Tag Archives: Oklahoma

Buzzfeed News reports: Two former Oklahoma County jail guards and their supervisor were charged Monday with cruelty to prisoner offenses for allegedly forcing inmates to stand for hours while listening to the children’s song “Baby Shark.” In November and December last year, Christian Miles and Greg Butler Jr., both 21, forced four inmates to stand alone in rooms handcuffed to …

Yahoo Sports reports: Oklahoma City Thunder players did not heed a lawmaker’s threat about kneeling during the national anthem. All the Thunder players knelt on Saturday alongside Utah Jazz players during their NBA bubble debut. The social justice protest arrived a day after an Oklahoma state lawmaker attempted to pressure Thunder players to his will. Rep. Sean Roberts (R-Hominy) issued …

The Associated Press reports: Rap superstar Kanye West has qualified to appear on Oklahoma’s presidential ballot, the first state where he met the requirements before the filing deadline. But confusion remains over whether he’s actually running. West filed the necessary paperwork and paid the $35,000 filing Wednesday afternoon, which was the deadline for a spot on the state’s Nov. 3 …

Oklahoma City’s ABC News affiliate reports: Governor Kevin Stitt said that he has tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. Stitt made the announcement from his home during a joint press conference with Interim Commissioner of Health Lance Frye on Wednesday. Stitt said that he “feels fine” and does not exhibit many symptoms other than feeling “achy.” Stitt last appeared on …

CBS News reports: A 26-year-old woman was shot multiple times after she tried to steal a Swastika flag from a front yard in Oklahoma. Authorities said the woman was dared at a party across the street to try and steal one of the Nazi flags the front yard of Alexander John Feaster’s front yard in Hunter. “On the way back …

“Barr covered up the Epstein murder. Epstein had all the inside info about Orgy Island. They’re all rapists, man. I get political prophecies. God showed me. He was choked out by the muscle man, bigger than the Incredible Hulk. His first cellmate. Don’t trust AG Barr. Trump, get a real AG and go after the people who dropped the bioweapon …

The Independent reports: Police have arrested a woman wearing a shirt that reads “I Can’t Breathe” outside of Donald Trump’s rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma after the president warned “lowlifes” against showing up and demonstrating at his controversial event. “Somebody has to do this,” the woman said as she sat on the floor of an empty area outside of the president’s …

Oklahoma City’s Fox News affiliate reports: Shelli Landon is one of nine Republicans seeking the party’s nomination for Oklahoma Congressional District 5. Landon came to Oklahoma for college and never left. She graduated from Raymond Bible College, earned a PhD in education, and served as Master Artist at-Large. Shelli is a national anthem singer, and started, gathered signatures, and eventually …

USA Today reports: They will be arriving in peace, and hoping to carry a message. Omar Chatman, 41, is one of the organizers for 1000 Brothers and Sisters in Arms, a pro-Second Amendment walk planned for Saturday led primarily by Black gun owners in Oklahoma. The demonstration, which will begin at 2 p.m. at Ralph Ellison Memorial Library, is intended …

Axios reports: President Trump defended his decision to move ahead with a controversial large-scale Tulsa rally this weekend amid the pandemic, saying in an interview Friday with Axios that “we have to get back to living our lives” and “we’re going to have a wild evening tomorrow night at Oklahoma.” Pressed on why he wasn’t using his presidential bully pulpit …

Tulsa’s CBS News affiliate reports: In a stunning about face, Tulsa leaders say they have reversed their decision regarding a curfew for the downtown area ahead of President Donald Trump’s rally. On Thursday, officials with the City of Tulsa announced that Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum signed an executive order that placed a curfew on the downtown Tulsa area. The curfew …

Tulsa’s ABC News affiliate reports: The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Friday denied a lawsuit to enforce health measures and social distancing amid coronavirus concerns at President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Tulsa on Saturday. The President’s campaign team said a million tickets have been requested for the event. With the large crowds expected, attorneys Clark Brewster and Paul DeMuro filed …

ABC News reports: Oklahoma has reported more than 800 new coronavirus cases in the past two days, marking a significant spike ahead of a massive rally for President Trump in the state planned for Saturday. The state reported 352 new cases on Friday, one day after a record 450 new cases on Thursday. The previous record was 259 new cases, …

The Washington Post reports: The city of Tulsa announced a last-minute curfew that began Thursday night and will continue Friday and Saturday, restricting people from a large area surrounding the arena where President Trump will hold his first campaign rally in months. An executive order signed by Mayor G.T. Bynum (R) says the curfew, which begins at 10 p.m. and …

Axios reports: President Trump’s campaign plans to turn this weekend’s Tulsa rally into a massive pro-Trump festival complete with musical acts, and it’s flying in high-profile backers and camera crews to show the world the fervency of his supporters. Details: Organizers are leasing a jet to fly in surrogates the night before and multiple film crews are being brought in …

Mediaite reports: Ahead of President Donald Trump’s rally in Oklahoma on Saturday, the state’s Republican senator has a message for his older constituents: Don’t come. Appearing on Morning Joe Wednesday, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) warned older people and others who are at high risk to the coronavirus to stay away from the president’s rally in Tulsa this weekend. “We’re advising …

The New York Daily News reports: “We’ve had such an overwhelming response that we’re also looking at another venue. We’re also looking at outside activities, and I know the campaign team will keep the public informed as that goes forward,” Mike Pence said on Fox News. Pence didn’t directly cite reducing the risk of COVID-19 as the reason for a …

From the editorial board of the Tulsa World: Tulsa is still dealing with the challenges created by a pandemic. The city and state have authorized reopening, but that doesn’t make a mass indoor gathering of people pressed closely together and cheering a good idea. There is no treatment for COVID-19 and no vaccine. It will be our health care system …

Tulsa’s ABC News affiliate reports: Tulsa County saw the largest increase in COVID-19 cases on Friday, June 12. Health officials said they’re investigating the reason for the spike. Leanne Stephens with the Tulsa County Health Department said investigators found that an outbreak occurred after people had a get-together inside. “We do have concerns when you have large gatherings of people, …

Tulsa Public Radio reports: Discussing nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, a white Tulsa Police Department major said Monday systemic racism in policing “just doesn’t exist.” Speaking to talk radio host Pat Campbell on his podcast, TPD Maj. Travis Yates also suggested that, according to his interpretation of crime data, police should actually be …