The top local news stories in the Dallas-Fort Worth area updated several times each weekday.
Plus a fatal freeway crash closed a major Irving freeway this morning, time is running out on the Special Session in Austin and flood safety bills still aren't finalized, many people are off this Labor Day holiday but it's certainly not everyone, and more!
Plus high school football players across North Texas are taking the field for the new season, former Rangers slugger Mark Teixeira is running for Congress, on Monday a number of new laws go into effect, and more!
Plus parents of those girls lost at Camp Mystic are pushing for the passage of the so-called "Heaven's 27 Safety Act", the plan to ban all products containing THC has stalled in the state legislature, a North Texas-native has been handed a 6 game suspension by the NFL, and more!
Plus a couple cities in Texas rank among the best in the country for economic development, Governor Abbott signs a series of bills into law designed to protect Texas from what he calls, "hostile foreign adversaries", Goodwill North Central Texas has another way to help those in need when it comes to all things Artificial Intelligence, and more!
Plus a meeting this evening may hold the future of several DART routes in the balance, Governor Abbott is looking to make it tougher to break quorum, manufacturing in Texas is on a good roll, and more!
Plus - when Netflix House is coming to Dallas, and the basketball card that sold for twice the asking price at auction.
Plus a man is locked up after surrendering at the end of an hours-long police standoff in McKinney, big day on Wall Street Friday after Fed Chair Jerome Powell seemed to suggest a cut in the interest rates could be coming, FEMA is opening another disaster recovery center in Kerr County, and more!
Plus, parents of Camp Mystic children who were killed in the Central Texas flooding telling their stories as lawmakers work to pass legislation preventing such a tragedy from happening again, police are now involved in a teacher's treatment of a special needs student in Collin County, Cindy Rodriguez-Singh, accused of killing Noel Rodriguez Alvarez in 2022 has been captured in India and returned to the U.S, and more!
Cindy Singh was found and arrested in India. We speak to the Everman police chief
Plus two major Jewish organizations have stepped into the tightening race for the republican nomination in the US Senate race in Texas, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick announces he's running for another term in office, the fate of a Texas law requiring the 10 Commandments be posted in every public school classroom is now in the hands of a federal judge in San Antonio, and more!
KRLD speaks to representative Nicole Collier. Plus a Keto diet for a child???
Plus Tarrant County Commissioners could make a big change today on voting locations, Car Gurus decided to close its spinoff company Car Offer in Addison, Texas officials say they haven't had a single case of measles reported in the last 42 days, and more!
Just how bad are the Cowboys, and did we hit the triple digit mark?
Plus Rockwall police are looking over security camera footage to see who unfurled Nazi flags from the roof of Rockwall Heath High School over the weekend, the Dallas City Council is set to hear from the public tonight on the city's proposed $5.2 billion dollar budget, a man is locked up in Dallas after two people were stabbed in knife-point car-jackings on Harry Hines Sunday.
Plus the Alaska summit and the possible fallout
Plus, Superintendent Karen Molinar says they are hoping to avoid a state take over because of poor performance in the past, its not just little kids headed back to class, "Lonestar Lockup", is about to open, and more!
Plus Fort Worth is growing fast and they're looking at how to write a budget that saves people money, but also plans for all the people moving there. A few schools go back today: Alvarado, Granbury, Kaufman, Red Oak, Valley View, Gordon. State House Republicans have rolled out their version of a THC ban in committee, and more!
Mike and Austin also take a look at the idea of the national guard in DC
Plus Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Eli Lilly, officials at Dallas City Hall are working on next year's budget and it includes a proposed raise for Dallas Police Officers, Mount Vernon on Lawther Road is on sale for just shy of $20 million dollars, and more!
Are the Cowboys in trouble already? What happened at Dallas police Headquarters?
Plus Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Karen Molinar says tackling lagging performance is job one, Arlington ISD Superintendent Dr. Matt Smith says they will look to continue to improve scores following poor marks on some campuses, Mesquite I-S-D is going to start by trusting students with their own devices, and more!
