James T. Hodgkinson, the shooter at the Republican Congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va., posted on Facebook on March 22, “Trump is a Traitor. Trump Has Destroyed Our Democracy. It’s Time to Destroy Trump & Co,” with a link to a Change.org petition to impeach Trump on charges of treason for allegedly colluding with Russian intelligence services to steal the election. And he wanted to kill as many Republicans as possible in his attempt to mow down GOP Senators and Representatives, where House Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) was shot. Continue reading
Oklahoma fishing report
Brandon Ward and his son caught this nice smallmouth bass on a recent Oklahoma fishing trip.
Ready for great fishing in Oklahoma? Here is the latest report from last weekend by game wardens and other wildlife experts from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
NORTHEAST
Bell Cow: June 12. Elevation normal, water murky. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait and stinkbait on riprap and along shorelines. Largemouth bass fair on jigs, plastics and swim baits on rocks and standing timber. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln County. Continue reading
Luke Bryan brings the party to Tulsa’s BOK
By Greg Duke, Tulsa Today
Luke Bryan @ Tulsa BOK, Greg Duke, Tulsa Today
There was a party atmosphere inside the BOK Center Saturday night for Luke Bryan’s concert even before the lights went out. When the arena went dark, Bryan appeared in silhouette lit from behind by bright white lights behind a sheer curtain. When the curtain dropped, the 40 year-old Georgia native bounded onto the stage singing his opening number “Move” and the party was on. Continue reading
Rep. Scalise shot in Virginia
By David Arnett
Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise
Updated: House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was shot in the hip and multiple Congressional aides were hit by a gunman with both a rifle and pistol who targeted Republicans and opened fire at a baseball practice in Virginia Wednesday morning. At least one aide was shot in the chest.
The gunman was shot by U.S. Capital Police, apprehended and taken to the hospital.
Rep. Mo Brooks reportedly used a belt as a tourniquet to stop Scalise’s bleeding. The Congressional teams were practicing for a charity baseball game that raises over a half million for a local charity. Continue reading
High-speed rail may bypass Tulsa
By David Arnett
KTUL’s Charles Ely reported Monday on the ongoing issue of high-speed rail service for Tulsa which advocates warn may be ignored as Oklahoma City’s (OKC) influence with State Government is targeted to expanding Amtrack routes only for itself in-state.
Ely noted OKC’s route to Fort Worth was saved in the most recent Federal budget and now the city has applied to obtain additional service to Kansas City.
The concern is that future rail service development will bypass Eastern Oklahoma as Metropolitan Tulsa area service is not an apparent concern of officials in OKC. Continue reading