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FOUND:  Two Siblings Missing from Lewisville

FOUND: Two Siblings Missing from Lewisville

UPDATED 11:00AM Lewisville (WBAP/KLIF) An amber alert for two missing children from lewisville is canceled. Lewisville police said this morning that their biological mother, Alena Rudenko, was arrested after she was spotted in Wagoner, Oklahoma by someone called police after seeing a woman in a parking lot experiencing car issues. It didn’t take long for…MORE

Labor Day Travel Trips Expected to Rise from 2022

Labor Day Travel Trips Expected to Rise from 2022

(WBAP/KLIF) — The labor day weekend is shaping up to be busier than last year. Although not as busy as Memorial Day or the 4th of July, the Labor Day holiday weekend is expected to congest airports and roadways. AAA Texas predicts a 4% increase in Labor Day weekend travelers compared to 2022. With 85%…MORE

Senator Cornyn Visits Business Leaders in Grapevine

Senator Cornyn Visits Business Leaders in Grapevine

(WBAP/KLIF) — During a Thursday luncheon at the Gaylord Texan Convention Center in Grapevine, Senator John Cornyn updated the North Texas business community on a variety of issues involving the border, fentanyl, and the job market. Cornyn was also asked about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s recent episode of freezing up at an event in…MORE

New Law Banning Gender-affirming Care for Minors Goes into Effect

New Law Banning Gender-affirming Care for Minors Goes into Effect

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court will allow the new state law banning gender-affirming care for minors to take effect on Friday, setting up Texas to be the most populous state with such restrictions on transgender children. Last week, a state district judge ruled the pending law violated the rights of transgender children…MORE

Trump Pleads Not Guilty in Georgia Elections Case

Trump Pleads Not Guilty in Georgia Elections Case

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday and waived arraignment in the case accusing him and others of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. That means he won’t have to show up for an arraignment hearing that Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee…MORE

Original Cowboys Scout Gil Brandt dead at the age of 91

Original Cowboys Scout Gil Brandt dead at the age of 91

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The original director of scouting for the Dallas Cowboys, Gil Brandt died Thursday morning at the age of 91. Brandt helped coach Tom Landry and General Manager Tex Schramm build the franchise starting in 1960. He ran the Cowboys scouting department from 1960-1989 and is considered the godfather of modern scouting. Brandt…MORE

Driver License Offices Closed All Labor Day Weekend

Driver License Offices Closed All Labor Day Weekend

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Department of Public Safety will be updating its driver license system over the Labor Day weekend. All driver license offices in the state of Texas will be closed from Friday until the day after Labor Day (Monday). The DPS customer call center will not be working. All the online license…MORE

ERCOT Again Issues Conservation Request for Wednesday

ERCOT Again Issues Conservation Request for Wednesday

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas is, once again, asking the public to conserve energy but for a shorter period of time. The Conservation Appeal from ERCOT runs from 6:00pm to 9:00pm Wednesday evening. ERCOT said in a statement that the request is due to unexpected thermal generation outages and forecasted low…MORE

ERCOT Issues Conservation Appeal

ERCOT Issues Conservation Appeal

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – ERCOT is asking Texans to conserve electricity between 5 pm and 9 pm Tuesday to protect the power grid. The request was issued because of the unexpected loss of thermal generation and expected low wind generation. ERCOT expects similar conditions to persist through tomorrow and asks Texans to stay tuned for additional…MORE