Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Irving ISD Launches Entrepreneurial Program
Irving (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Irving Independent School District has launched a program that offers fifth graders a chance to work with business owners in an entrepreneurship program. “Irv...
Cumulus Media Aug 17, 2017

A Dallas legislator wants a plaque removed from the state capitol
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Democratic legislator Eric Johnson is asking the Texas State Preservation Board to remove from the state capitol’s rotunda room a plaque that hangs near the ent...
Cumulus Media Aug 17, 2017

Trump’s Interim Communications Director Has Dallas Ties
Courtesy: CNN Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) President Trump’s interim Communications Director has Texas ties. Hope Hicks graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2010 with a degree in English. While...
Cumulus Media Aug 17, 2017

NFL players union appeals suspension of Cowboys star running back
NEW YORK (AP) – The NFL Players Association has appealed Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott’s six-game suspension over the league’s conclusion that its 2016 rushing leader i...
Cumulus Media Aug 17, 2017

Legislature Approves $560M for Schools, Teacher Retirement
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Legislature has approved about $560 million in extra funding for schools and retired teachers. The state House originally sought to spend an additional $1.8 billio...
Cumulus Media Aug 16, 2017

UNT to Feature Donald Trump Junior in Kuehne Speaker Series This Fall
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The University of North Texas announced Wednesday that it will host Donald Trump Junior as part of its Kuehne Speaker Series this Fall. Trump Junior will join Melissa F...
Cumulus Media Aug 16, 2017

North Texas Man Gets Life Term for Killing Estranged Wife, Her Twin
MCKINNEY, Texas (AP) – A North Texas man must serve life in prison without parole for the 2016 fatal shooting of his estranged wife and her twin sister. Officials say 51-year-old Kelley Bigham o...
Cumulus Media Aug 16, 2017

Dallas ISD to Hold Community Meeting on Proposed $14 Million Budget Cut
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Independent School District is holding a community meeting for parents and teachers Wednesday night on the proposed $14 million budget cuts to the school dis...
Cumulus Media Aug 16, 2017

Dallas Police to Monitor Anti-White Supremacy Rally on Saturday
Courtesy of the Dallas Against White Supremacy Facebook page. DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Police Department will be monitoring an anti-white supremacy rally in downtown Saturday night. ...
Cumulus Media Aug 16, 2017

GOP Members of Congress Criticize Trump’s Comments: ‘We Should Never Hesitate to Call Out Hate’
(CNN) — Members of Congress in President Donald Trump‘s own party were among those lawmakers quick to criticize comments the President made in a news conference that laid blamed on both si...
Cumulus Media Aug 16, 2017









