April Hill

Tulsa

News Director at KRMG-FM (Tulsa, OK)

Reporting news, weather, traffic.

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State mental health department may not be able to pay its workers; state leaders respond

1 month ago | krmg.com | April Hill

State leaders are reacting to news that the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services may not be able to make payroll later this month. “On March 31, the House was told that the agency would not have a cash flow issue before the end of the legislative session,” said House Speaker Kyle Hilbert, of Bristow.
Tornado victims deal with roofs ripped off of homes

2 months ago | krmg.com | April Hill

OWASSO — Beth Kamara was asleep with her husband when the storm warnings started to go off on her phone. “I jumped out of bed,” said Kamara. “I grabbed the dogs. He ran upstairs to grab our son and within 30 seconds the house shook. It was the craziest noise. I don’t even know how to explain it, but we saw insulation start falling. I thought the windows blew out, which is what I thought the noise was. However, it happened to be our roof being blown off.
Two rounds of possible severe weather in the forecast

2 months ago | krmg.com | April Hill

TULSA — There’s a good chance we’ll be activating the KRMG StormCenter Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning. Severe weather chances are entering the area and Meteorologist Karen Hatfield with the National Weather Service says it could start Tuesday evening with a low chance that storms fire up west of us.
TPD: Masked gunman shot and killed

2 months ago | krmg.com | April Hill

TULSA — Tulsa police were called to a home near Pine and Lewis Saturday night around 11:30 and found a man lying in the street with a gunshot wound. Paramedics took the man to the hospital where he died. Investigators on the scene were told that there were three men in a detached garage when an individual wearing a mask approached and fired a gunshot into the air. One of the men in the garage retrieved his own firearm and shot the masked gunman.
Daylight saving time bill fails at Oklahoma Capitol

2 months ago | krmg.com | April Hill

OKLAHOMA CITY — A bill to end daylight saving time failed Tuesday in the Oklahoma House and will not go onto the Oklahoma Senate. Representative Kevin West, of Moore, proposed House Bill 1223 to lock the state into standard time and stop the twice-yearly time change. “I’m disappointed this legislation failed,” Rep. West said. “I feel the majority of Oklahomans do not want their clocks to keep changing twice each year.
Woman accused of stealing $16,000 worth of Target merchandise

2 months ago | krmg.com | April Hill

TULSA — Tulsa police say they busted a woman who stole $16,000 worth of merchandise at the 21st and Yale Target during multiple trips. Police were called to the store around 5:30 Sunday evening for what was described as a known larceny suspect. Officers say they saw Courtney Bryant leaving after abandoning a large shopping cart full of merchandise when security tried to stop her. Bryant is suspected of trying to steal $9,000 in just one trip on Sunday. Bryant is facing charges of grand larceny.
Suspected truck thief runs out of gasoline

2 months ago | krmg.com | April Hill

TULSA — The Real Time Information Center helped lead to a stolen maroon Ford F-150 Sunday around 12:40 p.m.Police say they saw three men pushing the truck after it ran out of gas near Admiral and Harvard. Officers say the men had pushed the truck to a gas pump, and when they saw officers, they tried to walk away. The driver of the truck, Nathan Evans, was taken into custody and arrested for Possession of a Stolen Vehicle. The other two individuals were questioned and released.
Local and federal agencies helping Mannford wildfire victims

2 months ago | krmg.com | April Hill

Shelter Coordinator Jim Mertins, with the Tulsa Chapter of the American Red Cross, says volunteers are set up with cots at the First Methodist Church if people need a place to sleep after dozens of people lost their homes and belongings due to Friday’s wildfires. “We have showers, so they can shower,” said Mertins. “If they need to wash their clothes, there’s a washer and dryer here.”The Red Cross and local churches are partnering to help with everything from clothing to cleanup kits and meals.
High winds lead to a large number of power outages

2 months ago | krmg.com | April Hill

Wind gusts around 55 miles per hour on Friday wreaked havoc on power customers. The reported outages reached close to 16,000 in the Tulsa area by Friday afternoon. Police in Owasso say powerlines actually came down on a car on 66th Street North. Firefighters responded to grassfire calls all over Green Country. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says they were called to several semis overturned across the state. Several flights at Tulsa International Airport were cancelled due to the high winds.
Tulsa police track down homicide suspect in Georgia

2 months ago | krmg.com | April Hill

Tulsa police announced an update on the search for a homicide suspect Thursday. Police say they tracked down Jason Bowen in Decatur, Georgia. Bowen is wanted in the death of 29-year-old Tevin Goff who was reported missing on Sunday. Goff’s family told police he was last known to be meeting with some people in Tulsa. Goff’s vehicle was then found on fire in a rural area outside of Porter in Wagoner County. On Monday morning he was found dead near Coweta and Bowen was identified as a suspect.