Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Did you know that the big yellow, feathery beloved ‘star’ of Sesame Street has a Twitter account? It seems that he does, and used to announce that he had received the Covid-19 vaccine. Encouraging childhood vaccinations is nothing new to the long-running kids’ show. Sesame Street has been doing so for decades.…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s police chief said Monday that he expressed concerns about safety to Travis Scott before the rapper performed at a sold-out music festival where eight people died and hundreds more were injured in a crush of fans as Scott took to the stage. Houston Police Chief Troy Finner did not elaborate on…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Due to the global supply chain crisis and ongoing shortage of aluminum, Cook Children’s is among the many health care organizations unable to receive crutches. Cook Children’s is managing the current situation and planning ahead by hosting a two-week community drive for new or gently used aluminum crutches of any size. The…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Department is reporting progress in its plan to reduce violent crime. Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia told the city’s Public Safety Committee on Monday that the department is seeing crime trends improve since the implementation of his crime reduction plan. “We’re down almost 10% as a city in murder,”…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter on Monday directing Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath to immediately develop statewide standards to ensure no child is exposed to pornography or other inappropriate content in a Texas public school. The letter comes after the Texas Association of School Boards told the Governor last week that…… MORE