Ida’s Aftermath: No Power, no Flights, Scant Drinking Water

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Louisiana communities battered by Hurricane Ida are now dealing with the possibility of weeks without power in the stifling, late-summer heat. Ida ravaged the region’s power grid, leaving 1 million people and businesses in Louisiana without power. The entire city of New Orleans is dark and officials say they don’t know…MORE

Princeton ISD’s Smith Elementary to Close for 1 Week Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

PRINCETON (WBAP/KLIF News) – A COVID-19 outbreak at Smith Elementary School in Princeton ISD prompted officials to close the campus for a week in an effort to curb the spread. According to the Collin County district’s COVID-19 dashboard, there are 125 active cases among students and 16 among staff at all campuses as of Tuesday morning.…MORE

Amber Alert for Two Missing Children Out of Cherokee County

Cherokee County, Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – An Amber Alert has been issued out of Cherokee County, about 128 miles southeast of Dallas for 10-year old Ashlynn wells, white, female, 5’ 2”, 109 lbs, blonde hair, blue eyes. she was last seen wearing peach t-shirt, peach shorts, gray/pink nike shoes. has dimples, scar on right ring finger,…MORE

State Mask Bans Face Federal Civil Rights Inquiries

The Education Department on Monday opened civil rights investigations into five Republican-led states that have banned or limited mask requirements in schools, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabilities or health conditions. The department’s Office for Civil Rights announced the investigations in letters to education chiefs in Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina,…MORE

KLIF Morning News: These Fathers Aren’t Happy With Biden

Some of the fathers of the Marines killed in the latest suicide bombing in Kabul are not happy with how the President addressed the situation. Dave & Amy have the story, then tell a story about more missing Dallas Police data, and another fast food restaurant closing indoor dining due to the delta COVID variant.MORE

Denton County Data Breach Exposes Health Records, Including COVID Vaccination Details

Denton County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Hundreds of thousands of Denton County Public Health records that included COVID-19 vaccination details, were exposed as the result of a data breach. Early estimates put the breach at about 1.2-million, but Denton county last night said that many of the files were duplicates. A problem with third-party software exposed…MORE

Hot and Humid, Spotty Showers mainly South

Today, Mostly Sunny, Humid, 96 / 78, Winds L&V Wednesday, Sunny, Hot and Humid, 98 (104) / 78, Winds SE 5-10 Thursday, Sunny, Hot and Humid, 97 / 78 Friday, Sunny, Hot and Humid, 96 (103) / 79 Sat / Sun, Continued Hot, 96 / 96MORE

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