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Nate Sheets is running for Texas Agriculture Commissioner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Crayola Experience in Plano was closed on Monday at The Shops at Willow Bend amid challenges at the mall and speculation about the Dallas Stars considering the site. In other news, American Airlines' flight attendants have voted no confidence in the leadership of CEO Robert Isom, the first time they have taken such an action against a sitting chief executive in its nearly 50-year history; a program designed to get district support staff members trained and certified as teachers is one of several creative solutions districts across Texas have had to adopt recently. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

 More than 50 years since the last infestation, Texas cattlemen are bracing for the screwworm's potential comeback. Cases are proliferating in a Mexican state that borders Texas, with the pest having escaped containment by an international eradication program that banished it for decades. In other news, the Dallas Police Department said two of its officers shot and killed a man Sunday evening after responding to reports of a person threatening to harm himself at an apartment complex in the Oak Lawn area. Also, about 41% of those celebrating Valentine's Day plan to eat at home rather than go out, a shift tied in part to tighter budgets and a desire for simpler plans; and is Delilah, Dallas' sexiest new restaurant, worth the hype? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Joe Hoyt [2:50] discuss what the Cowboys will do with George Pickens — franchise or sign him long-term — and how much money they'll free up with restructures. Joe expects Jerry Jones to go all in, or as close as he'll come, to maximize Dak Prescott's last years. [26:30] Evan and Kevin analyze how much a pending work stoppage next year will affect the Rangers' decision-making this season.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're naming names! Or at least Evan Grant is. Evan, a News reporter who typically covers the Texas Rangers, is moonlighting on the food team and trying to find the city's best burgers. Did he get it right? We want to know what you think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Rangers GM joins John and Evan to discuss spring training projects and prospects and also to give more insight into how the Rangers went about the acquisitions the team made during the offseason. Evan does his best to give his own spring preview, but does his best investigative journalism to uncover John's middle name. And finally, the fellas wax poetic about winter caravans gone by and whatever happened to the exploding Winnebago from the 1980s. What a decade the '80s were. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More than 150 students walked out of Forney and North Forney high schools Thursday to protest the ongoing immigration crackdown in American cities. The protest was the latest in a series of walkouts in schools across Texas. In other news, on weekends for more than five years, volunteers at the East Plano Islamic Center better known as EPIC, have braved wind, cold and, recently, heckling protesters to pass out boxes of food to a long line of expectant cars; the Mavericks made another move before the trade deadline, sending recently acquired Malaki Branham to Charlotte for Tyus Jones. And about 300 goats were deployed Thursday by the city to White Rock Lake to take on their newest assignment: eating invasive plants near the Bath House Cultural Center. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The podium at Frisco City Hall became a soapbox for residents to speak about H-1B visas and immigration Tuesday night. The uncharacteristic turnout was prompted by social media posts urging people to address an “Indian takeover” of the city at the meeting. In other news, a bruising Republican primary race between U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton erupted Wednesday with the men trading personal insults; state Democratic lawmakers and community advocates held a news conference Wednesday to express strong opposition to a planned “mega” migrant detention center in Hutchins right before city leaders held a private meeting to discuss what actions the city could take; the Dallas Mavericks pulled off another huge trade this week. Davis is being traded to the Washington Wizards as part of a massive deal including multiple players and draft picks. Davis, a 10-time NBA All-Star, will join the Wizards along with Jaden Hardy, D'Angelo Russell and Dante Exum in exchange for Khris Middleton, AJ Johnson, Malaki Branham, Marvin Bagley III, two first-round and three second-round draft picks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Five years ago, the body of 28-year-old Christopher Whiteley was found near a wooded creek bed in Hood County, about 55 miles outside of Fort Worth.Deputies theorized a cougar had killed him. Texas wildlife experts said that was impossible. So what really happened?From its earliest moments, an investigation by The Dallas Morning News found the examination into Whiteley's death was riddled with false assumptions and errors that forensics and wildlife experts say left too many unanswered questions.Now, the fourth season of The Unforgotten podcast from