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The Department of Justice awarded Tulsa a $2 million grant to go towards the initiative.
Republican State Representative J.J. Humphrey of Atoka County has sat as chair of the Criminal Justice Committee since he was last elected in 2022.
This decision has caused its factories in Oklahoma to idle as Canoo tries to find the funds to move forward with its operations. “We regret having to furlough our employees, especially during the holidays, but we have no choice at this point,” said Canoo. “We are hopeful that we will be able to bring them back to work soon.”
Commissioner Tipton said that Gov. Stitt plans to work with the National Governors Association to ask the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to allow law enforcement agencies to use the technology to bring a drone to the ground if they feel it poses a threat.
Tulsa Police said this was the city’s 50th homicide of the year.
The department put three Muskogee Police officers involved in the incident on administrative leave.
“It’s just a rehab, like everything else with infrastructure you do some rehabilitation projects to extend some life of the actual infrastructure. So these are structural repairs just to extend the full use of the bridge,” said Josh White, construction manager with the City of Tulsa.
Schools in Owasso, Broken Arrow, Moore and other areas received threats Monday morning.
All three people involved in the wreck were injured and taken to the hospital.
Police said Cox is believed to be with her boyfriend, John Byrer, and their seven-month-old child. Byrer was recently charged in October for domestic assault and battery by strangulation, child stealing, and larceny from a person in Broken Arrow. In the affidavit, Cox was identified as the victim.
Students will be bundled up in their classrooms with jackets and blankets. The heat in the five Moore Elementary classrooms is set to be restored in January or February at the latest.
At the start of the meeting, attendees learned the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETC) was called off.
On Wednesday, MDOC said Trigg was captured in Tulsa. US Marshals arrested Trigg and he was booked into Tulsa County Jail.
When officers arrived on the scene, they said the suspect shot at them with a pistol. According to a statement released by police, the suspect was hit and retreated inside the house. One of the three officers on the scene was struck in the leg during the shootout and was taken to St. Francis in Muskogee for treatment.
During his career at Owasso, Blankenship led the Owasso football team to 69 wins and a pair of state titles in seven seasons from 2017-2023. He’s a member of the Oklahoma Coaches Association Hall of Fame and he’s won the 2012 Conference USA Coach of the Year Award and the 2021 AFCA/AFCF Power of Influence Award.