Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Texas Trooper Wounded in Shooting Not Expected to Survive

Texas Trooper Wounded in Shooting Not Expected to Survive

MEXIA, Texas (AP) – Officials say a Texas state trooper who was shot during a traffic stop last week is not expected to survive. Trooper Chad Walker is being kept on life support to be an organ donor, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The agency says on Twitter that Walker no longer…MORE

Arlington Police Department Reorganization, Promotions, & Appointments on Executive Team

Arlington Police Department Reorganization, Promotions, & Appointments on Executive Team

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Arlington Chief of Police, Alexander Jones, recently completed a thorough review of the department and has implemented a restructure of the operational command bureaus. The reorganization will ensure that employees are in the best position to address community needs, respond to emerging crime trends, and build genuine, positive relationships with community members. Several divisions…MORE

Dallas County Partners with Local Retailers to Vaccinate Essential Workers

Dallas County Partners with Local Retailers to Vaccinate Essential Workers

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County and local retailers are partnering to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to retail essential employees. Dallas County, Parkland Health & Hospital System, Kroger and the Texas Retailers Association announce the Essential Employees Vaccination Program on Monday at Kroger on Maple Avenue in Dallas. “Our employees in the grocery business and the mass…MORE

Amber Alert Issued For Rains County Teen Abducted By Non-Custodial Father

Amber Alert Issued For Rains County Teen Abducted By Non-Custodial Father

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The search continues for a Rains County teen who police said was abducted by her non-custodial father, a registered sex offender, and who may be in the Dallas or Mesquite area. An Amber Alert has been issued for 14-year-old Lexus Gray of Pilot who was taken by 40-year-old Justin Gray. According to…MORE

Massive Container Ship, the Ever Given, That Blocked Suez Canal Set Free

Massive Container Ship, the Ever Given, That Blocked Suez Canal Set Free

SUEZ, Egypt (AP) – After being stuck sideways for almost a week across the Suez Canal, a massive container ship is now free and on the move. On Monday, crews managed to free the Ever Given using a flotilla of tugboats and helped by the peak of high tide, according to the Associated Press. It’s…MORE

Day One: Trial of Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin Begins [WATCH LIVE]

Day One: Trial of Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin Begins [WATCH LIVE]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The high-profile trail of a former Minneapolis police officer begins today in George Floyd’s death, and jurors may not wait long to see parts of the bystander video that caught Derek Chauvin’s knee on Floyd’s neck. Floyd family attorney Ben Crump said outside the courthouse ahead of opening statements that the trial…MORE

Ellis County Authorities Looking for a 28-Year Old Man Wanted for Murder

Ellis County Authorities Looking for a 28-Year Old Man Wanted for Murder

Ellis County (WBAP/KLIF) – The discovery of a body in Ellis County has led a warrant for the arrest of 28-year-old Trenton James Adams. Last Wednesday someone called the sheriff’s department saying they think they found a dead body. The body was identified by the medical examiner as Jordan Von Hoffman. The cause of death…MORE

Former Trump Adviser Takes Prominent Role in Voting Rights Battle

Former Trump Adviser Takes Prominent Role in Voting Rights Battle

Associated Press (WBAP/KLIF) – A GOP lawyer who advised former President Donald Trump on his campaign to overturn the 2020 election results is now playing a central role coordinating the Republican effort to tighten voting laws around the country. Cleta Mitchell, a longtime Republican lawyer and advocate for conservative causes, is also fighting Democratic efforts…MORE

Redistricting: Census Data Reportedly Delayed By Months

Redistricting: Census Data Reportedly Delayed By Months

AP – A delay in census data is scrambling plans in some states to redraw districts for the U.S. House and state legislatures. The Census Bureau has said redistricting data that was supposed to be provided to states by the end of March won’t be ready until August or September. That’s after the deadline to…MORE