FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Fort Worth Police released body camera video and 911 audio connected to the fatal officer-involved shooting of an armed man earlier this week. 29-year-old Mitchell Davis called police on Tuesday and said he was on walking along Bear Creek Trail armed with a gun and was having a mental health…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) — Texas’ largest county jail was under renewed scrutiny on Wednesday following the reported sexual assault of a female sergeant and a recent state inspection that found a lack of sufficient staffing has “contributed to the heightened level of tension and inmate hostility.” A five-page report by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Astronomers say the best chance north Texas residents will have to see Comet Leonard will be this weekend. The comet will be closest to Earth on December 12. Leonard is already visible, but after Sunday it will be dimming, and probably not visible to the naked eye by the end of the…… MORE
Keller (WBAP/KLIF) – A Keller man who boasted on Facebook that he romped through the U.S. Capitol building with a beer in his hand during the insurrection riot was arrested Wednesday. Thomas Conover is the 20th north Texas resident to be charged in connection with the January 6 uprising. His Facebook postings showed him in…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The city of Dallas has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit. The family of Juan Segovia sued six months ago claiming the city violated his civil rights by leaving him alone in a cell without checking on him after he had been arrested for drunkenness. The city…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The city of Dallas has created a new office to investigate corruption claims. The city council Wednesday unanimously approved a number of accountability reforms, including the creation of an Inspector General division in the city attorney’s office. That new office will investigate complaints of internal fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption. The first…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas’ largest county jail is under renewed scrutiny, Wednesday, following the report of a sexual assault of a female sergeant. A recent state inspection of the Houston facility also found a lack of sufficient staffing has “contributed to the heightened level of tension and inmate hostility.” A five-page report by the Texas Commission…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas continues to receive support from other states in battling the border crisis. North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum is set to travel to the southern border to visit his state’s national guard troops. The Bismarck Tribune reports Burgum will travel to Texas next week to visit with soldiers from the Bismarck-based 957th Engineer…… MORE
CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Carrollton Police Department arrested a Hebron High School computer science teacher on Wednesday for charges related to a relationship he allegedly had with one of his students. Detectives arrested 43-year-old Jared S. Stites of Little Elm Wednesday morning at a Lewisville ISD administration building. According to Police, the victim, 16-years old…… MORE
MOSCOW (AP) – U.S. President Joe Biden says that he has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that Moscow will face a severe economic pain if it tries to attack Ukraine, but promised prospective talks to address Russia’s concerns about NATO’s expansion. Biden said he was “very straightforward” with Putin during their Tuesday’s call, warning the…… MORE
