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The Financial State of 4 North Texas Cities Reveal Mixed Results

The Financial State of 4 North Texas Cities Reveal Mixed Results

(WBAP/KLIF) — Four North Texas cities receive mixed grades on how lawmakers handle their finances. Truth in Accounting is a non-profit organization that reviews how well cities across the nation balance their budgets and follow through on their financial commitments. According to founder and CEO Sheila Weinberg, Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington and Plano showed up…MORE

Kansas City Chiefs Wide Receiver Rashee Rice Has Been Booked and Released.

Kansas City Chiefs Wide Receiver Rashee Rice Has Been Booked and Released.

(WBAP/KLIF) – On Thursday evening Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was booked into the Desoto Regional Jail after turning himself in to Glenn Heights Police. He has since been released and has bonded out. Rice admitted to driving the Lamborghini that was speeding alongside a corvette that caused a six vehicle crash on…MORE

Dallas County Prosecutors Win Conviction in Fentanyl Case

Dallas County Prosecutors Win Conviction in Fentanyl Case

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A first-of-its-kind verdict in Dallas County involving fentanyl. It was the first trial involving a fentanyl case in Dallas county and prosecutors got a conviction. 33-year-old Richard Leal was found guilty of the manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance greater than or equal to four grams. He was sentenced to 30…MORE

O.J. Simpson Dead at the Age of 76

O.J. Simpson Dead at the Age of 76

(WBAP/KLIF) — The family of O.J. Simpson is reporting that the NFL great has died after a battle with cancer via X. Simpson had stood trial for the double-murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman, in the 1990s, however was acquitted. The former Buffalo Bill passed away in Las Vegas,…MORE

Body Camera Video From UT Southwestern Medical Center In-Custody Death Released

Body Camera Video From UT Southwestern Medical Center In-Custody Death Released

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Body camera footage connected to an in-custody death at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas on November 29, 2022 has been released as the legal process continues for the North Texas family’s who is suing the facility. 41-year-old Kenneth Knotts died as officer restrained him after he tried to bring…MORE