DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)- As tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue, rumors are circulating about an upcoming military draft. The U.S. Army Recruiting Command and the Selected Services are quashing these claims. The selected services tweeted that it’s not contacting anyone regarding a draft and to disregard any texts about it. University of North Texas Political…… MORE
Dallas Mayor Releases Report from Task Force on Safe Communities
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson officially released a report from Task Force on Safe Communities on Thursday. The Mayor called for the task force amid rising violent crime last year. The Mayors Task Force on Safe Communities report challenges us to do more to address the conditions that foster violent crime and to…… MORE
North Texas-Based Bell Aerospace Company Tests New Helicopter Technology For Military
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- U.S. Military officials visit North Texas, looking to replace its helicopter fleet across all branches. Fort Worth-based Bell Aerospace company demonstrated it’s new V-280 Valor to replace the outdated Black Hawk Helicopter. The V-280 Valor is part helicopter, part airplane. The modern design of tilt rotors allows for flying further, longer and faster. U.S.…… MORE
US officials: ‘Highly Likely’ Iran Downed Ukrainian Jetliner
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Two U.S. officials say it was “highly likely” that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board. President Donald Trump is suggesting he believes Iran was responsible. He is dismissing Iranian claims that it was a mechanical issue that brought down the…… MORE
North Texas Woman Assaulted After Complaining About Boyfriend’s Gas
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (AP) – A Wichita Falls man is accused of choking and headbutting his girlfriend because she complained about the smell of his flatulence has been jailed on an assault charge. Officers responded to a home Sunday afternoon following a report that Christopher Ragsdale had assaulted his girlfriend. According to an affidavit, the…… MORE
Accused Serial Killer Returned to Dallas More than 20 Years after First Alleged Murder
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – An accused serial killer is back in Dallas more than 20 years after his first alleged murder. According to the FBI, 42-year-old Jose Sifuentes was wanted for capital murder in Dallas County. He was returned to the United States following his extradition from Mexico this week. The U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District…… MORE
Local Governments Monitoring Potential Cyber Attacks Per Governor’s Warning
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – In the wake of recent events in the Middle East and Governor Greg Abbott’s warning about Texas seeing possibly thousands of cyberattacks on state agencies from Iran, local governments in North Texas are closely monitoring and sharing intelligence information with local, state and federal partners to ensure the safety and security of the…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: President Trump and Angry Senators on Iran, and Jerry Jones on His New Coach
0:24 — Did you hear President Trump address the nation about the Iran conflict? Dave and Amy react to his comments, plus comments from an angry Republican Senator who didn’t like the Iran briefing. 9:44 — Jerry Jones got his guy in new head coach Mike McCarthy, and he had some very “Jerry-like” comments. Steve…… MORE
Facebook Again Declines to Limit Political Ad Targeting
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook has decided not to limit how political ads can be targeted to specific groups of people, as its main digital-ad rival Google did in November to fight misinformation. Neither will it ban political ads outright, as Twitter did last October. And it still won’t fact check them, as it’s faced pressure to do. Instead,…… MORE
A South Texas Court to Decide if Private Border Wall Can Go Next the Rio Grande
HOUSTON (AP) – For Tommy Fisher, a federal court hearing set for Thursday next to the U.S.-Mexico border could result in his company getting a chance to prove it can build President Donald Trump’s signature border wall faster and better than the government. For environmentalists and some landowners in South Texas, the hearing could clear…… MORE
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