Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler

Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler has asked the Oklahoma Attorney General to appoint another prosecutor to coordinate any investigation of the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office and any potential grand jury “in order to protect the integrity of the investigative process.”

On April 2, 2015, Tulsa County Sheriff Reserve Deputy Robert Bates shot and killed Eric Harris. The Tulsa County DA filed Second-Degree Manslaughter charges against Bates in case CF-2015-1817. The defendant is presumed to be innocent under the law.

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Cherry Springs. Photo: cherokeephoenix.org

News Analysis: A review of Cherokee Principal Chief Bill John Baker’s administrative decision to purchase a golf course with additional land for a luxury resort and a second tier outlet mall appears to show yet another lack of regard for Cherokee Law if not insider dealing.

In short; the mode of operation for Chief Baker appears to be if the law restricts – change it – in this case more than doubling allowed expenditures without Council oversight. Question is why and to whom did the benefits flow?

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Visit Claremore will be hosting “Dad’s Day Out” featuring Hemmings Motor News Great Race. The Great Race, the world’s premiere vintage car rally, will bring 120 of the world’s finest antique automobiles to the Claremore Expo Center for this national race. This event will have not only the vintage and antique cars to enjoy and admire, but also a kid zone provided by TTCU as food trucks and concessions, music and more.

The Great Race, which began 32 years ago, is not a speed race, but a time/speed/distance rally. The vehicles, each with a driver and navigator, are given precise instructions each day that detail every move down to the second. They are scored at secret check points along the way and are penalized one second for each second either early or late.

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Tulsa County officials and representatives of the county Sheriff’s Office and Mental Health Association Oklahoma gathered on April 20 for the groundbreaking of the Tulsa Jail expansion.

Designed by Dewberry, the 43,000-square-foot expansion includes the addition of a mental health unit containing two pods along the north side of the site and a general population unit containing two pods extending to the northwest. The project is set to begin construction only one year after voters approved the bond.

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