Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

The Cowboys Select Their Second And Third Round Draft Picks

The Cowboys Select Their Second And Third Round Draft Picks

(WBAP/KLIF) – GREEN BAY, WI – The Dallas Cowboys selected Donovan Ezeiruaku as their second round number 44 overall pick. Ezeiruaku is a defensive end from Boston College, and was voted first-team All-American in his senior season. The 248-pound pass rusher also won the Ted Hendricks Award, which is given annually to the nation’s top…MORE

Texas Lawmakers Approve $1 Billion Dollar Private School Voucher Plan

Texas Lawmakers Approve $1 Billion Dollar Private School Voucher Plan

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers have passed a $1 billion education bill that allows families to use public money to pay for private school tuition. Thursday’s vote is a major victory for school voucher proponents nationwide and one that has been pushed by President Donald Trump. The measure won final approval from the state…MORE

Cowboys Take Alabama Offensive Lineman Tyler Booker With 12th Pick In NFL Draft

Cowboys Take Alabama Offensive Lineman Tyler Booker With 12th Pick In NFL Draft

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have selected Alabama offensive lineman Tyler Booker with the 12th overall pick in the NFL draft. It was a somewhat surprising choice for a club without an overwhelming need, but with priorities seemingly higher than another blocker, despite the retirement of six-time All-Pro right guard Zack Martin. The…MORE

AMBER ALERT CANCELED: Girl Found Safe

AMBER ALERT CANCELED: Girl Found Safe

(WBAP/KLIF) — The North Richland Hills Police Department has canceled an Amber Alert for a missing teenage girl. Police had been searching for 15-year-old Ivanna Gonzalez who was last seen on April 18th in a residential area near Cross Timbers baseball fields. Police say the girl was found safe. (Copyright 2025 WBAP/KLIF Newsroom News. All…MORE

Texas Man Executed For The Murder Of A 20 Year Old Mom

Texas Man Executed For The Murder Of A 20 Year Old Mom

(WBAP/KLIF) – Moises Mendoza has been executed for the murder of a former high school classmate. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office confirmed Mendoza was pronounced dead at 6:30 Wednesday evening. Court documents indicate Mendoza confessed to killing 20 year old Rachelle Tolleson prior to his trial in 2005. Mendoza took Tolleson from her Farmersville…MORE

Uvalde Shooting Victim Families Reach Settlement with City of Uvalde

UVALDE – (WBAP/KLIF) – Uvalde City Council members unanimously vote to approve a settlement between the City of Uvalde and families of the Robb Elementary School shooting victims. Terms are not disclosed. Several lawsuits had been filed, seeking accountability for the law enforcement response to the shooting. 19 fourth grade students and two teachers were…MORE

Dow Tumbles More Than 1,000 Points

Dow Tumbles More Than 1,000 Points

NEW YORK – (WBAP/KLIF) – Both the stock market and dollar are tumbling in value today as investors continue to weigh the uncertainty of tariffs and the new tussle of disagreement between President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The Dow Industrial Average fell more than 1,000 points in early Monday trade, off…MORE

At Least Six Reported Injured in FLorida State University Campus Shooting.

At Least Six Reported Injured in FLorida State University Campus Shooting.

TALLAHASSEE – (WBAP/KLIF) – Six people shot; one in critical condition and the other five reported in serious condition, as an active shooter opens fire at Florida State University late Thursday morning. FSU sent out a text message to students and staff around noon warning of the active shooter location; near the Student Union. Tallahassee…MORE

Parents of Stabbing Suspect Appear Before Press

Parents of Stabbing Suspect Appear Before Press

COLLIN COUNTY – (WFAA; WBAP/KLIF) -The parents of Karmelo Anthony — the Frisco teenager accused of fatally stabbing Austin Metcalf at a track meet earlier this month — speak to the media for the first time at a press conference Thursday. The press conference was delayed on Thursday after Austin Metcalf’s father, Jeff Metcalf, arrived…MORE