February, 2012

02/09

Bradley Manning nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
US Army Private Bradley Manning has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his alleged role in leaking documents of alleged war crimes.

City Council votes to take loan for new trash carts
The Tulsa City Council voted to take a loan for the city to purchase trash carts for a new contract for trash service.

Governor, Superintendent comment on No Child Left Behind
President Obama releasing 10 states, including Oklahoma, from No Child Left Behind guidelines.

Tulsa not impacted by PepsiCo cuts
PepsiCo is cutting 8,700 in a restructuring plan to save $1.5 billion dollars over the next 2 years.

Oklahoma Guardsmen returning from Afghanistan
More than 20 members are returning to Oklahoma on February 11th.

Woman killed in rollover crash
Officials are investigating a rollover crash that killed one woman.

Feeling lucky? Powerball jackpot reaches $310 million
Powerball jackpot reaches highest cash payout since 2006.

Construction closes midtown Tulsa street
Crews close street near 41st and Memorial while crews replace pavement.

Oklahoma to delay inmate's execution
Gov. Mary Fallin plans to issue a 30-day reprieve for an Oklahoma death-row inmate scheduled to die next week for the 1986 shooting death of the mother of his two children.

Oklahoma get separate mortgage settlement
Oklahoma receiving $18.6 million dollars in a separate agreement with five mortgage lenders.

Crime Stoppers tip leads to arrest
Police say a tip led them to arrest a suspect on drug trafficking charges.

Okla. senator introduces amendment to protect semen
Senator Constance Johnson added amendment to the proposed personhood bill that declares sperm sacred.

Santorum visited ORU on Thursday
Presidential candidate will speak at a town hall sponsored by the college republicans.

02/08

Trash cart system debated in Tulsa
Dozens come out to Tulsa City Council meeting to ask questions and voice opinions about city's pending switch to a trash cart system. Other Green Country cities like Jenks have been using trash carts for years, without much fuss.

The dangers of finding a sitter online
FOX23 investigates parents who made contact with a person who used the name of a convicted child abuser in an online classified babysitting ad.

Politics could influence teen pregnancy
A new study finds Oklahoma's political atmosphere could lead to a rise in teen pregnancy.

Police arrest suspect in robbery & homicide
Tulsa police homicide detectives arrest a 23-year-old for the murder of Bryon Ivory.

City sales tax revenue up in December
Mayor Bartlett releases new sales tax numbers from the Oklahoma Tax Commission showing an increase in revenue.

Metro Drug Task Force sees high number of meth calls
Limited manpower and resources contribute to the problem.

Oscar swag bag worth $50,000
Company released details about swag bags for Oscar nominees.

Tulsa Public School bus involved in minor accident
Tulsa police say a school bus was involved in a minor accident just before 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Busey files for bankruptcy
Actor Gary Busey files for bankruptcy, lists $500,000 in debt.

Witness in TPD corruption trial arrested
Broken Arrow police arrested a witness in the trial against Jeff Henderson on charges of drug trafficking.

Man pleads guilty in murder trial
A Tulsa man waived his right to trial and pleaded guilty to shooting and killing a man trying to stop a burglary.

Thieves steal, vandalize Foyil school vehicles
The sheriff's office says a drivers ed car and an SUV were stolen and vandalized.

Sand Springs father arrested after baby's death
Sand Springs police arrest a father after the death of a six-month old boy.

Murder-suicide ruled in Wagoner couple's death
Authorities in Wagoner County say the deaths of a husband and wife last week appear to be a murder-suicide.

USO center to bear name of fallen Okla. soldier
A new United Service Organizations center in Afghanistan will bear the name of an Oklahoma National Guard member who died there last year.

Councilors want input on trash contract
Councilors are holding a meeting on Wednesday night to answer questions Tulsans may have about the upcoming change in trash service.

02/07

Father fights off intruders with golf club
Burglars break into a South Tulsa home while a father is home. After a golf club and police car pursuit the thieves are arrested.

Animal carcasses dumped in east Tulsa
Woman and daughter find more than a dozen mutilated ducks and several dismembered deer near a bust Tulsa road.

