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Date: 7/13/05
Tulsa City Councilors Mautino and Medlock easily defeat recall efforts. KOTV Report and KTUL Report
Muskogee, OK overwhelmingly rejects sales tax increase to fund economic development. KTUL Report
Tulsa Police investigating the sexual assault of a 6-year old girl, taken from her bedroom Tuesday morning. KOTV Report and KTUL Report
Polling places were open although no one would be voting there. KTUL Report
Carolina Ann Diaz of Miami, OK suing Ottawa County and Deputies who raided wrong home, hers. KOTV Report and KTUL Report
The former secretary Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals judge Steve Lile gets probation on drug offense. KTUL Report
Oklahoma City police arrested a man and a woman Tuesday in connection with three consecutive metro-area armed robberies. KOCO Report
A group of black inmates and a group of white inmates were the combatants in a brawl at the Oklahoma State Reformatory. KOCO Report
Van carrying prisoners in Tulsa crashes in spit of opportunity to escape none of them did. KTUL Report
Former bouncers Charles Spicer and Jason Nicholson bound over for trial in death of Tulsan Scott Bolton. KTUL Report
Okmulgee County authorities say shooting of an 11 year old boy by a 10 year old was an accident. KOTV Report
After accepting head coaching position at OU, Wichita State baseball coach Gene Stephenson, changed his mind and decided to stay in Kansas. KFOR Report
Omniplex Director Max Ary is suing an insurance company to help pay for his defense against fraud and theft charges. Newsok.com Report
Federal auditors want FEMA to revoke $8 million in grants given to Kiamichi Electric Cooperative of Wilburton and Central Rural Electric Cooperative of Stillwater. KOTV Report
Convicted killer Eric Johnson of Tulsa to stand trial in death of inmate at Cimarron Correctional facility in Cushing in March. KOTV Report
Japanese company will pay $29-million to settle a class-action lawsuit in Oklahoma over bullet-resistant vests used by police officers. KOTV Report
Charles Haley, recently arrested for indecent exposure in Choctaw, OK suspected of doing same in Harrah, OK. Newsok.com Report
Oklahoma Attorney General will not prosecute Bernie Ebbers in light of his 25 year federal sentence. KOTV Report
Chester Cecil Freeman, 68, a janitor at a Moore, OK elementary school, has been arrested on child molestation charges. Newsok.com Report
April G. Olsen, of Enid, OK auctioning off her body for permanent tattooing on eBay charged with forgery, concealing stolen property and false personation. Enid News and Eagle Report
Marissa D. Simunek, 36, of Enid, OK charged with sexual battery after allegedly entering a juvenile male’s car, threatening his life and grabbing his groin region. Enid News and Eagle Report
McAlester, OK City Councilor Dale Nave resigned today without explanation in city rocked by scandal. McAlester News Capitol Report
Misty VanZandt, of Muldrow, OK, against whom child abuse charges were dropped, to sue DHS in federal court. Sequoyah County Times Report
Former Edmond, OK substitute teacher David Tunnicliff accused on child sex charges released on bond after surrender. Edmond Sun Report
Date: 7/12/05
A six year old Tulsa was girl abducted from her home, sexually assaulted and escaped her attacker early Tuesday morning. KOTV Report
Tulsa woman has close encounter with 'peeping tom' but cops had to let him go. KOTV Report
Tulsa judge to decide today if bouncers Jason Nicholson and Charles Spicer will stand trial in death of Scott Bolton. KOTV Report
A fatal Tulsa house fire becomes a homicide investigation as cops are looking for Byron Robinson as 'a person of interest'. KTUL Report
Former state senator Kelly Haney elected as new chief of the Seminole Nation. KOTV Report
A new Web survey finds Oklahoma workers are sixth in the nation in wasting time at work. KOTV Report
The Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality say nursing home residents have too many bedsores and are restrained too often. KOTV Report
GRDA Lake Patrol is investigating a fish kill on Grand Lake, almost 400 bass died after bass tournament. KOTV Report
Tulsa's City attorney says that Tulsa County can not use eminent domain to condemn city property. KTUL Report and KOTV Report
Shelly Woodward, of Martha, OK tumbles out of vehicle while trying to retrieve a cigarette lighter. KOTV Report
Two more big groups of former Wichita Boeing workers approve contracts with new owner Onex. KOTV Report and KTUL Report
14 year old Demetrius Arterberry of OKC charged with first-degree murder in death of 16 year old Brad Mathis. KTUL Report
Michael Moshopoulos, of Tulsa pleads in e-Bay scam and is order to pay restitution and serve a one year deferred sentence. KOTV Report
Oklahoma City woman whose car had a flat tire escapes kidnapping attempt. KOCO Report
A search continued Tuesday for a woman who beat an OKC motel clerk in an overnight robbery. KOCO Report