An update to the shooting in Austin, 32 year old man taken into custody. Plus we speak to the Mesquite and Frisco superintendents
Plus Moms and dads have their own headaches this time of year, there are plenty of new rules this year including changes to the penalties for students caught with a vape pen, 15 dinosaur footprints were discovered in the aftermath of the Central Texas foods, and more!
Plus the Texas AG's office is launching an investigation into Beto O'Rourke who is financially backing a group of Texas democrats, school starts next week for most of the larger districts in North Texas, a Dallas businessman was killed Sunday in South Africa after being gored by a buffalo during a big game hunt, and more!
Plus school zone speed limits are back in effect, the drama continues in Austin where house Democrats have thwarted President Trump's redrawn congressional map by leaving the state, help is on the way for Texas small businesses hit hard by recent flooding, and more!
Plus did the former Dallas police chief get special treatment? And is Happy Gilmore 2 any good??
Plus downtown Dallas is site to the largest conference dedicated to preventing crimes against children, Mattress Mack is giving away 400 mattresses to those impacted by July's flooding in Central Texas, the Rangers pull off another comeback thriller at home, and more!
Micah drama can only be matched by drama in Austin
Plus a week from tomorrow 140,000 Dallas ISD students to head back to class, DART rail service is still not back to 100 percent following last week's fire, there are no plans to trade Micah Parsons according to Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, and more!
So Micah wants to be traded, will it happen? And Wall Street got smacked with a bunch of bad news
Plus a Frisco man is charged with killing his own mother, a hearing lasted all day in Kerrville where state lawmakers questioned regional leaders about their response to one of the deadliest floods in Texas history, someone in Dallas County has now come down with West Nile Virus, and more!
Plus state lawmakers are heading back to Kerrville as they hope to get a better picture of the emergency operations before and after the July 4th floods, Wylie police arrest a man wanted for stealing mail from a church, cell phones will no longer be allowed in class during the day, and more!
A look at both a ban on THC and redistricting efforts. Plus do the Cowboys drag their feet with contract extentions?
Redistricting, not a word that sounds all that sexy until you find out what it means for everything from Medicaid payments to tax rates. President Donald Trump pushes for Texas to gain five seats for the GOP, and here's what that would mean for the rest of us.
Plus the owners of the eight-thousand Hemp stores in Texas have an eye on the State Capitol today, voters in Collin County will decide in November whether to create an Emergency Services District, Senator Ted Cruz is pushing new legislation after a deadly mid-air collision near Reagan Airport, and more!
The magic of South Asian cinema, fashion, and culture returns to Dallas this summer for the 8th annual Bengali Film Festival of Dallas. It will be taking over the Angelika Film Center this weekend starting Friday August 1st through 3rd. You can expect red carpet glamour, award-winning films, and a historic fashion event to North Texas. Joining us today is Dr. Tariq Yasin, Festival Director, Bengali Film Festival of Dallas to talk about what audiences can expect from this prestigious celebration.
Plus Kerr County says crews are still going door-to-door to check on everyone, and they're also still tallying damage from the flash floods, the Texas Senate has failed to take up legislation that would ban the sale of any consumable hemp products that contain THC, Arike Ogunbowale makes Dallas Wings history with 20 points and a career-best 14 assists, and more!
Plus, a McKinney man faces a murder charge after police say they found his wife in a closet with a stab wound, and many North Texas students return to school in two weeks.
Plus what can we learn from the coverage of Epstein vs. Obama Treason claims
Plus, Fort Worth firefighters are installing air conditioners for residents in need, and the Texas Legislature is attempting to redraw district maps ahead of schedule at the direction of President Donald Trump.
Who has impressed in Oxnard? And initial reaction to the death of the legendary Hulk Hogan
Plus, two people were killed early Thursday morning in separate officer-involved shootings in Haltom City and Lewisville, and the Texas Senate could vote Thursday on a bill that would ban consumable THC.