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KRMG Morning News "Stack of Stuff" and Notes 7/16/2010

Joe Kelley, Host of the KRMG Morning News

@ July 16, 2010 5:58 AM Permalink

KOTV: At Thursday night's city council meeting, councilors unanimously approved a crackdown on deadbeat property owners. The city is stepping up penalties for owners of abandoned buildings, people who let their lawns grow wild and folks who won't clean up graffiti. The maximum penalty is a fine of $1,000 a day and six months in jail. One councilor - Chris Trail - acknowledged a double standard, noting the city can't afford to keep up with mowing or graffiti cleanup.
KOTV: Tulsa Police say one of two men shot during a violent home invasion early Thursday morning has died. They identified him as 18-year-old Darreon Carter. Carter was shot in the head and leg. The second suspect, 23-year-old Daniel Holman, remains in critical condition in a Tulsa hospital. He was shot in the head and stomach. The men were shot by the resident in the apartment in what police say was a case of self-defense.
KOTV: The council discussed seven options as outlined by council attorney Drew Rees including: involving a special prosecutor to pursue a criminal case, issuing a vote of no confidence, issuing a public censure, make recommendations to the mayor regarding his chief of staff, Terry Simonson, restrict Simonson's appearances in city council committee meetings, filing a complaint with the bar association against Simonson who is an attorney, and referring the matter to the ethics committee or the city auditor. The council decided to table the matter for two weeks to give their attorney time to research their options.
KJRH: A petition drive is underway calling for Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett's job. The group says it has a few hundred signatures from people wanting a recall; it needs 4-thousand to start the process. Thursday night, Mayor Bartlett didn't appear bothered by the efforts.
KTUL: Plans are taking shape to roll out a new 539 area code for use in the current 918 area. The changes begin on August 7th when can either dial your seven digit number, or 918 plus the number. Then, next March, you must dial all ten digits. On April 1st, 2011, the new 5-3-9 area code will be available to customers. You may still ask for a 918 number, if they're still available.
Pink was hospitalized on Thursday after she was injured in a high-flying routine during a concert in Germany. The singer was performing in Nuremberg when a harness which pulls her into the air for her stage stunts malfunctioned and dragged the pop star into a metal barrier. Pink was forced to cut short the concert and was taken in an ambulance to a nearby hospital.
Today at noon Tulsa time, the top brass at Apple -- including, I would hope, Steve Jobs himself -- will step up to the microphone in the hopes of putting the "death grip" saga to rest. Like many corporate giants before it, Apple is now finding itself on the hot seat for stonewalling when it comes to a pretty obvious defect in its highest-profile product.
Oil is no longer spewing into the Gulf of Mexico -- at least temporarily -- as BP said it choked off the flow from its undersea well that ruptured in April and caused the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
The American Cancer Society and three federal agencies named 19 chemicals and shift work on Thursday as potential causes of cancer that deserve more investigation.
A wealthy Manhattan investment banker and former top Democratic fundraiser was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison for defrauding banks of $292 million, some of which he donated to politicians including Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Al Gore.
The Congress on Thursday approved the broadest overhaul of financial rules since the Great Depression and sent it to President Barack Obama to sign into law.
Dallas - A man died while executing a twisted plot to win custody of his child. According to Dallas Police investigators, 20-year-old Dwayne Lamont Moten hired a friend to shoot him, intending to blame the crime on his wife's boyfriend and gain custody of his three-year-old son, Dwayne Jr. Sr. Cpl. Janse said the plan was that Jacob Wheeler, also 20, would shoot Mr Moten but only injure him. However, the bullets that struck Mr Moten fatally wounded the forlorn father.
Tulsa, Oklahoma - Meet Jesse Thornhill. The Tulsa man was arrested early today after he allegedly tried to run down his landlord with a car. Following his arrest for assault with a dangerous weapon, Thornhill, 28, was booked into the Tulsa County jail, where the below booking photo was snapped. Yes, Thornhill has horns.
TMZ: Sources connected with Mel Gibson tell TMZ they have "hard proof" Oksana Grigorieva tried to extort Gibson, demanding more than $10 million from the actor in return for keeping the secret tapes just that -- secret.
Mel Gibson's soon-to-be ex-wife, Robyn, has written a sworn declaration on behalf of Mel, saying he has never physically abused her or any of their children in the 28 years they were married ... TMZ has learned.
The Michigan couple accused of trying to extort $680,000 from John Stamos -- claiming they had photos of the actor with strippers and cocaine -- was found guilty today ... and now face 5 years in prison. 24-year-old Allison Coss and 31-year-old Scott Sippola were convicted of conspiracy -- as well as threatening Stamos' reputation via email. Stamos sounded alarms back in December that he was the victim of an extortion attempt -- prompting an FBI sting operation that resulted in the couple's arrest at a Michigan airport. FBI agents testified that they never found any photos of Stamos getting down and dirty with strippers -- and Stamos' attorney claims they don't exist.

