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From The Newsroom: Winter Woes On Roads And Runways; High School Brain Training

BJ Austin
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KERA News
Wind whipped snow around Dallas and across North Texas on Friday.

The top stories this evening from the KERA Newsroom: One to four inches of snow across Dallas-Fort Worth caused flight cancelations and delays. One UNT student trying to catch a flight finally gave up and drove home.

Also, students in high schools across Texas are preparing for the annual Academic Decathlon. And the dean of the statehouse press corps, Paul Burka, retires.

You can listen to the top local news stories weekdays at 6:20 pm and 8:20 am on KERA 90.1 FM.

Former KERA reporter BJ Austin spent more than 25 years in broadcast journalism, anchoring and reporting in Atlanta, New York, New Orleans and Dallas. Along the way, she covered Atlanta City Hall, the Georgia Legislature and the corruption trials of Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards.