DALLAS (AP) – Officials have renamed a portion of a Dallas street for Botham Jean, an unarmed Black man who was fatally shot in his apartment by a white former police officer who mistook his apartment for her own. During a ceremony on Saturday, Jean’s family and city officials unveiled new street signs for Botham…… MORE
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 (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 (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
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Days after a portion of Lamar Street in Dallas was renamed Botham Jean Boulevard, legislation inspired by the life and death of Botham Jean was proposed in the Texas legislature. It is time to create change in Texas and State Representative Carl Sherman (District 109) was poised to do just that when…… MORE
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
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
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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 (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
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
