New Orleans (WBAP/KLIF) – Botham Jean’s family is appealing last week’s decision to remove the city of Dallas from their civil rights lawsuit. Jean was shot and killed inside his apartment by an off duty Dallas Police officer who says she thought his apartment was hers, and Jean was an intruder. Lawyers representing Jean’s family…… MORE
American Airlines To Share Boeing Proceeds With Workers
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines said Thursday it is negotiating with Boeing Co. over compensation for the airline’s grounded planes and expects to share some of the proceeds with employees. American had 24 Boeing 737 Max jets when the planes were grounded worldwide in March after two deadly crashes. Like other airlines, American…… MORE
Pentagon says US Airstrike Killed Powerful Iranian General
BAGHDAD (AP) – The Pentagon says the U.S. military has killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, at the direction of President Donald Trump. An airstrike killed Soleimani, architect of Iran’s regional security apparatus, at Baghdad’s international airport Friday, Iranian state television and three Iraqi officials said. The attack is expected…… MORE
“Affluenza Teen” Back in Tarrant County Lockup
FORT WORTH – WBAP/KLIF – Ethan Couch, the so called “Affluenza teen” with a history of legal troubles following his DUI driving conviction in the deaths of 4 people and injuries to 9 additional people, was taken back to the Tarrant County jail Thursday after reportedly violating probation. Tarrant County Sheriff spokesman David McClelland says…… MORE
WATCH: Texan Julian Castro Drops out of Democratic Presidential Race
(WBAP/KLIF) – Former Obama housing secretary Julian Castro ended his run for president on Thursday. The Texan and former Mayor of San Antonio made the announcement in a video posted to social media. “It’s with profound gratitude to all of our supporters that I suspend my campaign for president today,” said Castro. “I’m so proud of…… MORE
Dallas Police Chief Releases Crime Reduction Plan Per Mayor’s Request
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall released the department’s 2020 Violent Crime Reduction Plan on Thursday. The specific strategies related to the goals and objectives of the plan will be presented to the Public Safety Committee on January 13. Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson requested the plan late last month amid a significant increase in…… MORE
Judge Sides with Hospital in Plan to Remove Baby Girl from Life Support
DALLAS (AP) – A Texas judge has sided with a Fort Worth hospital that plans to remove an 11-month-old girl from life support against her mother’s wishes. The mother of Tinslee Lewis had asked Judge Sandee Bryan Marion, the chief justice of Texas’ Fourth Court of Appeals, to issue an injunction to ensure the Cook Children’s…… MORE
Victims of Johnson County Plane Crash Identified Includes a Texan
(AP) An investigation continues after a small plane crashed during takeoff from an airport near Kansas City, killing the pilot and a passenger. The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the victims as the pilot, 48-year-old Jonathan J. Vannatta of Maumelle, Arkansas, and 43-year-old passenger Darcy L. Matthews of Belton, Texas. The Federal Aviation Administration registry lists…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Trump vs. Iran, Garrett vs. Employment, and Flight Attendants vs. Us
0:25 — President Trump and the Iranian president are in a war of words over the storming of the U.S Embassy. Linda Kenyon joined the show to explain what’s going on and why the protestors have left the building. 4:28 — Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett still has a job (at least, at the time…… MORE
Funeral today for the first of the White Settlement church shooting victims
White Settlement (WBAP/KLIF) – Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM for Richard White, one of the two men killed Sunday morning when a man with a shotgun opened fire inside the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement. He was a member of the church’s volunteer security team, and tried to draw…… MORE
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