Grand Prairie, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A massive fire that broke out at the Poly America plant in Grand Prairie Wednesday night was expected to burn for a day or two, but firefighters were able to douse the blaze as of last evening. The fire started when a when a power line fell onto plastic sheeting…… MORE
MONT BELVIEU, Texas (AP) – A Texas judge has ruled a school district’s hair policy is discriminatory after two Black students were suspended for their dreadlocks. According to KTRK-TV, the decision from the judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas came late Monday, nearly a month after the school district…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)-The Denton County Commissioners awarded Denton County businesses a total of $35 million to support the local economy. The county set aside money from the CARES Act budget to support struggling businesses. “Having a vibrant workforce and business environment is very important to the Denton County Commissioners Court and we realized with Covid-19, and…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – A North Texas County is warning residents that a statewide COVID-19 reporting backlog has skewed recent numbers. Collin County took its advisory to its website this week after days of what it calls “inaccuracies” from the state. When you visit Collin County’s online COVID-19 dashboard a red warning box pops up advising residents…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A fire at a plastic manufacturing plant in Grand Prairie has some neighboring residents concerned about air quality as the fire burns. A thick, black plume of smoke was seen nearly 60 miles away. According to the Grand Prairie Fire Department, shortly after midnight Wednesday, firefighters responded to a fire at the Poly…… MORE