Tulsa Getting Veterans Back to Work
Tulsa Chamber of Commerce and local businesses working on helping veterans get to work.

Police searching for motive in 4th murder of 2012
There are more questions than answers in the death of Laharry Myers.

Inhofe under fire after earmark spending investigation
Oklahoma's Senator Jim Inhofe is one of dozens of federal lawmakers taking heat for earmarking federal funds for public projects that are next to or within two miles of the lawmaker's own property.

Okla. Atty. General sues Kialegee Tribal Town
Scott Pruitt filed lawsuit in effort to stop the casino being built at 111th and 129th.

Okla. Senate leaders unveil legislative agenda
Leaders in the Oklahoma Senate say they share Republican Gov. Mary Fallin's goal of reducing the state income tax, but stopped short of endorsing her plan to cut the top rate by nearly 2 percent beginning in January.

1,733 patients get dental care at free clinic in McAlester
The Oklahoma Mission of Mercy says volunteers treated 1,733 patients over a two day clinic.

Thoreau no longer for sale
TPS no longer trying to sell the school after getting no potential bids on the property.

District 6 Councilor holds meeting tonight
Councilor Skip Steele invited constituents to offer feedback on the first Tuesday of every month.

Court finds Prop. 8 unconstitutional
Prop. 8 banned same sex marriage in California. The proposition was challenged to a federal appeals court and is now expected to go to the Supreme Court.

OSBI offers reward in Pittsburg County murder investigation
A reward of $10,000 is now being offered for information leading to the killer.

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Several agencies offering testing services for awareness on Tuesday.

OSBI offers reward in Runestone State Park case
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is offering a reward for information about the death of a 23-year-old woman whose body was found more than two years ago in Runestone State Park.

New Girl gets interactive for music video
Cast and crew working on music video for theme song to hit FOX show.

Geoscientists to debate hydraulic fracturing
Two geoscientists will debate the contentious energy drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing at a public event in Tulsa.

Komen official resigns over Planned Parenthood dispute
Official with Komen for the Cure resigned over dispute over funding for the Planned Parenthood Breast Heal

02/06

A picture of hope in a helpless murder
Witnesses stepped over a man's body to get their food at a chicken restaurant in 2010.

Rogers County runaways have been found
Two Rogers County teens, who ran away, have been found.

Update: H&R Block employee killed in North Tulsa
21-year-old LaHarry "L.J." Myers shot outside of workplace

TPS school board votes for uniforms for high schools
Uniforms will be required for the 2012-2013 school year.

Fire truck saves Avant community
After old fire truck breaks, community finally gets a replacement truck to keep them safe.

FOX23 Special Report: Made in the U.S.A.
Can buying American when building a home really make a huge difference in the economic reality of our country? There's a new movement that says yes, and some Tulsans are ready to buy in to buying "Made in the U.S.A.."

Bixby Amnesty Program Begins
The City of Bixby is allowing people with outstanding unpaid tickets to come and pay them without penalty.

Man charged with arson after meth lab found in fire
Firefighters responded to a call at a home in the 1900 block of north Columbia around 3 a.m. They found fire coming out of the front of the house and quickly put it out.

City Councilor can be on TARE board says City Attorney
City Attorney David O'Melia finds City Councilor David Patrick can serve the TARE board without a conflict of interest.

Tulsa County Sheriff's Deputy passes away
TCSO says Deputy Masek died of natural causes on Monday morning.

Human error leads to evidence destruction
Tulsa police say clerical error led to evidence in cases being destroyed, before the trial in one case.

Interim Athletic Director appointed for TPS
TPS appoints interim athletic director after resignation of former director.

Tulsa Fire Chief announces retirement
Chief Allen LaCroix is retiring after 10 years as chief.

Fallin delivered State of State address
The Governor delivered the annual address on Monday afternoon.

Two killed in crash on Turner Turnpike on Saturday
The accident happened on Turner Turnpike Saturday afternoon.

Train hits semi-truck in Pryor
Driver ran from truck after getting stuck on the train tracks.

Okla. lawmakers heed call for more prayer
Dozens of Oklahoma lawmakers are heeding a call to prayer.

