Ken Kalthoff
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Dallas, TX, United States
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Dallas Air Quality Monitoring Program to Collect Pollution Data
A new Dallas air monitoring plan will gather pollution exposure data. It’s part of the city’s new equity policy, to recognize past injustice in certain neighborhoods. NBC 5’s Ken Kalthoff reports the monitors may also change future city policy → Read More
Abbott Praises Economy at Dallas Regional Chamber Luncheon's ‘State of the State' Speech
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott spoke to Dallas business leaders Wednesday, calling for tax cuts and less red tape to help businesses thrive. NBC 5’s Ken Kalthoff heard from Democrats and a Black Chamber of Commerce leader concerned about the governor’s plans. → Read More
Dallas City Council Concerned Over Safety on Dallas Trails
Dallas has more than 175 miles of park trails that connect communities for transportation and recreation. But last year there were eight murders, 61 robberies and 135 assaults within 100 feet of a Dallas trail. With summer on the way, city council members say the trail safety plan is far too weak. → Read More
New Laws Proposed to Protect Hospitals After Methodist Medical Center Murders
New proposals have been introduced to increase hospital security after an October 2022 shooting in Dallas. → Read More
New Priorities for Proposed 2024 Dallas Bond Referendum
Dallas City Council members Wednesday began discussing what should be included in a proposed 2024 public improvement bond referendum. → Read More
Anti-Displacement Toolkit to Be Filled in Dallas
In many parts of Dallas, residents are finding it hard to afford staying in their existing neighborhoods with big new development replacing old. It’s called gentrification but there’s a new effort to keep people from being forced out. → Read More
De-Escalation Training Law Modeled After Dallas Police Policy
The headlines are filled with cases where police response to incidents results in tragedy. U.S. Senator John Cornyn visited Dallas Wednesday to highlight a bill he helped move through Congress to help avoid these tragedies. → Read More
City Officials Support Dallas Zoo Leaders and Security Plans
After weeks of bad publicity that reached around the world about the Dallas Zoo, city council members Tuesday praised zoo leaders on how they handled the crisis. → Read More
Big Cedar Wilderness May Become a Dallas City Park
A big new Dallas Park is planned along the steep cliffs known as the Escarpment Zone in far Southwest Dallas. → Read More
40th Anniversary of the Dallas Arts District
This week is the 40th anniversary of the Dallas Arts District which has been transformed since then into a major attraction and job center. → Read More
AT&T Sued Over Alleged Damage From Fiber Optic Cable Installation
Dozens of residents of one Denton County neighborhood have sued AT&T claiming negligence and even harassment after they say some of the work that began in 2021 caused extensive damage. → Read More
Report Shows Surge in Some Dallas Violent Crimes
Dallas City Council members Monday called for more progress in combating violent crime as they heard a report from police that said some categories have increased so far this year. → Read More
Neighbors Voice Concerns Over Downtown Irving Alcohol Sales
Neighbors voiced concerns Wednesday over an Irving City Council vote planned Thursday to expand alcohol sales in the Old Downtown Irving area. → Read More
Grocery Store Returns to Dallas Food Desert
While some parts of North Texas cheer for an H-E-B grocery store, any grocery store is cause for celebration in one southern Dallas neighborhood. That’s because the area along Simpson Stuart Road at Bonnie View Road is a food desert. Grocery stores were miles away until Tuesday. → Read More
Dallas Whole Home Program Promotes Energy Efficiency
Days after a bitter cold snap that tested insulation in North Texas homes, the city of Dallas rolled out the Whole Home Dallas program. → Read More
Big Thaw Begins Around Dallas' High Five Interchange
A big thaw began Thursday around Dallas’ High Five, the five-level interchange of US 75 Central Expressway and I-635 LBJ Freeway in North Dallas. → Read More
New ‘Can You See Me' Campaign Aims to Combat Human Trafficking
A new ‘Can You See Me Now’ billboard campaign to combat human trafficking began Friday in North Richland Hills and 70 Texas cities. → Read More
Details Emerge on Prosper ISD Board President's Dallas Child Indecency Arrest
The president of the Prosper Independent School District Board of Trustees was released from the Dallas County Jail early Thursday after his arrest Wednesday for Indecency with a Child. → Read More
Dallas Expands Homebuyer Assistance Program
As home prices soar in North Texas, especially in Dallas, the city of Dallas has expanded a home buyer assistance program. → Read More
Sex Trafficking Case at Two Short-Term Rentals Nets Nearly Two Dozen Men
Nearly two dozen men have been arrested for visiting the Plano brothel that was made public when neighbors witnessed the raid on a short-term rental home. → Read More