DALLAS/FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – More Texans are driving amid the easing of covid-19 restrictions and that’s lead to an increase in gas prices. AAA Texas’ Daniel Armbruster said prices in Dallas Fort Worth have increased six cents, hovering around $1.62 per gallon of regular unleaded. Drivers in El Paso are paying the most in Texas…… MORE
Officer who Knelt on George Floyd’s Neck Arrested; Protesters Torch Minneapolis Police Station in Violent Night
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minneapolis officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe, was arrested Friday. Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington said state investigators arrested Derek Chauvin. The arrest comes after three days of protests,…… MORE
Texas deputy sheriff shoots, kills deputy constable
Sienna Plantation (WBAP/KLIF) – A deputy constable was shot and killed early Friday morning in Fort Bend County’s Sierra Plantation subdivision, south of Houston. Fort Bend Sheriff Troy Nehls says the constable was shot by a deputy while the two of them, and two other deputies were checking the security inside an unlocked, vacant house.…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: More Minneapolis Chaos, A Social Media Executive Order, and Movie Reviews
0:29 — Police stations burned, controversial Presidential tweets, and a CNN reporter arrested. That’s just scratching the surface of the chaos in Minneapolis this week. We discuss it all, plus much more, in today’s KLIFnotes. 9:35 — Constitutional lawyer David Coale joins Amy & Scott to break down what exactly President Trump’s executive order on…… MORE
Private plane lands on south Texas highway
Laredo (WBAP/KLIF) – A private plane carrying three people had to make an emergency landing Thursday on a highway near Laredo. The Beechcraft Bonanza developed an unspecified problem in flight. Air traffic controllers in Houston notified Laredo Police that it was going to have to land on U.S. 59 about 12 miles east of Laredo.…… MORE
Surprise birth in Fort Worth jail
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A woman prisoner in a Fort Worth jail surprised corrections officers earlier this month by giving birth to a child in her cell without their knowledge. The Tarrant County Sheriff’s office says the woman was alone in a cell on May 17 when she delivered the baby. Lt. Jennifer Gabbert says…… MORE
Governor says now is the time to schedule elective surgeries
Amarillo (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott is urging those who are planning elective surgeries to get them soon. He told a news conference in Amarillo this is the time; while hospitals are not slammed by coronavirus patients. Abbott said he is not predicting a surge in such cases, but he advises Texans it is…… MORE
Texas state troopers will return to Dallas’ streets this summer
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – State troopers will be back on the streets of Dallas again this summer. Police Chief Renee Hall says DPS troopers and county constables will be brought in to help “fill the gaps” in high crime neighborhoods. Troopers were deployed in some Dallas neighborhoods for three months last summer. That touched off a…… MORE
Mayor Betsy Price Appoints “Fort Worth Now” Director
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Coronavirus pandemic has greatly impacted the Fort Worth business community. In an effort to aid business owners and workers recover, Mayor Betsy Price announced the creation of “Fort Worth Now” in early May. Tuesday, Price introduced lawyer Jarratt Watkins as the organization’s director. Watkins says he’s ready to help rebuild fort worth’s…… MORE
Dallas County Approaching 10,000 COVID-19 Cases
(WBAP/KLIF) — Dallas county is approaching 10,000 confirmed Coronavirus cases. County health officials reported another 202 cases of COVID-19 and one new death. Overall, Dallas county has almost 9,600 cases, while neighboring Tarrant county has about 5,300 infected residents. 104 new cases were diagnosed in Tarrant, 33 in Denton county, and 19 in Collin county.…… MORE
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