Tuesday, August 24th 2021, 9:19 pmThe family of a man killed last month in a motorcycle crash is holding a fundraiser this weekend to support his fiance and little girl. Allan's Simpson's fiancée said the event will also serve as a celebration of his life. Simpson lived for a few days after the wreck. His fiancé Mariah Meschkat said it's been the hardest few weeks of her life and she hopes to see a huge turnout this weekend in Sand Springs. Meschkat was riding on a motorcycle with Simpson during the Fourth of July weekend when he lost control as they were exiting Highway 412.

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Friday, September 10th 2021, 3:31 pmBeginning next week another Green Country school district will require masks.The Union Public School board voted unanimously on Friday to implement a mask requirement for students and staff. The superintendent says the COVID numbers at Union are higher now than they ever were last school year, and he thinks this mask mandate is the best way to keep students learning in person.The requirement said students, staff, and visitors need to wear a mask indoors on district property.

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Monday, September 20th 2021, 2:21 pmChild Impact Project is hosting a training and education seminar at the Summit Club to discuss crimes against children. The U.S. Attorney's Office, Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler, local law enforcement and other agencies are on hand to talk about how to better handle crimes against children and taking down criminals. Child Impact Project works to advocate for children's rights and providing resources for families and survivors. News On 6's Reagan Ledbetter will have a full report at 4.

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Thursday, September 23rd 2021, 5:20 pmGovernor Kevin Stitt is looking for answers after the federal government put new limits on orders of monoclonal antibody treatments to treat COVID-19. The Governor was in Tulsa on Thursday touring a medical center that provides the treatments.The Governor had other events in Tulsa Thursday morning, but came to Tulsa ER & Hospital in the afternoon to check out the hospital model, which he said could be successful for rural Oklahoma. He also met with doctors to talk about antibody treatments.

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Monday, May 17th 2021, 8:18 pmThe Council of the Cherokee Nation approved a resolution that allows the tribe to donate revenue from traffic tickets back to the city municipalities. Following the recent Supreme Court ruling on tribal jurisdiction, Native Americans who were given a traffic ticket or misdemeanor would pay fines to the tribe. With this resolution, the Cherokee Nation can enter into written agreements to donate those fines back to the city where they occurred. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr.

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Wednesday, May 19th 2021, 10:16 am By: News 9 Here's what caught the team's attention during the What Caught My Eye segment of News 9 at 9 a.m. Wednesday.

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Monday, August 23rd 2021, 4:18 pm By: Jordan Tidwell TULSA, Oklahoma - Temperatures are expected to hit the triple digits this week in Green Country. Cooling stations are open in Tulsa to help people in the extreme heat. News On 6's Jordan Tidwell will give us an inside look, at 9 and 10 pm.

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Friday, September 10th 2021, 2:02 pmOn Friday students in Jenks placed 2,997 American Flags in front of the high school in honor of every person killed on September 11th, 2001. Students say organizing this ceremony is their way of making sure the tragedy that happened 20 years ago, is never forgotten. Friday we say, "May We Never Forget," but if you were alive on September 11th, 2001, forgetting the horrors and heaviness of that day can feel impossible.Most remember exactly where we were when the first plane hit the World Trade Center 20 years ago.

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Saturday, May 22nd 2021, 10:22 pmDays after a cease-fire was called in the Middle East, dozens gathered Saturday afternoon in Oklahoma City to shed light on the turmoil.The group marched through parts of downtown OKC as they said they're now calling on the state's governing officials to help bring peace, justice and safety to those impacted. Within the last two weeks, dozens of people have died along the Gaza Strip as rocket attacks caused death tolls to rise on both sides."Many people have been hurt," Jewish Federation of Greater Oklahoma City executive director Roberta Clark said.

