DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Police Department is hoping the release of a sketch of the woman accused of sexually assaulting a child will lead to some tips help identify and arrest her. The assault happened on New Year’s Day near Rose Haggar Elementary School on Campbell Road and Plumtree Drive. The suspect is…… MORE
Plano ISD: Retention Bonuses for District Employees & Raises for Substitute Teachers; No Action on Masks
Plano (WBAP/KLIF) – The Plano ISD Board of Trustees last night approved an amendments to its 2021-2022 Compensation Plan. One amendment gives a $750 retention incentive to active, all full-time district employees. Current part-time employees on that date will receive $350 incentives. The amendments also increase the pay rate for Deaf Education Translators; substitute teachers,…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Trust, Reading, and Mouse Balls
Sometimes, the stories we lump together don’t have much to do with each other. This is one of those cases, where Dave & Amy talk about trust when it comes to COVID, how Americans are reading less, and a study done on mouse testicles about fertility.… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Nurses With COVID Can Still Work
The health worker shortage is becoming so dire that some health authorities are allowing nurses who test positive for COVID to continue working. Is this a good idea? Dave & Amy discuss, and then talk about a fake news mom, and how safe DFW roads are.… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Talking COVID With Dr. Ben
COVID has raised so many questions about variations, “Flurona,” and whether or not the new CDC guidelines make any sense. Dave & Amy check in with Texas A&M virologist Dr. Benjamin Neuman about all of it.… MORE
New trial set for man charged with killing 18 in Dallas area
DALLAS (AP) — A man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span is set to be retried in April after the first jury to hear a murder case against him deadlocked. The retrial of Billy Chemirmir, 49, in the death of 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris is scheduled to begin on…… MORE
Mesquite Fire Oxygen Tank May have Sparked Deadly Apartment Fire
Mesquite (WBAP/KLIF) – A raging late night apartment fire in Mesquite left one person dead, one firefighter injured and a number of families displaced. The fire broke out around 10:30 last night at the Country Club Apartments on Pinehurst Lane. Fire investigators say the blaze started in one unit and quickly spread to other apartments.…… MORE
Texas Father Sues Denton City for $10-Million
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Texas father is suing the City of Denton for the shooting death of his son. The father of Darius Tarver is suing Denton City for $10-million in a wrongful death suit. Kevin Tarver claims excessive force was used the night his son was killed. Darius Tarver was shot with a stun gun…… MORE
Biden on Voting Rights Passage: ‘I’m Tired of Being Quiet!’
ATLANTA (AP) – President Joe Biden is challenging senators to “stand against voter suppression,” urging them to change Senate rules in order to pass voting rights legislation that Republicans are blocking from debate and votes. Biden, who has been criticized by some in his own party for the Senate’s inaction, declared in a speech in…… MORE
Collin College Expands Access to COVID-19 Booster Shots
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – Collin College announced this week that it will offer free, voluntary COVID-19 vaccination booster shots at multiple campuses this spring. Open to students, employees, and the general public, the vaccination clinics will be held in partnership with Albertsons and Tom Thumb pharmacies. Both Pfizer and Moderna booster vaccines are available, according…… MORE
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