Obama to be greeted on Oklahoma visit by Confederate flags
When President Barack Obama arrives in Durant today and travels to the town’s high school to give a speech, he will apparently be greeted by residents waving Confederate flags.
Lawyers on both sides of TCSO grand jury fight make their pitch to Supreme Court referee
Alone, swamped by nine chairs in the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s hearing room, referee Greg Albert at times appeared amused and frustrated as attorneys on opposite sides of…
River task force meetings suspended; details of proposal in flux
The Arkansas River Infrastructure Task Force has suspended its regular meetings to give a subcommittee time to evaluate public comments the task force received at its recent town hall meetings.
Meanwhile, in interiews with The Frontier Tuesday, Sand Springs Mayor Mike Burdge, said his city may not be included in a final proposal to build low-water dams in the Arkansas River, and Tulsa City Councilor Anna America said she would like to see the overall proposal scaled back.
Asked whether the river proposal could be scaled back to exclude some suburban communities, Bynum said: “Anything and everything is up for discussion.”
Glossip supporters ask Oklahomans to spare death row inmate’s life
The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty held a press conference Monday where a group of dignitaries, attorneys and religious authorities pleaded multiple arguments for why they believe the life of convicted murderer Richard Glossip should be spared: Some argued he is innocent, others said his sentence outweighed his crimes. State officials say Glossip has well beyond his day in court and they intend to carry out his execution.
Robert Bates’ not guilty plea was the least interesting part of a wild morning at the courthouse
Supporters of Bob Bates ran into two obstacles heading into his arraignment Monday on second-degree manslaughter charges: They were drowned out by a street preacher and blocked from carrying signs into the courthouse.
After years of delays, Tulsa Police Department nearing goal of dashboard camera in every vehicle
A final round of testing on Friday may have just put the Tulsa Police Department on the homestretch of a five-year journey to outfit their vehicles with dash cameras.
Listen Frontier: Antics of our elected officials around T-Town
In our weekly podcast, host R.J. Young chats with The Frontier editor Ziva Branstetter and senior staff writer Kevin Canfield about this week’s hot topics, including Gov. Mary Fallin coming to town and the growing rift between Tulsa’s city and county officials.
County commissioners to revisit Glanz legal contract
Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz’s contract with a private law firm to defend him in a grand jury investigation will be revisited by county commissioners at their meeting Monday.
Acting County Commissioner Michael Willis said Thursday that he placed the item on the agenda on behalf of Commissioner Karen Keith, who is out of state.