Muskogee, OK – Teen says friend fired shots in Okla mall shooting
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) A 17-year-old boy says his friend fired shots at a Muskogee mall, killing another 17-year-old and wounding five others.
Martin Miller alleged Dondray Fowler was the shooter during testimony Wednesday at a preliminary hearing to determine whether Fowler should stand trial for the April 10 death of Jerrod Reed at Arrowhead Mall.
Miami, OK – Missouri man serving sentence for turnpike deaths
MIAMI, Okla. (AP) A Missouri man has begun serving a 30-day jail sentence after pleading guilty to negligent homicide in a turnpike accident that killed 10 people.
The Ottawa County Sheriff's office says Donald Creed, of Willard, Mo., surrendered on Monday, the day he reached a plea agreement with prosecutors.
Pauls Valley, OK – Okla ME rules death of interim police a suicide
PAULS VALLEY, Okla. (AP) The state Medical Examiner's office has ruled that the death of the interim police chief of Pauls Valley was a suicide.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday an autopsy found that 42-year-old Scott Robbins died of a penetrating gunshot wound to the head.
OSBI spokeswoman Jessica Brown said on Tuesday that a family member found Robbins' body at his home and called 911 about 2:40 p.m. Tuesday.
Tulsa, OK – Thomas Scott Woodward, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, announces the results of the August 2010 Federal Grand Jury. The following named individuals have been charged with a federal crime or crimes by the return of an indictment by the Grand Jury. The return of an indictment is a method of informing the defendant of alleged violations which must be proven in a court of law beyond a reasonable doubt to overcome the defendant's presumption of innocence.
Tulsa, OK – Expressway lighting that was turned off last November to save $240,000 from the City's budget will be re-illuminated Sept. 1.
The City's traffic engineering staff, which oversees expressway and street lighting and traffic signals, has been working with PSO to make sure lighting circuits are ready to energize.
Oklahoma City, OK – Owasso State Senator randy Brogdon makes it official. He today, endorsed Mayor Fallin for Governor. Brogdon lost to Fallin in last week's GOP primary.
The endorsement came after Fallin and Brogdon met at Fallin's Oklahoma City campaign headquarters. Brogdon had the backing of local Tea Party members and elements of the GOP considered to be more to the right than Fallin.
Tulsa, OK – Tulsa's Mayor hires a spokesman. Dewey Bartlett has tabbed Tulsa Public Schools broadcast magnet school program coordinator Lloyd Wright for the job.
Wright will serves as the media contact and the Mayor's news secretary. He will be paid 75-thousand.
Tulsa, OK – Forty of the wealthiest families and individuals in the United States have committed to returning the majority of their wealth to charitable causes by taking the Giving Pledge. Among those taking the pledge was Tulsa's George Kaiser. The announcement of this first group was made by Warren Buffett approximately six weeks after kicking off the long-term charitable project with Bill and Melinda Gates.
Broken Arrow, OK – Snakes, safe stolen from Okla sanctuary
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (AP) Cash isn't the only thing of value that was taken during a break-in at a non-profit animal sanctuary in Broken Arrow.
Officials say six exotic snakes were stolen between 9 p.m. Monday and 6 a.m. Tuesday from Safari's Sanctuary. A volunteer found the reptiles missing from their display cases.
