AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott sent a message to the Secretary of the Senate on Thursday identifying legislation to increase the penalties for illegal voting as an additional agenda item for the Third Special Session that began on Monday, September 20. The Governor said the the penalties were reduced in Senate Bill 1 that…… MORE
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Firing 13 Times During Floyd Protest
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A Texas man who says he is affiliated the anti-government “boogaloo” movement has pleaded guilty to opening fire on a Minneapolis police station last year during unrest over the death of George Floyd. Ivan Harrison Hunter was accused of firing 13 rounds from a semi-automatic assault-style rifle on the Third Precinct police…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: A Sopranos Prequel, and a Venom Sequel
The Sopranos is getting a prequel on the big screen, and a popular comic book movie is getting a sequel. Frank Swietek joins Dave & Amy with the latest batch of new movie reviews, including those two and more.… MORE
KLIF Morning News: A COVID Pill, and a New COVID Side Effect
A company has released a COVID pill, and researchers have found another bizarre side effect if you catch COVID. Dave & Amy have both the good and bad COVID news for you right here.… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Kamala Does Damage Control, But Her Approval Is Up??
The Vice President caught some heat after how she praised a student for their comments about Israel, yet apparently her approval rating has gone up. Dave & Amy try to make sense of it, and then Scott Sidway joins the crew for his weekly “Idiot of the Week” segment!… MORE
Audit of Dallas’ IT Department Reveals “poor data management & oversight’
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – An audit of the City of Dallas’ IT Department revealed millions of Dallas police files have been lost due to poor data management and lack of oversight; that’s according to results released on Thursday. The shortfalls led to a lone former IT employee deleting over 8 million mostly police department files. The…… MORE
Botham Jean Honored by His Alma Mater on His 30th Birthday
SEARCY, Ark. (AP) – A Black man who was fatally shot in his apartment by a white off-duty Dallas police officer was honored with a memorial at his alma mater on what would have been his 30th birthday. Botham Jean, a 2016 graduate of Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, was shot and killed by Officer…… MORE
Merck says experimental pill cuts worst effects of COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — Merck & Co. said Friday that its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus and that it would soon ask health officials in the U.S. and around the world to authorize its use. If cleared, Merck’s drug would be the first pill shown…… MORE
University Installs Memorial To Man Killed By Dallas Police Officer
SEARCY, Ark. (AP) – A Black man who was shot and killed in his apartment by a white off-duty Dallas police officer has been honored with a memorial at his alma mater on what would have been his 30th birthday. Botham Jean, a 2016 graduate of Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, was shot and killed…… MORE
Molotov Cocktail Targets Democratic Headquarters
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas Democrats are targeted with a Molotov cocktail. Austin police are searching for a man wearing an American flag bandanna who tried to set the Travis County Democratic headquarters on fire with a Molotov cocktail. Fortunately, the fire bomb did not ignite, but a small paper fire resulted, which was quickly extinguished by…… MORE
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