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Man arrested after hospital workers are punched
BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) — An Oklahoma man has been arrested after Bullhead City, Ariz., police say he attacked three hospital workers. A police department spokeswoman says 23-year-old Cory Shane Brummett of Sapulpa, Okla., was arrested Monday on suspicion of aggravated assault on a health care professional. Police say Brummett punched two male medical staff members in the face and
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LaFortune Park Tennis Center seeking donations
A Tulsa businessman donated a $1 million challenge grant to complete renovations at LaFortune Park. Mike Case donated the money to help complete the third phase of the renovation process to the LaFortune Park Tennis Center. "I want to help Tulsa County complete the final phase with this challenge gift. Tennis has been a passion of mine and the new
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Meth lab fire leads to arrest
Tulsa Fire Department Arson Investigators arrested a suspect in a meth lab fire on Tuesday. Investigators arrested Johnny Farris for a house fire in the 5600 hundred block on north Elgin. The fire started around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Firefighters got the fire under control and spotted the ingredients to make meth. Farris faces charges of first degree arson and
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New traffic signals going in at 61st & Lewis
New traffic signals are being put in at 61st and Lewis. Construction on the project began on Wednesday. The project is an addition to the Lewis widening project from 61st to 75th streets. Crews will add new traffic signals at 61st and Lewis and modify sidewalks to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. During the construction traffic is limited
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Expired foods on grocery store shelves
At the grocery store shoppers expect the food to be fresh. A FOX23 investigation found that’s not always the case. FOX23’s Janna Clark went to a random selection of a dozen grocery stores in Green Country to check for expired food and found dozens of examples. Tune in to FOX23 News at 9 to see what Janna found, and to
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210-mile oil pipeline planned in Oklahoma
CUSHING, Okla. (AP) — Three energy companies have announced plans to build a 210-mile pipeline to carry crude oil from western and north-central Oklahoma to the storage facility in Cushing. SemGroup Corp.; Gavilon Midstream Energy LLC; and an affiliate of Chesapeake Energy Corp. announced Tuesday that construction will begin in July and is expected to be finished by the third
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Apartment fire near downtown Tulsa
Tulsa fire crews are on the scene of an apartment fire near 17th and Riverside. The fire started at Denver Park Apartments around 7:15am Wednesday, and burned through two floors. Crews were forced shut down both Riverside Drive near 17th and Denver Ave, to make room for fire trucks. 55 firefighters responded. No one was hurt. Though there was heavy smoke billowing into the
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USPS employees concerned for their jobs
Workers at Tulsa's US Postal sorting facility could learn Wednesday afternoon if the facility will shut down. Hundreds of employees have been waiting to hear about their jobs since last year's announcement that the postal service will downsize. 573 employees work at the distribution center. They've been told to attend a meeting Wednesday afternoon at 4. That's when they expect
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Execution date sought for Okla. death row inmate
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Attorney General Scott Pruitt has asked the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals to set an execution date for a death row inmate who was convicted of a fatal 1975 shooting. Pruitt requested the date within 60 days or at the earliest deemed fit by the court for Michael Selsor, whose final appeal was denied by the
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State House panel kills anti-meth prescription bill
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Despite impassioned pleas from district attorneys to limit access to a key ingredient used to make meth, a House committee has narrowly rejected a bill that would require a prescription to purchase certain cold medicines. The House Public Health Committee on Tuesday voted 7-6 against the bill that would have required a prescription to purchase tablets