DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Denton Police Department said a man who allegedly broke into several apartments near the University of North Texas and tried commit sexual assault is now behind bars. The department’s Shane Kizer said the crimes occurred in February and May of 2017. He said while investigators worked a string of potentially…… MORE
Local organizations are asking the city of Dallas to unite, a year after the Dallas Police ambush. The ‘Weekend of Honor’ is a series of events July 7 through July 9, 2017 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the shootings that killed four Dallas Police Officers and one DART Officer, and the resilience of the…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Governor Greg Abbott called for a special session of the Texas Legislature on Tuesday to address sunset bills and 19 other items such including the privacy rights of women and children in public bathrooms, school finance and property taxes. The special session will begin July 18th and Abbott said the first order of business will…… MORE
Country music star Garth Brooks dedicated a new state-of-the-art playroom with a visit to Children’s Medical Center Dallas on Tuesday. “The Big Z” was named because of its location in “The Big D” and is an interactive, therapeutic playroom with play areas for infants and school aged children. The newly renovated Child Life Zone also…… MORE
GEORGIA (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Department of Justice charged a federal contractor in Georgia on Monday with leaking classified materials to the press. According to a DOJ release, 25-year-old Reality Leigh Winner, from Augusta, Georgia, with removing classified material from a government facility and mailing it to a news outlet. Winner, a contractor with Plubirus International…… MORE
Mount Pleasant (WBAP/KLIF News) – Authorities have released new information about a deadly accident involving an 18-wheeler and a school bus on Highway 271 in East Texas on March 23. 47-year-old Bradley Farmer was driving his big rig and swerved into a school bus that was carrying the Mount Pleasant High School track team. Farmer…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Two Dallas DJ’s kicked off 93 days of kindness on Thursday by riding a stationary bicycle to raise money for Genesis Women’s Shelter. Scotty K and Bret Mega with WBAP’s sister station “The New Hot 93.3” will ride the bikes for 93 hours straight. “One of us will always be on the…… MORE
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF News) – Golf-ball sized hail was reported in Mesquite as severe thunderstorms swept through North Texas early Friday evening. Flash flood and Severe Thunderstorm warnings were issued for parts of Dallas, Kaufman and Rockwall counties. WBAP’s Christian Powers was near Highway 80 and Galloway Avenue in Mesquite during the storm. He said the storm caused…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Governor Gregg Abbott signed a bill into law on Thursday that would eliminate straight-ticket voting in in 2020. The bill was authored by Republican Representative Ron Simmons of Carrollton. Straight-ticket voting gives a person the option to check one box to cast a ballot for each candidate from a single political party. According…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – On behalf of San Antonio, the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas over the ban on sanctuary cities. The San Antonio city attorney said the law undermines the ability of elected officials to develop policy on behalf of residents. The Worker’s Defense Project Executive Director Jose Garza…… MORE
