Initially isolated storms will likely develop into a cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms with large to very large hail the primary threat on Thursday. The main storm timing will be 2 PM and will continue into the evening hours, with storms shifting south into Central Texas through midnight. There is an isolated damaging wind…… MORE
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Indianapolis Colts Owner Jim Irsay Has Died At Age 65
Photo Courtesy – Getty Images (WBAP/KLIF) – Longtime Indianapolis Colts owner and General Manager Jim Irsay has passed at the age of 65. Irsays’ father bought the team in 1972 for $12 Million when they were playing in Baltimore. The team moved in 1984. Irsay was the General Manager from 1982 to 1996 and became…… MORE
Stock Market Tanks as Treasury Yields Spike
(WBAP/KLIF) — NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street slumped under the weight of pressure from the bond market, where Treasury yields climbed on worries about the U.S. government’s spiraling debt and other concerns. The S&P 500 fell 1.6% Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.9%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 1.4%. Stocks had been…… MORE
Fort Worth ISD Approves A Plan To Close And Consolidate Several Different Schools
(WBAP/KLIF) – FORT WORTH, TX – Last night, the Fort Worth ISD board of trustees approved a plan to close and consolidate 18 different campuses over the next five years. Like many Texas school districts, Fort Worth ISD has experienced a decline in student enrollment which is a trend that is projected to continue over…… MORE
Texas Man Is Executed 13 years To The Day Of A Store Robbery In Which He Set A Clerk On Fire
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man has been executed 13 years to the day of a convenience store robbery in which he set a clerk on fire in a Dallas suburb. Matthew Lee Johnson received a lethal injection Tuesday evening at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. He was condemned for the May 20, 2012,…… MORE