Monday, May 28 2012 1:13 AM EDT2012-05-28 05:13:35 GMT
A man is dead following a motorcycle collision Saturday morning. 55-year-old K.R. Donnelly of Mahopac, New York, was driving a 2011 BMW motorcycle eastbound on I-40 when he ran off the road to the leftMore >>
A man is dead following a motorcycle collision Saturday morning.More >>
Monday, May 28 2012 12:37 AM EDT2012-05-28 04:37:01 GMT
The Tulsa Drillers got their third straight strong outing from a starting pitcher Sunday evening, and the result was a third straight victory. Like Nick Schmidt and Joe Gardner the previous two games,More >>
The Drillers held off a late rally to defeat the Midland RockHounds 7-4 before a near sellout crowd of 7,411 at ONEOK Field.More >>
Monday, May 28 2012 12:17 AM EDT2012-05-28 04:17:04 GMT
Manu Ginobili scored 26 points and the San Antonio Spurs won their 19th in a row to tie the NBA record for longest winning streak kept alive in the playoffs, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-98 toMore >>
The San Antonio Spurs won their 19th in a row to tie the NBA record for longest winning streak kept alive in the playoffs, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-98 to open the Western Conference finalsMore >>
Sunday, May 27 2012 11:44 PM EDT2012-05-28 03:44:51 GMT
Authorities are searching for a man after he fell off a personal watercraft at Grand Lake, Sunday Evening. According to the Grand River Dam Authority, the 26 year old man was operating a personal watercraftMore >>
Authorities are searching for a man after he fell off a personal watercraft at Grand Lake, Sunday Evening.More >>
Sunday, May 27 2012 11:16 PM EDT2012-05-28 03:16:00 GMT
They drove that morning, without a hint of the horror ahead. "Nobody could see it," said Norman Barton Jr. The uphill angle of their approach, created a mirage that the road ahead was fine. "You couldn'tMore >>
It's been ten years since a barge ran into the I-40 bridge in Webbers Falls, resulting in the death of 14 people.More >>
Sunday, May 27 2012 10:20 PM EDT2012-05-28 02:20:22 GMT
Tulsa Firefighters battled a fire at an abandoned building Sunday afternoon. The blaze broke out at 5000 E Admiral. Firefighters say a lot of smoke was pouring out of the roof when they arrived. CrewsMore >>
Tulsa Firefighters battled a fire at an abandoned building Sunday afternoon.More >>
Sunday, May 27 2012 10:12 PM EDT2012-05-28 02:12:18 GMT
An apartment fire in East Tulsa has displaced several residents. It happened at the Silver Creek Apartments near 31st and Highway 169. Firefighters say the fire broke out in one unit, then spread toMore >>
An apartment fire in East Tulsa has displaced several residents.More >>
Sunday, May 27 2012 8:28 PM EDT2012-05-28 00:28:57 GMT
An Oklahoma serviceman is the latest casualty in the ongoing War in Afghanistan. According to the Department of Defense, Hospitalman Eric D. Warren, of Shawnee died following injuries he received fromMore >>
An Oklahoma serviceman is the latest casualty in the ongoing War in Afghanistan.More >>
Sunday, May 27 2012 6:43 PM EDT2012-05-27 22:43:32 GMT
Ben Turner and Dillon Everett each drove in two runs, Blake Brown scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and Missouri won its first conference crown since 1980 by beating Oklahoma 8-7 on Sunday inMore >>
Missouri won its first conference crown since 1980 by beating Oklahoma 8-7 on Sunday in the Big 12 championship game.More >>
Sunday, May 27 2012 5:53 PM EDT2012-05-27 21:53:39 GMT
A United Express plane operated by Mesa Air made an emergency landing at the Tulsa International Airport Sunday afternoon. Around 3:30 p.m., United Flight 3752 reportedly sent out an Alert 2 distressMore >>
A United Express plane operated by Mesa Air made an emergency landing at the Tulsa International Airport Sunday afternoon.More >>
Washington, DC -
Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe says the passage of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 includes important measures that should help aerospace in Oklahoma.
The vote in the Senate was 75-20 in favor of the measure. It passed 248-169 in the House last week. It now moves to President Obama's desk.
Included in the bill is a measure to integrate unmanned aircraft systems into the national aerospace system by September 30, 2015 and an amendment by Inhofe would make model aircraft weighing less than 55 pounds exempt from the program.
Inhofe says opening air space for unmanned aircraft systems will enhance public safety, allowing law enforcement, fire and emergency responders to use the vehicles.
Oklahoma's congressional delegation recently urged federal agencies to select Oklahoma as a national UAS Test Range.
"Oklahoma's aerospace industry is an important aspect to our economy and our state is an industry leader in UAS research and development," Inhofe said. "Congress directing our nation's air space to be opened to UAS is excellent news."
Last summer, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin led a delegation of Oklahomans to the 2011 Unmanned Systems North America Conference in Washington, DC to promote western Oklahoma for a UAS testing ground.
Oklahoma has 200 square miles of testing airspace from the surface to 40,000 feet and has a formal agreement with the FAA and US Air Force to research and facilitate the future use of UAS as part of the FAA's testing electronic navigational systems worldwide.
