MANSFIELD (WBAP/KLIF News) – City officials in Mansfield are touting future economic development around their push for a new ice rink, but some taxpayers are questioning it. The $12.6 million rink would be built along Highway 287 near Broad Street. It would require the school district to contribute at least $500,000 up front, and a total…… MORE
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Couple Accused of Waterboarding Disabled Boy
KAUFMAN COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – A couple from Kaufman is facing charges of torturing a 13-year-old boy with special needs as punishment. Christi Howell, 40, and her boyfriend, Casey Shackleford, 45, held the teen down, poured water over a towel on his face, and bound his genitals, according to police. Court papers said it happened after…… MORE
Fort Worth ISD Weighs Pay Changes
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Hundreds of employees in the Fort Worth School District are asking for a change in the way they are paid. A petition with more than 1,800 signatures has been handed over to school trustees. It asks that administrators shift the current monthly payday. Workers are only paid once a month, but in…… MORE
North Texas Transit Systems to Receive Federal Funds – Maybe
DALLAS-FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – President Obama’s new budget could benefit the Metroplex. The spending plan announced this week includes $49 million for the Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s Red and Blue Line Platform Extensions Project. “It would let us lengthen the platforms from about 300 feet to 400 feet,” said Morgan Lyons, a spokesman for…… MORE
Police Arrest Man Suspected of Sexually Assaulting Four Girls
KELLER (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – An Arlington man faces felony charges of sexually assaulting a child in Keller. Police arrested 44-year-old Timothy Burns after a two-week-long investigation. Investigators say Burns assaulted four girls who are students in the Keller ISD. Police are asking parents to talk to their kids to see if there might be anymore…… MORE
Fort Worth Man Accused of Trying to Have Sex with Minor
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A police sting operation landed a man from Fort Worth in jail. John Wenzel, 24, is charged with online solicitation of a minor, which is a third-degree felony. He is accused of exchanging texts with undercover officer who he thought was a teenage girl, according to police. When Wenzel showed…… MORE
Fort Worth Teacher on Leave After Alleged Relationship with Student
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A teacher at a school for boys in Fort Worth is accused of having an improper relationship with one of her students. Alina Leung, 29, is on administrative leave from Paul Laurence Dunbar Young Men’s Leadership Academy where she taught 6th and 7th grades. Prosecutors allege she had sex with a…… MORE
NASA Accused of Censoring Religious Group
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Christian group in Houston has filed a complaint against the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) over a reference to Jesus. A club at Johnson Space Center wanted to include the phrase “Jesus is our life” in an announcement in the center’s newsletter. It appeared in the May 28, 2015 edition…… MORE
UPDATE: Missing Woman Found in Oklahoma
UPDATE (6:45 a.m.) – Annamarie Doyle has been found after checking into a hotel in Oklahoma. She is safe, and police say her family is going to get her. The Silver Alert has been cancelled. Previous coverage: PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) – Police in Plano have issued a Silver Alert for a 75-year-old woman. Annamarie Doyle…… MORE
The Dallas City Council Bans Porn Event
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – The Dallas City Council says no to a porn convention. The Council voted 8-7 to ban the Exxxotica Expo from being held at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. Senator Hutchison credits Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings with leading the charge against the event. “I applaud him for standing up and I…… MORE
