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Price Corruption Trial Off to Slow Start, Delayed Until Next Week

Price Corruption Trial Off to Slow Start, Delayed Until Next Week

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The corruption trial of Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price got off to a bumpy start Thursday. There was an hour-long delay at the beginning of the trial so the court could replace a juror who was hospitalized. She was eventually dismissed, leaving the jury now with 12 members and three…MORE

Mixmaster in Dallas Set to Open New Ramps

Mixmaster in Dallas Set to Open New Ramps

DALLAS (WBAP & KLIF News) — Two new ramps will be installed in their permanent locations at the Dallas mixmaster Friday night. They will both be on I-30 westbound — one that connects to I-35E southbound and another at the I-30 exit onto Colorado Blvd. They will be installed overnight beginning at 10:00 pm and…MORE

Some DFW Supermarkets Closed for #DayWithoutImmigrants

Some DFW Supermarkets Closed for #DayWithoutImmigrants

DALLAS (WBAP & KLIF News) — A grocery store with 14 DFW Locations is participating in today’s “day without immigrants” protests. El Rancho Supermarket has put up signs on their doors saying they’re closed today and will reopen tomorrow, which made one shopper who showed up at 7:00 am to buy bread pretty unhappy. “The…MORE

North Texas Lawmaker Files Bill to Alleviate Backlogged Rape Kits

DALLAS (WBAP & KLIF News) —  A new bill has been filed to the Texas legislature that could help alleviate the backlog of untested rape kits. State Representative Victoria Neave filed House Bill 1729 and says if passed, a section would be added to a form when you renew your driver license that would ask…MORE

Plano High School Students Return to School with Heavy Hearts

Plano High School Students Return to School with Heavy Hearts

PLANO (WBAP & KLIF News) — Students at Shepton High School in Plano returned to school Monday with heavy hearts. Two 16-year-old students — Samantha Sacks and Lilly Davis — died over the weekend after crashing their car into a tree in West Plano. On Monday, students returned to school for the first time since…MORE

Scott Sidway 2/10/2017: It’s Okay to be Emotionally Invested in Sports

Scott Sidway 2/10/2017: It’s Okay to be Emotionally Invested in Sports

If anyone knows what Atlanta fans are feeling after the most improbable collapse in Super Bowl history, it’s us, Metroplex. In this millennium alone, we’ve watched the Dallas Mavericks squander away a 2-0 NBA Finals lead, the Cowboys fall flat on their face in 2007 after one of the best regular seasons in team history, the…MORE

Big XII Punishes Baylor Amid Scandals

IRVING (WBAP & KLIF News) — Baylor University will be taking a financial hit for as long as it takes to get a third party to investigate how the school governs its athletics department. The Big XII Conferecne’s board of directors unanimously voted Wednesday to withhold from Baylor 25 percent of all future revenue payments.…MORE

Pilot Unions Urging Trump Administration to Reverse Obama Foreign Carrier Deal

DALLAS (WBAP & KLIF News) — A couple of pilot unions, including one based in Dallas, are asking President Donald Trump to reverse a foreign carrier deal signed by former president Barack Obama. The deal, according to a press release, was signed in Obama’s final days in office. It granted Norwegian Air International a foreign…MORE

Pro-Briles Facebook Group Changing Its Name

DALLAS (WBAP & KLIF News) — A Facebook group that once asked Baylor fans to rally and support former football coach Art Briles is no longer standing behind him. After last week’s lawsuit alleging 52 rapes by Baylor football players in a four-year span and Briles dropping his lawsuit against the university this week, the…MORE

Dallas Bank Robbing Duo Still on the Loose

DALLAS (WBAP & KLIF NEWS) — Dallas Police is asking for the public’s help in finding two suspects believed to be connected to a handful of bank robberies dating back to mid-December. Deputy Chief Thomas Castro says seven of the robberies have been in the Dallas area, one was in Arkansas, and that the suspects…MORE