JACKSBORO (WBAP/KLIF)- As storms moved through North Texas, reports of damage are coming out of Jacksboro.The high school and middle school took a direct hit from a tornado at around 4pm Monday afternoon. Superintendent Brad Burnett said there were no injuries reported. He said over 300 students were sheltering in the Elementary school when the…… MORE
Governor Abbott Mobilizes State Resources as Severe Weather Threatens Texas
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management , on Monday, to mobilize state resources in anticipation of severe weather and flash flooding that is expected to impact areas into the early morning hours of Tuesday. Threats from the severe storms moving across Central, North, and East Texas could…… MORE
DFW Under Tornado Watch Until 9 PM
DFW (WBAP/KLIF) – The National Weather Service in Ft. Worth has issued a Tornado Watch for Johnson, Tarrant, Ellis, Somervell, Hill, Dallas, Parker, Hood, Bosque, Wise, and Denton Counties until 9 pm Monday night. Storms started moving across the metroplex in the 3 o’clock hour Monday afternoon. The storms could produce large hail, damaging winds,…… MORE
Ukraine Rejects Russian Demand for Surrender in Mariupol
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian officials have defiantly rejected a Russian demand that their forces in Mariupol lay down arms and raise white flags in exchange for safe passage. Russian troops have surrounded and are barraging the strategic southern port city. Ukrainian officials say the Russian military hit an art school sheltering some 400 people…… MORE
WATCH: Senate Begins Supreme Court Hearings for Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson Underway
WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday began its Supreme Court confirmation hearings for President Joe Biden’s pick Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. She’s the first black woman nominated for the nation’s highest court. The 51-year-old will give an opening statement later today and answer questions from the committee’s members Tuesday and…… MORE