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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Inhofe: Obamacare repeal has a slight chance in Senate
The U.S. House voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act this week, but most observers believe such a repeal can not possibly survive a vote in the Democrat-controlled Senate. But Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) says don't jump to any conclusions just yet. "It's true that Republicans are a minority in ...
Mayfest, Blue Dome Festival ready if weather gets dangerous
Though the chance of severe weather during Tulsa's big Spring festival weekend looks small, anyone who lives -- or puts on a festival -- in Green Country knows the weather can turn foul in a hurry. But with years of experience under their belts, organizers of Mayfest and the Blue ...
Blue Dome Arts Festival celebrates its first decade
Tulsa's Blue Dome Arts Festival celebrates its tenth year beginning today in its historic home on the east side of downtown. Michael Sager, owner of the iconic Blue Dome and the driving force behind the festival, tells KRMG this year's festival offers more than ever before. "We've got the local ...
UPDATE: Weapons used in west Tulsa murder were machete, cinder block
Detectives didn't have to search for the suspect in the city's latest homicide, they found him still at the crime scene when they arrived. Det. Sgt. Dave Walker confirms that they have arrested Joshua Reynolds, 21, on a complaint of first-degree murder in the death of a young woman discovered ...
Welfare cash cards banned from casinos, strip clubs, liquor stores in Oklahoma
Welfare recipients in Oklahoma can no longer use their cash cards at liquor stores, casinos or strip clubs under a bill signed into law this week by the governor. The measure, authored by Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman included an emergency clause which allows it to go into effect immediately. In ...
Semi flatbed rolls, dumps nearly 20 tons of cinder block on I-244 near Utica Ave
The driver of a flatbed semi rolled on Interstate 244 near Utica Avenue Wednesday morning, dumping near 20 tons of cinder blocks onto the highway and creating a major traffic snarl. Lt. George Brown of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol tells KRMG the driver swerved to miss a metal ladder that ...
Voters approve $38 million 'smart and secure' bond for Tulsa schools
Tulsa voters approved a $38 million school bond issue, dubbed "Smart and Secure" by a grassroots movement that fought to get the money for the district. Polls opened at 7:00 a.m. and there was only the one issue on the ballot, but it did require a 60 percent supermajority in ...
How 'direct supervision' changed everything at the Tulsa County jail
Ninety prisoners in a room with a detention officer, and no bars -- that, in a nutshell, is the modern jail concept called "direct supervision." Tulsa County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Rick Weigel tells KRMG that when he first heard the idea, and realized they were going to try it ...
Postcard from Taylor campaign creates flap over display of personal information
Postcards emailed to some Tulsa voters by the Kathy Taylor mayoral campaign have created concerns from some of the recipients about privacy. The postcards include an application for absentee ballots for "all elections for which I am eligible in the calendar year 2013." They come preprinted with the recipient's name, ...
Amazing true story of US and German troops fighting together in 'last battle of WWII'
A new book details an amazing story of American and German soldiers fighting desperately, side-by-side, along with French politicians and even some of their wives, battling an elite SS unit sent to execute the politicians five days after Adolf Hitler had committed suicide. The book, entitled "The Last Battle" gives ...
Man shot, killed during armed robbery at south Tulsa apartment complex
An armed robber shot and killed a man while robbing him in a south Tulsa apartment complex early Sunday. It happened about 4:00 a.m. in the Lewiston Apartments, located near S. Lewis Ave. and E. 51st St. Detectives tell KRMG a man described as black, standing about five feet, seven ...
SPECIAL REPORT: Training detention officers to work in a jail without bars
A job as a corrections officer at the Tulsa County jail will make you an effective manager in any number of industries, because you'll have to learn to handle as many as 95 people who don't want to be there and do it in a respectful, non-confrontational way -- without ...
Tulsa police investigating 27th homicide of 2013
Someone reportedly stabbed a man to death inside his north Tulsa home Saturday. Police got the call after neighbors noticed the victim's dog alone in the man's pickup truck outside the house near E. Admiral Blvd. and N. Florence Pl. a little before 4:00 p.m. Detectives say there were no ...
Tulsa house destroyed by fire early Friday, victim taken to hospital
A Tulsa house was destroyed by fire early Friday. Firefighters responded to 57 North Yorktown Avenue at 5:09 a.m. after someone called 911 and reported that the house was on fire. Neighbors on the scene tell KRMG they heard an explosion, and ran outside to see flames shooting from the home. ...
UPDATE: Explosive found, suspect injured at Tahlequah business
An explosive in a canvas bag left in a suspicious area in the southern part of Tahlequah prompted evacuations and a road closing Thursday afternoon. KRMG spoke with Tahlequah Police Chief Nate King by phone from the scene. He said the bag was spotted about noon inside a propane company ...
Longtime Tulsa deputy passes away after bout with cancer
A Tulsa deputy who served the community for more than 30 years has died from cancer, according to the Sheriff's Office. Deputy John Edward Schonholtz joined TCSO as a deputy in October, 1981. A 1969 graduate of Owasso High School, he served in several divisions during his career. He was ...
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