DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The University of North Texas is the latest state college to release its policy for guns on campus. The UNT Board of Regents’ decision prohibits open carry on the Denton campus. However, those with a concealed permit will be allowed to carry their gun. Guns will not be allowed at athletic events,…… MORE
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Man Hospitalized After Overnight Shooting
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – No arrests have been made in connection to a shooting at a popular night club in south Dallas. The victim was hit once in the leg after a fight broke out in the parking lot of the Lanardis Club near Fair Park. A security guard tried to keep the suspects from leaving,…… MORE
Cruz, Bill Clinton to Campaign in DFW
DALLAS/FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz and former president Bill Clinton have rallies planned for Monday morning in North Texas. He’s scheduled to appear at Gilley’s on Lamar Street, south of downtown Dallas, at 10:00 a.m. Cruz will be joined by Governor Greg Abbott and former governor Rick Perry. Meanwhile, Clinton will…… MORE
Bingo Becomes Increasingly Tough Gamble for Texas Charities
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Lottery Commission is stepping up its efforts to yank the licenses of bingo operators that don’t make money for their charities. So far, fewer than a dozen operators have lost their licenses, according to the Austin American-Statesman. The state can revoke a bingo license if the operator doesn’t demonstrate…… MORE
Four Dead After Small Plane Crash
HOUSTON (AP) – Four people are dead after a small plane crashed near a Southeast Texas airport. The Federal Aviation Administration reports a single-engine Cirrus SR-20 plane crashed Sunday morning near the airport in Navasota, northwest of Houston. FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford tells the Houston Chronicle the pilot of another plane spotted the wreckage of…… MORE
Fugitive Apprehended in Dallas
LEWISVILLE (WBAP/KLIF News) – A man who escaped from custody earlier this month has been recaptured. Thomas Cano, 37, was nabbed by an undercover officer in Dallas while he was looking into vehicles in a parking lot on Webb Chapel Extension. Cano made his getaway Valentine’s Day while undergoing treatment at the Medical Center of Lewisville.…… MORE
Have You Voted Yet?
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – More than 667,000 Texans have cast ballots for Tuesday’s primary, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. The number covers the 15 largest counties in Texas, including Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant counties. The latest results represent about seven percent of registered voters in those counties. Friday is the last day…… MORE
Police Beef Up Patrol in Uptown
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Business owners in the Uptown area of Dallas will hire more off-duty police officers to keep visitors safe. Beginning in March, “Uptown Dallas Inc.” will pay for four additional uniformed off-duty officers to patrol the bar-heavy area, which would bring the total number of cops in the area to seven. Two…… MORE
Naval Air Base Lockdown Lifted
Update (9:00 p.m.) – All gates at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base are open. The bombs Squads from the 301st Fighter Wing and Fort Worth Police were called in to detonate the suspicious package found at the main gate of the base. The base isn’t releasing any information about the suspect who made…… MORE
Six States Sue Obama Administration over Affordable Care Act
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Six states have filed a new lawsuit against the Obama administration over the Affordable Care Act. The complaint that Texas, Wisconsin, Kansas, Louisiana, Indiana and Nebraska filed Wednesday in the Northern District of Texas takes issue with the Health Insurance Providers Fee assessed to health insurers to cover federal subsidies. The…… MORE