TPS board votes on uniforms tonight
McLain students show improved grades and reduced bullying thanks to school uniforms.

TFD training 24 cadets
24 fire fighters will train for the next 20 weeks.

McAlester toddler accidentally shoots self
Police say the toddler found an off duty officer's personal gun and shot self.

City Hall is in District 4 tonight
Mayor Dewey Bartlett and the City Councilors are bringing City Hall to Tulsa’s neighborhoods. Beginning Jan. 10, 2012 the mayor and council will host “City Hall In Your Neighborhood” events in each of Tulsa’s nine council districts.

The great ShakeOut hits Oklahoma
Oklahoma will take part in an event to help people know what to do in case of an earthquake.

Coburn won't vote for Gingrich
An Oklahoma senator says he can't support former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's campaign for president.

Emotional adoption case may weigh state, fed law
The South Carolina Supreme Court will hear the appeal in an adoption case involving a 2-year-old girl who was raised in the state but whose biological father was recently granted custody. The child then returned to Oklahoma with her father, who is a tribal member of the Cherokee Nation.

Heads up drivers! I-244 road project starts Monday
At 7 a.m. the left lane of eastbound I-244 will be closed from just west of Memorial Dr. and US-169 Junction

02/05

Hundreds pray at Red Clay Casino site
Over a dozen churches joined in prayer near the construction site in Broken Arrow.

Fake company created to probe Okla. Legislature
The FBI created a fake company so an agent could secretly investigate the Oklahoma Legislature for corruption.

Tax plans likely to be focus of 2012 Okla. session
As lawmakers return to the Capitol for the 2012 session, no issue is expected to receive as much attention as plans to overhaul the state's tax code and slash Oklahoma's individual income tax.

02/04

TPD searching for killer in a Midtown shooting
A 24-year-old was fatally shot in a parking lot near 18th and Baltimore. Another man was robbed at gunpoint on 18th and Boston.

02/03

Acts of Violence bring awareness to mental illness
A homeless man vandalizing cars and buildings draws attention to his mental state.

Construction begins at Admiral Twin site
Drive-In ravaged by fire in 2010 begins to rise from the ashes in north Tulsa. Owner tells FOX23 when he thinks movies will be on the big screen there once again.

Prowling for burglars prowling your street
Tulsa Police burglary detectives teamed up with patrol officers gaining intelligence about serial burglars

No charges yet against man held in woman's slaying
Police arrested a man for the woman's death one month ago, but no charges have been filed.

Drummond man charged with child pornography
Enid police say an undercover sting led them to suspect.

Check fraud scheme busted in Muskogee
Muskogee Police worked with Secret Service agents on an investigation into a check fraud scheme.

Listeria concerns lead to food recall
Allison's Gourmet Kitchen recalls food that contains eggs that have been recalled.

119 meth labs found in Payne County bust
Jeremy Coon is charged with over 120 meth counts. The meth labs were found across from a daycare.

Make over for TPS summer school
TPS joins with Teach for America to change the way summer school works in Tulsa.

Tulsa company says Facebook stole their technology
MacroSolve says Facebook is using app technology they patented in 2010.

Crime Spree in Midtown; Suspect caught on surveillance video
Tulsa Police arrest 45-year-old Archie Monroe on two counts of arson and 6 counts malicious mischief

Man hit and killed by own truck
Broken Arrow police say man's truck pinned him while he was working on the engine.

Thousands line up for free dental care
The third annual free dental care expo draws a huge crowd in McAlester.

Komen restores Planned Parenthood funding
Komen for the Cure leaders reversed their decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood.

Two people shot, shooters on the loose
Police say two people were found shot in the area near 41st and Riverside. Suspects are on the loose.

02/02

Creating awareness about military Gold Stars
Local families of fallen soldiers wear their Gold Stars and hang their Gold Star banners and are upset that Americans do not know what they represent.

Abandoned horses becoming big concern in Rogers County
Rogers County woman upset horses are being abandoned in her yard.

Toddler killed in Broken Arrow driveway
OHP says an uncle accidentally backed over his two-year old niece in their driveway. She died on the way to hospital.

