The top local stories this evening from the KERA Newsroom:
When the $1.3 billion Parkland Hospital opens in August, all newborn babies and their mothers will be in a large building known as the WISH Tower. It will feature spacious operating suites and cutting-edge technology.
And Kay Merkel and Willie Minor were both in Vietnam during the war. They became friends decades later in North Texas.
You can listen to the top local news stories weekdays at 6:20 p.m. and 8:20 a.m. on KERA 90.1 FM.