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Local Stories for July 2011
Stories for Sunday, July 31
Tulsa disc golfers brave heat to help others
Dozens of disc golfers braved triple-digit temperatures to turn out for a tournament in River Parks on Sunday. Organizer Joel Woody told KRMG that the tournament has grown over the last several years, and they really wanted to do something to give back to the community. They chose the Community ...
Passenger killed while leaning out of car window
A bizarre accident claimed the life of a young man in east Tulsa early Sunday morning. Police tell the News on 6 that the victim was hanging out of the passenger window of a Honda Civic about 3:30 a.m. near the intersection of E. 11th St. and Mingo Avenue. As ...
Stories for Saturday, July 30
The Green County Home and Garden Expo is your best weekend bet
Find everything you want or need and do it all in free air conditioning. It's the 2011 Green Country Home and Garden Expo of Oklahoma and it's this weekend at the Quik Trip Center. With a chance to stay cool and pick up a few freebies, I headed to the ...
Triple-digits won't let up; burn ban issued
The brutal heat wave that has smothered Green Country show no sign of letting up any time soon. Meteorologists say that actual temperatures -- not heat indices -- could reach nearly 110-degrees F. this next week. The oppressive heat and lack of precipitation has created drought conditions, and Friday Tulsa ...
Elaborate pot operation busted
There’s a huge amount of marijuana found in Creek County a boarded up home. Sheriff’s deputies took about $150,000 worth of pot from a man who actually lives in Tulsa County. They arrested 48-year-old David Shuck after finding 250 plants Friday. Corporal Kevin Haney told the News On 6 that ...
Four taken to hospital after shooting
Tulsa police are uncovering clues after four people were injured in a shooting. Police now say they believe that the shootings were gang-related. They were called to the scene near I-44 and 129th East Avenue Friday night about 10:00. All of the injured were taken to the hospital in serious condition. ...
Watch Out! Kids will be back at crosswalks soon
Drivers need to put their thinking caps back on with the start of school just a few weeks away. Crosswalks will soon be bustling with backpacks and tennis shoes. The kids will be excited and not thinking about the dangers from the traffic. AAA officials reached out to KRMG to ...
Stories for Friday, July 29
Burn ban issued for Tulsa County
(Tulsa, OK) – Tulsa County is under a burn ban. All three Tulsa County commissioners voted to approve the ban at an emergency meeting on Friday afternoon. The ban for the entire county does not include outdoor grilling but that doesn’t mean there aren’t concerns with it. Commissioner Fred Perry ...
A hole develops in a BA Expressway bridge over Pittsburg
(Tulsa, OK) – Another highway bridge in Tulsa has a hole in it. The westbound Broken Arrow Expressway bridge over Pittsburg Avenue is undergoing emergency repairs because of the chasm that opened up sometime around noon on Friday. Traffic on the B.A. in the westbound direction has been slowed to ...
Tulsa Firefighters battle blazes in heat
It was plenty hot today, so imagine trying to fight a fire involving burning petroleum under heavy firefighting gear, and you might have an idea what it felt like to be a Tulsa firefighter today. The Tulsa Fire Department trained today at Holly Refinery, honing techniques to combat fires involving ...
New vaccine required for 7th graders
If you've got a 7th grader getting ready for school he or she will first have to roll up their sleeve. Tdap is a new required shot for all 7th graders. It covers Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis. Cindy Dibler is an enrollment secretary with the Broken Arrow School District. She ...
Tulsa man accidently shoots roommate
We're learning more about a story we first told you about Friday morning. Police now say 29-year-old Kyle Hubbarth went to get his gun because of a commotion in the neighborhood. It happened around 12:30 near Charles Page Boulevard and S. 165th. He was checking to see if the gun ...
Plan your weekend with Tasha Ball of TashaDoesTulsa.com
Tasha Ball of TashaDoesTulsa.com joins us every Friday with a list of things to do in Tulsa. In the Center Ring Free Tulsa. Free to enter, free to listen, free to enjoy - it's Free Tulsa 2011, and it's a music festival that will feature more than 150 bands in ...
KRMG Extreme Weather Alert
News On 6 Chief Meteorologist Travis Meyer says, with a chance for a few showers and thunderstorms around today, we're looking at a few of those storms that could have some wind damage associated them, believe it or not. Only a few, though, with a 20% chance of thunderstorms, but ...
Bixby splash pads re-open to enthusiastic response!
The water is back on in Bixby! OK, the water was never really off in Bixby but they did shut down their splash pads for a few days but Thursday the H2O was flowing again for everyone to enjoy! We found out as we were looking at Facebook (strictly for ...
Changes made overnight at Peoria, Riverside at Interstate 44
Drivers will be on new pavement this morning as there were shifts made overnight on the eastbound frontage road at Riverside and Peoria. There are also new entrance and exit ramps. Kenna Mitchell with ODOT says, "It is different location for each of those portions, but again this isn't going ...
Stories for Thursday, July 28
How to move Tulsa forward
The City of Tulsa is looking for a few good men and women to help the city move forward. Tulsa+ held a gathering in downtown at TCC Thursday night to allow those ambitious types to display their ideas. There were too many booths to list. So, we’ll tell you about ...
Trash truck blocks part of Restaurant Row
An overturned garbage truck blocked westbound traffic on 71st street at Garnett for most of the morning rush hour this morning. Apparently the truck took the left turn from northbound Garnett to westbound 71st street too quickly and turned over. The driver suffered minor injuries and was transported to the ...
Bridge inspections coming
If you routinely take the 71st Street bridge, the 21st Street bridge or the 11th Street bridge across the Arkansas River, get ready for your routine to be disrupted next week. Annual inspections of the aforementioned bridges are scheduled for next Monday through Wednesday. Here's the rundown: Monday, Aug. 1: ...
Tulsa Mayor Bartlett vows veto
(Tulsa, OK) – Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett is preparing to issue another veto. The mayor says he’ll reject a City Council proposal to put a form of government charter change on the ballot. The proposed change would replace the current Mayor/Council form of government to a Council/City Manager form. Mayor ...
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