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Severe Storm Damage in Greenville

Severe Storm Damage in Greenville

GREENVILLE, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Greenville, Texas, in Hunt County, is the latest city to be hit with severe weather damage as a possible tornado touched down early Wednesday evening. The National Weather Service will send crews to survey damage later this week to determine if the damage was caused by a tornado. Greenville is approximately…MORE

Arlington Police to expand Radio System for Special Events Unit, Improve Safety

Arlington Police to expand Radio System for Special Events Unit, Improve Safety

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The Arlington Police Department is expanding it’s portable radio technology for the special events unit. Lieutenant Chris Cook said they rely heavily on outside police agencies to help work events at AT&T Stadium, Globe Life Park and Texas Live, but they don’t all have the same radio system. The department received a grant to purchase 25 new…MORE

City of Mesquite to Raise Community Funds for Veteran’s Memorial

City of Mesquite to Raise Community Funds for Veteran’s Memorial

MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Mesquite needs the community’s help to raise funds to complete designs for a Veterans Memorial to be built near City Lake Park. Wayne Larson with the City of Mesquite says it’s a community-based project and will include a 77-foot wide plaza with an area designated to pay tribute to those…MORE

Speed Limit Raised Back to Normal on Dallas North Tollway in Dallas County

Speed Limit Raised Back to Normal on Dallas North Tollway in Dallas County

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Good news for Dallas North Tollway drivers between Downtown Dallas and Collin County: After two years, the DNT is going back to 65 miles per hour. The North Texas Tollway Authority says construction between LBJ Freeway and downtown has concluded. The project included resurfacing the Tollway and adding better median dividers. While…MORE

Special Prosecutors in Fraud Case Against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Dealt New Setback

Special Prosecutors in Fraud Case Against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Dealt New Setback

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Special prosecutors who’ve threatened to quit the criminal case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton lost another battle over their pay, throwing the case into new uncertainty. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday refused to reconsider a 2018 ruling that effectively denied special prosecutors nearly $200,000 they said they’re…MORE