WFAA News 8: DALLAS — Drivers who rely on Interstate 30 through downtown Dallas should prepare for a major weekend shutdown tied to ongoing construction on the I-30 Canyon Project. Weather permitting, all lanes of eastbound and westbound I-30 will be fully closed between I-35E and I-45/US-75 beginning 10 p.m. Friday, January 16, and reopening…… MORE
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Collin County Deals Blow to Planned Muslim Community Formerly Known as EPIC
(WBAP/KLIF) — A planned Muslim community slated for North Texas hits another snag. The former East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC), now re-branded as “The Meadow”, has failed to achieve preliminary approval from Collin county development services. Collin county Judge Chris Hill issued a release, Thursday, explaining that the group behind “The Meadow” failed to provide…… MORE
President Trump Says Executions Have Stopped in Iran
(WBAP/KLIF) AP — U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s been told “on good authority” that plans for executions in Iran have stopped, even as Tehran has signaled fast trials and executions ahead in its crackdown on protesters. The U.S. president’s claims, which were made with few details, come as he’s told protesting Iranians…… MORE
Justice Department Sees No Basis for Civil Rights Probe in Minnesota ICE Shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Justice Department official says there is not currently any basis to open a criminal civil rights investigation into the killing of a woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis. The decision to keep the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division out of the investigation into the fatal…… MORE
Minnesota Protesters, Agents Repeatedly Square Off While Prosecutors Quit After Renee Good’s Death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Days of demonstrations against immigration agents and a new lawsuit have left Minnesota tense. Federal officers sprayed eye irritant and dropped tear gas at activists on Tuesday in Minneapolis. Students, meanwhile, walked out of a school in a Minneapolis suburb to protest the Trump administration’s bold immigration sweeps. Minnesota and its two…… MORE