City, civic leaders plan for future after AA cuts
Tulsa will try to lure aviation and aerospace companies that American contracts with to city to offset AA job losses.

Family waits over a year for baby's death certificate
The Truesdale family finally received the certificate, only to have to send it back.

AA workers: outsourcing maintenance work a bad idea
American Airlines maintenance workers and members of the TWU Local 514 union say it would be a terrible idea for the airline to outsource maintenance work as part of its bankruptcy restructuring plan.

Tulsa philanthropist passes away
Jack Zarrow, a native Tulsan and philanthropist died at the age of 86.

TPS forum about possible Sequoyah move tonight
Tulsa Public Schools is holding a parent and community forum to share proposed changes to Sequoyah Elementary School.

FOX23 Meteorologist takes on Groundhog day
Andrew Kozak shares his two cents on the phenomena of Groundhog Day. Who is Staten Island Chuck?

Hulbert man fatally shot by Cherokee Co. deputy
A Cherokee County Sheriff's deputy investigating a noise complaint shoots and kills a man.

Tulsa's latest crime trends
TPD reports home break-ins often happen during the day, in North Tulsa on Thursdays and auto theft victims are leaving their car running.

Komen cuts Planned Parenthood funding
Komen foundation says politics did not influence decision to cut funding; critics argue the decision was based on abortion rights.

Bright light seen in Okla, Texas likely a meteor
The Federal Aviation Administration says a bright, streaking light seen in the skies over parts of Oklahoma and Texas likely was a meteor.

OSU program worker killed in crash
An Oklahoma State University teacher who was also a doctoral student has been killed in a four-car crash that also killed a Perkins man.

02/01

OHP Trooper saves man trapped in SUV
An OHP trooper working in Rogers and Nowata Counties saved a man's life in a rollover crash.

Uncertain future for AA employees and Tulsa
American Airlines maintenance employees are not sure if they will have jobs in year as one of the state's largest employers says it needs to lay-off 2,100 in Tulsa.

Schools closed to honor beloved teacher
Teachers in Checotah said school will never be the same, neither will the students after losing Chester Ramsey. When he left, he took a lot of happiness with him. For 15 years, Ramsey walked the halls, and students loved him. "I'm sad because he was my favorite teacher,” said 7th grader, Hana McAdoo.

Tulsa Chamber of Commerce Responds to AA layoffs
Tulsa Chamber of Commerce affirms their committment to helping American Airlines employees who could be laid off.

Sex trafficking ring busted in Tulsa
Tulsa County Sheriff's deputies, along with federal agents free sex slaves in bondage.

Tulsa could lose 2,100 American Airlines jobs
The carrier is restructuring after bankruptcy.

Facebook goes public
Facebook is updating its status from a private to public company. The shift is occurring as the Internet social network filed its long-awaited plans for an initial public offering of stock.

Tulsa police release crime statistics
The Tulsa Police Department released overall Part One crime report for 2011 on Wednesday.

Okla. lawmakers to block elected official raises
A bipartisan group of state lawmakers has filed a resolution to reject a proposed 6 percent pay raise for judges and statewide elected officials.

Mammoth remains discovered in Caddo County
A Caddo County man has discovered mammoth remains on his property south of Carnegie.

TPS reveals plans for Project Schoolhouse changes
School board officials say these changed address growing enrollment and building capacity at some schools. The recommendations will be delivered at the Board of Education meeting on Monday February 6th at 6:30 p.m. The board will vote on the changes on February 21st.

TPS sets hearing for teacher charged with rape
Maurice Parker is charged with three counts of second degree rape.

Teen recovering from gunshot wound
Tulsa police say a man spotted the teen with the wound near 7th and Birmingham around nine on Wednesday morning.

American Airlines reveals loss
American Airlines' parent company says it lost $904 million in December - more than in the first nine months of 2011 combined.

Okla. man accused of impersonating police officer
Court records show that a 60-year-old man has been accused of posing as a law enforcement officer to gain access to the county jail so he could visit his fiancée, who was being held there.

Pfizer recalls certain birth control pills
The drug maker says a packaging label error could lead to a risk of unplanned pregnancy

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