PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – The Plano Police Department is discouraging panhandling and encouraging people in need to reach out to local non-profit groups opposed to standing on medians or walking through traffic. The city is posting pedestrian safety signs at its 25 busiest intersections. Plano Police Chief Ed Drain warned that that asking for money from…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A local children’s advocacy group is addressing misconceptions surrounding sex trafficking. Earlier this week it was made public that A North Richland Hills 15-year-old went missing from a Mavs game several weeks ago. She was recently found on in an Oklahoma city hotel room and it’s believed she was being prostituted by…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News ) – It’s been five months since 10 people were killed and more than 300 were injured due to a crowd surge during a Travis Scott concert at the Astroworld Festival in Houston, and a state task force issued recommendations on Tuesday to prevent another tragedy. The Texas Task Force on Concert…… MORE
New Orleans – WBAP/KLIF) – The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has cleared the way for the family of a teen who was killed by a Balch Springs police officer four years ago, to move forward with a civil lawsuit against the officer. The court said that Oliver is not protected by…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Texas lawmaker Wendy Davis sued Tuesday over the most restrictive abortion law in effect in the U.S., nearly a decade after her 13-hour filibuster of another anti-abortion measure made her an overnight Democratic star. The lawsuit is the latest attempt to halt the Texas law known as Senate Bill 8,…… MORE