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1 Stabbed In Oklahoma City Saturday Night
A 17-year-old girl was stabbed Saturday night in Downtown Oklahoma City, according to police. Police say the girl flagged down officers near Reno Avenue and Mickey Mantle Drive. The girl was taken to the hospital, and is expected to be okay, officers say. Police have not yet released suspect information.
Westbound I-40 Reopened After Oklahoma City Crash
The westbound lanes of Interstate 40 have been reopened in Oklahoma City after a crash Monday morning, according to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. A crash near the interchange between I-40 and Interstate 35 resulted in all of the westbound lanes being closed, but ODOT said the roadway has been reopened.
EF-2 Tornadoes Hit OKC Metro Sunday
Large hail and intensely strong winds made their presence known in the Plains on Sunday. Winds as high as 100 mph were reported Sunday afternoon in Kansas and hail as large as 3" in diameter in the city of Ellis. In addition to this, a tornado emergency was issued for Custer City, Oklahoma. This storm went on to produce a tornado outside of the Oklahoma City Metro. Two EF-2 tornadoes were confirmed in Oklahoma City during storm surveys on Monday.
OKC uses Ward 4 as a dumping ground. Here's a 180° mitigation concept for the new Oklahoma County jail
As a resident of Ward 4 in Oklahoma City and as a professional land planner, I am offering a site-planning solution that can be part of mitigating the impact of the proposed detention center (jail) on Del City, on neighborhoods in Oklahoma City, and on Ward 4 in general. The SP-588 will be heard by the city council on May 21.
Why a Moore student wants a protective order against state Superintendent Ryan Walters
A midstream change in attorneys by state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters — a situation brought about by all the in-house lawyers from the Oklahoma State Department of Education leaving the agency in March — and the resulting confusion have led to a renewed push by attorneys for a Moore student to seek a protective order against Walters and the State Board of Education.
Bethany residents told to evacuate during tornado warning due to massive tank battery fire
BETHANY, Okla. — Oklahoma residents were issued to evacuate their homes in the middle of a tornado warning after lightning sparked a massive fire near homes on Sunday night. Williamsburg Apartments at Northwest 23rd and Rockwell Avenue in Bethany sits just feet away from where the tank battery caught fire. A family who lives there said the smoke filled the streets, and dozens of people, including children, were running to find somewhere safe to go.
EF5 tornado ‘drought’ reaches 11 years, longest in history
An EF5 tornado is one of the most catastrophic weather events on Earth. Monsterous twisters of this magnitude can destroy entire neighborhoods in the blink of an eye, grow to be more than a mile wide and pack winds over 200 mph -- stronger than any Category 5 hurricane on record across the Atlantic basin.
Open records request for texts, emails concerning proposed jail site answered after months of waiting
The Oklahoma City council will decide on Tuesday whether or not to allow a new jail at its proposed location. The site, approved by Oklahoma County Commissioners, will sit along Grand Blvd near the Oklahoma City – Del City border.
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