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The top local stories this morning from KERA News: Voters will have to go back to the polls June 18th to decide a runoff for a Dallas school board seat…

The top local stories this evening from KERA News:North Texas continues to see more deaths related to the flu. Dallas County on Wednesday announced three…

The top local stories this evening from KERA News:After a tragedy, people often want to find a way to help, and after Sunday’s church shooting in…

The top local stories this evening from KERA News:Work continues on a plan to improve the troubled Dallas Police and Fire Pension fund. Dallas Mayor Mike…

The top local stories this evening from KERA News:Attorney General Jeff Sessions was in North Texas Tuesday. He called for a return to more aggressive…

Marine Gen. Michael Hagee is on his way to Iraq to talk to his troops about using lethal force "only when justified." The trip comes amid allegations that Marines killed unarmed Iraqi civilians in two separate incidents. The military has opened investigations into the deaths.

Lupe Fiasco is a Chicago-based rapper who made his mainstream debut on the most recent CD by Kanye West, who is also from Chicago. Now Fiasco is further cementing the Windy City's reputation as a breeding ground for innovative hip-hop, with a new CD, Food and Liquor.

Philadelphia's Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey is retiring at the end of the year. Under his watch, the murder and violent crime rates are lower than they've been in decades.

Burger King recently added smoothies and more wraps and salads to its menus. Its latest creation doesn't seem to fit the trend: a bacon sundae. The food chain claims the concoction of vanilla soft serve, fudge, caramel, bacon crumbles — oh, and a strip of bacon — weighs in at a whopping 510 calories.

Downloading popular songs to use as personal cell phone ring tones has turned into a $3 billion global industry. A growing revenue stream for songwriters and publishers, ring tones are now outselling digital downloads of music. NPR's Michele Norris talks to Geoff Mayfield, the director of charts for Billboard Magazine, which has just launched a "Hot Ringtones" chart.