From The Newsroom: Chess Grandmaster Seeks To Become Champ; Remembering Cheerleading's Grandfather

The top local stories this evening from the KERA Newsroom: How the grandfather of American cheerleading made his first jump in Dallas. 

And North Texas' teenage chess grandmaster goes for the win at the U.S. Junior Championship. 

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.