GURNEE, Ill. (AP) – Six Flags Great America in Illinois has settled a class-action lawsuit by agreeing to pay $36 million over the use of fingerprint scanners at its Illinois theme park. Texas-based Six Flags declined to comment. The Chicago Tribune says pass holders and others who visited the Gurnee park between October 2013 and…… MORE
The Texas Department of Transportation Launches Talk, Text, Crash Campaign
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Distracted driving crashes continue to be a major problem in Texas, killing hundreds of Texans every year. In 2020, about one in five crashes in Texas involved distracted drivers. Talk, Text, Crash is a new TEX DOT campaign launching statewide this weekend. The campaign kicked off with an event at Grapevine Mills…… MORE
13 Injured In Austin Shooting Spree
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – 13 people were injured in a shooting early Saturday morning in Austin. Interim Police Chief Joseph Chacon said at a news conference that two of the injured are in critical condition, but as of the time he spoke no one had died. The gunfire erupted in Austin’s busy downtown 6th Street entertainment…… MORE
Frisco To Spray For Mosquitoes
Frisco (WBAP/KLIF) – The city of Frisco says two mosquito pools within the city limits have tested positive for West Nile Virus. Because of that, the city will be spraying the area around Oakbrook Park and Hickory Creek tonight Saturday night. Spraying will be repeated in The Trails neighborhood Sunday night. In each case the…… MORE
Chris Krok Show: Is This the Beginning of the End for CRT?
The fight to defeat the critical race theory ideology is far from over, but some pieces of good news were revealed on Friday, as one of the biggest counties in Georgia and another school board in North Carolina both banned teaching the Marxist ideology in our schools! Good! Chris shares all the latest, plus what…… MORE