DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Following nationwide protests on racial inequality in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, U.S. Senator John Cornyn and Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson hosted a roundtable on the relationship between law enforcement and the community they serve. Participants included Dallas law enforcement, union representation, and local community and faith leaders. Senator Cornyn said he…… MORE
Several DFW Counties Report Highest One Day COVID-19 Daily Case Counts Since Pandemic Began
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Several DFW counties are reporting some of their highest daily COVID-19 case counts since the coronavirus pandemic began. As of 11 a.m. on Friday, Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 328 additional positive cases, bringing the total case count in Dallas County to 13,585, including 280 deaths. “Today’s numbers continue a…… MORE
Protesters Criticize President For Excluding Black Law Enforcement Leaders
(WBAP/KLIF) — Protesters are raising concerns that the president’s Dallas round table on racial injustice failed to include black law enforcement leaders. Although many of the community’s black leaders attended the Gateway Church event, opponents argue that the police chief, county sheriff and district attorney, who are all black, should have received invites. Dallas Police…… MORE
Visit Dallas Given Another Five Years
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Dallas City Council has elected to renew its contract with Visit Dallas for another five years. The tourism organization was hampered with accusations of tax money misuse a year ago, which led to the resignations of top level executives. The city council, Wednesday, approved a five year, $79.3 million contract to promote…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: POTUS Dallas Recap, Idiots of the Week, and Movie Reviews
0:25 — The President came to Dallas, and our Clayton Neville was there every step of the way. He joined Dave and Scott to detail his trip. 5:40 — In this week’s “Idiot of the Week” segment, we had to decide who the biggest dummy in the news was. Listen and let us know who…… MORE
Chicago Investigating Officers Lounging & Eating Popcorn During Protests and Looting
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago officials say more than a dozen police officers and supervisors were captured on video “lounging” inside a burglarized congressional campaign office on the city’s South Side as people vandalized and stole from nearby businesses while protests and unrest spread across the city in late May. Rep. Bobby Rush, a Democrat whose…… MORE
PGA Tour gets back to business in Fort Worth
Sung Kang made a hole-in-one on the 13th hole and didn’t realize it until he was 50 yards from the green. “I’m like, ‘Wow, it’s in the hole.’ It wasn’t really crazy. Nobody was really up there, only a few people out there just clapping a little bit,” Kang said. “I still appreciated it, though.”…… MORE
National Jump in COVID-19 Cases Worries Experts
(WBAP/KLIF) — Rising cases of Coronavirus may not be entirely due to increased testing. Half of the nation’s states have seen a jump in COVID-19 cases over the past few weeks. Although some experts cite more readily available testing as the culprit, some states have alarming results. Hospitals in Arizona were told to prepare for…… MORE
Dallas Fire Chief Taking Heat for Social Media Post
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Dallas fire chief is taking heat for an offensive social media post. Battalion Chief Allan Springer answered a Facebook user’s question about those inciting riots. The user asked if someone was dropping off bricks during a Black Lives Matter protest. Springer responded “we need to find out who’s behind this and find a…… MORE
Dallas County Reports Record Breaking COVID-19 Numbers
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- North Texas COVID-19 numbers continue to rise. Dallas County on Thursday had yet another record breaking day for single day cases with county health officials announcing 312 new cases of the virus and 3 deaths. This brings the county total to 13,257 cases and 277 deaths. Tarrant county also reported high number…… MORE
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