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Execution Of Clayton Lockett Botched; Charles Warner Granted Stay By Fallin,...
Oklahoma's execution of convicted murderer Clayton Lockett has failed. Corrections Director Robert Patton attributed it to a "vein failure" that prevented the chemicals from making into his system...
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Corrections Director Releases Timeline of Clayton Lockett's Execution
Oklahoma’s director of corrections released today a full timeline of Clayton Lockett’s failed execution, filling in the missing details from when the screens went down during the execution to when...
View ArticlePassenger Rail Supporters 'Cautiously Optimistic' After Sooner Sub Sale
By early July, the 97.5 mile rail line between Midwest City and Sapulpa known as the Sooner Sub will be privately owned. Passenger rail advocates have fought the sale for years, but they’re feeling...
View ArticleStudy: Oklahoma Ranks 47th for Senior Health
Oklahoma ranks ahead of only Mississippi, Louisiana and Kentucky in senior health for 2014.
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Oklahoma No. 4 in Rate of Inmates "Maxing Out"
According to a new study, in 2012, 56 percent of Oklahoma inmates maxed out — served maximum sentences and were released from prison to no supervision whatsoever."I think everybody in Oklahoma would...
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Federal Authorities Charge Dozens In Oklahoma Drug Ring
Federal authorities say Tulsa gang members have distributed $10 million worth of cocaine from Mexican cartels and murdered at least one witness since 2011.
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Bartlett Delivers Optimistic State of the City Address
"There are truly many reasons to say we're in the best of times," said the narrator of a video played near the end of Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett's state of the city address Wednesday.It was a visual...
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Several Anti-Gay Bills Filed in State Legislature
A trio of bills by Rep. Sally Kern are among several anti-gay bills that have been filed with the state legislature.Oklahomans for Equality Advocacy Chair Mike Redman said Kern's filings especially are...
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State Arts, Libraries Agencies Prepare for Further Cuts
A state House budget subcommittee asked cultural agencies Monday how they’re preparing for another year of cuts.Oklahoma Arts Council Director Amber Sharples said their first cuts would be to community...
View ArticleGrand Jury Investigation Of Tulsa County Sheriff's Office Moving Ahead
A grand jury will be convened before the end of July to investigate the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office
View ArticleTulsa Reserve Sheriff's Deputy Arraigned, State Supreme Court Considers Grand...
Former Tulsa County reserve sheriff’s deputy Robert Bates appeared in court Monday morning and pleaded not guilty to a single felony charge of second-degree manslaughter. Bates shot Eric Harris after...
View ArticleBrinkley Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud, Immediately Resigns Senate Seat
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Tulsa announced Thursday formal federal criminal charges have been filed against State Sen. Rick Brinkley (R-Owasso). He also resigned his Senate seat, effective immediately.
View ArticleOklahoma Blue Bell Plant Up And Running, No Timetable For Sweet Treats' Return
Four months after Blue Bell recalled all of its products due to a listeria scare that led to several deaths, the dairy company's suburban Tulsa plant started churning ice cream Tuesday.“We are humbled...
View ArticleUndersheriff Rick Weigel Takes Over At Tulsa County Sheriff's Office
Undersheriff Rick Weigel officially took the reins of the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office Thursday morning.
View ArticleTeen To Be Charged As Adult In Broken Arrow Murders
A 16-year old from Broken Arrow charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of his parents and three siblings will be tried as an adult.Special judge Martha Rupp Carter rejected a request...
View ArticleTulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz Formally Charged, Trial To Begin Next Year
Former Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz goes on trial for two misdemeanor charges Jan. 20.
View ArticleEngineers Society Pushing Congress For Long-Term Transportation Funding
D, D+, D+ — those are grades from the American Society of Civil Engineers for Oklahoma’s roads, bridges and transit systems.
View ArticleFederal Agencies Turn To Naloxone To Curb Tribal Overdose Deaths
The Indian Health Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs are partnering to take on prescription drug overdose deaths.
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