A fatal weekend crash on the Oklahoma River was likely caused by operator error, boat racing experts said Monday. KOCO Report
Oklahoma taxpayers can expect a rebate check from the state of about $45 per person by the end of the year. Newsok.com Report
A Pittsburg County judge tossed out signatures in the recall election of two McAlester city councilmen, voiding the election for one but allowing the recall of another. Newsok.com Report
Catching another man in the act of stealing his truck’s stereo, a Village man began choking the burglar as they fought earlier this month. Newsok.com Report
Former Sayre City Manager Jack McKennon appeared in court Monday to face a misdemeanor count of malicious intimidation or harassment. Newsok.com Report
Daniel Eugene Robinson, of Bethany, OK arrested on burglary and indecent exposure complaints after police found him wearing women's clothes and hiding in a car trunk. Newsok.com Report
A burglar reportedly stole electronics, cash and credit cards from an Oklahoma City home after forcing a 15-year-old girl to remove her clothes. Newsok.com Report
Police are investigating claims an employee of a northeast Oklahoma City church and day-care center sexually abused at least seven children. Newsok.com Report
Salam Abdel, of Tulsa, OK sentenced to 30 years for second-degree murder in shooting death of his ex-wife LaDonna Miki Chapman. KFOR Report
A state prison spokesman says a deadly fight among inmates at the Oklahoma State Reformatory in Granite may have been race-related. KTUL Report
Police officers in Ardmore, OK are looking for a man who pushed his way into a home on K Street Northwest and pepper-sprayed two people. Ardmoreite.com Report
84 year old Ardmore, OK grandmother takes a cane to head of burglar attacking her 63 year old son. Ardmoreite.com Report
Dana Eddins, manager of Durant, OK Goodwill charged with embezzlement by the Durant police. KTEN Report
Cleo Watashe of Sapulpa, OK arrested for punching his 15 year old son who asked 'do you want to hit me', allegedly the man said yes and hit him. Sapulpa Daily Herald Report
Clinton D. Hicks, of Sapulpa, OK arrested for threatening his mother with a prosthetic leg. Sapulpa Daily Herald Report
Ex-convict using Muskogee County Youth Shelter residents to sell subscriptions in Hulbert, OK a cause for alarm. Tahlequah Daily Press Report
Edmond, OK fire investigators looking into portable toilet fire. Edmond Sun Report
Date: 7/11/05
Inmate Donald Jones, from Tulsa, is killed and three others are hospitalized after a brawl at the Oklahoma State Reformatory in Granite. KOTV Report
David Skalicky of Crockett, TX killed during inaugural drag boat races in OKC. KOTV Report and Newsok.com Report
An Oklahoma City teenager, Janzen Todd Russom, 17, killed a single-vehicle crash in Delaware County. KOTV Report
A Florida company has finalized its plans to open a call center in Ada, OK that could employ more than 500 people. KOTV Report
A new federal law, the Real ID Act is expected to add to both the cost and time spent getting a driver's license. KOTV Report and Newsok.com Report
Marcio Mortdelongo, 22, of OKC shot and killed when party he was hosting turned violent. KOTV Report
Tulsa city government in turmoil with two councilors facing recall tomorrow and four more and mayor threatened with recall. KOTV Report
After September 30th residents of Forgan, OK won't be able to 'take it to the bank' as the town's only bank will be gone. Newsok.com Report
A 14 year old and a 30 year old shot on porch in southwest OKC on Saturday. Newsok.com Report
A 15 year old and a 23 year old shot in front yard of home in northeast OKC on Sunday. Newsok.com Report
Authorities say white-collar crime is becoming drug addicts favorite way of funding their habit. Newsok.com Report
After years of costly remediation of the lead-filled soil in and around Picher, OK, a new landscaping project to clean up the area will soon take root. Joplin Globe Report
State Homeland Security officials say cities and towns across Oklahoma are starting to receive decontamination trailers KOTV Report
The first 211 telephone information and referral service in Oklahoma was launched Monday in Tulsa. KOTV Report
Former Sayre, OK City Manager Jack McKennon faces a misdemeanor charge of malicious intimidation or harassment. KOTV Report
Tulsa city councilmen Mautino and Medlock who face a recall election tomorrow are working today to get their messages to voters. KTUL Report
Date: 7/10/05
About 27 percent of Oklahoma's registered sex offenders are behind in reporting their whereabouts. KOCO Report
Recall campaigns in full swing in Tulsa as two city councilors are fighting for their political survival. KOTV Report
McAlester's former city manager is suing the city, its mayor and two city councilmembers, claiming he's not being paid his full retirement benefits. KTUL Report
