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South Tulsa Shooting

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Glenn Schroeder
@ September 2, 2010 2:15 PM
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(Tulsa, Ok) -- It's no dream it's a nightmare.  A man taking a nap in his south Tulsa home was shot after hearing something at his front door.

Tulsa Police Captain Richard Alexander says the victim went to the door, confronted the individual, and was shot multiple times.  The victim was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.

Police are looking for three individuals who witnesses say were running from the scene.  They were described as black males between 16 and 19 years-old.

The shooting happened in the 16-hundred block of East 66th Court.


Tulsa Bank Robbed

By
Nicole Burgin
@ September 2, 2010 1:20 PM
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An East Tulsa bank is robbed just before 11am Thursday.  A man walked into the Bank of America in the 7878 East Admiral and reportedly handed a note to a teller that demanded money and implied he had a weapon.  No one was injured during the bank robbery.  Tulsa Police Sergeant Dave Walker says the same bank has been robbed several times this year including a hold-up in July.  Walker says the suspect in that case turned himself into police.

In today's case, police say the man is described as a black man, between 20 and 25 years old and was wearing a do rag or head wrap.  Walker says he got away in a 4-door gray car with a partial license tag of 8-8-9.


Driver Killed in Crash in South Tulsa

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Nicole Burgin
@ September 2, 2010 12:57 PM
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A bicyclist on a morning ride near the Creek Turnpike spotted an SUV upside down.  It appears the driver of the SUV ran off the Creek Turnpike, hit a fence, flipped, and fell about 20 feet.  The SUV landed on the top of the vehicle.  The driver of the SUV was dead and may have been dead for several hours.  The crash happened westbound on the Creek Turnpike east of the Peoria exit.  The name of the driver has not been released. (Photo courtesy of News on Six)


(Broken Arrow, OK) - New Broken Arrow School Superintendent Jarod Mendenhall held a news conference this morning to express his frustration at the delay of the state audit that was supposed to be released to the public today.

"I hate this for our kids and our community, and I felt like I needed to stand here and tell you, what are we doing today, what are we doing from this point foward," he said.

Hear Extended Coverage of News Conference w/ Jarod Mendenhall

Mendenhall said he had seen the audit that was due to be released today but gave no hint about what it contained.

"I don't think I'm going to comment, just because I think it's the wrong thing for me to do," he said.  "Of course as the (attorney general) read through the audit and read through the findings, my biggest thing was, I want corrective actions."

A leaked draft of the audit included allegations that school officials circumvented the legally-mandated competitive bidding process in its dealings with Air Assurance heating and cooling.

Oklahoma State Auditor Steve Burrage announced late Wednesday announced that he had concerns about the "independence" of the auditor who conducted that audit.  Burrage has ordered a new audit.  Mendenhall is hoping it can be completed as quickly as possible.

"I'm going to push really hard.  I think we need to see this.  We need to see this quickly," he said.


TULSA, Ok. - The State Auditor will not release the special audit of Broken Arrow Public Schools today as expected. Steve Burrage (shown) calls the release last week of a draft version of the audit "inappropriate" and says he has concerns about the independence of the audit. But Mike Rampey with Air Assurance told our partners at the News On Six that he has adequate proof of his company's good name. "Since the auditors appear to be unable to determine who leaked the audit, there are two logical conclusions to be made: incompetence in the auditor's office or bias in the auditor's office," Rampey says. The audit was meant to determine whether the Broken Arrow School District split bids in favor of giving heating and cooling contracts to Air Assurance exclusively. (Photo courtesy News On 6) 


Storm Risk High This Afternoon

By
Don Bishop
@ September 2, 2010 5:20 AM
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TULSA, Ok. - It is shaping up to be a relatively severe late afternoon and early evening time period as a cold front moves in. News On 6 Meteorologist Travis Meyer says it's going to be cloudy with this hot and humid air that is in place here in Northeastern Oklahoma during the course of most of this afternoon.The combination of the heat and humidity and a fairly strong cold front for this early in the season is going to lead us to a hail and wind threat that is running at about eighty percent for storms and probably about twenty to thirty percent as far as severe storms. Unfortunately, hail and wind together are not a good combination and we expect that to be ending sometime late tonight around ten to eleven o'clock and then gradually clearing late tonight. (Photo courtesy News On 6)

 


(Tulsa, OK) - It might not be the number-one ranking that Tulsans are looking for.

According to the group known as the National Motorists Association, Tulsa has the most speed traps in the state.

The Tulsa World talked to the group, which estimates that Tulsa has 71 speed traps.  That's according to a website where motorists report a speedtrap, and then other motorists can vote to agree or disagree.

See the List of Tulsa Speedtraps and Vote on Whether You Agree or Disagree

The head of the group told the World that every reported speedtrap is included as part of the total number, even entries that receive more "disagree" votes, so the total of 71 could be disputed.  Regardless, it appears Tulsa has a sizable number of speedtraps.


Funeral Today for Murder Victims

By
Don Bishop
@ September 2, 2010 2:54 AM
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SHAWNEE, Ok. - A funeral service will be held later this morning in Shawnee for Linda and Gary Haas of Tecumseh, the retired couple found murdered in their camper trailer in New Mexico last month. Talford Perkins is the brother of Linda Haas. Perkins says, "We just appreciate all the support we've gotten from everyone. It's just unbelievable." The Haas' will be buried Saturday in their hometown of Southwest City, Missouri. Two Arizona prison escapees and a female accomplice, all in custody, have been charged with the murders.


Unemployment in Tulsa Drops

By
Paul Crockett
@ September 1, 2010 2:52 PM
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(Tulsa, OK) - The jobs picture for Tulsa gets a bit brighter.  John Carpenter with the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission says the Tulsa metro area's unemployment rate in July dropped to 7.5% from 7.9% in June.

Down the Turnpike unemployment also fell.  The Oklahoma City area's July rate was 6.4%.  In June it was 6.7%.

Carpenter says 68 of the 77 counties saw unemployment drop in July.  He says the southeast part of the state continues to have the highest unemployment rate while the northwest continues to have the lowest rate.


Federal investigators are now involved in last night's deadly crane accident in Oklahoma City.  The accident happened about 8:30pm while workers were shutting down the crane at the construction site on the campus of Chesapeake Energy in Oklahoma City.  Police believe the crane malfunctioned and something fell off of it.  Michael Parsons was killed and another man was injured.  Parsons, from El Reno, was 42 years old.  Police say the second man was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened an investigation into the accident but will not give additional comments.


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