Despite extra earthquake funding, state still lacks lead seismologist
Last year, both full-time seismologists at OGS left the agency. Months later, neither position has been officially filled. Meanwhile the state has continued to rumble.
Listen Frontier: Ziva and Barry discuss the grand jury testimony, Vision tax, and more
On this week’s Listen Frontier podcast, Editor in Chief Ziva Branstetter and Tulsa Voice columnist Barry Friedman dish about the presidential primary race, recently released grand jury transcripts, the race for sheriff and the state budget mess.
$17 million in private dollars spent on Gathering Place construction
General contractors, a landscape architecture firm and playground equipment account for about 90 percent of the $17 million in construction costs for A Gathering Place for Tulsa, records show.
Attempts to keep Bates report secret may haunt Glanz
Grand jury testimony bolsters charges that former Sheriff Stanley Glanz ordered a report on Robert Bates withheld and pocketed a $600 stipend while driving a county car.
Frontier Reads: ‘What Alice Forgot,’ a sad tale with a happy ending
Alice hits her head and can’t remember the last 10 years of her life, including the birth of any of her three children, who post-head trauma, are just little needy strangers to her. Rania Nasreddine explains why “What Alice Forgot” is worth reading.
What happened to Terral? Family questions suspicious Ottawa County jail death
Records show Terral Ellis died of sepsis and pneumonia while in custody at the Ottawa County jail. Why wasn’t he taken to a hospital until it was too late?
Men claiming innocence moved to solitary confinement
Relatives of De’Marchoe Carpenter and Malcolm Scott want to know why the Sheriff’s Office suddenly moved the two to solitary confinement cells this week. The men claim they were wrongfully convicted of a 1994 killing.
Listen Frontier: News of the week
On this week’s Listen Frontier, we’re talking about the Vision 2025 vote, the Williams deal many Tulsans are sweating, meeting a new (temporary) sheriff, and a Monday forum to question nine men who want the job of Tulsa County Sheriff.