A group of Arkansas poultry farmers claim the law firm that represented the city of Tulsa in a 2001 lawsuit against poultry companies engaged in racketeering. KTUL Report
Investigators offering reward for information in the cold case murder of David Simpson, in Owasso, OK on May 15, 1987. KTUL Report
Oklahoma-based Shawnee Tribe wants to build a casino in downtown Oklahoma City or Bricktown. KTUL Report
Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols is resurrecting questions about Elohim City in admissions from prison. Newsok.com Report
Jimmy McCullough, 44, of Byers, OK who vanished from Ardmore, OK on June 3 is still missing. Ardmoreite.com Report
Date: 7/09/05
Tulsa has more suicides than murders practically every year. This year is no exception. KOTV Report
A new owner for the Claremore ambulance service gave his terms to city councilors Friday. KOTV Report
The price for a gallon of regular unleaded has shot up to $2.23 around Tulsa. That's the second big jump this week alone. KOTV Report
Authorities in Mississippi say they've arrested two suspects in a string of killings of truck stop prostitutes, including several in Oklahoma. KOTV Report
he West Nile virus has returned to the state, and the Oklahoma State Department of Health is bracing itself for the unknown. Newsok.com Report
Taddemika McHenrey, 23, of Oklahoma City possible a victim of serial killer. KFOR Report
The body of a missing Oklahoma truck driver Rett Leo Butler of Hoyt, OK found in Mississippi. KFOR Report
William M. Chapple of Muskogee, OK faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine after being found guilty of mailing a threatening communication. KOTV Report
Frederick K. Smith, the security chief at the Oklahoma City Veterans Administration Medical Center, charged with concealing stolen property. KOTV Report
Tony Martin Davis, of Oklahoma City wept as he sought leniency Friday in his punishment for a child pornography conviction. KOTV Report
Checks that were written to restaurant workers from a state Tourism Department account bounced because of a 'paperwork problem'. KOTV Report
A Delaware County judge revoked the suspended sentence of Justin W. Sooter convicted of burning with a lighter the genitals of his girlfriend's 23-month-old son. Newsok.com Report
Stacey Leon McNeill and Staci Strawther of Edmond, OK plead guilty to filing false tax returns. Newsok.com Report
Robert David Rousey, of El Reno, OK already facing child porn charges is charged with more counts alleging forcible sodomy and procuring or manufacturing child pornography. Newsok.com Report
Register sex offender Richard Samuel Eaton, of Mustang, OK charged with indecent proposal to a minor, a 13 year old girl. Newsok.com Report
Rusty K. Tuthill, of Chickasha, OK sentenced to prison and $2.7 million restitution in Catoosa, OK precious metals theft. Newsok.com Report
Four southern Oklahoma teenagers were involved in a one-car rollover in eastern Arkansas – a girl from Calera, OK was killed. KXII Report
Larry Patterson of Sallisaw, OK arrested after his two dogs attack Richard Moore who was on a morning walk with his Scottish terrier. thehometownchannel.com Report
Earl Silverhorn, 23, of Norman, OK sentenced to life in shaking death of his 3-month-old son. Norman Transcript Report
Date: 7/08/05
Tulsa Park Board reverses decision on creationism exhibit at Tulsa Zoo. KOTV Report and Newsok.com Report
State Superintendent of Schools Sandy Garret asks for an investigative audit after the Coyle Public School District ended the year with a deficit of 250-thousand-dollars. KOTV Report
Lisa Beasley, 33, of Broken Bow, OK dies after setting herself on fire in a suicide attempt. KOTV Report
Two cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed in Oklahoma horses. The infected horses were in Comanche and Washita counties. KTUL Report
Three Tulsa children are in DHS custody after Tulsa Police found two of them playing in the street. KOTV Report
Michelle Griffith, of Owasso, OK is recovering from a knife attack, after two men tried to carjack her on her way to work in Tulsa early Thursday morning. KOTV Report
The state Lottery Commission Thursday approved a nearly $13-million budget and say they'll use the money to get the Oklahoma lottery started by October. KOTV Report
Man is 'buttshot' on Tulsa's 'Mean Streets' early Friday morning; gunmen in a red SUV opened fire on him in the Apache and Hartford area. KOTV Report
Man gunned down on the Oklahoma City's 'Mean Streets' Thursday evening. Newsok.com Report
Animal Welfare Officers in Norman are looking for the owner of a dog that bit a 5-year-old boy. KFOR Report
Tommy Lee Williams, 27, of Colcord, OK accused of slamming the face of a 7-month-old girl into an automobile steering wheel. Newsok.com Report and KOTV Report
Texas County, OK sheriff's deputy James Mark Bishop charged Thursday with five counts relating to pornography and sexually abusing minors. Newsok.com Report
