DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas was named one of 16 host cities for FIFA World Cup 2026™, by FIFA on a live broadcast on Thursday from New York City. A crowd gathered at the AT&T Discovery District in downtown Dallas to watch the announcement. “This is a big day for the city of…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Bart Barber, pastor of First Baptist Church of Farmersville, who was just elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention, vowed to expedite sex abuse reforms in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. Barber’s promise came one day after thousands of delegates voted overwhelmingly to create a way to track pastors and other church…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, Police Chief Eddie Garcia, and other city and Dallas ISD officials on Thursday announced a new “Summer of Safety” campaign to encourage participation in the city’s free and low-cost activities for youth. The mayor and police chief launched the effort outside of South Oak Cliff High School. Joining…… MORE
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ARLINGTON(WBAP/KLIF News ) – Nine Texas country artists will perform at the Arlington Music Hall Thursday night to benefit the families of the victims of the Uvalde mass shooting. Scott Bragg is the general manager of the venue and said the concert was born out of the desire for North Texans to have an avenue…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The wife of Brandon Ned, the man who opened fire inside a summer camp at the Duncanville Fieldhouse where hundreds of children were present Monday, says her husband who was bipolar “was not trying to hurt anyone.” Lequitha Ned told WFAA-TV that her husband was not supposed to have a gun and…… MORE
Sturgis, Michigan (WBAP/KLIF) – There is another setback in the rush to get baby formula back on store shelves. The Abbott Laboratories plant in Michigan, which is the epicenter of the nation’s baby formula crisis is shutdown again; this time due to severe storms in southwestern Michigan that flooded areas of its Sturgis, Michigan plant.…… MORE
Honey Grove, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing girl last seen in Honey Grove, Texas, about 90 miles northeast of Dallas around 1:30 Tuesday afternoon. Police are looking for 13-year-old Kionna Braxton. She is described as a black female, 4 feet-11-inches tall, with with black hair and brown eyes.She…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets struck a trade on Wednesday, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The report came down just after 8 p.m. and began to make its way around social media. Check back for more on this developing story. Copyright 2022. WBAP/KLIF News. All Rights Reserved.… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Director of the National Insititue of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has tested positive for COVID-19. According to a statement from the NIAID, Fouci is experiencing mild symptoms and will isolate and continue to work from home. Fauci tested positive on a rapid antigen test and has not recently…… MORE
