The Tulsa Police Department (TPD) Foundation held a kickoff fundraiser last week with shocking results. Established last year, the foundation is raising awareness of and support for the Tulsa Police Department to benefit both officers and citizens – enhancing community safety and security.

The Foundation plans several programs for the Police Department based on identified needs. The first project is funding the donation of 400 Conducted Electrical Weapons known as Tasers and the first donation of 100 Tasers is anticipated within the next 45 days.
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Candidate filing for the Tulsa area State Senate District 11 Special Election begins today and continues through Wednesday.

Filing will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at the State Election Board’s office, Room B-6 in the basement of the State Capitol, 2300 N Lincoln Boulevard in Oklahoma City. The office will be open on Monday to handle candidate filings. Most state offices are closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The election will fill the unexpired term of former State Sen. Jabar Shumate, D-Tulsa, who resigned earlier this month. The district includes parts of Tulsa and Osage Counties.

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Louis Hicks, Second Chief, Muscogee (Creek) Nation

OKMULGEE, Okla. – Pending certification of the election results by the MCN Election Board Friday, Jan. 16 at 5 p.m., Louis Hicks will be sworn in as the second chief of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation at a ceremony Jan. 17 at 5 p.m. at the MCN Mound Auditorium.

MCN Supreme Court Justice Leah Harjo-Ware will swear in Hicks, who was elected as the new second chief in a special election Jan. 10.

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