First degree murder charges have been filed against Sheilla Shea of Tulsa, who admits stabbing her 6 year old son killing him. KOTV Report
A state audit says Muskogee County District Attorney John David Luton's office forfeited property without a court order. KOTV Report
Authorities say a 9-year-old Atoka, OK boy is recovering after a pit bull terrier bit him. KXII Report
The Tulsa City Council has gone on record "against" the proposed toll bridge over the Arkansas River. KOTV Report
Two Tulsa City Councilors face a recall election on Tuesday. KOTV Report
Trucker George Mayfield of Welch, OK whose rig hit and killed a construction worker on the Pennsylvania Turnpike avoids jail by pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter. KTUL Report
Five Oklahoma school districts and one private school have drawn warnings from the state Board of Education for a variety of deficiencies. KOTV Report
Police have identified the man shot to death outside a south Oklahoma City restaurant as Cord Linder. Newsok.com Report
Kevin Wade Ellis, of Colcord, OK accused of fatally shooting his brother has waived extradition from Missouri and Oklahoma authorities are in the process of transporting him back into the state. Miami News-Record Report
Delaware County authorities continue to search for Dana Reeder, 27, and her two children, Jonathan Hanson, 5, and Jennafer Hanson, 3 missing from Lakemont Shores campsite. Miami News-Record Report
Prosecutor says Misty VanZandt jailed for refusing to disclose the whereabouts of her daughter may have a mental illness that leads her to mistrust authorities and harm her daughter. Muskogee Phoenix Report
Kenneth Robert Reinhart who escaped from custody by taking the Pottawatomie County jail transport van charged with escape, larceny of an automobile and assault on a police officer. Shawnee News-Star Report
Date: 7/07/05
Tulsa's Park and Recreation Board voted Thursday morning to drop plans for adding a creationism exhibit at the Tulsa Zoo. KOTV Report and KTUL Report
Tulsa has had 9 killings in 10 days and Tulsa's six homicide detectives are stretched thin. KOTV Report
State prison guards plead for more staff; 23 percent of all guard positions are vacant. KOTV Report
Tulsa drivers paying more for gas than those in Oklahoma City. KTUL Report
Michigan murder suspect Robert Lee Corteway charged with sexual abuse of two girls between 2001 and 2004 while he lived in Oklahoma City. Newsok.com Report
John David Heard charged as the University of Oklahoma flasher for incidents between between February 18 and April 14 of this year. Newsok.com Report
A man who dressed as a clown during a court hearing last week was ordered Wednesday into a hospital for mental evaluation. Newsok.com Report
Effie Marie Goodson charged with killing an acquaintance so she could steal her unborn baby ruled mentally competent to stand trial. KTUL Report and Newsok.com Report
Norman, OK surgeon Dr. Robert Spector killed when the twin-engine plane he was piloting crashed Wednesday as it tried to land. Newsok.com Report
Texas County sheriff's deputy James Mark Bishop charged wtih posting sexually explicit photos of an 8-year-old girl on the Internet may have been motivated by money. Newsok.com Report
OKC police looking for more alleged victims of Donald Thomason arrested last week on two counts of raping a minor. KOCO Report
Tulsa tackles substandard housing as Mayor wants to get something done about it by 2025. KOTV Report
Billy Joe Wolfe Jr., of Jay, OK sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to kidnapping and murder charges in Arkansas. Newsok.com Report
About 200 Oklahoma Army National Guard soldiers in Lawton, OK are now on alert for possible deployment to Iraq. KOTV Report
Oklahoma City police have formed an advisory board that will review internal police investigations. KTUL Report
Both sides try to make their case in upcoming Tulsa City Councilor recall election. KTUL Report
Two men are on the run after leading Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers on an early Thursday morning chase in Tulsa. KOTV Report
Wages in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area rose during the past year but are still lower than in cities like Dallas, Houston and New Orleans. KOTV Report
Jimmy Ray Lemons of Tulsa has been booked on first-degree murder charges in the stabbing death of his 71-year-old mother-in-law. KTUL Report
Golf club manufacturer DeLaCruz Golf pulls out of planned move to Bartlesville, OK area. KTUL Report
Governor Henry is raising the state's terror alert code from 'Yellow' to 'Orange' for certain areas, especially mass transit systems. KTUL Report and KOTV Report
Marcus Wayne Ritchie, age 34, of Tulsa, charged in Loveland, CO with rape of teenage babysitter. Lovelandandfyi.com Report
James Shannon Giacomo, of McAlester, OK who officials said fired a gun in a road rage incident pleads not guilty to felony and misdemeanor charges. McAlester News Capitol Report
