Alexandra Sharfman

2 weeks ago | ktul.com | Alexandra Sharfman

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) will host a moment of silence on Friday, April 11, to honor transportation workers who lost their lives in the line of duty. The ceremony will include a reading of 73 workers' names and a moment of silence led by ODOT's Executive Director, Tim Gatz. Transportation workers face higher job-related deaths than other state agencies, second only to the military.

2 weeks ago | ktul.com | Alexandra Sharfman

TOPICS:Tupelo Public SchoolsTyler FrizzellRapeChild sexual exploitationCoal CountyPossession of child sexual abuse materialSuperintendent Kevin MannBoard of EducationTupelo Public Schools in Coal County Oklahoma released a statement regarding an employee who was charged with second-degree rape, possession of child sexual abuse material, and child sexual exploitation. The district said Tyler Frizzell was suspended and banned from school property on Feb. 11, which will continue indefinitely.

2 weeks ago | ktul.com | Alexandra Sharfman

A stolen car from Broken Arrow was recovered, and one person was arrested after the Real Time Information Center spotted the vehicle in Tulsa. Officers found the stolen Ford Escape in a Target parking lot near 71st and Garnett. Video from the store showed the suspect, 30-year-old Brandyn Hanson-Fisher, driving the vehicle, parking, then entering the building.

2 weeks ago | ktul.com | Alexandra Sharfman

TULSA, OKLA (KTUL) — The Grand River Dam Authority reports lake elevations in the Grand and Hudson lakes are above normal after recent heavy rains. The lakes are a part of the Greater Arkansas River flood control system, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) manages water releases. During heavy rainfall across the region, the USACE will coordinate water releases between reservoirs that feed into the Arkansas River to minimize downstream flooding.

2 weeks ago | ktul.com | Alexandra Sharfman

OKAY, OKLA. (KTUL) — Wagoner County Deputies are searching for a man accused of stealing items from a Dollar General in Okay, Oklahoma. On March 23, deputies responded to the store where a white man reportedly put multiple items in his shopping cart and left without paying. The man was described as being roughly 6 ft. with brown hair, wearing a brown Carhartt jacket and red and black shorts. He also has a tattoo on his leg.