Free Range Productions in association with The Dallas Morning News examines Whiteley's story in a six-part series entitled “Kill Site.” The series is hosted by Free Range's Wes Ferguson, a former Texas Monthly editor based near Austin. The podcast draws from a 2021 investigation by former News staff reporter Charles Scudder, who is a contributor on the show.Bonus: Episode 8: “What really happened"With the case officially closed, Wes and Charlie confront the questions that refuse to go away.This series contains mature subject matter and strong language, listener discretion is advised.Read The News' 2021 report on Whiteley's case, complete with maps, timelines and visuals: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/investigations/2021/09/23/authorities-say-a-hood-county-man-was-killed-by-a-cougar-texas-wildlife-experts-say-its-impossible/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The operation — which a police spokesperson said was meant to ensure people were warm and safe — drew criticism from nonprofit homeless service providers, who called it poorly timed ahead of the icy weather and at odds with the more compassionate approach they say the city has tried to embrace in recent years. In other news, federal and local law enforcement officials said Tuesday they are expanding a multiagency public-safety initiative into northwest Dallas, promising a tougher push against violent crime, drug trafficking and human trafficking in what they cast as one of the city's most troubled corridors; a judge has granted an extension for the state to deliver a key response in Robert Roberson's death penalty case, according to documents obtained Tuesday by The Dallas Morning News; and the owners of North Texas burger joint Fred's Texas Cafe have opened a new restaurant in Crowley, a town about 15 miles south of downtown Fort Worth, near Burleson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim Keyes, former 7-Eleven and Blockbuster CEO, joins Intersections Podcast to talk about education. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Talmage Boston interviews Philip Taubman, a historian with Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation, on his new book McNamara at War: A New History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dallas saw an average of nearly 14 fatal motor vehicle crashes annually per every 100,000 residents between 2014 and 2023, the highest among large American cities. In other news, a dispute between two prominent Texas Democrats turned contentious Monday, as former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred accused state Rep. James Talarico of making a racially charged remark that Talarico said was mischaracterized; Dallas police reported broad declines in reports of violent and nonviolent crime in 2025 — a picture the department has largely cast as the payoff of more focused policing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Democrats cheered Sunday after flipping a North Texas state Senate seat long seen as safely Republican, while GOP leaders scrambled to brush off the upset. Taylor Rehmet's victory Saturday shocked expectations, as the 33-year-old Air Force veteran and union leader pulled off a double-digit victory in a district that favored President Donald Trump by 17 percentage points in 2024. In other news, with four months left before the FIFA World Cup arrives in North Texas, Dallas officials say transportation coordination, community engagement and Fair Park activations are moving into high gear; and It has been one year since the infamous, stunning trade that sent Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Most restaurants in North Texas are coping with lost revenue after a winter storm blasted through the region over high-grossing weekend days and perpetuated throughout the week. New restaurants still opened despite the weather, and others announced closures. The Dallas Morning News food team also talks through some fascinating trends related to Super Bowl food and Texans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The National Weather Service's Fort Worth office has issued a cold weather advisory for North and Central Texas, in effect from midnight Saturday through 11 a.m. Saturday morning. In North Texas, wind chills are forecast to range from zero to 9 degrees. In other news, President Donald Trump revived talk this week of naming Sen. Ted Cruz to the U.S. Supreme Court, praising the Texas Republican's legal credentials while joking both parties would welcome his departure from the Senate; over the last decade, the share of D-FW seniors who are struggling financially has increased by nearly 75%, according to a Dallas Morning News analysis of recently released census data; and the James Beard Foundation put out a call to action this week, urging people in the restaurant industry to contact members of Congress about the impact immigration enforcement is having on the nation's restaurant industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Five years ago, the body of 28-year-old Christopher Whiteley was found near a wooded creek bed in Hood County, about 55 miles outside of Fort Worth.Deputies theorized a cougar had killed him. Texas wildlife experts said that was impossible. So what really happened?From its earliest moments, an investigation by The Dallas Morning News