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DART Releases New App for Reporting Crimes

DART Releases New App for Reporting Crimes

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — There’s a new app that lets DART passengers report crimes discretely and anonymously. The app is called “DART Say Something,” which allows passengers to do a little more than simply text DART Police when something suspicious is going on. “[Passengers] wanted to send a photograph. They wanted to send a video.…MORE

Online Petitions Ask Dallas to Keep Gaston Avenue Name, Rename Malcom X Boulevard

Online Petitions Ask Dallas to Keep Gaston Avenue Name, Rename Malcom X Boulevard

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Dallas citizens who are against renaming streets with Confederate ties are making their voices heard online. As of Thursday morning, more than 800 people have signed a petition asking the city and Councilman Mark Clayton not to change the name of Gaston Avenue. A historical commission told the mayor’s Confederate task…MORE

New Arrests in March Case of Murdered Woman Found in Trinity River

New Arrests in March Case of Murdered Woman Found in Trinity River

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Officials have made three arrests in connection with a March murder case where a body was found in the Trinity River. Kevin Kidd (28), Emmanuel Kilpatrick (31), and Jermon Simmons (35) all sit in jail with a capital murder charge for the death of 31-year-old Liza Saenz. She was found shot to…MORE

Convicted Child Predator Accidentally Spends Night as Free Man

TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – A convicted child sexual predator accidentally became a free man Tuesday night after a mix-up between authorities in neighboring counties. Last month in Johnson County, Shaun James was sentenced to more than ten years in prison on multiple counts of sexual assault with a child. Earlier this week, he was…MORE

Task Force: Robert E. Lee Statue Should Be Relocated

Task Force: Robert E. Lee Statue Should Be Relocated

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Dallas mayor’s task force has decided what to do with the Robert E. Lee statue. The group voted almost unanimously Tuesday night to recommend moving the statue to a museum where members said it can be viewed in the proper context. The Dallas City Council will ultimately make that decision at a…MORE