PARKLAND, FL (KLIF/WBAP) — Students and Teachers returned to class Wednesday at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, one week after 17 students and teachers were killed in a mass shooting. They’ll have a limited schedule today, as they attempt to return to their normal routines. A traumatic event, like this one, must be tough for people…… MORE
25th Anniversary of Raid On Branch Davidians
MCLENNAN CO., TX (KLIF/WBAP) — Wednesday marks 25 years since the raid on the Branch Davidian compound outside of Waco that kicked off a 51 day standoff with authorities. Producer Robyn Geske is from Waco, and joined Dave to talk about a story many people may not know about. Dave Williams & Amy Chodroff, KLIF/WBAP,…… MORE
Senate Key Race alert: Texas is no longer Solid Republican
(CNN)Beto O’Rourke is giving Ted Cruz a run for his money in the Texas Senate contest. The Democratic underdog from El Paso outraised the first-term Republican senator and former presidential candidate by $1.5 million — $2.3 million to $800,000 — from the beginning of 2018 through mid-February. That impressive fundraising haul comes after O’Rourke also…… MORE
Dick’s Ends Sales of Assault Rifles
(WBAP/KLIF) – Headquartered in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, Dick’s Sporting Goods — one of the nation’s largest sporting goods retailers — announced this morning that it will no longer sell assault style rifles. Dick’s is ending sales of the controversial firearm, effectively immediately; additionally, it will no longer sell high-capacity magazines and will cease the sale of any…… MORE
Natural Gas Leak Prompts the Evacution of a Dallas Fire Station
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A fire station in northwest Dallas has been evacuated due to another gas leak. Dallas Fire Rescue Station 43 is about one mile away from the home that exploded last week, leaving a 12 year old girl dead. The station was evacuated while a town hall meeting was taking place at a…… MORE
Atmos Energy Expands Evacuation Area in the Aftermath of Deadly Explosion
UPDATED 2/28/18 6:59AM Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – More evacuations have been ordered this morning in the area where a natural gas explosion took the life of a 12-year old girl last week. Dallas Police and Atmos officials are going doo-to-door along Bowman Boulevard and Chireno Street asking residents to leave. According the new evactions areas area…… MORE
Dallas ISD Students Attend Public Seminar About Gun Violence in Schools
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas ISD held a public seminar Tuesday to allow students to voice their opinions about the ongoing gun violence in Dallas and schools across the country. Chazz Ropper, a senior at Townview, attended the Course Correction Conversation and said he believes that limiting which guns are available to purchase is vital to curbing…… MORE
Two Northwest ISD Students Detained for Allegedly Possessing a Handgun on Campus
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Northwest Independent School District is crediting the quick thinking of two students that led the detainment of their classmate for allegedly possessing a handgun on campus. According to a letter district Superintendent Ryder Warren sent to parents, two students alerted the administration after a photo of a classmate with a handgun was posted on a social…… MORE
Suspect in Fatal Shooting at Uptown Apartment Complex Killed, Victim Identified
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The suspect in a fatal shooting at the North End apartment complex in Uptown was killed in an officer-involved shooting Tuesday afternoon. Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall identified the man as 29-year-old Marlon Smith. A few hours into a manhunt, DPD police officers and the U.S. Marshals task force officers caught up with Smith around 1 p.m. on Hulse…… MORE
Texas Attorney General Leads Lawsuit Against Obamacare Legality
DALLAS, TX (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel today led a 20-state coalition lawsuit against the federal government, challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. In the lawsuit, Attorney General Paxton explains that when Congress enacted President Trump’s tax overhaul, it rendered all of…… MORE
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