Southwest Airlines' CEO Bob Jordan joins Mike Rogers during his Midday News on 1080 KRLD to discuss all of the upcoming changes to the airline including the implementation of assigned seating and making red-eye flights available this Thursday. Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesBy Audacy

Plus, reactions pour in for President Biden's first speech after announcing his withdrawal from the presidential race.By Audacy

Investigators in Jack County have a murder to solve. But KRLD's L.P. Phillips says this case may be tougher to crack. The death of 25-year-old Roberta Mumma happened in the mid-80's. Her body was dumped near the Jack County town of Wizard Wells where it was not discovered until 1989. Now, through DNA, the identification has been made and DPS Sergea…

Even with the ceremony Friday, Texas saw one of its Olympians hit the pitch... Kevon Williams, USA Rugby 7's Team Captain from Houston had a busy Wednesday, starting Pool C play against host country France and finishing in a 12-12 tie. Following that, USA took on favorite Fiji who caught the states off guard in a 38 to12 beatdown. Heading into Thur…

Speaking for the first time since he withdrew from his re-election campaign, President Biden spoke from the Oval Office last night -- acknowledging that his own party was divided over his candidacy. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesBy Audacy

Republicans say they need to stay unified after the president's speech. Senator Ted Cruz says Joe Biden's decision to step aside has "thrilled" other Democrats. But on his "Verdict" podcast, Cruz says the amount of money Kamala Harris has raised shows Democrats are now "relieved." He says the Republican convention showed his party is "unified," but…

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines on Thursday announced it will introduce assigned seating, premium seating, and the addition of red-eye flights. Photo credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesBy Audacy

Plus, President Joe Biden addressed the nation Wednesday night to explain his decision to end his reelection campaign, and Thursday marks the first day of practice at Dallas Cowboys training camp in Oxnard, California.By Audacy

Scattered showers and storms will develop during peak heating hours through Saturday, taper off on Sunday, and then North Texas weather returns to a typical late July and early August pattern next week. Photo credit: National Weather ServiceBy Audacy

From Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth to concerts by Morgan Wallen at AT&T Stadium and K-pop sensation Ateez at Globe Life Field, there's no shortage of things to do this weekend around Dallas-Fort Worth. KRLD's John Liddle has a preview in Around Town. Photo: Signage adorns trailers outside the arena on the final day of …

Plus, the public could vote on a measure that could help combat Dallas PD understaffing issues.By Audacy

Rafael Lizardi, the chief financial officer of Texas Instruments (Nasdaq: TXN), joined KRLD's David Johnson on Wednesday to discuss the company's second-quarter earnings, which beat analysts projections.By Audacy

Plus, VP Kamala Harris expected in Houston, Texas this week.By Audacy

Dallas Area Rapid Transit says crews have been working "continuously" to repair tracks damaged by a crash Sunday morning. A Dallas Fire Rescue truck plunged off the elevated highway separating Downtown from Deep Ellum about 6 a.m. Sunday. Photo credit: Getty ImagesBy Audacy

Denton police have arrested a jailer after he offered a newly-released inmate a strange ride in his car. Police say when they released a woman from their jail 22-year-old Miguel Mederos pulled up as she was walking away and offered her a ride in his vehicle. She accepted and told detectives that Mederos made several sexual comments toward her durin…

The Olympics are getting underway and KRLD's Tristan Rines has your first Texas-based athlete entering the global arena... While the Olympic ceremonies don't grace your television screens until Friday, TODAY competition begins on the "football" and rugby pitches! With Houston native, and USA Rugby-7's team Captain, Kevon Williams, set to begin Pool…

Wednesday night, President Joe Biden is scheduled to talk about ending his reelection campaign. The president will give the speech from the Oval Office at 7 p.m. Central. Then over the next few days, both he and Vice President Kamala Harris are planning trips to Texas. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images…

North Texas is entering the hottest time of the year on average, but temperatures won't be too bad until next week. Plus, there are still a few more chances of rain, in some areas, over the next four days. Photo credit: National Weather ServiceBy Audacy

Plus, the Dallas Cowboys are set to start training camp in Oxnard, California, and the Texas Rangers won their third straight game on Tuesday, to climb to within three games of first place in the American League West.By Audacy

SketchAR is an app to help bring out users' inner artist, even if they have trouble drawing a straight line or coloring inside the lines. If you can trace, you can draw. It teaches you different art lessons and has more than 700 to choose from. You can start from beginner courses and work your way up to more advanced training. It can even use those…

Plus, Texas county sheriffs meet in Fort Worth for training, and Fort Worth and the Salvation Army cut the ribbon Tuesday on an expanded service center.By Audacy

Angie Freed, the general manager of Galleria Dallas, joined KRLD's David Johnson on Tuesday to discuss back-to-school shopping.By Audacy

The Salvation Army has finished renovations on a family shelter in Fort Worth. The Mabee Social Service Center first opened in 1989. Photo credit: Alan Scaia / NewsRadio 1080 KRLDBy Audacy

Three earthquakes hit an area northwest of Abilene on Monday night. The biggest quake was 4.9 near the Scurry-Fisher county line. Photo credit: Getty ImagesBy Audacy

Texas ranks 50th of the 51 U.S. states and the District of Columbia when it comes to women's health and reproductive care, according to a new report.By Audacy

Plus, Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign is off to a quick start, and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is counter-suing for a breach of contract.By Audacy

