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Identity of many tornado victims released
The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office released some of the tornado victim’s names. Investigators are still trying to identify one body and notify families. The tornadoes Sunday and Monday killed 24 people in Moore and Shawnee. Two of the victims were infants. An Oklahoma emergency management official says authorities still are ...
How to help the tornado victims
Many Oklahomans are trying to figure out how they can help the people of Moore after 24 people were confirmed dead. An EF-4 with winds of 200 mph hit the area Monday afternoon. Searchers continue to look for victims in the ruins. Donita Quesnel, with the American Red Cross says, ...
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 ...
VIDEO: Tornadoes touch down in Oklahoma, Kansas
The first tornado Sunday in Oklahoma hit the Edmond area. Police say there were homes hit and many trees down in the area, but no serious injuries. Around the same time, a large tornado touched down near Wichita, Kansas. The storm then moved to Prague and Shawnee where investigators tell ...
IRS isn’t the most unpopular federal agency among Americans
A study by the Pew Research Center shows four in 10 Americans say they have an unfavorable view of the IRS. The latest research was conducted in 2010. The Pew Research survey showed 47% of people said they had a “very” or “mostly” favorable opinion of the IRS. That’s 12th ...
Protestors pulled from cement at the Keystone XL Pipeline construction site
Police had a hard time trying to figure out how to get three protestors out of solid cement near Wewoka and Holdenville Tuesday morning. The protestors are with the Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance and Cross Timbers Earth First. They put themselves in the cement Monday to protest construction of ...
Weigh stations are open for business
We've all driven by those weigh stations on the Oklahoma Interstates that never seem to be open. Oklahoma District 35 State Senator Gary Stanislawski says that is all about to change. "We've made a commitment that they're going to be open eighteen hours a day at ramdom times seven days ...
Two men are arrested after overnight robbery spree
Two of three suspects were arrested early this morning in connection with a home invasion, assault, and armed robbery at the Stonegate Apartments and a subsequent armed robbery of a pedestrian and his child at a convenience store. T-P-D officers, acting on a tip, looked for the suspects at the ...
UPDATE: Two men in critical condition after explosion at plant in Eufaula
An explosion sent two men to the hospital at a sandblasting plant in Eufaula Tuesday. Doctor's at Hillcrest in Tulsa say the victims are in critical conditions with burns to most of their bodies. The Ford Sandblasting plant is on Highway 9 near Coon Creek Road. KRMG heard several reports ...
New record for latest snowfall set in Tulsa, freeze warning issued
The National Weather Service confirmed snowflakes in Tulsa for the first time ever in May. The forecast for the rest of the day is windy and cold with temperatures falling into the upper 30s by Thursday night. Wind chill values are expected near or below freezing with north winds at ...
More former patients of Tulsa dentist test positive for hepatitis C
The number of former patients of Dr. Scott Harrington’s dental surgical practice who have tested positive for hepatitis C is now at 69. The Oklahoma State Department of Health and the Tulsa Health Department just released the third round of tests results. Four new cases of hepatitis C have been ...
Tulsan at MIT says the mood is still tense after the bombings
News of the additional three arrests has the students at MIT buzzing. That’s where the police officer was killed the day of the bombings. Andrew Lamson, of Tulsa, didn't know about the three additional arrests until KRMG called Wednesday morning. He says, “The mood around here has been pretty tense. ...
Large alligator discovered in car at TCC campus
Emergency crews were called to Tulsa Community College near 81st and Mingo Wednesday afternoon on a report of an alligator in the parking lot. Brett Campbell, Provost for TCC, told KRMG at the scene that a student saw another student sitting in his Jeep in the parking lot, obviously in ...
Glitch stops student testing statewide
Around 9:00 Monday morning, students all over Oklahoma were in the middle of their end of the year testing when it came to a screeching halt. Maridyth McBee, with the Oklahoma Department of Education says, “This is very unfortunate. Even though we’re near the end of the window for grades ...
KRMG Exclusive: Motorcyclist describes how he survived after pinned underneath car
Zach Duty says he was on his motorcycle on Highway 169 Monday morning around 7:00 when he says a woman driving a Chrysler 300 was speeding and slammed into him. He tells KRMG, “My bike is loud. It’s bright. There’s no reason why she shouldn’t have heard me, seen me. ...
Eastbound lanes of BA Expressway closed at Highway 169
A semi carrying a load of gravel tipped on the Broken Arrow Expressway in the eastbound lanes just before 3:30 Monday afternoon. It happened near the Highway 169 junction. KRMG listeners report traffic is backed up. Traffic is being diverted to US-169. Drivers are urged to avoid the area and ...
Standoff unfolds in downtown Sapulpa
Officers from several area police departments were called to a standoff in downtown Sapulpa a little before 6:00 Sunday night. Investigators responded to the area near Dewey Avenue and Main Street to serve a warrant about 6:00 p.m. Hazel Bruner, the renter who lives in the home, told KRMG at ...
Congressman Mullin says Keystone XL may happen without Presidential approval
Congressman Markwayne Mullin said Saturday that he believes the chances of the President approving the Keystone XL pipeline project is still 50-50 despite the positive effects it could have for the U-S, and especially Oklahoma. "It is something that is vitally important to our economy. We're talking about $7 Billion ...
Highway 169 near Owasso closed for hours Saturday
Northbound Highway 169 near Owasso was completely closed for several hours today beginning at around 8 AM when a semi tractor trailor jackknifed and turned over, destroying the trailer and dumping its load on the highway. There were no injuries but traffic was backed up for over a mile and ...
Eight more former dentist patients test positive for Hepatitis C
The Oklahoma State Department of Health and Tulsa Health Department have received a second round testing results for patients of Dr. Scott Harrington’s dental surgical practice. Eight new cases of hepatitis C have been identified. The total is now 65. There are no new positive cases to report for hepatitis ...
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