Rush Springs, OK residents to start repairs this week on cemetery vandalized last month. Chickashanews.com Report
Michael R. Belcher Jr., 21, of Enid, OK facing 25 years for allegedly damaging new jail. Enid News and Eagle Report
Richard E. Presson, 19, of Enid, OK charged with first-degree burglary and sexual battery for allegedly entering his ex-girlfriend’s house through a window and lying in bed next to her while not wearing pants. Enid News and Eagle Report
Whitney Bloxham who claims to have been raped in early December by a visitor to Eufaula, OK Police Officer Orlando Crabtree's house has filed a $125,000 tort claim against Eufaula. Muskogee Phoenix Report
Muskogee County District Attorney John David Luton's office continues to violate state forfeiture laws, the state auditor says. Muskogee Phoenix Report
State audits released Wednesday on forfeitures by the Muskogee County District Attorney's Office mirror allegations of illegal forfeitures against the office in two federal civil-racketeering cases in Muskogee. Muskogee Phoenix Report
A warrant was issued for Donna Nicole Killough, of Roland, OK for allegedly purchasing a vehicle at a local car lot using the name of her estranged husband while he was in Iraq. Poteau Daily News Report
Earl Russ Pipkin of Drumright, OK already in jail was tasered repeatedly during a ruckus at the Creek County Jail. Sapulpa Daily Herald Report
Date: 7/06/05
An Oklahoma based company says suborbital spacecraft flights will be available by early 2007. KOTV Report
Oklahoma's new lottery director remains optimistic that scratch-off games will be available for sale to the public by October 12th. KOTV Report
Gasoline pump at 81st and Mingo in Tulsa caught in the act of ripping people off. KOTV Report
Two Tulsa residents detain a DUI/hit and run driver using a little 'do it yourself policing'. KOTV Report
A new class begins at the Tulsa Police Academy, class has thirty recruits. KOTV Report
Burglars hit Tulsa home and take 25 rifles, 15 handguns and some ammunition. KOTV Report
Tulsa convenience store owner Mike Batman to donate profits from July gasoline sales to John 3:16 Mission. KOTV Report
Dell tells Oklahoma City, "Hey Dude, You Got More Dell Jobs". KOTV Report
Joseph Adetula, 18, gunned down on Tulsa's 'Mean Streets' as he was walking home from store on Monday night. KTUL Report
After months of questions, there are finally answers about who is financing the effort to recall two Tulsa city councilors. KTUL Report
Family of 6 year old stabbed to death by his mother says she is schizophrenic and off her meds at time of murder. KTUL Report
David johnson, 39, and Pearl Johnson, 59, along with their 13 year old son busted for OKC bank robbery. KTUL Report
An overnight police chase from Broken Arrow to Tulsa ends when suspect shoots himself in the head. KOTV Report and KTUL Report
A California congressman looking into the Oklahoma City bombing says he's heard nothing yet to justify a congressional hearing. KOTV Report
A northside Tulsa man hospitalized after being stabbed, woman covered in blood and hiding in closet arrested. KTUL Report
Police in Oklahoma and North Carolina are searching for a former substitute teacher David Tunnicliff wanted for child molestation. Newsok.com Report
Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling that tossed out a new state law allowing nonuniformed city employees in certain cities to unionize may have vast implications. Newsok.com Report
Texas County sheriff's deputy James Mark Bishop, 32, held on child porn charges. Newsok.com Report
Man arrested in OKC escapes handcuffs and leg restraints, twice; sets himself on fire, tries to jump off a bridge and threatens to hang himself with his belt. Newsok.com Report
A private company will add 600 beds to its Lawton Correctional Facility, which is already the largest prison in Oklahoma. Newsok.com Report
The FBI has interviewed a former convenience store clerk who claims she was intimidated into having sexual contact with Yukon police officers. Newsok.com Report
Justin W. Sooter, of Colcord, OK, who received a suspended sentence for burning the genitals of his girlfriend's 23-month-old baby with a lighter may have his suspended sentences revoked. Newsok.com Report
The president of the United Aerospace Workers local in Tulsa said members are not planning to strike after rejecting a contract offer last week from Onex Corp. Kansas.com Report
A woman at the center of a sex scandal involving the Yukon Police Department fought back Wednesday against the officers who allegedly had sex with her at the gas station where she worked. KOCO Report
Cleveland County prosecutors say they'll ask for the death penalty against Jerome Booth and Michael Emami accused of killing OKC teen Taylor Heintzelman. KOTV Report
Officials with the federal Head Start program are considering closing the program in Picher because of lead contaminated soil. KTUL Report
Music legends Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan will be in Tulsa this evening to perform a concert at Drillers Stadium. KTUL Report