A 4.9 magnitude earthquake was felt across West Texas late Monday. The epicenter was west of Snyder, about 15 miles northwest of Sweetwater. A lot of North Texas saw some rain Monday, while others didn't see a drop. That will be the case again Tuesday through the upcoming weekend. Photo credit: National Weather Service…

Plus, structural engineers will determine whether First Baptist Church in Dallas can be rebuilt or not, and repairs continue on DART tracks where a crash occurred.By Audacy

Our App today is called Friendly Social Browser. It's one of the most cumbersome things to do with all of your social media sites. You have to look at each one individually. This app lets you access all of them in one place. It works with Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Reddit, TikTok, Messenger and others. The app lets you run all of them on their …

Our App today is called Aspect. This might be the most anti-social social app around, because the only thing around you is a bunch of AI bots. Seriously, you are your own real friend with this app. Every other person in your social circle is artificial intelligence. It lets you connect with those AI's in a whole different way. The app even fills yo…

The face of the Democratic party switches from the president to the vice president, now that Joe Biden has given up his reelection bid. He gave his full endorsement to Kamala Harris on Sunday. So what happens now? On Monday, Dr. Thomas Gray, an associate professor of political science at UT-Dallas, joined Ask the Expert to explain.…

Plus, reaction continues to pour in to President Biden's drop out of the presidential race.By Audacy

The new disaster flick "Twisters" blew away box office expectations over the weekend. The $80.5 million opening was about $30 million more than analysts expected. KRLD Chief Meteorologist Dan Brounoff joined the KRLD morning news to review the film. Photo: Getty ImagesBy Audacy

The recent surge in the stock market might be causing investors to question the value of their financial advisors. Should You Fire Your Advisor? Should you go into DIY investing? And what's a “robo advisor?" CBS News money expert Jill Schlesinger joined the KRLD Morning News to talk about the trends. Photo: CHARTCHAI KANTHATHAN, Getty Images…

A slow-moving cold front will produce scattered showers and storms on Monday isolated storms Tuesday through Friday. More scattered storms are possible this weekend and below-average temperatures will continue over the next seven days. Photo credit: National Weather ServiceBy Audacy

Plus, a large fire on Friday caused First Baptist Dallas to collapse, and former Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday afternoon.By Audacy

Saturday, as the smoke was clearing at the historic Dallas First Baptist Church, built in 1890, a Dallas Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief delivered some good news about the main church.By Audacy

KRLD's Joe Kelly was live at the scene as a fire engulfed the historic First Baptist Church.By Audacy

Witnesses to the four-alarm fire at South Baptist Church in downtown Dallas speak to KRLD's Joe Kelley. Photo credit: Joe KelleyBy Audacy

The cyber issues caused by the disruption following a Windows update from the company, CrowdStrike, forced some emergency crews in North Texas to change their protocols Friday morning.By Audacy

There's a critical need for blood both in North Texas and around the nation - and Friday and Saturday there is a very special event going on in Frisco where you can help. It's the Battle of the Badges and it pits the fire department against the police department. But you play a huge part...by giving blood. It's put on by Carter Blood Care. KRLD's A…

Comedian Frank Caliendo is in North Texas this week. He's appearing at the Improv in Addison. He stopped by the KRLD Afternoon News. He's appearing Friday night and Saturday night. Tickets are availble online at improv t-x dot com. Photo Credit: Kristin DiazBy Audacy

There's swirling speculation that President Biden may drop out of the November election. Senator Ted Cruz is predicting there will be an announcement coming soon. He told members of the Texas delegation in Milwaukee for the convention that even the liberal media is turning on Biden. If the president drops out, Cruz predicts it will be Kamala Harris…

A new study shows Texas is nearly last in the nation when it comes to women's health issues. Only Mississippi fares worse, according to findings from the research foundation the Commonwealth Fund. The group's Sarah Collins says Texas has the highest rate of uninsured women in the nation....one in five don't have coverage...and has too few maternity…

A shooting has rattled people who live at an apartment complex in Old East Dallas - and some of them are talking about moving. 23-year-old Charles Dennis III was shot and killed Wednesday night at the complex on Munger Avenue. Deleatrice Smith lives there - and says the complex was hit with dozens of bullets.…

Below-average temperatures and above-average precipitation, those are our weather stories over the next 7 days! It's a quiet morning across North Texas as temperatures have fallen into the 70s with a few clouds overhead. Nothing is showing up on radar and I don't expect any rain today and most of tomorrow. Afternoon highs today will reach the low 9…

Our App today is called Organic Maps. Our phones have all kinds of different map apps on them. But, typically, those apps have to have an Internet connection in order to come up. This app doesn't need that. You can download the maps, and then use them offline with driving or walking directions. Just like the other map apps, it comes with turn-by-tu…

Fourteen Dallas ISD students spent the first part of their summer competing in a "Shark Tank"-style business competition. The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship set up the course at UNT Dallas. Photo credit: Alan Scaia / NewsRadio 1080 KRLDBy Audacy

Plus, big crowds visited the Dallas Zoo on Thursday with cooler July temperatures, and SEC media days continued in North Texas.By Audacy

Bob Parsons, Founder: GoDaddy, Parsons Technology, PXG Golf; author " Fire in the Hole!" joins KRLD's David Johnson on this episode of CEO Spotlight.By Audacy