KRMG Morning News "Stack of Stuff" and Notes 3/11/2010

Joe Kelley, Host of the KRMG Morning News

@ March 11, 2010 5:31 AM Permalink

OK House bans texting & driving. Measure now moves to Senate. "A person shall not operate a motor vehicle on a street or highway while using a hand-held mobile telephone to write, send, or read a text message while the motor vehicle is in motion."
So, it's OK to surf the web? Check my calendar appointments? Play Words with Friends? Check out my Facebook page? Tweet? Play Tetris? Read Drudge? Scan through Pandora? Adjust my handheld GPS? (YES) Play Four Square? Pay bills? Watch YouTube?
Tulsa World: Offer made for ex-City Hall - The Mayo Hotel's developers say they'll pay $1 million for the building, where they plan a hotel.
CONF USA Basketball Tournament at BOK Center - TU wins first round game against Rice; advances to tonight's 6:30pm game against Marshall.
We lose an hour of sleep this weekend as Daylight Saving Time begins.
NY Salt Ban? Some NYC chefs, restaurant owners taking aim at a bill that would ban the use of salt in NY restaurant cooking.
FEDERAL CHARGES ARE FILED AGAINST A CALIFORNIA sushi chef and a RESTAURANT owner FOR allegedly SELLING WHALE MEAT
Tulsa's annual singing political satire - the 2010 Tulsa Gridiron - Friday and Saturday night ONLY at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. Tickets at 596-7111 or tulsapac.com.
The last time Marion Jones played competitive basketball was in 1997. Now, 13 years, five stripped Olympic medals and one prison term later, the former track star will make a return to the sport. Jones signed a one-year contract with the WNBA's Tulsa Shock Tuesday, paid the rookie's minimum, $35,000.
Public's 'right to fish' shifting under Obama? Obama proposes using UN principles to expand zoning of coastal and inland waters, raising concerns that fishing could become outlawed.
Obama on HCR opponents: "I DON'T GET WORN DOWN. I WEAR THEM DOWN."
Chuck Norris Turns 70 -- And He Could Still Break You - Chuck Norris is currently suing the band Earth, Wind and Fire, claiming that he is all three combined.
Harry Smith undergoes colonoscopy live during The Early Show as Katie Couric supervises.
Not just Tulsa - Facing potential bankruptcy, KC School Board to shut down half its schools.
For the 3rd time in 3 years, the world has new richest man. Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu beats Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the wealthiest person on earth and nab the top spot on the 2010 Forbes list of the World's Billionaires.
Nationalized Educational Standards - The United States of Education? A coalition of Governors, state school superintendents proposing nationwide academic standards.
EXTENDED! With unemployment near 10%, Senate votes overwhelmingly Wed to extend unemployment, health insurance benefits for millions out of work, thru end of the year.
Alzheimer's Association reporting an increasing number of cases in OK.. About 74,000 Oklahomans have Alzheimer's, and more than 96,000 expected to have Alzheimer's by 2025, largely because of the aging of the baby boomer population.
The ED of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences apologizes to friends, family, fans of Farrah Fawcett, who was omitted from Sunday night's Oscar-event tribute to Hollywood personalities who had died over the past year.
Join KRMG and TYPros for St. Patty's Day Party on March 17th at Dirty's Tavern in downtown Tulsa. Text BEER to 95920 and the first round of beer is on us!