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New Bill Aims to Create New Dallas Police and Fire Pension Board

New Bill Aims to Create New Dallas Police and Fire Pension Board

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Police and Fire Pension Board met Thursday and the tension in the room could be cut with a knife. The board’s executive director Kelly Gottschalk discussed a new bill filed by State Representative Dan Flynn that aims to save struggling fund. The main concern is a provision that creates and…MORE

Body Recovered from Eagle Mountain Lake May be Missing Azle Man

Azle (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Azle Police Department said the body found a inside truck submerged in Eagle Mountain Lake may be that of a man who disappeared more than a month ago. The body was pulled from a truck registered to Jim Bob Cook of Reno, who was last seen at an Italian restaurant on…MORE

Ellis County Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Assault, Resigns

Ellis County Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Assault, Resigns

ELLIS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – Ellis County Sheriff Johnny Brown resigned Wednesday, the same day he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge. The two-term sheriff, who has served since 2009, surrendered his Texas Peace Officer License after he admitted to his involvement in a brawl at  Midlothian Whataburger on New Year’s Day. Two men told Midlothian…MORE

One Dead in Shooting Outside South Dallas Elementary School

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas police said one man is dead and another is in custody after a shooting outside of John Ireland Elementary School on Jim Miller Road and Seco Boulevard. Investigators said shots were fired after the two men into an altercation outside of the campus around 7:30 a.m., just before school was scheduled…MORE

Judge Rules Title IX Lawsuit Against Baylor to Move Foward

WACO (WBAP/KLIF News) – Ten women who allege that they were sexually assaulted while at Baylor University will have their day in court. U.S District Judge Robert Pitman ruled Tuesday that the plaintiffs, who are a part of the largest Title IX lawsuit against school, can pursue their claims that university officials created a heightened risk of…MORE