FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The 41st Fort Worth Cowtown Marathon is this weekend. Director Mark Flores says they’re estimating 25,000 runners from 49 different states 11 different countries. “It brings in quite a financial impact to the city of Fort Worth, a 10.4 million dollar economic impact,” Flores said. Runners have a choice of a 10k, 5k and…… MORE
Texas’ High Speed Train Developers Announce Financial Plans, Won’t Affect Tax Payers
(WBAP/KLIF)- The Texas high speed train reached another milestone toward completion after developers announced financial advisers for the project. The first of it’s kind high speed 90 minute train that’ll take passengers from DFW to Houston is set to begin construction next year. Tim Keith with Texas Central, the company that’s developing the train announced Citi and…… MORE
New England Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Charged with Misdemeanor Solicitation of Prostitution
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) – Police in Florida have charged New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution, saying they have videotape of him paying for a sex act inside an illicit massage parlor. Jupiter police told reporters Friday that the 77-year-old Kraft hasn’t been arrested. A warrant will be issued and his…… MORE
Two Rowlett PD Patrol Cars Hit by Drunk Drivers in Recent Weeks
ROWLETT (WBAP/KLIF) – Rowlett Police are using two recent crashes as examples of why drivers should slow down when passing the scene of an accident. According to Police, two Rowlett PD patrol cars have been hit by drunk drivers in the last two weeks when responding to accidents on Interstate 30. “If you’re in the…… MORE
Dallas Father Arrested, Children Found Living in Filthy Conditions
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas father is behind bars after his children were found living in filthy conditions. According to the Dallas Police Department, Officers responded to a South Dallas apartment regarding an abandoned child. A witness told Police she had found a child running in the roadway of the apartment complex. The child appeared to…… MORE
Man Enters Grand Prairie Police Station; Tells Them He Intentionally Killed His Wife
Grand Prairie, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Grand Prairie Police have been working through the night on an alleged murder investigation. Responding to a shooting call around 8:45pm in the 59-hundred block of Lorenzo Drive officers found a woman had fatally shot. Police say, a short time later, the woman’s husband showed up at the police station…… MORE
A TX State Senator Wants to Ban All Hands-Held Cellphone Use While Driving
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – A Texas state senator has proposed a ‘hands-free’ cellphone law while driving; it would be in addition to the ban on texting while driving law which took effect on September 1, 2017. Sen. Judith Zaffirini of Laredo told the Fort Worth Star-telegram her proposal “will save lives.” She also believes that it’s…… MORE
Dallas Father Jailed After 4 Children Found Living in Squalor; Didn’t Know Their Own Names
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Details are emerging about a dallas police call Saturday evening of a 3-year old running around a South Dallas apartment complex, wearing a T-shirt and one shoe in the cold weather. The boy’s father, 31-year old Robert Preston showed up, telling police that he had just made a quick run to the…… MORE
VOTE: Cast Your Vote for Big Tex’s Boots for 2019 State Fair of Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth – (WBAP/KLIF) – A while back, the State Fair of Texas called upon people from around the country to submit designs for Big Tex’s boots for the 2019 State Fair of Texas. After over 250 submission from all around the country, the judges have narrowed it down to 10 finalists. Now it’s up…… MORE
Ex-Enron CEO Released From Federal Custody
HOUSTON (AP) – Former Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling has been released from federal custody. Skilling was discharged Thursday after serving 12 years in prison and six months in a halfway house after being convicted for his actions that led to one of the worst corporate meltdowns in history. The 65-year-old was initially sentenced in…… MORE
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