DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A fire at a plastic manufacturing plant in Grand Prairie has some neighboring residents concerned about air quality as the fire burns. A thick, black plume of smoke was seen nearly 60 miles away. According to the Grand Prairie Fire Department, shortly after midnight Wednesday, firefighters responded to a fire at the Poly…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — Alamo Drafthouse is ready to reopen its doors but things will be a tad different due to the coronavirus pandemic. To ensure safety of its customers and employees, guests will have to order food and drinks online along with their tickets. The Austin-based company has been shut down for months but is…… MORE
KILLEEN (AP) – The Army has identified the Fort Hood soldier killed while directing traffic at a car accident last week. 22-year-old Spc. Cole Jakob Aton of Science Hill, Kentucky had been a Patriot missile operator with the 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade since August 2018. According the Texas Department of Public Safety, Aton had…… MORE
Washington – Westwood One (WBAP/KLIF) – The Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee released its the latest installment of ”Counterintelligence Threats and Vulnerabilities’ reveals significant ties between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign. The Senate intelligence committee has concluded the Kremlin launched an aggressive effort to interfere in the 2016 presidential contest on behalf of Donald Trump and…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – A Houston museum dedicated to conserving African American culture says its decision to display a more than 100-year-old Confederate statue is about providing Black Americans with a way to confront slavery’s painful legacy and include their lived experiences in the conversation. The towering bronze statue, called ‘Spirit of The Confederacy,’ was removed…… MORE
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Ezekiel Elliott wondered for several weeks during the NFL’s coronavirus shutdown how his COVID-19 infection would affect training camp a year after the star running back of the Dallas Cowboys missed the entire preseason over his contract. The two-time rushing champion hasn’t missed any time during camp, which is being held at team…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential nominee Tuesday night, as party officials and activists from across the nation gave the former vice president their overwhelming support during his party’s all-virtual national convention. The moment marked a political high point for Biden, who had sought the presidency twice before and is now…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — More than 1,600 new cases of the Coronavirus have popped up in the D-F-W area. Dallas county listed 787 newly infected residents, Tarrant 460, while Collin and Centon counties combined for 370 new COVID-19 cases. Over 500 of positive tests in Dallas county are actually backlogged tests from June. The Metroplex is closing…… MORE
FORT WROTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Original Fort Worth Gun Show is happening August 21-23 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center. Fort Worth Events Director Mike Crum said they anticipate several thousands to attend. Crum said they will have local and state regulations in place. “Folks attending the show will be expected to mask up and we…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Members of the Dallas City Council’s Public Safety Committee believe a recent report from the Dallas Police Department on its response to May protests and riots lacks transparency. The report comes after allegations from protesters of excessive force by Police. Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall acknowledged during a special called committee meeting…… MORE
