the Office Team in Dallas says while brackets were once frowned upon, they’ve become part of management’s effort to accept social media in the…… MORE
ELLIS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – Ellis County Sheriff Johnny Brown resigned Wednesday, the same day he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge. The two-term sheriff, who has served since 2009, surrendered his Texas Peace Officer License after he admitted to his involvement in a brawl at Midlothian Whataburger on New Year’s Day. Two men told Midlothian…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A group of Dallas city leaders are making a plea to Texas legislators to not cut funding to early education. Governor Greg Abbott initiated a grant program two years ago that puts $118 million per year toward improving public preschools, but Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, former Dallas Police Chief David Brown,…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Cowboys are expected to release Tony Romo Thursday. The decision to release him will give the former quarterback the option to go play for another team as Dak Prescott is expected to remain quarterback for the Cowboys. Romo was injured early in the 2016 season and because of other injuries has…… MORE
KARNES (WBAP/KLIF News) A group of law students from SMU won’t be at the beach this spring break, but will still be getting their feet wet. They are providing legal services to some detained immigrant women and children at risk for deportation. Professor Natalie Nanasi will head up the group of eight at Karnes City Family…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Plano Police Department said that drag racing is to blame for the February 10 car crash that claimed the lives of two local teenagers. Investigators said Lilly Davis, Samantha Sacks and Kendall Murray were racing another car when their Porsche Macon lost control and hit a tree on Mira Vista…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A North Carolina-style “bathroom bill” is nearing a first vote in Texas despite opposition from big-name companies including Facebook and the NFL warning that the Super Bowl won’t return to Dallas or Houston. The proposal would require transgender people to use public bathrooms that correspond with the sex on their birth…… MORE
TROPHY CLUB (WBAP/KLIF News) – Search crews found a two-year-old boy wandering in the woods near Denton Creek Tuesday morning but his father is still missing. The Trophy Club Police Department’s Tracy Shields said it was a miracle. “He was wandering along the banks, he appears to be in good condition, he said he was cold and has…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Top House leaders have unveiled a bipartisan bill pumping $1.6 billion extra into Texas classrooms as part of an ambitious plan overhauling how Texas pays for public education. Sponsored by Houston Republican Rep. Dan Huberty, the bill increases per-student funding by around $200 to $5,350, while adding funding for transportation and…… MORE
