Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Dallas County Recommends Changes to Truancy Laws
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas County has announced 24 recommendations that would change the way school districts handle truancy. The changes were announced Tuesday by Judge Clay Jenkins and D...
Cumulus Media Nov 29, 2016
Nature Reserve and Park Planned for Dallas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) There are new plans to make Dallas the home of one of the nation’s largest urban parks. Several projects backed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and private groups are...
Cumulus Media Nov 29, 2016
North Texas College Briefly Locked Down
FARMERS BRANCH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Brookhaven Community College was briefly put on lock down Tuesday morning because of an unidentified threat. The school tweeted an alert around 9:30 a.m. Tuesda...
Cumulus Media Nov 29, 2016

SPCA Donor to Triple #GivingTuesday Donations
DALLAS (WBAP & KLIF News) — An anonymous donor has decided to triple all donations today to the SPCA for #GivingTuesday, donating $2.00 for every $1.00 given to the organization. It’s ...
Cumulus Media Nov 29, 2016
New fetal disposal rules to take effect for Texas abortions
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) — Despite objections from abortion rights advocates Texas will require the cremation or burial of fetal remains as of Dec. 19th. Changes to rules for the disposal of abor...
Cumulus Media Nov 29, 2016
Police Impersonator Wanted in Little Elm
LITTLE ELM (WBAP/KLIF News) – Little Elm police are looking for a man impersonating an officer. Police got wind of the imposter when a resident said she was pulled over by a man wearing a fake m...
Cumulus Media Nov 29, 2016
Dallas Man Sentenced for Sex Trafficking Disabled Teenage Girl
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Dallas man got five years in prison for sex trafficking a mentally challenged teenage girl. Mecose Shorter and his two accomplices were convicted of forcing the girl ...
Cumulus Media Nov 29, 2016

Ohio State Attacker Had North Texas Ties
Abdul Razak Ali Artan, suspect in the Ohio State University attack rammed his car into a group of pedestrians before using a butcher knife to cut several people, university officials said. DALLAS (WBA...
Cumulus Media Nov 29, 2016
Texas Republican Elector Resigns Rather Than Vote for Trump
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A Republican member of the Electoral College from Texas says he’s resigning rather than casting one of the state’s 38 electoral votes for Donald Trump. Art Sisne...
Cumulus Media Nov 29, 2016
City of Dallas Asks Public for City Manager Input
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Ahead of the hiring process for the next Dallas City Manager, the city wants input from the public. The City of Dallas has launched a survey on its website for residents to ...
Cumulus Media Nov 28, 2016









