Oklahoma Political News
Mayor Bartlett announces candidacy for re-election
'The reason is really pretty simple: We should stay the course,' Bartlett said. 'There is simply no reason to return to the past.'
Monday February 25, 2013 10:35PM | tulsaworld.com
Third arrest made in robbery of 2 TU students
A Broken Arrow woman was arrested Monday in connection with the suspected robbery of two University of Tulsa students last month.
Monday February 25, 2013 10:27PM | tulsaworld.com
OSU task force recommends stricter requirements for reporting sexual assault
Oklahoma State University's governing board said Monday it will consider stricter requirements for reporting sexual assault allegations after an independent review found that the university misinterpreted ...
Monday February 25, 2013 9:36PM | tulsaworld.com
Broken Arrow home damaged in fire
A house sustained significant damage Monday in a fire.
Monday February 25, 2013 9:13PM | tulsaworld.com
Woman wanted in fight involving whiskey bottle
Tulsa police are looking for a woman accused of assaulting her boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend with a whisky bottle in October.
Monday February 25, 2013 6:22PM | tulsaworld.com
Fort Sill soldier pleads guilty to murder for starving boy to death
A Fort Sill soldier pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree murder for starving a 10-year-old boy to death.
Monday February 25, 2013 6:02PM | tulsaworld.com
Murder charges dropped in Bethany dismemberment case
First-degree murder charges have been dropped against two men accused of killing a 19-year-old Oklahoma woman whose dismembered body was found in a duffel bag.
Monday February 25, 2013 4:48PM | tulsaworld.com
Tulsa World will be sold to BH Media Group
BH Media Group today announced that it will acquire the Tulsa World from the Lorton family. The Tulsa World is a 95,000 daily and 133,000 circulation Sunday newspaper serving Tulsa County and the surrounding ...
Monday February 25, 2013 4:40PM | tulsaworld.com
Woodward County declares snow emergency
Officials in Woodward County in northwest Oklahoma have declared a state of emergency as blizzard-like conditions set in.
Monday February 25, 2013 3:03PM | tulsaworld.com
Oklahoma students battle poverty in fight to learn
Sometimes students climb onto the school bus wearing socks but no shoes, even in the wintertime. But when they get to school, they poke away at assignments on iPads in warm classrooms.
Monday February 25, 2013 2:59PM | tulsaworld.com
Oklahoma sisters' missing persons case remains open 27 years later
Rozlin Abell was 18 that summer day nearly three decades ago when she said she was going to look for a job.
Monday February 25, 2013 2:57PM | tulsaworld.com
Norman molestation arrest brings cover-up allegations
The Valentine's Day arrest of a former Norman teacher's aide on a lewd molestation charge has some parents fuming.
Monday February 25, 2013 2:54PM | tulsaworld.com
Warnings, advisories for area ahead of predicted winter storm
All of northeast Oklahoma will be under warnings or advisories later today in anticipation of a major winter storm in the area.
Monday February 25, 2013 2:51PM | tulsaworld.com
Oklahoma Highway Patrol closes Panhandle highways
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has closed all highways in the state's Panhandle area, citing blizzard conditions.
Monday February 25, 2013 2:07PM | tulsaworld.com
Mother suspected of fracturing infant's leg, collarbone
Jessica Lynn Newell, 18, of Tulsa was arrested Saturday on a complaint of child abuse by injury.
Monday February 25, 2013 12:54PM | tulsaworld.com
Used medical equipment gets new life of helping in state program
When Mary Whittaker of Tulsa got a prescription for a nebulizer, a device that delivers drugs in the form of mist, she checked with her Sooner Care insurance only to find out the machine wasn't covered ...
Monday February 25, 2013 8:34AM | tulsaworld.com
Memorial to honor couple believed killed by Dorner
A memorial service for a couple believed to have been killed by former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner has attracted hundreds of mourners to the Irvine university where the two met.
Monday February 25, 2013 8:32AM | tulsaworld.com
Prime suspect named in Las Vegas shooting, crash
A 26-year-old man was being sought Sunday as the prime suspect in a pre-dawn shooting on the Las Vegas Strip last week that led to a fiery crash that left three people dead and several others injured.
Monday February 25, 2013 8:32AM | tulsaworld.com
Key section of voting rights law to go before Supreme Court
The Obama administration and civil rights groups are defending a key section of the landmark voting rights law at the Supreme Court by pointing reformed state, county and local governments to an escape ...
Monday February 25, 2013 8:32AM | tulsaworld.com
Drop in U.S. cattle closes feedlots
Years of drought are reshaping the U.S. beef industry with feedlots and a major meatpacking plant closing because there are too few cattle left in the United States to support them.
Monday February 25, 2013 8:32AM | tulsaworld.com
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