NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter who became a pillar of country music, has died. Lynn’s family said she died Tuesday at her home in Tennessee. She was 90. Her compositions reflected her pride in her humble background and spoke frankly of her experiences as a woman and mother in…… MORE
GATESVILLE, Texas (AP) — As Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton seeks reelection to a third term, his agency has come unmoored by disarray behind the scenes. Seasoned lawyers are quitting over practices they say aim to slant legal work, reward loyalists and drum out dissent. An Associated Press investigation found the Republican attorney general and…… MORE
RUSSIA (WBAP/KLIF) – WNBA star and Baylor University Alum Britney Griner will appeal her conviction on drug possession charges October 25th in a Russian court. Griner pleaded guilty in August to having vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage at a Russian Airport. She was arrested in February and held in prison until her…… MORE
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian forces have scored more gains in their counteroffensive across a broad front. The troops advanced Monday in the very areas Russia is trying to absorb. Their breakthroughs challenged Russia’s effort to engage fresh troops and its threats to defend incorporated areas by all means, including with nuclear weapons. Ukrainian forces…… MORE
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian forces have scored more gains in their counteroffensive across a broad front. The troops advanced Monday in the very areas Russia is trying to absorb. Their breakthroughs challenged Russia’s effort to engage fresh troops and its threats to defend incorporated areas by all means, including with nuclear weapons. Ukrainian forces…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – An anti-hate mural was unveiled on Monday in Oak Cliff, kicking off an effort by the City of Dallas and the FBI to create awareness around an increasing number of hate crimes at the local and national levels. According to the FBI Dallas Office, hate crimes are the highest priority of the…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The newly hired CEO at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas officially took over the position on Monday. Prior to Monday, ERCOT had not had a permanent CEO since Bill Magness was fired after the deadly 2021 winter storm. Millions of Texans were left in the dark after ERCOT forced power outages…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Governor Gregg Abbott has named John P. Scott of Dallas as the new Chief of School Safety and Security within the Texas Education Agency. The Monday announcement comes four months after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde that claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers.…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – A US Senate committee overwhelmingly advanced a bill aimed a preventing another January 6, with the exception of lone Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas. The bill updates an 1887 elections law and clarify how electoral votes are certified. The bill dubbed the the ‘Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act,’…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – Federal prosecutors will lay out their case against the founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates charged in the most serious case to reach trial yet in the Jan. 6, 2021, US Capitol riot. Opening statements are expected today in Washington’s federal court in the trial of Stewart Rhodes…… MORE
