Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

A Fort Worth judge rules today on the fate of an 11 month old baby.

A Fort Worth judge rules today on the fate of an 11 month old baby.

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Today’s the day Judge Sandee Warion has said she will rule on whether Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth can remove 11 month old Tinslee Lewis from life support despite her family’s protests. Tinslee was born prematurely. She has a rare, severe heart defect, and has undergone three open heart…MORE

SMU warns students there may be a rapist in the area

SMU warns students there may be a rapist in the area

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Southern Methodist University is warning students there has been a sexual assault near the campus. An unidentified woman was attacked early Wednesday morning while walking on Mockingbird Lane toward Hillcrest Road. SMU says she is not a student, and not affiliated with the school, but it felt the wisest course of action…MORE

Outdoor hockey in Texas? Sure thang, and was a hoot to boot!

Outdoor hockey in Texas? Sure thang, and was a hoot to boot!

DALLAS (AP) — Ryan Clare chewed on a turkey leg as he milled about the Texas state fairgrounds hours before another major sporting event inside historic Cotton Bowl Stadium. No, this wasn’t the Texas-Oklahoma football game, always held in October during the fair. Clare has never been to the annual Red River rivalry, but the…MORE

First New North Texas 2020 Baby Claimed by Methodist Hospital, Mansfield.

First New North Texas 2020 Baby Claimed by Methodist Hospital, Mansfield.

MANSIFIELD – WBAP/KLIF – Methodist Hospital of Mansfield is celebrating its first birth of the New Year.  A little girl named Emma Leigh Petermeier chose the time of 12:01 AM to push into the New Year, weighing in at 6 pounds, 12 ounces.   The new parents received a new baby book to help Emma Leigh…MORE

Denton Police Investigating Deadly New Year’s Eve Shooting

Denton Police Investigating Deadly New Year’s Eve Shooting

DENTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Denton Police Department is investigating a deadly New Year’s Eve shooting. According to Denton PD, dispatch received a call around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday reporting a shooting at 905 Cleveland Street. When Officers arrived they found a man lying on the ground inside the apartment complex gated parking lot with a gunshot…MORE

Man Killed by His Own Truck on New Year’s Eve

Man Killed by His Own Truck on New Year’s Eve

Plano, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A freak accident claimed the life of a man in Plano on New Year’s Eve. Party-goers reportedly discovered the 64-year old victim lying in the middle of the street outside a home on Williams Way. When police arrived, they initially thought the man had been shot due to his extensive head…MORE

With Garrett in Limbo, Cowboys Facing Roster Choices As Well

With Garrett in Limbo, Cowboys Facing Roster Choices As Well

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — With the future of coach Jason Garrett in limbo, the Dallas Cowboys have other reasons to believe there will be plenty of change in 2020 — 23 of them, to be exact. The Cowboys have 23 unrestricted free agents-to-be, headlined by quarterback Dak Prescott and No. 1 receiver Amari Cooper, after…MORE

Authorities Warn Against Fireworks, Gunfire this New Year’s Holiday

Authorities Warn Against Fireworks, Gunfire this New Year’s Holiday

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Healthcare and law enforcement experts at Parkland Health & Hospital System are urging North Texas to have a plan before celebrating this New Years Holiday. “This time of the year there are multiple factors that come into play when you’re out on the highways,” said Shelli Stephens-Stidham, Director of the Injury Prevention…MORE

Minister: Gunman Grew Angry in Past over Cash Requests

Minister: Gunman Grew Angry in Past over Cash Requests

DALLAS (AP) – The man who fatally shot two people at a North Texas church before a congregant shot and killed him was ruled mentally incompetent to stand trail in 2012. Keith Thomas Kinnunen was eventually deemed competent for trial on those charges and others, but the charges were reduced to misdemeanors to which he…MORE

Attack on US Embassy in Iraq Shows Stark Choices for Trump

Attack on US Embassy in Iraq Shows Stark Choices for Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) – The attack on the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad by Iran-supported militiamen shows that President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran has not crippled its ability to strike at American interests. Trump says Iran will be held “fully responsible.” It’s not clear whether that might mean military retaliation. The breach of…MORE