Millions spent in Oklahoma drug testing welfare applicants for few positive results
Despite spending $2.2 million trying to stop drug users from getting public assistance funds, only 2.8 percent of applicants have tested positive.
Tulsa County sheriff, former jail health provider sued by prisoner who nearly died, was resuscitated in cell
After Pratt was found unresponsive, he was resuscitated and sent to a local hospital where doctors later said the Armor Correctional Health Services employees refused to send them Pratt’s medical records from the jail, according to documents.
Family of motorcyclist killed in crash may file lawsuit over deputy’s role
“I’ve got to get justice for Cobie. I can’t just let this go. I just can’t do it, no matter how bad I want to,” Tyner’s father told The Frontier.
Family of man injured in altercation with police say officers used ‘excessive force’
A police account of the incident says Jack Morris, 53, refused to obey commands and swore at them before becoming aggressive and resisting arrest.
Judge greenlights testimony from former state seismologist in earthquake lawsuit
The judge’s ruling also gives access to communications between government officials and Tulsa-based New Dominion LLC regarding links between disposal wells and seismic activity.
Wagoner County’s auction of seized firearms is an approach not shared by many law enforcement agencies
The Wagoner County Sheriff’s Office is set to sell off hundreds of firearms seized over the course of several decades. But their approach — raising funds by suddenly allowing hundreds of firearms back into the community — is one not shared by many of the largest law enforcement agencies in the state.
In the midst of gubernatorial race, Tulsa attorney represents vaccine choice group in defamation lawsuit
“I believe it should be the parents’ privilege to decide. I believe the parents should be fully informed about the vaccination and the parents should have the right to decide whether the vaccination should be given to their child,” Richardson said.
Oklahoma second in nation for number of pipeline spills, federal data shows
The state is also third in the nation in amounts of crude oil and other hazardous liquids spilled from pipelines from 2010 to mid-2017.
