Josh Kline with the Tulsa Voice discusses their yearly awards, and Frontier Editor in Chief Ziva Branstetter talks about our year-long investigation into the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office, as well as newly released incriminating video of Robert Bates recorded just weeks before the Eric Harris killing.
Eric Harris spent time in prison and struggled with addiction before his life ended at the hands of a Tulsa County reserve deputy. But was he a dangerous man “prepared to die” that day, as sheriff’s officials claimed?
One year after Reserve Deputy Robert Bates shot and killed Eric Harris, questions remain unanswered. Meanwhile, morale at the sheriff’s office is slowly improving despite the uncertainty, the acting sheriff says.
The Shit Sandwich: How one bullet brought down a Sheriff. A story in three parts.
Part one: What about Bob?
Town hall meetings on the river development regulations will be held April 18 at the Schusterman Community Center Auditorium, 2021 E. 71st street; and April 19 at the OSU Health Sciences Center Dunlop Auditorium, 1111 W. 17th St. No times have been announced.
Vision Tulsa, a massive proposed public tax that would fund a number of different projects throughout the city has not been without controversy. A week ahead of the April 5 vote, The Frontier set down with City Councilor Blake Ewing, and Vision Tulsa opponent George McFarlin (of Citizens for a Better Vision) to discuss the proposal.
The Republican candidate for Tulsa County Sheriff reported raising another $13k, but returned $3,700 worth of prior donations from two sources.
The developer of a planned REI store had hoped to break ground on the project in December. Instead, city officials and the developer have spent the last several months meeting privately with the plaintiffs to try to resolve their differences out of court.
