9 Year old North Texas Girl, Center of Legal Life Support Battle, Dies Friday Night

FORT WORTH – (WBAP/KLIF) – Nine year old Payton Summons has died of reported heart failure at Fort Worth’s Cook Children’s Medical Center.  Center of a legal battle by her family to keep the girl on life support, battling with doctors who announced Payton had no chance of recovery, the family’s attorney announced Payton’s death,…MORE

Saudi State Media Confirms Khashoggi is Dead

ANKARA Turkey (AP) – Saudi state-run media is reporting that prosecutors in the kingdom believe Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul in a quarrel. State media also quotes prosecutors as saying 18 Saudi nationals are being held on suspicion of being involved in the Washington Post columnist’s death. Saudi…MORE

DPS Bolsters Efforts to Increase School Bus Safety

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – In conjunction with National School Bus Safety Week, the Texas Department of Public Safety is urging Texans to comply with laws prohibiting drivers from passing stopped school buses. DPS Troopers across the state will be riding and/or following school buses October 22-26 to ensure that drivers are obeying school bus laws. “DPS…MORE

Dallas Museum to Honor Apollo Astronaut over 50th Anniversary of His Flight

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A four-year long look back at NASA’s historic Apollo flights begins this weekend in Dallas. The Frontiers of Flight Museum at Dallas Love Field will host the Apollo 7 50th Anniversary Gala Saturday and honor the only living crew member of that flight. Museum CEO Cheryl Sutterfield-Jones says several Apollo-era and Space…MORE

Klyde Warren Park Completion Project Announced

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – An expansion of Klyde Warren Park was announced Friday by VisitDallas and The Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation. The estimated $76 million project will add 1.2 acres over Woodall Rodgers Freeway, just west of St. Paul Street. This land is planned to be used for a 20,000-square-foot pavilion that will house the state-of-the-art VisitDallas…MORE

Fort Worth Police Chief Reportedly Leaving Post to Run the Baltimore PD

UPDATE:  10:43AM Fort Worth, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – In an email to our news department, the Fort Worth Police Department’s Public Information Office said: “At this time Chief Fitzgerald has not accepted any job offer.” And a tweet from the Baltimore mayor’s office says the the search continues. Spokesperson for office of @MayorPugh50 says selection process…MORE

Plano ISD to do Random Metal Detector Searches of Students

Plano, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Plano ISD parents were notified in an email this week that the district will soon begin conducting random metal detector searches of middle and high school students. The Dallas Morning News reports, the students must comply with the random searches or face removal from the school and possible disciplinary action. The searches…MORE

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