AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott issued a Proclamation on Monday extending the early voting period for the November 3rd Election by nearly a week. Under the proclamation, early voting by personal appearance will begin on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, and continue through Friday, October 30, 2020. “As we respond to COVID-19, the State of Texas…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – After serving the City of Fort Worth for 28 years, Fort Worth Police Chief Ed Kraus announced he’s retiring at the end of the year. In a letter to Chief Kraus sent staff Monday, Chief Kraus said he’ll stay on board until the city hires a permanent replacement. “I wanted to…… MORE
MARSHALL, Minn. (AP) – A couple was banned from a Marshall, Minnesota Walmart after showing up at the store in e red face masks emblazoned with swastikas to a Walmart in a video posted on social media. Police were called Saturday to the Walmart in Marshall, in the southwest part of the state, on a…… MORE
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — If President Donald Trump succeeds in getting immigrants in the country illegally excluded from being counted in the redrawing of U.S. House districts, California, Florida and Texas would end up with one less congressional seat each than if every resident were counted, according to an analysis by a think tank. Without…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – After a successful pilot launch of free COVID-19 saliva testing in Fort Worth, the program is being expanded. In a news release Fort Worth Fire Department spokesman Mike Drivdahl said the pilot program was “exceedingly successful.” The city tested over 13-hundred Tarrant County residents at JP Elder Middle School in Fort…… MORE
Weatherford, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – In Parker County, a protest calling for the removal of a statue honoring Confederate soldiers in front of the Parker County courthouse turned violent. Demonstrators in Weatherford were met by hundreds of counter-protesters Saturday. A group of Parker County Progressives dubbed ‘Enough is Enough‘ had marched from a city park to…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says President Donald Trump will shift his focus to American energy dominance when he stops in Texas later this week on a visit that will include his first tour of an oil rig. Trump is visiting Double Eagle Energy in Midland, Texas, on Wednesday. The White House says the…… MORE
TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- North Texas sees another rise in COVID-19 case numbers. Dallas County on Sunday reported 800 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death. This brings the county total to 46,800 with 605 deaths. Dallas hospitals continue to fill up with over 4000 of the nearly 6,000 total available beds being occupied and…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The Texas Rangers’ season didn’t start off the season as planned. The Rangers dropped their opening series for the first time since 2018 after losing to the Colorado Rockies Sunday afternoon 5 to 2. Left fielder Joey Gallo hit the first home run at the new Globe Life Field after driving the…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- A justice of Texas’ fifth district court of appeals has died in a drunk driving incident. The three vehicle involved incident happened at around 9:30 Saturday night on Westbound I-30 near FM 2642. Police say 32-year-old Royse City resident Megan E Smith was driving the wrong way in the westbound lanes when she hit…… MORE
