KILLEEN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Killeen Police Department’s Special Victim Unit busted a child prostitution ring involving nine Texas men, including three soldiers. The arrests were in partnership with the Texas Department of Public Safety Human Trafficking Program. According to a statement from Killeen Police, two of the men are Fort Hood Soldiers and one…… MORE
WBAP Morning News: FC Dallas Team Booed For Kneeling, Reggie Cannon Responds
FC Dallas defender Reggie Cannon told the press that he was disgusted with their fans after the team was booed for kneeling during the National Anthem. Cannon said that the team had requested the Anthem not even play. … MORE
Trump Can Deliver Convention Speech From White House
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – The US Office of Special Counsel said in a letter Wednesday that President Donald Trump could deliver his Republican National Convention speech from the White House. The letter from Erica Hamrick, the deputy chief of the US Hatch Act Unit, comes in response to a request from Rep. Carolyn Maloney, a New…… MORE
Texas Hospitalizations Below 7,000 For First Time in Weeks
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas reported fewer than 7,000 hospitalized coronavirus patients for the first time in six weeks Thursday, but that encouraging sign was clouded by questions over testing as schools reopen and college football teams push ahead with playing this fall. Testing has dropped off in Texas, a trend seen across the U.S. as…… MORE
Austin Slashes Police Budget by 1/3 Amid National ‘Defund’ Push
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Austin City Council has voted to cut one-third of the city’s $434 million police budget amid national calls for “defunding” law enforcement in favor of spending more money on social services. Council members voted unanimously Thursday to reallocate just over $150 million in the 2021 fiscal budget to social services.…… MORE