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Wednesday, November 3rd 2021, 12:09 pmRep. Carol Bush announced the naming of the stretch of Hwy 169 from 51st to 81st as Sgt. Craig Johnson Memorial Highway on Wednesday. The stretch runs through the Union School District where Craig went to school. Craig's wife, sons, parents, fellow officers, and Aurash Zarkeshan were on hand this morning for the announcement. The Highway was named in honor of Johnson to make sure he is never forgotten and to help remember all the good work he did for the Tulsa community.

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Monday, June 14th 2021, 9:20 pmA Sperry man is in ICU after his sister said he was shot several times while walking on a Green Country trail. She said nobody has been arrested yet.Victoria Wensman said her little brother Colby Wensman is an innocent victim and now they want answers.Victoria said Colby lives right by the Osage Trail near Sperry, and said Colby often walks by the trail to make sure it's safe for his family. "He was protecting his area to make sure, because they've had so many issues," said Victoria.

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Monday, September 13th 2021, 1:15 pm By: News On 6 TULSA, Oklahoma - Southwest Airlines says it will not sell alcohol on board flights until January 2022, at the earliest. The extension of its pause for alcohol service is tied to the timing of the federal mask mandate that runs until January 18th of next year.

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Tuesday, September 14th 2021, 9:21 pm By: Feliz Romero OKLAHOMA CITY - An Oklahoma National Guardsman returned home from sniper training to find his pickup truck stolen from his Oklahoma City apartment.James Thomas was at his military training for four weeks when the truck was stolen.Police are now trying to help the serviceman find his truck.News 9's Feliz Romero will have more on what police know so far on News 9 at 10 p.m.

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Sunday, April 25th 2021, 10:05 pm By: News 9 OKLAHOMA CITY - Emergency crews responded to a rollover accident in southwest Oklahoma City. The accident happened on Interstate 40 eastbound near North Meridian Avenue. The accident resulted in an SUV rolling onto its top.At least one person was taken into an ambulance following the accident. The person's condition is not yet known at this time.

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Thursday, June 3rd 2021, 1:13 pm By: News 9 OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma City Fire Department said it is attending to a gas leak in downtown OKC. The leak is located under North Walker Avenue between Northwest 5th and 6th Streets. Gas is being vented from storm drains in the area. Some buildings in the downtown area have been evacuated as a precaution. Streets are shutdown between Robinson and Dewey as well as 5th and 7th streets.Oklahoma Natural Gas is also on scene. This is a developing story.

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Monday, April 19th 2021, 6:17 pm By: News 9 Learning during a pandemic could be even more difficult for students with intellectual disabilities, according to experts. News 9's Amanda Taylor has the story.

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Monday, May 10th 2021, 6:20 pmAccused serial rapist Leroy Smith is a free man and will not face additional charges. This comes after a judge rules for the second time, Smith cannot be prosecuted in Muskogee County Court. Tammy Templeton said her family feels lost after this latest ruling regarding Smith. Templeton believes Smith raped her mother in the 90's and she's spent the last year following Smith's case in court."It's sad, it's almost like I feel like I let her down," Templeton told News on 6.

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Friday, September 3rd 2021, 9:22 pmTulsa firefighters are striking a pose to raise money for the fire museum. The fire department held a release party for its 2022 calendar at ONEOK Field ahead of the Drillers game Friday night. People who bought tickets got a calendar, food and a chance to meet the firefighters featured in the calendar. 'We've got all different groups of people coming here tonight including families with children to have some hot dogs, enjoy the fireworks, enjoy the baseball game,' Mike Ward of the Tulsa Fire Museum said.

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Friday, May 28th 2021, 9:20 pmThe unofficial start of summer is nearly here, so both businesses and law enforcement are preparing for a busy Memorial Day weekend. Paradise Cove Marina at Lake Fort Gibson said with how this pandemic has affected us all, they know a lot of folks are ready to get out this Memorial Day weekend. 'People escape from the city by coming out on their boats,' Paradise Cove Marina Sales Representative Ann Davis said. Davis said they expect a lot of boaters and campers this weekend.

