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TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The Grand River Dam Authority Police Department recovered the body of a drowning victim from Grand Lake on Saturday evening, July 2. A call around 6:30 p.m. alerted the GRDA police of a male, who jumped off the Dripping Springs cliffs into the water and did not resurface. GRDA police recovered the body around 7 p.m. in 31 feet of water.

A man is dead Sunday evening after being hit by a car on I-244 in Tulsa, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP). Troopers on the scene told News On 6 that the victim was crossing the eastbound lanes of I-244 from north to south. That's when witnesses said the...

TULSA, Okla. — A Tulsa woman received quite a surprise when a letter from London arrived. A letter from Queen Elizabeth’s Lady-in-Waiting Mary Morrison thanked Dee Bushford for the letter sent to the Queen and for the “splendid quilt” commemorating the Platinum Jubilee. Morrison also said...

TULSA, Okla. — Christopher Vick of Oklahoma City was arrested after a police pursuit that ended near the Target by 21st and Yale. Owasso Police said Vick was shoplifting in Owasso before the chase began. The pursuit of Vick lead Owasso Police all the way to Tulsa. Vick was...

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Mark Montgomery from Claremore has been missing for several days, according to the Rogers County Sheriff's Office. RCSO and the Claremore Police Department have been working to locate him. RCSO Major Coy Jenkins organized a search party. However, detectives have developed reason to believe Montgomery is no longer in northeastern Oklahoma and local search efforts have been suspended, according to CPD.

CLAREMORE, Okla. — The search for a missing Claremore man continued on Sunday. Friends say Mark Montgomery left home for work at Flowerbomb Craft Cannabis in Oologah on June 30th, but never arrived. “We’re worried. We’re scared, and he is deeply loved,” said Kimberly Reitz, Mark’s sister who flew...

Witnesses say multiple people were hurt after a police pursuit that ended with a fiery crash in a Tulsa neighborhood. One witness said he heard the crash and came outside to find the car on fire with two people inside. Neighbor Barnabas Whitaker said he and his wife heard a...

PONTOTOC CO., Okla. (KSWO) - The Tulsa SPCA is asking for volunteers, fosters and donations after a breeder surrendered about 75 dogs to the organization. Last week, the Pontotoc County Sheriff’s Office contacted the Oklahoma Alliance for Animals about a possible animal cruelty and neglect case. After a search...

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The Tulsa Fire and Police Departments remind citizens that in the City of Tulsa, fireworks are still illegal. Lighting fireworks can result in a fine up to $1,200, a possible court visit, and being held liable for any damages. TPD answered some common questions they...

No one is hurt after a vacant house in Tulsa caught fire on Sunday. The fire was at a home near East 46th St. N. and N. Peoria Ave. at 6 in the morning. The house was completely on fire, but firefighters quickly got the flames under control. Firefighters are...

TULSA, Okla. — On Sunday crews prepared for Tulsa’s Freedom Fest firework show. Event coordinators said setting up is a day long process. “This is a process that will take them most of the day to complete because everything is electronically fired, they so many shells that have to get programmed in the right order.”

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. — The City of Bartlesville received the first tranche of General Obligation Bond funds approved by voters in August 2020. Sale of the bonds occurred in May and scheduled to closed on Wednesday, City Manager Mike Bailey said this week. “This is another demonstration of just how...

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Yesterday around 6 p.m., a deadly incident occurred on Lake Eufaula, according to Oklahoma Highway Patrol. A 2018 Moomba was being operated by a 22-year-old woman. Braxton G. Byrd, a 23-year-old man from Norman, was surfing behind the boat. Byrd fell off the surfboard into...

Former Tulsa linebacker Brian Smith, who was a member of the 1991 Golden Hurricane team that won 10 games, is right at home with the New York Yankees. Smith took an internship with the Yankees and is now beginning his 30th year with the franchise serving as senior vice president and focusing on corporate and community relations.