ODOT is considering three different upgrade options to the stretch of Highway 75 from the Okmulgee County line, to 151st Street, and the meeting allowed citizens to share their concerns. The proposals are about improving safety and traffic flow. ODOT's TJ Gerlach tells KRMG the meeting was well attended. The upgrades would replace current diamond interchanges with x-ramps, which means drivers would get on and off of the highway using one-way frontage roads on each side of the highway.

ODOT is considering three different upgrade options to the stretch of Highway 75 from the Okmulgee County line, to 151st Street, and the meeting allowed citizens to share their concerns. The proposals are about improving safety and traffic flow. ODOT's TJ Gerlach tells KRMG the meeting was well attended. The upgrades would replace current diamond interchanges with x-ramps, which means drivers would get on and off of the highway using one-way frontage roads on each side of the highway.

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ODOT considers an X ramp on Highway 75

Every restaurant has a different policy on allowing dogs inside and KRMG listeners have a lot of opinions on the subject.

Every restaurant has a different policy on allowing dogs inside and KRMG listeners have a lot of opinions on the subject.

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Tulsa Police responded to a burglary in progress Thursday evening at a residence in North Tulsa. Officers say a mother and her three children were outside when 20-year-old Lilianna Gonzalez, and two males approached them. She said she was calling the police, and the two males ran off. That's when police say Gonzalez grabbed the 3-year-old child and attempted to kidnap her. Fortunately, the mother held onto her child and wouldn't let go. Reports say Gonzalez then entered the home through an unlocked door, and children, ages 6 and 10, were inside. A K-9 officer was released into the home, and Gonzalez was located and bitten by the dog. She was booked for 1st-Degree Burglary and Attempted Kidnapping. 

Tulsa Police responded to a burglary in progress Thursday evening at a residence in North Tulsa. Officers say a mother and her three children were outside when 20-year-old Lilianna Gonzalez, and two males approached them. She said she was calling the police, and the two males ran off. That's when police say Gonzalez grabbed the 3-year-old child and attempted to kidnap her. Fortunately, the mother held onto her child and wouldn't let go. Reports say Gonzalez then entered the home through an unlocked door, and children, ages 6 and 10, were inside. A K-9 officer was released into the home, and Gonzalez was located and bitten by the dog. She was booked for 1st-Degree Burglary and Attempted Kidnapping.&nbsp;

Mother says a woman tried to kidnap her child right from her arms

There are dozens of new laws that hit the books this week. The Oklahoma legislators voted several bills into law that took effect this month, and some focus on education. House Bill 1276 adopts a bell-to-bell ban on cell phones in the classroom, and HB 3700 requires state educational institutions to adopt a policy that requires a student's grades to be evaluated solely on an academic basis and not opinions, beliefs or conduct of the student. Senate Bill1481 says elementary schools must provide 40 minutes of recess per school day for the school to receive accreditation.  

There are dozens of new laws that hit the books this week. The Oklahoma legislators voted several bills into law that took effect this month, and some focus on education. House Bill 1276 adopts a bell-to-bell ban on cell phones in the classroom, and HB 3700 requires state educational institutions to adopt a policy that requires a student's grades to be evaluated solely on an academic basis and not opinions, beliefs or conduct of the student. Senate Bill1481 says elementary schools must provide 40 minutes of recess per school day for the school to receive accreditation.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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