Jason Lynn was arrested in connection to the murder of Alan Underwood Jr. who was found dead in the snow last Friday.

Babudar was arrested in 2022, and accused of robbing a credit union in Bixby. Following Babudar’s arrest, FBI investigators were able to tie him to a string of robberies across the Midwest.

A Winter Storm Warning is in effect until noon Friday for much of southeast and east central Oklahoma and all of western Arkansas.

The Oklahoma National Guard (OKNG), Oklahoma Department of Public Safety (DPS), Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA), Department of Transportation (ODOT), and Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) are actively mobilizing resources to protect public safety and maintain essential services as heavy snow and freezing temperatures continue to affect communities across the state, the announcement said.

According to TPD, this is Tulsa’s first homicide of 2025.

NWS says the greater potential for a mix of precipitation types remains south of I-40, with all precipitation forecast to become snow overnight Thursday night. They say this wintry weather will likely impact the Thursday evening commute and the Friday morning commute.

Chief Lance Arnold began his career in law enforcement in Oklahoma, serving 20 years with the Norman Police Department before becoming Chief of Police in Weatherford, Texas.

If the Muskogee County Public Safety 2025 proposition passes, the roughly 0.8% tax would fund shared police, fire and emergency services projects. Those projects are expected to cost $60 million. Once the projects are completed, the tax would drop to 0.5% to fund EMS and public safety. The current county sales tax rate is 0.65%.

Andy Little with the Tulsa Fire Department said people should keep anything flammable at least three feet away from space heaters, especially old Christmas trees.

Severely cold temperatures have arrived in Green Country meaning there’s a possibility of becoming sick or injured due to the weather.