KRUM (WBAP/KLIF) – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Denton County Sheriff’s Department, and the National Shooting Sports Foundation, on Friday, announced a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the identification and/or arrest of the suspect responsible for the theft of 21 firearms from Top Dog Gun Range in Krum.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Dallas business woman is raising awareness amid Domestic Violence Awareness month about the use of art therapy for survivors of abuse. LaShelle Booker dealt with mental, physical and emotional abuse and managed to get herself and her child out of a dangerous situation years ago. She said she found solace…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – TESLA CEO Elon Musk announced on Thursday that the electric car company is moving its headquarters to Austin. Our factory is like five minutes from the airport, five minutes from downtown,” said Musk. “We’re going to create an ecological paradise because we are right on the Colorado River. It’s going to be…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – During a court hearing focusing on who enforces governor Abbott’s mask mandate ban in schools, a federal judge in El Paso wanted to know why the Texas Education Agency is reporting school districts that defy the ban to attorney general’s office. According to the Dallas Morning News, judge lee yeakel also said…… MORE
Mansfield, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A 15-year old Mansfield ISD student allegedly targeted in a shooting Wednesday morning has been identified as Zacchaeus Selby. According to our media partner WFAA-TV, Selby is in a medically induced coma after being shot four times, allegedly by fellow student, 18-year old Timothy George Simpkins. Selby’s mother confirmed her son…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The suspect in this week’s shooting at Timberview High School in Arlington is out of jail on bond. Timothy George Simpkins is charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a firearm after opening fire inside Timberview during a fight with another student. He posted a $75,000 bond and was released from…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – With less than two weeks from a deadline over whether Congress can strike a deal over whether to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, lawmakers on Capitol Hill said they’ve come up with a temporary fix. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said his party has reached an agreement with Republicans to…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – A bill that would limit transgender student athletes’ participation in sports cleared a key hurdle towards final passage. Amid emotional testimony from parents of transgender kids, a the Texas House Select Committee on Constitutional Rights & Remedies passed HB-25 along party lines. A Washington-based transgender advocate testified in Austin on Wednesday. Sarah…… MORE
(AP) – Pfizer is asking the U.S. government to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11. If regulators agree, shots could begin within a matter of weeks. Pfizer already had announced that a lower dose of its vaccine worked and appeared safe in a study of the youngsters. Pfizer and…… MORE
Arlington, Texas (WBAP/KLIF) A viral video purportedly shows the alleged fight that may have preceded a shooting at Mansfield ISD Wednesday morning. In the video, a womanm reportedly a teacher according to an MISD student who spoke with WFAA-TV, is heard screaming, “I need help.” WARNING: Disturbing images and video: Parents of 18-year old Timothy…… MORE
