MISSISSIPPI (WBAP/KLIF) – WFAA-TV is reporting that a Fort Worth man was arrested Monday on a charge of murder in connection to the death of a University of Mississippi classmate, whose body was found over the weekend near a lake. Brandon Theesfeld, 22, was arrested Monday morning at a gas station in Memphis, Tenn. He was later…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) will receive a $8,775,000 federal grant for a series of seven projects involving seven bridges in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn announced. The funding comes through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Infrastructure For Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program. “With more people coming…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Department will be helping host a self defense class this weekend for the LGBTQ community. This is in response to several violent assaults in the last several months in the Metroplex which seemed to target the transgendered community. One hundred and fifty people have already registered for the event.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A former Dallas City Councilwoman was laid to rest Tuesday while the bribery case she was involved in continued to unfold in court. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, 44-year-old Jeremy Scroggins pleaded guilty Tuesday to knowing about Carolyn Davis’ involvement in a housing development bribery scheme, but not reporting it. Scroggins…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has given final legislative approval to a bill ensuring that a victims’ compensation fund related to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks never runs out of money. The 97-2 vote sends the bill to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it. The vote came after Democratic senators agreed to…… MORE