found the examination into Whiteley's death was riddled with false assumptions and errors that forensics and wildlife experts say left too many unanswered questions.Now, the fourth season of The Unforgotten podcast from Free Range Productions in association with The Dallas Morning News examines Whiteley's story in a six-part series entitled “Kill Site.” The series is hosted by Free Range's Wes Ferguson, a former Texas Monthly editor based near Austin. The podcast draws from a 2021 investigation by former News staff reporter Charles Scudder, who is a contributor on the show.We're dropping a new episode each week here in your Dallas Morning News podcast feed.Bonus: Episode 7: “The Scapegoat”Christopher Whiteley's death lands right in the middle of an even bigger controversy.This series contains mature subject matter and strong language, listener discretion is advised.Read The News' 2021 report on Whiteley's case, complete with maps, timelines and visuals: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/investigations/2021/09/23/authorities-say-a-hood-county-man-was-killed-by-a-cougar-texas-wildlife-experts-say-its-impossible/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gracie Brito, the second Frisco 16-year-old involved in a weekend sledding accident that left another girl dead, has also died. Gracie, a sophomore at Wakeland High School, sustained injuries during a sledding accident Sunday. In other news, as the winter storm hit North Texas this week, Clay Lewis Jenkins was in Costa Rica, despite a state law requiring him to be in the country during a weather emergency; State Attorney General Ken Paxton wants two Texas school districts — including Grapevine-Colleyville ISD — to turn over documents related to plans to rent facilities to the Islamic Games of North America for an athletic competition; and Minnesota Timberwolves big man and Plano native Julius Randle had a nice homecoming game at American Airlines Center last night, scoring a game-high 31 points. The T-Wolves beat a short-handed Dallas Mavericks team 118-105. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Calvin Watkins [9:00] take a look at the Cowboys' new defensive assistants and whether there should be term limits for head coaches in general. [42:20] Kevin and Evan discuss the importance of a fast start for the Rangers and what it will take to blow it up at the deadline if they don't. And the guys give us their thoughts on the best burgers in town and the innards of really good chili. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday charged all Texas public universities and state agencies to freeze new H-1B visa applications until the next legislative session ends in 2027. In other news, three brothers, all under 10 years old, have died after falling through the ice on a pond in Texas. The boys, aged 6, 8, and 9, died on Monday; North Texas played a prominent role in the rift between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni; and Snarf's Sandwiches, which started in Boulder, Colo. in 1996, is moving in to North Texas with two locations are already open, one in Bluffview and another in Far North Dallas with three more on the way in the next month or so. One in Lakewood, another in University Park, and one more in Preston Hollow.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Texans are left with one crucial question: When will this snow and ice melt? Unfortunately, there isn't just one answer. Instead, a pattern of melting and refreezing may persist for several days. That refreezing makes black ice a threat for D-FW commuters today. Exact road conditions will depend on how much ice can be cleared by the Texas Department of Transportation throughout the day. In other news, Wakeland High School officials confirmed that the 16-year old girl who died in a sledding accident Sunday was a sophomore at the school. 16-year old Elizabeth Angle died after the sled she and another 16-year-old girl were on collided with a tree; Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday the White House needs to “recalibrate” Immigration and Customs Enforcement's mission to rebuild public trust after federal agents fatally shot a second protester in Minnesota; nd Dallas police impounded nearly a dozen all-terrain vehicles Sunday after reports of reckless driving during the weekend's icy conditions, the department said, including one response in Deep Ellum that led to an arrest on a child-endangerment charge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill and Liz Armstrong on how they met studying geology at Southern Methodist University and going on to build a business in the oil and gas industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A 16-year-old girl was killed and another girl was critically injured during a sledding accident in Frisco on Sunday. In other news, the son of an Arlington man arrested by immigration officials late last year has died from a rare disease, prompting a fresh wave of outrage and urgent pleas to release his father; nd Monday's summary judgment hearing in the legal battle between the Dallas Stars and Dallas Mavericks has been postponed due to the weather. The hearing, which was set to be held in a mock-trial courtroom at SMU's Dedman School of Law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John and Evan run down the Rangers roster, which coincidentally changed significantly between taping and production (but at least Evan threw MacKenzie Gore's name out there). Then Nathan Eovaldi stops by to chat about his recovery from offseason surgery, his exceptional pre-injury 2025, his relationship with new pitching coach Jordan Tiegs, the development of young starters and the value of clubhouse chemistry. Finally, with the announcement of Andruw Jones and Carlos Beltran as Hall of Famers, Evan and John rank the contributions to the Rangers of the 11 Hall of Famers who played for the Rangers at some point. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What should you be checking out at Trader Joe's? The Dallas Morning News food team has some ideas for easy items to pick up for your next get-together. The team also talks through the closures of Deep Sushi, Herrera's on Harry Hines and Rye. But there are also openings that should be on the radar of North Texas diners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As this winter storm moves into the area, power grid reliability is on the minds of many Texans. After the state experienced extensive power outages and freezing temperatures during a winter storm in February 2021, the Texas Legislature mandated weatherization of power facilities. In other news, with robotaxis now roaming North Texas streets, how will they fare when the winter storm comes to town this weekend? In snow and ice conditions, the Texas Department of Transportation “strongly advises” drivers to stay off the roads. But what about the robots? And if you have a flight leaving Dallas-Fort Worth or any place in the south this weekend, you may want to reconsider your travel plans. It is very likely that you will experience some disruptions in your plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Talmage Boston interviews Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the big winter storm nears, some North Texans are getting to their local stores while they can. Grocers around the region are seeing more activity as folks stock up. Key items include water and extra food that don't require cooking or refrigeration, such as dried fruits, nuts and granola bars. Other items include flashlights and batteries, baby needs and first-aid supplies. In other news, Garland ISD's board voted Tuesday to support a proposal that would end more than a half-century of court supervision. The 6-0 vote came weeks after the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas filed a motion seeking to have the district's 56-year-old desegregation order lifted; a man has been sentenced to life in prison and found guilty by a Collin County jury for the kidnapping and sexual assault of an 8-year-old child in Plano in the 90s. Sixty-five year old Nicholas Carney of Ardmore, Okla., was sentenced to life in prison, 34 years after the initial crime he committed was reported; nd after five years serving Southern food in Dallas' Lakewood neighborhood, Palmer's Hot Chicken will close at Mockingbird Lane and Abrams Road and move to a delivery, catering and food truck business. The business will move to a ghost kitchen in Garland, where they will make the same recipes, without the dining room attached and make them available via DoorDash and Uber Eats delivery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Brad Townsend discuss [3:50]  the problems the city's pro sports teams keep running into with city hall. And not just I.M. Pei's masterpiece, either. Kevin even goes on a rant about the city's lack of direction in general. Brad gives us the latest updates on the Wings, Mavs and Stars, then offers his opinion on whether the Mavs should trade Anthony Davis for pennies on the dollar. [30:04] Kevin and Evan also take another look at the Hoosiers' win over Miami, cemented by a Carson Beck interception that looked a lot like the one that cinched SMU's upset of Miami. And, as usual, the guys discuss the mess that is the Cowboys.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chuck Anderson on his path to real estate, leadership, the state of real estate in Downtown Dallas and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A winter storm is headed to North Texas, bringing with it the coldest temperatures of winter, following a month of record-setting heat. An intense cold front is expected to arrive early Friday morning, which should keep temperatures falling all day. ERCOT — which operates the power grid for most of Texas — is expected to have ample supply to meet the predicted demand on Friday. In other news, Dallas City Council members were split Tuesday on conceding power to try to save Dallas Area Rapid Transit; the Dallas Mavericks have narrowed their focus to two locations in the city of Dallas for their new arena, but a decision may not be made until July 1; and a new Tex-Mex restaurant called Loma is expected to open in the former Texas Rangers ballpark in Arlington in spring 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Friday, temperatures are expected to drop into the upper and mid-20s. Saturday is expected to see the most intense conditions, as odds favor a transition from rain to sleet to snow given the increasing depth of the cold air. In other news, President Donald Trump addressed the shift from Wall Street to Y'all Street as a negative thing in a social media post Sunday evening; Dallas police arrested five people early Monday morning after they gathered at a traffic accident scene and began assaulting officers and interfering with the investigation; an immigrant from Nicaragua was found dead at a Texas immigration detention facility last week. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said in a statement that Victor Manuel Diaz appears to have killed himself Wednesday at the sprawling tent complex at the U.S. Army's Fort Bliss base in El Paso; and Dallas' decorative crosswalks may have run out of pavement. In a newly released notice, Texas regulators denied the city's request to keep the artistic markings and set an end-of-month deadline to plan their removal or risk losing state or federal transportation funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Five years ago, the body of 28-year-old Christopher Whiteley was found near a wooded creek bed in Hood County, about 55 miles outside of Fort Worth.Deputies theorized a cougar had killed him. Texas wildlife experts said that was impossible. So what really happened?From its earliest moments, an investigation by The Dallas Morning News found the examination into Whiteley's death was riddled with false assumptions and errors that forensics and wildlife experts say left too many unanswered questions.Now, the fourth season of The Unforgotten podcast from Free Range Productions in association with The Dallas Morning News examines Whiteley's story in a six-part series entitled “Kill Site.” The series is hosted by Free Range's Wes Ferguson, a former Texas Monthly editor based near Austin. The podcast draws from a 2021 investigation by former News staff reporter Charles Scudder, who is a contributor on the show.We're dropping a new episode each week here in your Dallas Morning News podcast feed.This is episode 6: “Naming names.” This series contains mature subject matter and strong language, listener discretion is advised.Read The News' 2021 report on Whiteley's case, complete with maps, timelines and visuals: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/investigations/2021/09/23/authorities-say-a-hood-county-man-was-killed-by-a-cougar-texas-wildlife-experts-say-its-impossible/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Oak Lawn Branch, the Skyline Branch in the Buckner Terrace neighborhood, the Renner Frankford Branch in Far North Dallas and the Arcadia Park Branch in West Dallas are being recommended for closure as the city moves toward a regional library model. In other news, two North Texas companies are moving their headquarters. Brinks Home is moving into a new headquarters just down the road in Farmers Branch. FiberLight, a Plano-based firm that designs, builds and deploys fiber optic networks, is moving to a new headquarters in Allen; country music star Kacey Musgraves will headline 2026's Big Night, an annual fundraiser in Fort Worth; and Celina has been rocked this week by more fallout in the case of former Moore Middle School employee and football coach William “Caleb” Elliott, who is accused of recording boys in the locker room. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's expensive out there, and we have some ideas about how to scrounge for savings. Plus, The Dallas Morning News food team catches up with readers on their 2026 food goals, a new opening near the American Airlines Center, and a few new bar openings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amid a recent spate of reported sightings of bobcats and coyotes in Frisco, local experts are encouraging North Texas residents to be aware and to take precautions to avoid negative encounters between pets, people and wildlife. Police said there is no indication the public is at risk. In other news, a Mesquite City Council member Brandon Murden was arrested shortly after midnight by the Mesquite Police Department and faces a charge of assault causing bodily injury to a family member; the city's 2023 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory shows Dallas produced about 18.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, an 11% decrease from 2015, the baseline year for the city's climate goals; and when will D-FW see its first snow? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A two-mile stretch of roadway in North Texas will soon be known as Charlie Kirk Memorial Parkway in honor of the late conservative activist. Commissioners in Hood County issued a proclamation Tuesday to dedicate Williamson Road, just south of Granbury, for Kirk. In other news, It's goodbye to Rye in Dallas, the Greenville Avenue restaurant featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives last year. Rye is expected to close March 7; North Texas drivers can expect closures, detours and heavy traffic delays on Interstate 30 in downtown Dallas this weekend due to planned construction activity by the Texas Department of Transportation. According to TxDOT, all lanes of east- and westbound I-30 will be closed between the I-35E and I-45/U.S. 75 interchanges as part of the ongoing I-30 Canyon corridor improvement project; and a 52-story tower in downtown Dallas called The National is headed to foreclosure. The restaurants within The National will remain open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Mike Curtis discuss the repercussions [00:45] from Anthony Davis' latest injury and how that affects the Mavs at the trade deadline. Kevin thinks they need a permanent GM to make these franchise-altering decisions. [36:31] Kevin and Evan make their CFP  predictions (Hint: The home field won't help Miami). The guys also talk a little baseball and wonder if the Rangers [46:00] can catch possibly the league's best team in Seattle.