The Dallas Morning News
Hear the Dallas Morning News’ award-winning coverage in audio form. Our short news summaries are available Monday-Friday.
Episodes
September 11, 2024 • 41 mins
SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and David Moore discuss [1:02] the Cowboys’ surprisingly dominant win over Cleveland in the opener. David and Kevin discuss the spectacular play of second-year LB DeMarvion Overshown, employed as a “spy” on Deshaun Watson, and David adds that the four rookie starters were key to the win. The Cowboys’ play forces Kevin to ask the painful question: Could Jerry Jones actually be right a...
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September 11, 2024 • 5 mins
The Dallas City Council will vote Wednesday to authorize funding for the next phase of deck parks over Interstate 30. City officials, as per a memo, have identified locations on Lamar Street and near Old City Park from East Ervay Street to Harwood Street to build deck parks like Klyde Warren Park to bridge the gap between downtown Dallas and southern Dallas. In other news, an alternative route for a proposed Dallas-to-Fort Worth hi...
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September 10, 2024 • 5 mins
Children in Dallas County’s juvenile detention center were unlawfully secluded for days, circumventing due process and best practices for juvenile justice. That’s according to a yearlong investigation by state inspectors into allegations of inhumane treatment and neglect; In other news, Union Pacific Railroad is one step closer to eliminating its workforce in the east Texas town of Palestine after action by the Texas Supreme Court ...
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September 10, 2024 • 43 mins
"Beyond Talking Points: An American Middle Podcast"' is a limited, 9-part series from The News' Opinion team leading up to the 2024 presidential election. In this first episode, contributing columnist and host Abby McCloskey talks with immigration expert Madeline Zavodny about Trump's promise of mass deportations, the problem of illegal immigration, the need for comprehensive immigration reform, the economic impact of immigration, ...
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September 9, 2024 • 3 mins
Multiple agencies are investigating the death of a person whose body was found Thursday at a construction site in Princeton. A construction crew alerted police after finding a body while working in an area south of County Road 398, between County Road 394 and South Beauchamp Boulevard, according to a Princeton police news release. In other news, the Dallas Cowboys and Dak Prescott reached an agreement to make the quarterback the hi...
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September 6, 2024 • 6 mins
Tap water in Grand Prairie is safe, city leaders said late Thursday, ending a two-day ordeal in which a foam used for firefighting contaminated the water supply. At a news conference Thursday night, city officials said boiling water will not be necessary as long as the city maintains adequate water pressure. To do so, officials asked residents to flush their home systems in phases; Voters in the Nov. 5 election should be allowed to...
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September 5, 2024 • 29 mins
The DMN food team discusses signature Dallas restaurants - and places that feel like home even when hundreds of miles away. The team also dives into the city's most-expensive restaurant buildout ever and (conversely) places to find an affordable dinner.
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September 5, 2024 • 4 mins
A foaming agent used to fight fires contaminated the city’s water supply, prompting an urgent alert to avoid tap water and sending thousands of residents scrambling for bottled water and answers. City officials told those residents to avoid drinking the water, but also to avoid bathing, cooking, brushing teeth or washing dishes and clothes in tap water. The water is also unsafe for animals. The city also warned against treating the...
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September 4, 2024 • 5 mins
Grand Prairie warned residents north of Interstate 20 to avoid using the city’s water for uses other than flushing due to the presence of a foaming agent in the water. Grand Prairie ISD announced on social media that campuses would be closed today “out of an abundance of caution” because of the water issue. That includes cancellation of all morning extracurricular activities. Bottled water is being distributed in front of City Hal...
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September 3, 2024 • 62 mins
SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and David Moore discuss the state of North Texas’ biggest sports stories. Kevin and Evan analyze [7:10] the biggest weaknesses in the Rangers’ lineup and whether Ray Davis is willing to spend to fix it. But before he does that, he’s first got to re-sign his general manager and maybe his manager, too. Does winning outweigh the bottom line with Davis? David goes over [27:49] the Cowboy...
