FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The FAA conducted the latest in a series of drone-detection system evaluations at DFW Airport this week. The agency said it has received 1800 reports of drones near airports last year and DFW International gets a few reports a month. A private company offered to put up sensors to spot the…… MORE
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Suspect Arrested in the Murder of a Woman Near TCU
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Fort Worth police announced that there has been an arrest in the murder of a woman found dead in her apartment near the Texas Christian University campus earlier this month. Officer Jimmy Pollozani said the United States Marshal Task Force arrested 23-year-old Reginald Kimbro, who is being held in the Mansfield…… MORE
Dallas Zoo To Unveil New $14 Million Dollar, 21-Acre Hippo Exhibit
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Zoo is unveiling its Simmons Hippo Outpost Friday morning and it’s sure to be a treat. It’s a $14 million, 2.1 acre immersive African waterhole habitat that allows guests to come nose to nose with the Zoo’s two new hippos six-year-old Adhama and 10-year-old Boipelo via a 24-foot by 8-foot…… MORE
Developers Break Ground on Office Park Made From Shipping Containers
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Developers for the Connex Office Park in Fort Worth broke ground Thursday on an office building that will be made from shipping containers. It’s a concept developed by Matthias and Jie Melchiors, who are the partners and founders of MEL/ARCH studio in Fort Worth. Matthias Melchiors said the firm will stack…… MORE
Federal Investigators Raided Televanglist Benny Hinn’s Grapevine Offices
GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF News) – United States Postal Inspectors and IRS investigators raided the Grapevine headquarters of world-renowned Televangelist Benny Hinn Wednesday afternoon. Investigators spent a large part of the day searching Hinn’s offices and filling a truck they had parked near the front door with boxes. The U.S Postal Service did not publicly comment on the raid.…… MORE
Man Arrested Outside Dallas Police Department SW Patrol for Allegedly Threatening Officers
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly showed up to the Dallas Police Department’s Southwest Patrol Division and made threats against officers. Sargeant Warren Mitchell said the suspect, a Hispanic man in his mid twenties, was driving a black Dodge Durango and was immediately stopped at the front entrance by officers assigned to guard…… MORE
Fort Worth Police Officer’s Retired Search Dog Nominated for Award
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Fort Worth police officer’s retired search and rescue dog has been nominated for the American Humane Dog Awards and the department needs the public to help him win. The 11-year-old German Shepard was nominated for the Search and Rescue category for saving the life an elderly man suffering from dementia from…… MORE
Plano Man Accused of Murdering His Father Arrested
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Plano man who fled to Mexico after he was accused of murdering his father earlier this month was arrested on Tuesday. The Plano Police Department’s David Tilley said Kenneth Alleman Midgely II was taken into custody at DFW Airport by detectives in his department and the U.S Marshal’s Joint East…… MORE
Fort Worth Arsonist Gets 40 Years in Prison, Curses Out Judge During Sentencing
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A convicted arsonist from Fort Worth who told a Tarrant County judge to “go [expletive] yourself” was sentenced to 40 years in prison Tuesday for setting fire to what he thought was his estranged wife’s house. 44-year-old Samson Moses Billiot was convicted of arson to a habitation last week. Authorities, who labeled…… MORE
Still No Verdict in the John Wiley Price Corruption Trial, Jury Deadlocked
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – After five days of deliberations in the John Wiley Price corruption trial, the embattled Dallas County Commissioner still has not learned his fate. U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn called Price, co-defendant Daphne Fain and attorneys from both sides back to the court Tuesday afternoon, after jurors announced they were unable to reach a verdict. After…… MORE