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Prominent Dallas architects said City Hall's layout and structural integrity remain well suited for modern government use, even as developers and some civic leaders insist the building's condition and long-term costs require a broader rethink. In other news, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for flights to Dallas Love Field on Tuesday as the airport responded to a fire alarm; a two-mile stretch of roadway in North Texas will soon be known as Charlie Kirk Memorial Parkway; and it looks like Dallas Maverick Anthony Davis will not have surgery after all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fox News commentator on what "America First" means, AI chatbots, finding a purpose in life and the power of information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Why a $250 fee for Dallas Public Library card for nonresidents? Curious Texas answers; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth presses Lockheed Martin to work faster; Minnesota sues the federal government to stop immigration crackdown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Five years ago, the body of 28-year-old Christopher Whiteley was found near a wooded creek bed in Hood County, about 55 miles outside of Fort Worth.Deputies theorized a cougar had killed him. Texas wildlife experts said that was impossible. So what really happened?From its earliest moments, an investigation by The Dallas Morning News found the examination into Whiteley's death was riddled with false assumptions and errors that forensics and wildlife experts say left too many unanswered questions.Now, the fourth season of The Unforgotten podcast from Free Range Productions in association with The Dallas Morning News examines Whiteley's story in a six-part series entitled “Kill Site.” The series is hosted by Free Range's Wes Ferguson, a former Texas Monthly editor based near Austin. The podcast draws from a 2021 investigation by former News staff reporter Charles Scudder, who is a contributor on the show.We're dropping a new episode each week here in your Dallas Morning News podcast feed.This is episode 5: “The Shank” — As reporter Charlie Scudder investigates the killing of Christopher Whiteley, he also discovers a life that was scarred by violence.This series contains mature subject matter and strong language, listener discretion is advised.Read The News' 2021 report on Whiteley's case, complete with maps, timelines and visuals: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/investigations/2021/09/23/authorities-say-a-hood-county-man-was-killed-by-a-cougar-texas-wildlife-experts-say-its-impossible/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus - Democrats go statewide in Texas House races; Ilia Malinin, Plano's Amber Glenn lead strong U.S. Figure Skating teams into Olympics and Dallas twins shine on Food Network competition show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Want to know the hottest new places to eat in Dallas-Fort Worth in 2026? The Dallas Morning News food team has got you covered. The team also discusses what chefs and other restaurant pros hope to see trending in dining in the new year, along with a bevy of recent closures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In an interview with the Dallas Morning News, Dallas police Chief Daniel Comeaux said that Gov. Greg Abbott was off base in blaming AT&T's planned move from downtown on city leaders' public safety decisions, saying instead that conditions were improving from stepped-up patrols and renewed focus on the area. In other news, more than 400 people gathered outside Dallas City Hall Thursday night to march and protest the killing of a Minneapolis woman shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer; a man has died after being mauled by a dog in West Dallas Wednesday — a case investigators have now classified as a homicide; nd a new cocktail bar and restaurant named ‘Ritual' is expected to open later this month in Old East Dallas. The space will continue to be “female-forward” in design, as Alice was. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday that Dallas leaders were responsible for AT&T's decision to relocate its headquarters from downtown Dallas to Plano, blaming what he called the city's failure to fully fund and staff its police department. In other news, a Texas A&M professor has been told not to teach certain writings from Plato, a staple in introductory philosophy courses, because they may violate the university system's new rules against “advocating” race or gender ideology, or topics concerning sexual orientation, in core classes; a shooting in northwest Dallas last week that left one woman dead and injured her husband stemmed from a dating app meetup; and Salad and Go will close all remaining locations in Texas and Oklahoma, which includes the 25 locations still operating in North Texas and the seven in Oklahoma. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices