State Reps. Ross Ford and Stan May, both R-Broken Arrow, are asking state, county and municipal governments to cover public safety officers that contract COVID-19 in the same manner as a line-of-duty injury. “Any public safety officer that contracts this illness should have it treated as a presumptive line-of-duty injury the same as any other…
This time of year, especially during isolation, many families are doing spring cleaning and working on yard projects. Avoid poisonings and be safe when using pesticides and other chemical around the house. Chemicals used to control insects, plant diseases, weeds and slugs are all types of pesticides. “Symptoms of poisoning from a pesticide might include…
Stillwater — NASA has recognized a team of researchers from Oklahoma State University with the University Leadership Initiative Award. OSU is one of just five university teams to receive the honor and a share of $32.8 million in funding over the next four years to address some of NASA’s strategic research initiatives. As the lead…
Governor Kevin Stitt signed SB 1053 and SB 617 Thursday, fully funding the state government through the month of April but did not sign a third bill sent by lawmakers. Stitt also called on the Legislature to restore funding cuts to Oklahoma’s digital transformation initiatives and preserve all funding to the FY 2020 budget. “Let…
On Friday, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced a comprehensive hospital surge plan to ensure Oklahoma is prepared to handle a surge in demand on hospital and health care systems due to the Chinese coronaviruse pandemic. The health model projects Oklahoma’s peak hospital demand will be on April 23. The model projects Oklahomans will require 1,115 hospital…
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) released its forecast on how the COVID-19 pandemic could occur in the state through May 1. “Over the past week, Oklahoma has significantly increased COVID-19 testing data due to expanded capacity at labs and more than 80 mobile testing locations across the state,” said Dr. Aaron Wendelboe, interim…
Stitt approved more than 450 offenders for commutations to decrease prison overcrowding and reduce the risk of a COVID-19 outbreak. “In these unprecedented times, we must take action while safeguarding our Department of Corrections staff, inmate population and the public,” said Stitt. “We are recommending inmates self-quarantine for a period of 14 days if they’re…
A Safer at Home Order is in place for every Tulsan, prohibiting public events, private events and social gatherings through April 30.
As more people stay home, residential recycling collection is up 16 percent and refuse collection is up 18 percent, but trash haulers are keeping up with the demand. Officials said if members of a household are sick, double bag trash and place it in the gray trash cart to protect trash haulers. One city employee…
On April 13 at the Board of County Commissioners meeting, Commissioners extended the resolution set to expire to keep restricted access to the courthouse to May 4. No COVID-19 cases have been reported in the Tulsa County Jail, which has a population around 1,000. Two tests at the jail have come back negative.