KRMG Local News

Falling television fatally injures 1-year old boy

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:48:54 -0600

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Tulsa police say a television has fallen and fatally crushed a 1-year-old boy in a southeast Tulsa apartment.

Police Capt. Ryan Perkins says the accident happened about 7 p.m. yesterday as a group of children were wrestling in one of the apartment's bedrooms.

Perkins says one of the children bumped into a dresser, causing the 37-inch television to fall onto the 1-year-old's head and neck.

Perkins says at least two adults were in other rooms in the apartment. He says a 9-year-old boy pulled the television off the toddler and ran to tell the adults, who called for help.

The officer says no one else was injured.

McCurtain man pleads guilty to child porn charges

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:45:16 -0600

MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) - A Haskell County man faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty in federal court to possessing child pornography.

U.S. Attorney Sheldon Sperling says 31-year-old Anthony Reading of McCurtain entered a guilty plea to the charges yesterday.

Sperling says federal agents investigating allegations that Reading downloaded child pornography from the Internet uncovered more than 1,400 images on his computer and DVDs.

Reading will be sentenced following the completion of a pre-sentencing report.

He faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, but Sperling says a sentence of between five and nine years is more likely.

Full Service Ends at Interstate Gas Station

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:00:06 -0600

(Tulsa, OK) -- Another long time business along Interestate 44 is closing. Rick McClendon's Sinclair gas station is a casualty of the highway improvements. He says he's job hunting along with two of his employees. His mechanic has already found other work. McClendon says the price the state paid him for his property is not enough to relocate. He's kept his station full service since he opened at 51st and Utica almost 20 years ago. McClendon says the state gave him a "take it or leave it" offer with three days to decide. Plans are for six lanes along the stretch of interstate from the river to Yale. Many homes in the area have already been moved or torn down. Now, the businesses are finding other locations or, like McClendon, closing up for good.

Former KRMG Boss Honored as an Icon

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:10:11 -0600

(Tulsa, Ok)--Former KRMG general manager Ken Greenwood is one of three Tulsa media legends honored this week by the Tulsa Press Club. Selected as Media Icons this year are Greenwood, former Tulsa Tribune reporter Mary Hargrove, and former KTUL-TV general manager Tom Goodgame. Greenwood led KRMG for about ten years starting in 1962. During that time he was often heard on the air providing editorials on community issues. Greenwood says he likes to stir the water. He surely did that in the Arkansas River. It was Greenwood who helped organize the KRMG Great Raft Race along the river from Sand Springs to Tulsa. That event drew public attention to the river resource winding its way through Tulsa. That in turn led to creation of the Tulsa River Parks System. After leaving KRMG Greenwood spent several years on the faculty at the University of Tulsa. He is also a film maker and is active in convervation matters

Bottled up fear turns to bottled water

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:17:13 -0600

There are concerns about the drinking water in Locust Grove because of this confirmed E coli. outbreak. The state Department of Enviromental Quality released initial test results clearing the town's water supply according to Locust Grove Mayor Shawn Bates. He says in recent days fear has gripped the community but now says people do not need to drink bottled water. He hopes the initial test results and DEQ saying they are not concerned about the water supply will ease some of the worry. Bates says even though the illness now has a name he understands it may not help calm fears until the source of the outbreak is identified.

E. Coli Confirmed

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:50:58 -0600

(Tulsa, OK) -- It is E. coli. The Oklahoma State Department of Health confirms E. coli bacteria are to blame in at least ten cases in northeastern Oklahoma. At least 41 people with symptoms consistent with E. coli have been hospitalized. One of those died. One suspected source is the Country Cottage restaurant in Locust Grove but that has not been confirmed.

Fatal Oilfield Fire

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:42:17 -0600

     (Bristow, Ok) -- Emergency crews are on the scene of a fatal oilfield fire a mile north of Bristow in Creek County.
     Officials say one person is dead and several others    suffered burns in the fire Wednesday morning and were rushed to a Tulsa hospital.
     Firefighters say the fire was caused by a gas explosion in the field.