The body of Army Warrant Officer Steven Shephard of Purcell, OK killed in Iraq laid to rest. KOTV Report
A new EMSA ambulance carrying a patient caught fire Wednesday morning in Tulsa; no one injured. KOTV Report
A group in Norman is raising money to build a statue and plaza in honor of actor James Garner.KOTV Report
Two people were injured Wednesday when an out-of-control driver ran into an OKC gas station narrowly missing one of the gas pumps. KOCO Report
Two current Wal-Mart employees and one former employee are suing for alleged retaliation against them for filing workers' compensation claims. KOCO Report
Edward Leon Fields Jr., 38 of Poteau, OK pleaded guilty to charges of murdering Charles Glenn Chick Jr., and Shirley Elliott, campers from Texas. Poteau Daily News Report
Ollie Melvin Williams, 78, of Seminole, OK jailed for attacking his nephew David Leroy Smith, 54, with a metal crutch. Seminole Producer Report
A crowd wielding fireworks as weapons, attacks two Wewoka, OK police officers; one officer injured. Seminole Producer Report
Death on the Illinois River last weekend ruled a drowning; individuals who reported details indicating it may have been a murder could be charged with reporting false information. Tahlequah Daily Press Report
Kyle Broncho Teeter, 27, of Yale, OK has been missing since Sunday. Stillwater NewsPress Report
An angry mayor and three council members walked out of a city council meeting Tuesday before the remaining five members fired the Waynoka, OK city manager. Woodward News Report
Date: 7/05/05
Someone lit up an SUV like a firecracker in east Tulsa Monday. Tulsa fire investigators need your help finding an arsonist. KOTV Report
A woman from Canada and a man from Greece have been killed in a traffic accident on the Will Rogers Turnpike in Ottawa County on Sunday. KOTV Report
Tulsa Police spend the holiday cracking down on speeding and seatbelt violations. KOTV Report
More than 26,000 OG&E customers lost power early Monday as powerful storms pushed across most of Oklahoma. KOCO Report and Newsok.com Report
The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a state law allowing municipal employees to unionize in cities with populations exceeding 35,000 people KOTV Report
FBI officials were investigating Tuesday after a Bank of Oklahoma branch was robbed in southwest Oklahoma City. KOCO Report
David Tunnicliff wanted on charges of rape and four lewd acts with a child under 16 in Oklahoma County taught physical education last semester at a North Carolina middle school. Edmond Sun Report
A couple of state lawmakers are forming a task force to study eminent domain issues in Oklahoma. KOTV Report
FBI investigating whether businessman Jim Newton of OKC treated OG&E workers to casino stays and expensive gifts as kickbacks in an alleged phony billing scheme. KOTV Report
A Tulsa woman is thankful to be alive after she wakes up with her house on fire. KOTV Report
Tulsa Police believe a car towed early Tuesday morning may have a connection to a Monday night homicide. KOTV Report
Tulsa Police are investigating an early Tuesday morning hit and run accident near 78th Street and 73rd East Avenue. KOTV Report
Tulsa Police are guarding a man they believed stabbed himself after stabbing and killing a 71-year-old Emma Jean Snow. 91 year old woman injured in attack. KOTV Report
Poll shows Oklahomans are not in the mood for an increase in the gas tax to pay for road and bridge repair. KOTV Report
OHP conducting an investigation into a motorcycle accident that killed Kenneth Knight late Monday night in Creek County. KOTV Report
A family of three, including a 13 year old boy, was arrested Tuesday morning after allegedly robbing a southside Oklahoma City bank. Newsok.com Report
Moore, OK city council begins discussions about possible ordinances to regulate dangerous dogs. Newsok.com Report
For the first time since record-keeping started in 1950, no one was killed by a tornado in April, May or June. KOTV Report
A Claremore city council meeting this evening will decide if a Rogers County ambulance service can keep answering emergency calls. KOTV Report
Polls shows OKC area residents strongly oppose eminent domain when used for economic development. KFOR Report
Oklahoma Congressman Ernest Istook says he's optimistic about his attempt to amend the U.S. Constitution to allow more religious expression in public places. KFOR Report
Lake Texoma visitors celebrate the holiday by leaving tons of trash on popular island for locals to clean up. KXII Report
Correctional officers who can get off work on Wednesday have an opportunity to address the Senate subcommittee responsible for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. McAlester News Capitol Report
Robert Solomon, 42, of Sapulpa, was arrested and booked for shooting with intent to kill. Sapulpa Daily Herald Report
