FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Motor Speedway is opening one of its campgrounds free of charge to victims of the devastation caused by Hurricane Ida in Texas and Louisiana. The campground is located on speedway property off Highway 114, just south of the Lone Star Kartpark. The adjacent shower/restroom facility will be open and available. Directional…… MORE
Ida’s Aftermath: No Power, no Flights, Scant Drinking Water
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Louisiana communities battered by Hurricane Ida are now dealing with the possibility of weeks without power in the stifling, late-summer heat. Ida ravaged the region’s power grid, leaving 1 million people and businesses in Louisiana without power. The entire city of New Orleans is dark and officials say they don’t know…… MORE
Princeton ISD’s Smith Elementary to Close for 1 Week Due to COVID-19 Outbreak
PRINCETON (WBAP/KLIF News) – A COVID-19 outbreak at Smith Elementary School in Princeton ISD prompted officials to close the campus for a week in an effort to curb the spread. According to the Collin County district’s COVID-19 dashboard, there are 125 active cases among students and 16 among staff at all campuses as of Tuesday morning.…… MORE
Amber Alert for Two Missing Children Out of Cherokee County
Cherokee County, Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – An Amber Alert has been issued out of Cherokee County, about 128 miles southeast of Dallas for 10-year old Ashlynn wells, white, female, 5’ 2”, 109 lbs, blonde hair, blue eyes. she was last seen wearing peach t-shirt, peach shorts, gray/pink nike shoes. has dimples, scar on right ring finger,…… MORE
State Mask Bans Face Federal Civil Rights Inquiries
The Education Department on Monday opened civil rights investigations into five Republican-led states that have banned or limited mask requirements in schools, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabilities or health conditions. The department’s Office for Civil Rights announced the investigations in letters to education chiefs in Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina,…… MORE