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September 3, 2024 • 6 mins
Brooks said he, members of his family and likely “everyone who knew” his younger brother were in “complete shock” after hearing what Cobb-Bey did. He described the difficult process of grieving for a loved one knowing they’ve done something unthinkable; Dallas woman mourns Israeli cousin killed in Gaza; at a time when average new-vehicle prices near $50,000 are pushing more shoppers to consider the used market, Consumer Reports is ...
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September 2, 2024 • 5 mins
Many across Dallas mourned the loss of 46-year old police officer Darron Burks over the weekend as a friend, colleague and family member but also paid tribute to a man they said was selfless in the pursuit of helping others. Burks was killed in a southeast Oak Cliff shooting Thursday night. Dallas police Chief Eddie García said Burks was “executed” in his marked patrol car; Also, Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a brief with the ...
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August 30, 2024 • 6 mins
At least one Dallas police officer was killed and two others were wounded in a shooting Thursday night in southeast Oak Cliff, multiple police officials told The Dallas Morning News.More than 20 units responded about 10:10 p.m. to an assist officer call in the 900 block of East Ledbetter Drive, near South Marsalis Avenue, according to an online police call log. Officers were taken to a hospital, and at least two were in life-threat...
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August 29, 2024 • 24 mins
The DMN food team dives into the topic of restaurants gone by - and the nostalgia that anchors them. A reader request also leads to conversation about some of the best-curated wine lists in Dallas.
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A Dallas man pleaded guilty this week to defrauding investors out of more than $27 million in oil and gas and water rights scams. Dennis James Rogers II, 35, concocted phony business opportunities and persuaded investors to hand over millions of dollars, which he spent on a private jet, a custom home builder and real estate, according to federal court documents. Also, Dallas greenlights sale of embattled downtown building flagged f...
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August 28, 2024 • 6 mins
Driving on some Texas roads is a test of patience. Most drivers have felt the bone rattle of one too many potholes on their commute, and Dallas has its fair share of streets in disrepair. Texas roads have deteriorated in the last 10 years, with just under 77% in acceptable condition in 2022 compared to nearly 92% in 2012; Dallas wants to send out recruiting materials to attract candidates for a new city manager next month. But the ...
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August 28, 2024 • 45 mins
SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington and David Moore discuss [1:11] the Cowboys’ inability to get anything done in a timely manner, and not just the fact that CeeDee Lamb’s contract is pretty much the same one predicted months ago. Four starters in the Cowboys’ front nine on defense have been signed within the last two weeks. And they may still be shopping for a starting running back. [26:42] Meanwhile, the Rangers’ fall from last ...
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August 27, 2024 • 5 mins
The Dallas Cowboys secured CeeDee Lamb to a four-year contract extension worth $136 million ($100 million guaranteed), a person familiar with the deal told The Dallas Morning News on Monday; in other news, President Richard C. Benson, who oversaw dramatic advances at the University of Texas at Dallas, is the latest leader to announce his upcoming departure as higher education in the state comes under increased scrutiny. Officials a...
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August 26, 2024 • 5 mins
Michele Andre Dallas’ next director of the police oversight office. Andre has served as a top watchdog over officers in Albany, N.Y. and has more than eight years of experience in public administration and police oversight. Andre begins in the position Sept. 3; also several West Dallas activists feel hopeless after a commission agreed to send the City Council a recommendation stripping residents of the ability to petition to close ...
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August 23, 2024 • 6 mins
Herb Kelleher, founder of Southwest Airlines once said, “A company is stronger if it is bound by love, not fear.” But is love enough to save Southwest? Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan said recently in an email to The Dallas Morning News, “No change fees. No cancel fees. No bag fees. Rapid rewards points don’t expire. Flight credits don’t expire. We have the friendliest, most flexible policies in the industry with a terrific netwo...
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