DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- In light of recent events, the Dallas Police Department plans to implement several policies to proactively address challenges between law enforcement and communities of color. During a Public Safety Committee meeting, Dallas Chief Renee Hall laid out plans to build a foundation of trust between the community and law enforcement. This is part of Project…… MORE
Funeral Services for George Floyd Held in Texas
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Thousands of people lined up outside a Houston church on Monday to pay their respects for George Floyd who died in Minneapolis Police custody. Many were taken by the bus load. The public viewing began two days of services in the city where Floyd grew up. Inside Fountain of Praise Church the…… MORE
Officer Charged in Floyd’s Death Held on $1 Million Bond
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree murder in George Floyd’s death will remain in custody on $1 million bond. Derek Chauvin said almost nothing during an 11-minute hearing Monday in which he appeared on closed-circuit television from the state’s maximum security prison in Oak Park Heights. His attorney, Eric Nelson, did…… MORE
Lone Marine Stages One-Man Prostest Outside the Utah Capitol
Utah (WBAP/KLIF) – This lone Marine staged a one-man demonstration Saaturday in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Witnesses say that the unnamed soldier stood in place for 3 hours and that it was so hot that his shoes began melting. I need to meet this Marine. He stood outside the Utah Capitol by…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Disbanding Police, and Disarming Elmer Fudd
0:26 — Minneapolis is on the verge of completely disbanding its police department. Dave and Scott spoke with Dallas Police Association President Mike Mata about how this could impact the city. We also spoke about Dallas’ new “policy changes” regarding chokeholds and warning before officers shoot. 10:19 — Elmer Fudd has to use WHAT now…… MORE
Texas county GOP leader apologizes for racist Facebook post
Washington, DC (CNN)A Texas Republican county chairman-elect said Saturday he won’t assume office amid backlash over posting a controversial image of a Martin Luther King Jr. quote with a banana in the picture. Keith Nielsen, the GOP chairman-elect in Harris County, announced in a Facebook post that he would be stepping aside and would not be taking…… MORE
Houston prepares to bury George Floyd
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – The city of Houston has begun two days of public mourning for George Floyd who was killed while in Minneapolis Police custody. Floyd grew up in Houston’s third ward, and will be buried there Tuesday morning, following Monday’s public visitation at Houston’s Fountain of Praise Church. Among the mourners paying their respects…… MORE
The number of COVID-19 cases in Texas keeps growing
Dallas County reported 263 new coronavirus cases Sunday. That’s 11 straight days with more than 200 cases each, and brings the countywide total to more than 12,000. Health officials also reported two more deaths in Dallas County: an Irving man in his 20s, and a Dallas woman in her 90s. Tarrant County reported two more…… MORE
Jailors in Fort Worth not negligent in jail birth
Fort Worth (AP) – Authorities say an inmate at a Fort Worth jail who gave birth alone in her cell without any guards noticing had been checked on regularly. The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office says an investigation into the May 17 delivery found no wrongdoing by the correctional officers who were on duty. The baby…… MORE
Black Texas lawmakers want more virus information
Dallas (AP) – Black lawmakers in Texas say the state is falling short in addressing their pleas for better racial data, and efforts to decrease COVD-19’s toll on black Americans. The Dallas Morning News reports that black lawmakers have asked for a task force, and a more accurate count of the disease’s impact on black…… MORE
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