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Local Stories for January 2013
Stories for Thursday, January 31
Three more flu deaths reported in Oklahoma, one in Tulsa County
Three more people have died from the flu in Oklahoma in the last week, according to new figures from the Oklahoma State Department of Health. OSDH tells KRMG one of those fatalities occurred in Tulsa County. For the season, which began Sept. 30 of last year, Oklahoma has now had ...
Massive crystal meth smuggling ring busted
The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics just wrapped up a 10-month methamphetamine investigation. It resulted in numerous warrants. OBN Spokesman Mark Woodward says agents and officers from several departments fanned out around 6:00 this morning. They were armed with 5 Search Warrants and 21 Arrest Warrants for defendants accused of trafficking ...
Broken Arrow superintendent against arming teachers
Arming teachers to protect students is one idea that is getting a lot of attention. Dr. Jarod Mendenhall is the Superintendent of Broken Arrow Public School. He doesn't want armed teachers in his schools. Mendenhall says, "That's really not the place for that. I prefer we focus on the social, ...
Homeland Security says try scissors against guns
To be fair, it's presented as more of a "last resort". But a new video from the Department of Homeland Security shows a potential victim grabbing scissors from a desk to try to protect herself during a workplace shooting. http://youtu.be/oI5EoWBRYmo The video also has many other suggestions like finding cover ...
A father's love leads to a golden ticket
Matt Farmer is a Tulsa native headed to Hollywood. The former soldier won a golden ticket on last night's American Idol and he credits one little girl. "I'm on American Idol because of my daughter," Farmer said. He performed the song "Change is Gonna Come," for the judges. It was ...
Tulsa cops asking for caution on Super Bowl Sunday
The Tulsa Police Department, along with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the National Football League (NFL), want to remind everyone who will be drinking while watching the Super Bowl on Sunday February 3, 2013 to create a game plan to get home safely. Nationwide in 2011, 9,878 ...
Oklahoma families in danger of losing pay or jobs through sequestration
There are five military bases within Oklahoma’s borders and Senator Jim Inhofe worries thousands of people could be affected if sequestration comes true. “There are 16,000 at Tinker Air Force base alone” Inhofe told KRMG news. And there are plenty more. “In Altus they have 2,200, it comes up to ...
Oklahoma National Guardsman promoted to brigadier general
OKLAHOMA CITY-Oklahoma Army National Guardsman Col. Kyle Goerke will be promoted to the rank of brigadier general in a ceremony at the Oklahoma State Capitol today. The ceremony will take place in the Capitol's Blue Room at 2:30 p.m. Goerke began his military career in the Oklahoma Army National ...
Bomb making supplies found in south Tulsa apartment
The call began as a domestic dispute at the Greens of Bedford apartments just off 169 near east 63rd street, but quickly turned into much more. Tulsa police officers saw what looked like explosives and bomb making materials and quickly left the apartment while calling the experts. “After obtaining a ...
Three masked men rob nursing home looking for drugs overnight
Tulsa police are investigating an armed robbery that took place early Thursday at the Lakewood Advanced Care Center just west of Sheridan on 36th street around 3:30 a.m. Tulsa Police Corporal Jerrod Hart told KRMG news what happened. "Three black males came down here to the health care center, forced their ...
Stories for Wednesday, January 30
Tulsa library card key to free, legal music downloads
If the idea of downloading free music from top-selling artists without spending a dime and without breaking any laws appeals to you, then dig out your Tulsa City-County Library card. As of January 28, the library offers three free music downloads per week to all of its card-holding patrons. Charlotte ...
Parole board members given ultimatum
OKLAHOMA CITY — The five members of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board have been told to resign or face misdemeanor charges of violating the state Open Meeting Act, according to a person familiar with the investigation. The person told The Associated Press about the proposal Wednesday, speaking on the ...
Oklahoma City motel evacuated after fire
OKLAHOMA CITY — A three-alarm fire heavily damaged several rooms of a Super 8 motel in Oklahoma City early Thursday, but there were no serious injuries and guests safely evacuated, authorities said. Fire Chief Marc Woodard told The Associated Press that more than 50 firefighters battled the blaze from the ...
Seat belt campaign set in Oklahoma, among 7 other states
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol will join law officers in seven other states in a crackdown on motorists not using seat belts and child restraint seats. The OHP and officers in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Missouri, Kansas and Illinois say officers will focus on seat belt usage ...
Many Oklahomans have almost no savings
A new report from the Corporation for Enterprise Development shows many Oklahomans, about 44 percent, are living paycheck to paycheck, with virtually no savings for emergencies. Many of those people are lower-income residents. But people might be surprised to know that a fairly large share, around 26 percent, are what ...
Tulsa Jeopardy! fans will have to wait to see if local man wins again
It may not be "Who shot J.R.," but game show fans in Tulsa have a cliffhanger of their own concerning a local man who's now won five times on the popular program "Jeopardy!" Because of the teen tournament, Josh won't return to the show until late next month to defend ...
Broken Arrow woman stabbed during robbery attempt
Broken Arrow police tell us that they are investigating the stabbing of a woman during an apparent attempted robbery. Broken Arrow Police Corporal Leon Calhoun tells KRMG the call originally came in as a domestic dispute, but the victim told officers when they arrived that a man had stabbed her in the neck ...
Keystone oil spill cleanup continues
Crews are making progress on cleaning up an oil spill on Keystone Lake, four days after a tanker truck crashed near the southeast corner of the U.S. Highway 412 bridge. Roughly 4,800 gallons of crude oil spilled down the embankment and into the water. The Environment Protection Agency is in ...
Trader Joe's store coming to Tulsa but just for one afternoon
There's some good news for Trader Joes fans. The grocery store is coming to Tulsa, but just for one afternoon. Tulsa's Young Professionals (TYPros) is taking orders and is making a trip to Trader Joe's Kansas City location. Brian Paschal, TYPro's executive director, tells KRMG that its part of their ...
Midwest City man arrested for having and sharing child porn
Wednesday morning members of the Oklahoma Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested Freddy Edwards at his home in Midwest City, Oklahoma. A Guthrie police officer initiated the investigation into the sharing of child pornography over the Internet. Edwards distributed several images of child pornography to that officer. This morning ...
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