Tulsa Homicide

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:02:46 -0600

     TULSA, Okla. (AP) _ Tulsa police have identified a man found stabbed to death in his apartment as 42-year-old Kevin Jones.
     Police say Jones' ex-girlfriend, Natasha Sanders, found his body in a bathtub Tuesday when she went to get some of her things at the
Cobblestone Apartments at 51st and Memorial.
     Police are now looking for Sanders and 42-year-old Kyle Terrance Moore, who they describe as persons of interest in the case.

Tulsa mayor wants city council to re-think street vote

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:03:18 -0600

TULSA, Ok. - Tulsa city councilors apparently will take a second look Thursday night. The Tulsa NAACP has issued a release highly critical of the council decision to go with the $2-billion street package. It states councilors are ignoring the wishes of the people. Mayor Kathy Taylor, who supports a smaller 5-year plan, also hopes councilors will reconsider. Taylor says, "We've got to figure out a way to bring unity in the council, the administration, to get the voters to pass a plan to fix the streets." The matter will be listed on Thursday night's council agenda but no councilors have publicly announced that they have changed their minds about the streets.

Two people arrested in alleged stolen property ring

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:46:58 -0600

TULSA, Ok. - Tulsa police have busted an alleged stolen property ring. Members of the Tulsa Police Special Investigation Division and Gangs Unit entered a home on North Yorktown last night. That's where they found several miscellaneous items that may have been stolen. The items included guns, drugs and an antique scooter.Two people were arrested.

Cleanup begins in earnest in Picher after tornado

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:34:33 -0600

PICHER, Okla. (AP) - More than three months after a tornado ravaged the Ottawa County town of Picher, contractors have arrived to begin clearing debris.

The EF-4 tornado hit the fading lead and zinc mining town on May 10, resulting in the deaths of seven people. Cleanup of the debris left by the storm is expected to take about a month.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will pay 80 percent of the cleanup bill, which is projected to be about $2.3 million. State and local governments will cover the remainder of the cost.

As the cleanup process continues, the debris will be separated and taken to a landfill in Kansas. An Environmental Protection Agency spokesman has said the debris should pose no health concerns.

The cleanup process has been complicated by Picher's location within a federal Superfund site and the ongoing process of a federal buyout of homes, including some of the 206 in the town destroyed by the twister.

The buyout left property in the hands of numerous different state and federal agencies.

Tisdale has part of right leg amputated

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:31:17 -0600

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Former Oklahoma basketball standout Wayman Tisdale has had part of his right leg amputated at an Oklahoma City hospital as part of his continuing fight with bone cancer.

The 44-year-old Tisdale underwent the surgery Monday, and his wife Regina tells The Associated Press that the procedure went well.

Tisdale is a 6-foot-9 Tulsa native who played 12 seasons in the NBA with the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns.

He first learned he had cancerous cyst below his right knee after he broke his leg in a fall at his home in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2007.

Tisdale, now an award-winning jazz musician, underwent treatment and later had knee replacement surgery and resumed touring. He has said that his latest album, ``Rebound,'' was inspired by his ongoing fight against the cancer.

On his Web site, Tisdale said removing a portion of the leg amputated would be the best way to ensure that the cancer would not return.

Tisdale said he planned to resume touring in the fall.

Tulsa Legislator Election Results

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:09:02 -0600

(Tulsa, OK) -- Gary Stanislawski will be the next state Senator from District 35. He defeated former Tulsa City Councilor Cason Carter by the slimmest of margins. The difference, 16 votes. Stanislawski is set to take over from James Williamson who is leaving due to term limits. Another change will be coming in House District 72. That seat is also being given up due to term limits. It was also a close race for the Democratic nomination with Seneca Scott Getting 52 percent of the vote to beat out Christie Breedlove. She'll face independent Lawrence Kirkpatrick in the general election.

Election Results

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:06:18 -0600

Stadium Trust Agreement Closer

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:09:36 -0600

(Tulsa, OK) -- City Councilors get a look at a revised draft of the proposed Tulsa Stadium Trust. The agreement sets up the development of a new baseball stadium in downtown Tulsa. The city has been negotiating with the Drillers baseball team for months. Donors Representative Stan Lybarger says they need a quick decision on the $60 million project to allow the 2010 season to open in the new stadium. The item may make it on the council agenda for Thursday night's meeting. With next week off for Labor Day it will be two weeks before the council could approve the agreement.