DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Dallas Fifth District Court of Appeals Executive Committee members met at Dallas Baptist University to elect a nominee to fill the vacancy left by the passing of Justice David Bridges. The committee nominated Attorney John Browning from Rockwall to serve as the Republican nominee this November. “I believe that he is a…… MORE
Suspect Charged with Capital Murder in Connection to Murdered Plano Jogger
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF)- A 29-year-old man is charged with capital murder for allegedly killing a Plano woman while jogging earlier this month. The Plano Police Department says they got back forensic evidence that Bakari Moncrief was associated with 45-year old Sarmistha Sen’s death. Plano Police Officer David Tilley said Moncrief was already in custody, on a…… MORE
COVID-19 Reporting Backlog Prompts High Dallas County Numbers for Second Consecutive Day
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A backlog of COVID-19 cases significantly boosted Dallas County numbers for a second day in a row on Monday. Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 1,850 additional confirmed cases Monday, bringing the total confirmed case count in Dallas County to 65,278, including 829 confirmed deaths. The total probable case count in Dallas is 2,519, including 7…… MORE
Dallas City Council to Address Police Chief Following Report on Response to Protests
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas City Council’s Public Safety Committee will address police Chief Renee Hall this week about her recently released report on the department’s response to the first four days of protests earlier this summer. The demonstrations followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis Police custody. Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall issued…… MORE
Five Injured in Shooting at San Antonio Flea Market, More Than 100 Shots Fired
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – At least five people were injured, including one critically, in a shooting at a San Antonio flea market Sunday. Police Chief William McManus said gunfire erupted at Mission Open Air Market around 11:30 a.m. Market manager Al Ramon said the shooting stemmed from an argument between vendors and buyers. McManus said…… MORE
A Parents Group in FTW Protests FWISD’s Online Learning Plan
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – On what would have been the first day of school in Fort Worth, a group of families plan to demonstrate outside the district administration this morning. The Facebook group dubbed ‘Back in School, Back to Safety‘ is against the district’s online learning plan. Organizer Katie Stadler, a mother of four, says…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: DNC Day, and Husband of the Year
0:24 — The Democratic National Convention begins today, but it’ll look so much different than normal, thanks to COVID-19. Jim Roope is in Milwaukee where it’s all (kinda) happening from and tells Dave & Amy all about it. 5:42 — We’ve got a candidate for Husband of the Year! You won’t believe what this guy…… MORE
Dallas Baby Infected With COVID-19 In the Womb
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A baby born at Parkland Hospital in Dallas is believed to be the first baby in the U.S. to contract coronavirus while still in her mother’s womb. Parkland doctors delivered the girl in May, six weeks early after her mother, Wendy Figueroa, tested positive at 34 weeks of pregnancy. Testing of…… MORE
USPS Under Fire for Removing Mail Collection Boxes and Sorting Machines Ahead of Election
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Sunday that the US Postal Service will not dismantle any mail-sorting machines between now and Election Day. “Sorting machines between now and Election Day will not be taken off line,” Meadows told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” Meadows first told Tapper…… MORE
Texas Doctors Warn Of Police Use Of ‘Less Lethal’ Munitions
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A group of doctors in Austin, Texas, is warning police not to use so-called “less lethal” munitions for crowd control after they treated people who were severely hurt during protests in May. In a letter published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine, 12 doctors from the Dell Seton Medical…… MORE
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