The Cherokee Heritage Center in Tahlequah, OK has a new exhibit, Sequoyah - details the state that almost was. Tahlequah Daily Press Report
Date 7/03/05
Sheilla Shea, of Tulsa confesses to stabbing her 6 year old son Patrick Shea to death; reportedly she said she had to do it before someone else would. KOTV Report and KTUL Report
Tulsans 40-year old Gerald Wayne Moore and 19 year old Ashlie Thompson charged with murder of man beaten to death in Tulsa park. KTUL Report
An unfinished 2002 audit of Oklahoma's purchase card system uncovered numerous problems, including missing records, violations of state purchasing laws and unauthorized spending. KOTV Report
Randolph Dial claims prosecutors offered then rescinded a plea agreement that would have granted immunity to the wife of an assistant warden who disappeared with him 10 years ago. KOTV Report
Rising Inmate Count Collides With Budget Woes as Oklahoma is a national leader in locking people up but not paying adequately for doing so. KOTV Report
A federal judge has canceled an order that would've required a high-ranking Justice Department official to testify about records relating to the death of an inmate in Oklahoma. KOTV Report
A Sapulpa municipal judge apparently didn't think it was funny when a Sapulpa man arrived in court dressed as a clown. KTUL Report
Investigation of Yukon, OK Police sex scandal switches to who knew what and when. Newsok.com Report
Terry Nichols has admitted to the FBI and his family for the first time that he was involved in the Oklahoma City bombing. Newsok.com Report and KTUL Report
A 14 month old boy was electrocuted Sunday at his home west of Cole, OK after touching the exposed wires of a hot water heater the family was trying to repair. KOCO Report
Oklahoma leads the nation in per capita funding of drug courts. KOCO Report
Rescue workers recover the body of Eric Brown who drowned yesterday in the Cimarron River in Creek County. KOTV Report
Bartlesville, OK family recounts being struck by lighting, inside their home. Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise Report
A federal judge's ruling states she is troubled by "obstructive tactics" used by Muskogee County District Attorney John David Luton's office during discovery in a federal civil racketeering case. Muskogee Phoenix Report
Date: 7/02/05
Authorities are investigating the death of a Tulsa man whose body was found in the Illinois River during a church-group camping trip. KOTV Report
US Corp of Engineers torpedoes the Burger Boat on Lake Eufaula. KOTV Report
Tulsa Police continue to look for a peeping tom who they suspect might be Tulsa's serial rapist. KOTV Report
Members of the Oklahoma Air National Guard Unit based in Tulsa returned home after a deployment for the War in Iraq. KOTV Report
A preliminary hearing has been rescheduled for former Tulsa Public Schools coach accused of selling drugs to kids. KOTV Report
Some parents are moving to the suburbs to avoid the Tulsa Public Schools. KTUL Report
Census figures indicate the town of Oologah is Oklahoma's fastest growing small city. KTUL Report
Logan County sheriff's officers are following leads on a home invasion early Friday in southern part of the county. Newsok.com Report
14 year old Demetrius Arterberry of Oklahoma City arrested on first-degree murder complaint in killing of 16 year old boy. Newsok.com Report
District Judge Robert Haney refused to release a convicted murderer and career criminal Friday although he said a new state law requires him to do so. Newsok.com Report
Gerald Tyrone Gay, of Tulsa, is sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to DUI, his ninth such conviction. Newsok.com Report
Four people, including three children, were injured Friday when a pickup crashed into a snow cone stand in Bethany, OK. Newsok.com Report
The trial for a hearing-impaired man accused of killing three people in a traffic accident was postponed this week so a device could be obtained to help him hear during the trial. Newsok.com Report
For the first time since Rutherford B. Hayes was president, no one in America was killed in tornadoes in the three months that make up the heart of tornado season. Newsok.com Report
Frankoma Pottery, in Sapulpa, OK and an Oklahoma business icon since 1933, will reopen its doors today under new ownership. Newsok.com Report
Disgraced former Oklahoma state senator Leo Kingston linked to 1-800-No-Agent was a RAK Properties companies. KFOR Report
A Payne County jury acquits Steven Edward Peterson of breaking into a room at a Cushing, OK motel and sexually assaulting a woman for hours. Cushing Daily Citizen Report
Melanie and Roy Smith of Braggs, OK charged with the abuse of 4 year old. Cops say the boy weighed 26 pounds, his hair was falling out from malnutrition, he was covered in bruises and had open lacerations across the top of his feet. Muskogee Phoenix Report
Date: 7/01/05
Three state lawmakers announce opposition to raising state's tax on gasoline and diesel fuel to pay for road and bridge repairs. KOTV Report
