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Okies curse like sailors, forget to say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’
The study was done by the Marchex Institute using what they describe as ‘call mining technology.’ It works like this: Marchex had a team of researchers examine more than 600,000 phone calls placed to businesses by consumers in the last 12 months and scan them for curse words, and then ...
Gas prices spike another 18 cents in Tulsa
Gas prices in Tulsa took another jump Wednesday night to $3.82 per gallon. While that is good news for Tulsans who make their living in the oil and gas business, it’s hitting the rest of us right in the wallet. There is a reason why prices are going up. Patrick DeHaan with ...
Charges filed against woman after sister found dead in Wagoner County
A woman was arrested after her sister was found dead Wednesday near Okay, Oklahoma, in Wagoner County. Deputies arrested Sara Davis yesterday after Kristi Rider was found to be the victim of an unattended death. Deputies tell us Davis was charged with second degree murder and unlawful drug possession based on physical ...
UPDATE - 6 dead in north Texas tornadoes
Update Tornadoes have ripped through North Texas, causing numerous fatalities and destroying or damaging dozens of homes. Authorities say the worst-hit city is Granbury, where a deadly tornado tore through two neighborhoods, killing at least six people. Another twister tore through part of Cleburne, about 25 miles southeast of Granbury. ...
UPDATE: Alcohol, speed may be factors in boat crash
Update KRMG has learned Grand River Dam Authority Police Department is continuing its investigation into the accident and there are indications that alcohol and speed are some of the contributing factors. Killed were Rachel Swetnam and Trey Varner, both were students at the University of Arkansas. Swetnam was a very sucessful pagent ...
Gun versus radio; Radio wins
A Buffalo, NY man is recovering after a run-in with an attempted robber in one of that citys parks. Cops say it was just after 11 o’clock on Monday night when the victim was approached by the would-be robber, who pointed a handgun at him and demanded his wallet. That’s ...
Another stamp price hike may be on the way
The board the runs the U.S. Postal Service has revealed that they are looking at the option of raising stamp prices again. Mickey Barnett is the chief of the U.S. Postal Service board, and he tells CNN Money that the board is “loathe to pursue” another rate increase, but that ...
San Francisco apparently really likes the BOK Center
Hating on the design of the BOK Center has become a parlor game for more than a few Tulsans, but those who do might want to take a look at this. It seems someone must like the design, because they’ve come up with one that’s remarkably similar. This is the ...
U.S. warned of 'small scale attacks' 5 days before Boston bombings
A story in today’s edition of the Los Angeles Times details the 18-page report, written by the Boston Regional Intelligence Center – which is funded in part by the Department of Homeland Security and is responsible for getting the intelligence to local police and first responders, as warning Boston police ...
Obama kicks off middle-class jobs, opportunity tour in Texas
Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that quickly became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts. Obama on ...
High hospital bills go public, but will it change anything?
For the first time, the government is publicly revealing how much hospitals charge, and the differences are astounding: Some bill tens of thousands of dollars more than others for the same treatment, even within the same city. Why does a joint replacement cost 40 times as much at one hospital ...
3 kids equal more stress for mom
A new survey of more than 7,000 US moms by the web site TodayMoms.com reveals mother of three children say they stress more than moms with just one or two kids, and moms of four or more say they actually feel less stress. The survey finds that 75% of the ...
Walmart worker kept a ‘hit list’ of fellow employees
Thirty-two year old Cassandra Downs of Schenectady, NY is facing charges of harassment and menacing after cops say she threatened to shoot co-workers she put on the list. The Montgomery County Sherriff says that employees at the store informed management that they were afraid to come to work after Downs ...
Rep. Bridenstine to host town hall in Broken Arrow
One of Oklahoma's two freshmen congressmen is hosting a town hall meeting in Broken Arrow. Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine of Tulsa will host the meeting Thursday at Northeastern State University's campus in the Tulsa suburb. A Navy pilot and veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, Bridenstine knocked off five-term incumbent ...
Governor Fallin signs uninsured vehicle legislation
Legislation authorizing law enforcement officers to remove the license tags of uninsured vehicles has been signed into law by Gov. Mary Fallin. Supporters say the law is designed to lower the number of uninsured motorists in Oklahoma. That rate fell in Louisiana from 30 percent to about 12 percent when ...
Tulsa Fraternal Order of Police Encourages the Public to “Dunk-A-Politician”
Tulsa FOP Lodge #93 has announced they are hosting a family oriented voter registration drive on Saturday, April 27 from 10am-4pm. Lodge President Clay Ballenger tell us that “As police officers, we want to lead by example. We believe it is important to vote in every election. We want to ...
AMBER ALERT CANCELED: Delaware County authorities say baby was found
Delaware County investigators say China Altaffer, the mother of a missing 8-month-old baby, turned herself in at the Integris Baptist Hospital in Grove shortly before 11:00 a.m. this morning. Capt. Gail Wells tells KRMG several agencies contributed to ensure the successful end of the incident, including Grove Police, the Cherokee ...
Oklahoma House members walk out over gay marriage vote
Weighing in on the recently energized debate around gay marriage, the Oklahoma House approved a resolution without opposition Monday to reaffirm marriage as a union between a man and a woman and support the federal Defense of Marriage Act. The resolution, which passed 84-0, now heads to the Senate. Democratic ...
Dead body found dumped late Sunday near 29th St. N., MLK Blvd.
Tulsa police have identified a dead man who had been shot several times and apparently dumped on a Tulsa roadway. Police tell us the victim is 30-year old Lawrence Tennyson. He was found about 10:30 p.m. Sunday near 29th Street North and Martin Luther King Boulevard. Police are trying to find out who Tennyson was ...
New study: ObamaCare will raise claim costs in Oklahoma
A study by the Society of Actuaries estimates that the new federal health care law will raise medical claims costs in Oklahoma by 29.3 percent, an increase that critics of the measure said comes as no surprise. "From day one, I was saying it could not be a savings in ...
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