The city of Tulsa will host first- and second-round games of the 2017 NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball Tournament beginning Friday. It will be the second time in six years that Tulsa has been part of March Madness, and that is no coincidence.
The court heard testimony from more than 20 people over 17 days. Closing statements from both sides are expected to be heard by the jury Friday.
An executive summary of the proposed master lease presented to River Parks trustees Thursday states that it would include an initial 10-year term followed by four, 10-year options, “effectively creating a 50-year agreement.”
The sudden resignation of Gov. Mary Fallin’s general counsel, Jennifer Chance, is linked to her referral of legal business to her husband, The Frontier has learned. Chance suggested that relatives of former Reserve Deputy Robert Bates hire her husband to seek commutation of his sentence.
As a black man, I felt my presence in a space normally occupied by white women could have a unique positive impact on the disproportionate suspension and expulsion rates experienced by our youngest black boys and girls.
Dr. Andrew Adusei was giving inmates injections of a saltwater “placebo” — apparently because he thought they were faking illness — and giving inmates injections in their jugular veins. Robinette called the issue a “personality conflict.”
Bynum and his staff are looking for $8 million to $9 million to cover anticipated cost increases in employee health insurance and pension contributions. Some of the funds would go to pay satisfactory performance increases to employees who qualify.
Former Interim Sheriff Michelle Robinette repeatedly contradicts her own deposition about the culpability of jail detention staff in the 2011 death of Elliott Williams in Tulsa’s jail.
