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1 Injured After Crash, Pursuit Involving OHP & Tulsa Police
An 18-year-old driver of a 2015 Mustang was treated and released from the hospital on Sunday after authorities said he led police on a pursuit before crashing and being ejected from the vehicle. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Saul Hernandez, of Claremore, was alone in the vehicle as he sped...
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2 Webbers Falls Students Taken To Hospital After Overdosing
A group of Webbers Falls students was taken to the hospital Tuesday after two students overdosed on an unknown substance, according to the Webbers Falls Public Schools. Superintendent Chris Whelan said that just after 9:20 a.m. the staff was alerted that a student had become sick. He says the school staff immediately responded with first aid and called 911. Muscogee EMS, Webbers Falls Police, and fire and Gore Police all responded to the incident. Whelan says six high school students were involved in the incident with two students overdosing on the substance and five others being taken to the hospital as a precaution.
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New Evidence Found In 2004 Tulsa Unsolved Murder
A new piece of evidence could mean everything for a Tulsa murder that's gone unsolved for 18 years, or it could be nothing. That's why the victim's mother is asking for help. Brittany Phillips was raped and murdered in 2004. It's just come to light that a week after her murder, Brittany's grandfather received a card from her. If she's the one who mailed it, it could change a lot about the case.
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1 Injured, Store Closed After Vehicle Crashes Into Tulsa Pharmacy
A person is hurt after someone drove into the Walgreens at 61st and Yale. Police say a driver mistakenly hit the gas pedal instead of the brake. Police say there were minor injuries to someone inside of the store when the car hit. Police said that person went to the...
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Woman Arrested, Accused Of Shooting Another Woman At Sapulpa Apartment
Police arrested a woman after they say she shot another woman at the Bridge Creek apartment complex in Sapulpa. Morgan Roark was arrested Sunday night, police said. She shot the victim in the chest after an argument, according to police. Roark was booked into the Creek County jail for shooting...
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Tulsa Fire Station Celebrates 115 Years Of Service
Tulsa Firefighters celebrated more than a century of protection the community on Sunday. Fire Station 2 turns 115 years old Sunday after a crew transferred their hose wagon to the new second station near North Main and Fairview in 1908. Wagons were pulled by horses until 1913 when the station...
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Firefighters: No Injuries In Tulsa Apartment Complex Fire
Firefighters were called to the scene of a fire that broke out at an apartment complex in Tulsa on Tuesday morning. Crews responded to the Willowbend Apartments near East 31st Street and South Mingo Road at around 7:40 a.m. Officials say the blaze broke out in an upstairs apartment and was contained to one unit. According to fire officials, nobody was home at the time it broke out and crews believe that it started in the kitchen of the unit.
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No Injuries From Fire At Jenks Auto Shop
Fire crews put out flames at an auto shop in Jenks on Sunday. Crews were seen putting water on the shop off Birch Street between W A Street and West Main around noon. Viewer Ronnie Wilkins shared a photo of crews on a ladder as black smoke leaked out of the shop.
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Creek Turnpike Converts To Cashless Tolling, Pike Pass Offers Discount
The Creek Turnpike is transitioning to a cashless system on Tuesday. It is now the seventh Oklahoma turnpike to be converted to a cashless system, meaning drivers who once stopped to pay their tolls will no longer have to. Starting Tuesday, transportation officials say all drivers can drive straight through...
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Man In Critical Condition After Shooting In Tulsa Neighborhood, Police Investigate
A man is in critical condition after being shot in a Tulsa neighborhood Monday afternoon, police said. The incident happened near East Woodrow Pl. in Tulsa around 3 p.m., police said. Police said when they arrived on the scene, the victim was found with a gunshot wound to the chest.
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Suspect In Turley Double-Homicide Identified By Tulsa County Sheriff's Office
The second suspect accused by TCSO of killing two people at a Turley home in January has been identified by authorities. The Tulsa County Sheriff's Office said detectives are looking for Rodney "Lucky" Williams, 39, and said he will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder in relation to the deaths of Tiffany Culkins and Harry "Leroy" McElfresh.
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Christ Presbyterian Church In Tulsa Reopens After Fire Damaged Sanctuary
A Tulsa church is back open after a fire destroyed its sanctuary in 2021. That fire tore through the sanctuary in Christ Presbyterian Church a little more than a year ago but on Sunday, church members were excited and thankful to worship in a new space. Pastor Jeremy Fair says...
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Amazing Oklahoman: Ellen Vanderslice
The first woman to take the field for the Pride of Oklahoma has passed away at 103 years old. Ellen Vanderslice first marched with the OU band in 1941. We introduced you to her last month when a group of OU trumpet players came to Tulsa to play "Boomer Sooner" for her.
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Tulsa Man Pleads Guilty To Attempted Rape, Sentenced To 5 Years
A Tulsa man was sentenced to five years in prison for attempted rape and other charges. Angel Rodriguez attempted to rape the woman he knows after she came over to his house to help "roll his marijuana" last April, court records said. Rodriguez pleaded guilty to three charges and is...
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Conspiracy Investigation Involving Catoosa State Rep. Taken Over By Attorney General
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is taking over an investigation into a state representative from Catoosa. Terry O'Donnell and his wife are accused of misusing his power to change a law so they could open a tag agency. A grand jury indicted the couple last year. The pair are facing...
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Collinsville Girl Shares Message About Diversity; Becomes Best-Selling Author
A young girl from Collinsville wrote a book to teach people about the importance of diversity. The book is called, "Your Black is Beautiful." Seven-year-old Christiana Turner said society made her feel like those four words weren't true. But now that she knows it's true, she wants other Black kids...
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City Of Bristow Working To Restore Historic Church Along Route 66
The City of Bristow is working to restore the city’s oldest church. Leaders with Bristow’s Historical Society and Museum are working hard to preserve Saint George’s Episcopal Church to help bring in visitors from across the nation. News On 6’s Autumn Bracey was live on Thursday morning...
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Jenks Pom Teams Win Awards At National Competition In Orlando
Jenks Pom team members are national champions after competing in Orlando, Florida, over the weekend. The Jenks JV Pom team won first in JV Game Day and placed fifth in JV Pom. The team placed sixth in the nation for the Varsity Large Game Day division and 14th in the nation for Large Varsity Pom.
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