Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A North Texas media exec has announced a primary challenge to Texas Senator Ted Cruz. Bruce Jacobsen of North Richland Hills officially announced his intentions Thursday. Jacobsen bills himself as ‘Reagan conservative’. Many establishment Republicans are on board with Jacobsen an alternative to Cruz’s extreme views and style. Mr. Jacobsen vows to…… MORE
(Collin County) WBAP/KLIF – Four people were arrested Thursday in connection with the alleged murder-for-hire of a Princeton woman last month. 46-year old Kelli Underwood was found dead in her Park View Drive home on September 20th, with a gunshot wound to the head. Police say it’s a love-triangle case involving Underwood’s boss and the…… MORE
DALLAS(WBAP/KLIF- Dallas Police has released surveillance video from an Uptown parking garage, in an effort to find witnesses who may have seen what happened in the September death of a 26-year-old woman. Taylor Gruwell was found dead by police after she fell from a parking garage at 1707 North Hall Street. Anyone with information regarding the identity…… MORE
Frisco (WBAP/KLIF) – The NFL is using language about Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones that may be setting the stage for a lengthy legal battle. The league sent Jones’ attorney a letter yesterday, calling his actions in recent weeks “detrimental to the best interests of the league.” It’s the same language used in a clause in the…… MORE
Floresville, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – He escaped with his life during the mass shooting at his small Sutherland Springs church over a week ago; today, John Holcombe lays to rest his father, Bryan Holcombe — who was the associate pastor of First Baptist Church in the small town — along with his mother, a brother, a…… MORE
San Marcos, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The president of Texas State University has suspended all fraternity and sorority chapter activities following the death of fraternity pledge over the weekend. University officials say 20-year old Matt Ellis of Humble, TX was found unresponsive Monday morning at an off-campus apartment. He had attended a party that Psi…… MORE
UPDATE: A former Dallas County District Attorney who was fired after a recording of her cursing out an Uber driver went viral has apologized. Jody Warner said she feared for her safety when the driver, Shaun Platt, did not drop her off at her home. Platt said Warner gave him bad directions and that her…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — An employee of Cumulus Media in Dallas has started a GoFundMe page to raise money to send generators to Puerto Rico hurricane victims. Hurricane Maria hit the island in September, which left millions of people without power. Frankie Martinez works in Cumulus Dallas’ sales department and has family in Puerto Rico…… MORE
UPDATE 11:30a – Attorneys for both Sini and Wesley Matthews asked for another delay in the hearing to regain custody of their 4 year old biological child. Today’s hearing lasted just 10 minutes and new hearing has been scheduled for November 29th. Wesley Mathews’ civil attorney, David Kleckner says they need time to put a case…… MORE
TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Stunning stats that show Texas has racked up over 62-hundred days in-a-row of fatal car crashes over 17 years, since November 7, 2000. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NTSB), 94 percent of these deadly crashes are due to driver error — things like distracted driving, speeding and drunk driving.…… MORE
