Frisco (WBAP/KLIF) – Thursday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath shared information with state lawmakers regarding instruction for the next school year. The information was somehow leaked to the media and the Frisco ISD is not happy about it. In an email sent to parents with students in the district, Superintendent…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – American Airlines has banned a man for not wearing a face covering on a plane. The airline said Thursday that the man was removed from a plane in New York earlier this week for ignoring crew members’ request to wear a mask. It’s among the first such incidents since airlines promised this…… MORE
DFW (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Citizens all over the state are celebrating Juneteenth, the holiday which celebrates the day slaves were freed in Texas in 1865. Multiple events are being held across DFW. The Not My Son organization is holding a celebration in Dallas at Lofty Spaces off of Montgromery Street from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas has just under 100,000 cases of COVID-19 and over 2,100 deaths. The Metroplex has nearly 28% of the state’s total with close to 28,000 infected residents. Nearly 600 North Texans have died of the Coronavirus. Dallas county had 392 additional cases and five new deaths, bringing the county-wide total to over 15,500…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Catholic Diocese of Dallas announced on Thursday that in-person mass can resume June 28 at 50% capacity as the church slowly reopens from coronavirus restrictions. Bishop Edward Burns unveiled phase 3 of the Diocese plan to reopen. “Taking into consideration the health, well-being and spiritual needs of the Diocese of Dallas,…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The removal of the confederate monument in Dallas’ Pioneer Park is underway. As of Thursday morning, fencing surrounding the monument was being removed and equipment was arriving to Pioneer Park. It’s a process the city says could take as long as two months. According to the city, the monument is large and…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas students will be back in the classroom this coming fall. The Texas Education Agency and Governor Greg Abbott making the announcement Thursday. “It will be safe for Texas public school students, teachers, and staff to return to school campuses for in-person instruction this fall. But there will also be flexibility for…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Police Department released a photo of the suspect in a shooting at the Galleria Mall this week. The photo shows a man brazenly pointing a gun at a man investigators said he knew before firing the shots in the food court. Police said the incident stemmed from an argument between…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, a stunning rebuke to the president in the midst of his reelection campaign. The outcome seems certain to elevate the issue in Trump’s campaign for reelection, given the anti-immigrant rhetoric of his first presidential run…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIP) – Texas is among over a dozen states states seeing a significant rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. The number of people sickened with the virus across Texas’ hospitals hit a new high Wednesday, surging about 11% in a single day. That, as Governor Greg Abbott said this week that he’s confident that…… MORE
