Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Dak Prescott Returns to the Practice Field After Season-ending Injury

Dak Prescott Returns to the Practice Field After Season-ending Injury

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Hope springs eternal for the Dallas Cowboys, who have begun pre-season practices. Quarterback Dak Prescott returned to the field for the first time since he suffered a season-ending compound fracture of his right ankle last October. Following the team’s first “organized team activities” he said the ankle “felt great”. He told ESPN:…MORE

Suspect Wounded in Officer-Involved-Shooting in Denton

Suspect Wounded in Officer-Involved-Shooting in Denton

UPDATED: 7:31AM  5/26/21 Denton, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Two Denton Police officers are are administrative leave after an officer-involved-shooting overnight. Officers had responded to a domestic disturbance call. it happened at Pace’s Crossing Apartments around 2:30am. Denton Police Chief Frank Dixon told reporters this morning that the suspect was seen several times hold a gun while…MORE

Officials: 4 People Killed in Crash in Parker County on FM 51

Officials: 4 People Killed in Crash in Parker County on FM 51

PARKER COUNTY, Texas — Officials say four people died following a two-vehicle crash in Parker County just after noon on Tuesday. Emergency crews responded to the deadly crash around 12:45 p.m. in the 2900 block of FM 51 North, near Springtown. Three people were declared dead at the crash scene, and a fourth person was…MORE

Austin: Texans Could See Higher Utility Bills Amid a Proposed Gas & Electric Bailout

Austin: Texans Could See Higher Utility Bills Amid a Proposed Gas & Electric Bailout

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas lawmakers are inching closer to approving some $7-billion in ratepayer-backed bonds to address the financial fallout from February’s winter storm. The hefty figure is much higher that what utilities requested, according to the Texas Tribune, and higher than monies approved for Hurricanes Ike and Harvey combined. The proposed bills aim to…MORE

Flight Attendants Concerned Over Growing Number of Misconduct Incidents on Flights

Flight Attendants Concerned Over Growing Number of Misconduct Incidents on Flights

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The alleged assault of a flight attendant on a Southwest Airlines flight has prompted a flight attendants union to demand change. “This past weekend, one of our Flight Attendants was seriously assaulted, resulting in injuries to the face and a loss of two teeth,” wrote TWU Local 556 President, Lyn Montgomery in a…MORE

Mata Backs Abbott’s Effort to Stop Defunding Police

Mata Backs Abbott’s Effort to Stop Defunding Police

(WBAP/KLIF) — Police departments across Texas and the country are struggling to hire new recruits to patrol their streets. The nation-wide “defund the police” movement has put local communities at risk.  Dallas Police Association President Mike Mata says the problem is every major city in the country is targeting a limited pool of applicants. After…MORE

Migrant Smuggler Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

Migrant Smuggler Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

(WBAP/KLIF) — The man accused of a deadly crash that killed five illegal immigrants faces life in prison.  A 23-year-old man has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from a migrant smuggling run that ended in a deadly crash that killed five of his passengers. Jorge Luis Monsivais, Jr., of Eagle Pass faces life imprisonment for…MORE

Deadly 380 Crash Impacts Community

Deadly 380 Crash Impacts Community

(WBAP/KLIF) — A bride-to-be and three-time kidney transplant survivor is one of the three victims in a tragic Denton County car accident. 31 year old Jordan Dodson was traveling in a Mercedes when the vehicle hit head on with a Ford Mustang along Highway 380.  Dodson died at the scene, while two children, who were passengers…MORE