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51 dead in Moore tornado, 40 more victims possible
The current number of deaths in the Moore, Oklahoma, tornado Monday is 51, but the Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office says they're still counting. Spokeswoman Amy Elliott told The Associated Press early Tuesday that officials could see as many as 40 more deaths from the Monday's twister. The tornado tore through ...
Tulsa man's granddaughter saved at last minute from Moore grade school
As grim news about the casualties at the Park Towers Elementary school filtered into the KRMG 24-hour FOX Newscenter, one small silver lining emerged via a phone call from Tulsa resident Ron Vanlandingham. He was in his car on his way to Moore, where his 9-year-old granddaughter Kameron Vanlandingham is ...
UPDATE: At least 24 children killed at school as massive tornado rips through Moore
A tornado packing 200 M.P.H. winds tore a half-mile wide path of destruction through Moore. KRMG has learned that at least 24 students were killed when their elementary school took a direct hit from the tornado. Fox News is reporting that at least four people were killed at a 7-11 ...
Jenks graduates over 700 students
In spite of the weather warnings students and their families from the Jenks 2013 graduating class gathered at the Mabee Center for their graduation ceremony. Students we talked to weren't concerned with the forecast since the building itself is a safe area in case of dangerous weather. Mabee Center security ...
NWS says this is as bad as it gets
EMSA says they have transported several patients in critical condition from the Moore area. KRMG is hearing reports that Briarwood Elementary School there is destroyed and several children are injured. The National Weather Service says the tornado that passed through Moore Monday afternoon was so large that people may not ...
Tornado hits Moore area, no word yet on damage
The NWS and storm spotters report a tornado on the ground near Moore, outside Oklahoma City, at 3:00 Central Time. Live video of the tornado on the News on 6 shows a large, potentially damaging tornado. The funnel formed just minutes after the NWS issued a tornado warning for the ...
Storm shelters available to everyone at NSU-Broken Arrow
Severe weather is, once again, threatening Green Country. Northeastern State University - Broken Arrow has 15 safe rooms on campus. The rooms are primarily for NSU-BA students and staff but they are also open to the general public. Dr. Christee Jenlink, Dean of NSU-BA, tells KRMG that campus police are ...
DOJ apparently also targeted FOX reporter, network vows to defend him
The FOX News network has vowed to defend one of its reporters after it learned the US Department of Justice named him as a "criminal co-conspirator"and compiled a portfolio on him, including information about his conversations and movements while doing his job. The revelation closely follows the news that the ...
KRMG EXTREME WEATHER ALERT: Tornado watch issued for all of northeast Oklahoma; severe weather, including tornadoes, likely
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for most of Oklahoma until 10 P.M. tonight. The following northeast Oklahoma counties are included in the watch. They are Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Pittsburg, Pushmataha, Rogers, ...
Navy dolphins discover rare torpedo
There are dolphins in the Navy? Let’s get by that question with a resounding yes and move on. The find is an extremely rare torpedo called a Howell. The weapon is marked with USN No. 24 and dates back nearly 130 years. The fish was on the cutting edge of ...
Second fatality confirmed in Shawnee tornado, names released
The Oklahoma State Medical Examiner's Office confirms a second fatality as a result of a large tornado which touched down in Shawnee Sunday. A preliminary estimate from the National Weather Service puts the Shawnee twister at EF 4, which would mean wind speeds of 166 to 200 mph. It was ...
The face of poverty has a new home and it may be next to you
The suburbs. In the past urban areas were the hardest with rural spaces not far behind. But between 2000 and 2010 the amount of poverty in the suburbs grew by a whopping 64%. That makes the burbs twice as high in numbers of the poor than inner cities. The study ...
Video as singer butchers National Anthem, crowd helps her finish
The singers name is Alexis Normand and it didn’t go well for her. Alexis was on the ice to sing the American and Canadian national anthems before the 2013 Memorial Cup game between Halifax and Portland in Saskatoon. How bad was it? The Canadian crowd jumped in to help her ...
Counter-terrorism agents killed in training accident
The men were part of a top level counter-terrorism group based near Virginia Beach, Virginia. Dead are 41 year old Christopher Lorek, and Stephen Shaw, 40. While few details have been released a Navy spokesman told WAVY-TV the accident happened onboard or near a sealift command ship. The FBI leases ...
Space ark returns with load of dead animals, some alive
The test lasted a month and was intended to see which creatures would survive and which wouldn’t. If you’re a lizard, we have good news but if you’re a mouse, not so much. The Russian test capsule contained mice, newts, snails, lizards, gerbils, crawfish and a few other critters. All ...
Surveyors to examine tornado damage in central Oklahoma on Sunday
There was also some tornado damage Sunday in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, east of Oklahoma City. Meteorologist Mark Plate with the National Weather Service office in Tulsa tells us officials will be out to survey the damage that was done in the Wellston, Oklahoma, area and near Edmond, Oklahoma, in Oklahoma County. "Both ...
Video of standing ovation for Republican Rep who roasted the IRS at hearing
The fire breathing, impassioned speech came from Pennsylvania Republican Mike Kelly and it brought the chamber crowd to their feet. The cheers came during questioning of former IRS Chief Steve Miller and Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George Kelly pointed out that while the agency is trying ...
Photo gallery and video: See the storm and damage from Sunday storms
The storms began north of Oklahoma City in Edmond and bounced all the way from there to Shawnee, Oklahoma and Wichita, Kansas. The one confirmed fatality came as a 79 year old man was killed in a mobile home part near Shawnee. See the gallery on the left and the ...
Streets around BOK Center temporarily renamed in honor of Sir Paul McCartney
Streets around Tulsa's BOK Center have been renamed - temporarily - in honor of Sir Paul McCartney. For example, the intersection of E. 3rd St. and S. Denver Ave. now has signs dubbing it "Penny Lane" and "Abbey Road." Most people KRMG spoke with at the intersection said they liked ...
Summertime means higher risk of disease
It is that time of year to be mindful of mosquitos the diseases they may carry. Oklahoma health officials are warning that everyone should take precautions against diseases carried by mosquitoes and ticks. The health department is reminding residents that mosquitos can carry West Nile Virus. In some cases the ...
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