Five stories that have North Texas talking: take me out to the ballgame (for the food); Ku Klux Klan fliers are showing up in Wise County; 四虎影院鈥檚 One Crisis Away TV special airs tonight; and more.
Yeah, the Texas Rangers play their first home game of the season Monday. But what鈥檚 there to eat this year at Globe Life Park? 鈥� they include the $7 鈥淏acon on a Stick,鈥� is dipped in a maple glaze. The 鈥淐hoomongous鈥� is humongous 鈥� 24 inches. It鈥檚 named in honor of Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo. Other new items include 鈥淪idewinder Beer Battered Fries, brisket sausage and frozen beer,鈥� 鈥淭he two-foot Boomstick is still on the menu, loaded with chili, cheese and grilled onions. The Beltre Buster is also returning. The one-pound burger is topped with bacon, Jack cheese and grilled onions and also costs $26.鈥� Better pack some Tums. Tanner Scheppers will be the Opening Day starter, replacing Yu Darvish, and dealing with stiffness in his neck. The Rangers play the Phillies at 1:05 p.m. Monday. (The Dallas Morning News, ESPN)
- Speaking of Bacon 鈥� A potbellied pig named Bacon has been reunited with its owner. The pig was found roaming Arlington streets on Friday. Arlington Animal Services that the pig鈥檚 owner, a 17-year-old girl, and her mother were going to claim it. 鈥淧olice assumed Bacon was someone's pet since she would get upset if someone wasn't constantly petting her,鈥� KXAS reported. 鈥淭he city said it received interest from people who wanted to adopt the potbellied pig if the owner didn't come forward.鈥�
- Ku Klux Klan fliers are showing up in a neighborhood in Rhome in Wise County. the fliers from the Loyal White Knights say: 鈥淭he KKK Wants You!鈥� The papers were spotted in the Shale Creek subdivision last week. The Wise County Sheriff鈥檚 Office said some fliers were hanging on residents鈥� doors. ", Texas," Sheriff's Office spokesman Capt. Kevin Benton told WFAA. He said his office hasn鈥檛 seen anything like this since the 1990s. "You wish it was something from the past, that you鈥檇 hope everyone had gotten beyond that," Benton said. Rhome is about a half-hour northwest of Fort Worth. The Southern Poverty Law Center says that Texas has 21 active KKK chapters, the most in the country.
- How would you pay the bills if you lost your income? 四虎影院's series has spent the last six months following North Texas families on the financial edge -- a couple facing a medical crisis, a single mom facing homelessness, a family finding strength in their church, and a retiree taking in boarders to get by. Those four families and a panel of financial experts will be featured in an hourlong TV special tonight at 7 on 四虎影院-13. Meet the families and explore their stories in our Here鈥檚 a preview of tonight鈥檚 special:
- Urban planning is the focus of tonight鈥檚 Join 四虎影院鈥檚 Jeff Whittington for a conversation with Brent A. Brown, founding director of bcWorkshop; Catherine Cuellar, executive director of the Dallas Arts District; and Robert Meckfessel, president of LaReunion TX. It鈥檚 at 7:30 tonight at the