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Tuesday, June 1st 2021, 2:21 pmPope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority and to say that laypeople who hold church office can be sanctioned for similar sex crimes.The new provisions, released Tuesday after 14 years of study, were contained in the revised criminal law section of the Vatican's Code of Canon Law, the in-house legal system that covers the 1.3 billion-strong Catholic Church.The most significant changes are contained in two articles, 1395 and 1398, which aim to address major shortcomings in the church's handling of sexual abuse.

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Monday, October 18th 2021, 12:20 pm By: Jennifer Pierce OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma City police are investigating a deadly shooting that killed a 16-year-old.Investigators identified the victim as Oscar Escobedo. They say he was shot in the stomach on Friday during a gun fight in the parking lot of an event center near southwest 59th and Agnew.News 9 Crimetracker Jennifer Pierce has security video from the night of the shooting. See her story at 4.

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Monday, April 19th 2021, 1:20 pmA suspected poacher was trampled and killed by a herd of elephants at a South African national park over the weekend. Officials announced Sunday the death of the suspected poacher and the arrest of one accomplice at Kruger National Park on Saturday. They said that the deceased man, and his accomplices, were fleeing from park rangers when they unexpectedly encountered a breeding herd of elephants. Three individuals, suspected of attempting to poach rhinos, attempted to outrun the rangers.

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Friday, October 8th 2021, 10:23 amClarification: It was originally reported by the OSBI and the Craig County District Attorney that this search would begin in a new location. It has since been determined that Friday's dig location is the same one that crews searched in April. On Friday, investigators will conduct another search for the remains of two girls from Welch who went missing more than 20 years ago.According to the District 12 District Attorney's office, crews will conduct a dig in an area that has been identified through interviews with the last remaining suspect in the case, Ronnie Busick, as well as a family member of deceased suspect David Pennington.

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Thursday, June 10th 2021, 9:22 amAlmost six months after Congress passed the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant into law, local entertainment venues are struggling and waiting for financial support. Without the funds, entertainment venues such as Tower Theatre, can't get back on their feet. "We've got to pay back an awful lot of debt from the last year,' Tower Theatre operating partner Chad Whitehead said. 'We have also not been able to do a lot of repairs on the building. A lot of things that just needed to be done.

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Friday, June 11th 2021, 6:08 pmThe pandemic has caused shortages for many industries including paramedics. EMSA officials said there's multiple reasons they're a bit shorthanded, but they have been getting creative to fill the void until more paramedics join their ranks.EMSA has been taking the shortage seriously, especially with a predicted nationwide shortage of 42,000 EMTs and paramedics by 2030.One reason they have been a little shorthanded has been that paramedics schools put things on pause during the pandemic.

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Friday, June 25th 2021, 9:21 pmPeople lined the streets of Nowata Friday night, as the body of a soldier was brought home. Sergeant Joseph Braig died in an accident earlier this month while off-post. His remains were flown into Tulsa Friday, then a procession took them through his hometown of Nowata, before heading to the funeral home in Bartlesville. Crowds of people came out to pay their respects. "Somebody who lit up a room whenever you needed him to. Had a great sense of humor,' Will Maddux said.

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Friday, June 25th 2021, 10:22 pmThe loss of a longtime Creek County Ambulance director has left a big hole in the hearts of the people who worked with her. Rita Diehl leaves behind a huge legacy. She served her community in Creek County for nearly 40 years and helped work to make medical services better across the state.Her legacy at the Creek County Ambulance service spans 39 years. For the last 21 years, she served as director. The people that worked with her, like Kerry Harlin and Charity Walters lost more than a mentor, they feel like they've lost family.

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Thursday, September 30th 2021, 9:20 pmThe newly published state assessment data shows students across the board suffered during the pandemic. This is the first statewide assessment of K-12 students since the pandemic brought disruption to the school system in March of 2020. Every grade and every content level tested below where they were expected to be -- making it clear that no student got through the pandemic without harm. Results show that students scored lower overall in math, English language arts, and science.

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