Union workers from the former Boeing plant in Tulsa have rejected a final contract offer from the Onex Corporation.KOTV Report
Bartlesville parents protesting recent cuts of over half a million dollars to the school budget. KOTV Report
Over 30 Pryor, OK merchants offering discount to familes with members serving in armed forces overseas. KOTV Report
Tulsa war protest moves from crosses to chalk writings. KOTV Report
Kevin Ellis, man wanted for the shooting death of his brother in Colcord, OK has been arrested in Missouri. KTUL Report
Tulsa cops arrest Nicholas Elliott and Heather Pestel in brutal kidnapping and torture of Logan Hummell in Tulsa. Three more persons sought. KTUL Report and KOTV Report
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is getting ready for the long Fourth of July holiday weekend. KOTV Report
Tulsa County Sheriff's Office takes over operation of the county jail as CCA contract ends. KOTV Report
Governor Brad Henry named Associate District Judge Joe H. Enos of Duncan to be the new judge for the district that includes Stephens and Jefferson counties. Newsok.com Report
Tulsa Police are searching for an early Friday morning Peeping Tom who they say looks similar to a serial rapist who's on the loose. KOTV Report
Edward Leon Fields Jr. of Poteau, OK pleads guilty to killing a Hurst, Texas, couple while they were camping in the Ouachita National Park nearly two years ago. KOTV Report
Latest poll results indicate Governor Brad Henry would easily defeat both Mary Fallin and J.C. Watts in governor's race. KOTV Report
McClain County authorities were searching for Jack Dempsey Taylor Jr. in stabbing of Johnny Crone. Newsok.com Report
Rape charges against a DNA profile were filed Thursday in Oklahoma County District Court. Newsok.com Report
Oklahoma’s wheat harvest is 95 percent complete for 2005 and will not be remembered as a good year. Enid News and Eagle Report
Study by Oklahoma Criminal Justice Resource Center indicates that state prison population will continue to grow, but at a slower rate. KOCO Report
Attorney General Drew Edmondson says a new workers' compensation law didn't void certificates that exempt more than 20,000 contractors from workers' compensation coverage. KOTV Report
Tammie R. Wamsley, a former employee of the Otoe-Missouria tribe, sentenced to 240 days of home detention for embezzling more than $20,000. Newsok.com Report
An OKC jury awarded a $1.5 million judgment to the family of a man killed in an auto accident after a "drown night" at a Bricktown bar. Newsok.com Report
U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds return to Oklahoma for first time since 1987 for Tinker Air Force Base's Star Spangled Salute. Newsok.com Report
The mother of missing Welch, OK girl says new tips coming in following fruitless Kansas search. KTUL Report
Oklahoma Natural Gas seeks Corporation Commission approval to raise rates by nearly $99.5-million. KOTV Report
A bond oversight council has approved a $10 million line of credit the Oklahoma Lottery Commission needs to start the state's lottery. KOTV Report
Thunderstorms moved across the state early Friday morning, toppling two tractor-trailers on Interstate 40 and knocking out power to about 6,600 customers across the state. KOTV Report
An Oologah ambulance service says it will pick up the slack in Claremore if Med-Tech folds its service there. KTUL Report
Two state lawmakers from Tulsa are asking the attorney general to decide whether Tulsa County can take land owned by the city of Tulsa. KTUL Report
A search continued Thursday for a man who caused a fatal crash in an Oklahoma City parking lot before driving away.KOCO Report
Durant Police arrested a 13-year-old they say is behind at least eight recent burglaries and thefts. KXII Report
Former employees say Antlers,OK Police Chief unfit for position as force dwindles. KTEN Report
Disappointed sheriff says of search for girls: 'It just did not work out'. Joplin Globe Report
Bartlesville, OK man gets 10 year suspended sentence on claim of 'Doing God's Work' while selling drugs. Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise Report
When Steve Brown showed up in Sapulpa, OK Municipal Court dressed as a clown, Judge Stefanie Lorbiecki was not impressed and quickly ordered his arrest.Sapulpa Daily Herald Report
All parties in the juvenile case of Misty VanZandt , of Muldrow, OK, who continues to refuse to reveal the whereabouts of her daughter, are under a gag order. Sequoyah County Times Report
Bond set at $500,000 for Charles R. Hendricks, 17, of Tahlequah, OK arrested for the death of pedestrian in hit and run case. Tahlequah Daily Press Report
David Tunnicliff, 34, of Creedmore, N.C. charged with sex abuse of under aged relative in Edmond, OK. Edmond Sun Report
Edmond, OK theives targeting laptop computers, four stolen in last week. Edmond Sun Report
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