City of Dallas settles with fired police officer after wrongful arrest

Bryan Riser was fired after he was wrongfully arrested for 2 murders. As part of his settlement, he'll receive 3 years of backpay. He was also reinstated to the police department but resigned shortly after.

Former Dallas mayors support $30,000 pay raise proposal for city council members, mayor

In an editorial, 3 former mayors agreed that elected leaders' salaries should be adjusted to reflect increased costs of living. However, they disagree with the provision that would tie their salaries to automatic adjustments for inflation.

Dallas City Council members question $200,000 proposal for in-home garden boxes

The proposal would use one-time funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to provide up to 1,000 households with in-home garden boxes, but some council members feel the proposal doesn't pass the smell test.

Dallas shooting: 17-year-old shoots man in the head who was banging at the door; affidavit says

According to the affidavit, the victim started banging on the door at a home where the suspect was and tried to force his way in. That's when police say the suspect went outside to confront him and shot him in the head three times.

Trackdown: Help find West Dallas smoke shop shooting suspects

In this week's Trackdown, police are looking for two teenagers that shot the owner of a West Dallas smoke shop.

Dallas police chief brings fallen officer’s son to kindergarten on first day

Dallas’ top cop is a busy man. But he wasn’t too busy on Wednesday to bring a fallen officer’s son to school on his first day of kindergarten.

Texas lawmakers urge State Fair of Texas to reverse gun ban

About 70 state lawmakers signed a letter claiming the State Fair of Texas' new policy banning guns will make the fair more dangerous.

Specialists gather in Dallas for world's largest conference aimed at fighting child abuse

Some 5,000 people from around the world converged on Dallas this week for the Crimes Against Children Conference. The one-of-a-kind conference aims at protecting the vulnerable and innocent.

Who should pay Dallas' crossing guards?

Members of council raised concerns about whether schools or the state should be helping to foot the bill at 286 busy Dallas school crossings.