Exotic animals 'on the loose' after Tiger Safari near Oklahoma City hit by tornado
TUTTLE, Okla. (WITI) — An exotic zoological park in Oklahoma was hit by a tornado on Wednesday and the owners confirmed some of the exotic animals are "on the loose," according to KFOR.The wildlife park houses leopards, lions, alligators, tigers and other exotic animals.Residents who live near the park have been asked to stay inside.An update came in from the Grady County Sheriff's Office just before 10:30 p.m.
"It hurt me that someone had to do that:" Restaurant owner leaves touching note for dumpster diver
WARR ACRES, Oklahoma (WITI) — A restaurant owner in Oklahoma recently noticed a dumpster diver had been rummaging through the trash looking for food.
USPS driver throws packages on porch, runs lap around truck, speeds off
OKLAHOMA CITY -- In the latest case of mail abuse, an Oklahoma man caught a US Postal Service worker throwing packages onto his porch, running a lap around the mail truck and speeding off.Pedro Gonzales of Oklahoma City posted this video on YouTube with a warning and explanation.
Tornado forms on live TV during Oklahoma station’s storm coverage
MOORE, Okla. -- KFOR Chief Meteorologist Mike Morgan and helicopter pilot Jon Welsh were on the air as a tornado formed and touched down in Moore, Oklahoma on Wednesday.Moments after Morgan pointed to what he called a "gustnado" of debris, rotating winds from the storm started to cause electrical explosions and other destruction on screen.The tornado destroyed homes, flipped semis on their sides and tore the roof off an elementary school.
'God is with us' -- A symbol of hope found among tornado debris in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (WITI) -- As a tornado barreled through south Oklahoma City and Moore on Wednesday evening, March 25th, many residents were seeking shelter.After the storm passed, many of those residents realized the extent of the damage done to their property and neighborhoods.While damage and debris is usually a disheartening sight, some people are finding hope in a broken power pole.
"Tragedy was averted:" Dad pens open letter to teenager accused of planning ‘mass casualty event’ at school
OKLAHOMA (WITI) – An Oklahoma father’s response to a student who was planning a mass casualty event is going viral.Charles Martin’s son, Michael, is a freshman at Edmond North High School in Edmond, Oklahoma.Martin's reaction to the news of the mass casualty plot uncovered at his son’s school was a little out of the box, and it's going viral.“The first thought just goes back to what it’s like being a teenager.
Boy sends anonymous Valentine to every girl in school
OKLAHOMA (WITI) -- Not one girl was left with a lonely heart this year at Edmond Memorial High School in Edmond, Oklahoma.
"I am embarrassed and mortified:" Teacher admits to having sex with student multiple times
OKLAHOMA (WITI) -- A teacher from Oklahoma admitted to having sex with a student multiple times, including in the teacher's lounge.KFOR reports that 32-year-old Daresa Poe confessed that she had been sexually involved with a student after police received a tip that led to her.Both the student and Poe admitted to having sex in Poe's home, in the student's vehicle, and several times in the teacher's lounge.In a written confession, Poe says "I have made a horrible mistake.
FedEx loses python snake package en-route to delivery
OKLAHOMA (WITI) -- An Oklahoma woman says FedEx lost her rare python snake on one of its planes!Lesley Marshall ordered a female to breed with her pet snake, Henry.The snake was supposed to be delivered last Friday, but it wasn't.The problem is the cold-blooded reptile was quickly running out of heat, and time.When FedEx couldn't track the snake down, Marshall turned to social media -- and in a matter of hours, someone heard her cry."I've never met her, she contacted someone that she knew who works with FedEx, and she pulled some strings about an hour later I got a phone call," said Lesley Marshall, reptile enthusiast.The snake emerged from her bag and box cold, but alive!FedEx says they are investigating the incident to figure out what went wrong.
"How do you thank someone for life?" Man's cancer journey becomes a family affair
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- For more than a year, he battled cancer -- but he didn't do it alone.
Police: Oklahoma man abandoned dogs in apartment unit because "they needed to be bathed"
MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA (WITI) -- Authorities in Oklahoma have charged a man with animal cruelty -- after two severely emaciated dogs were found in an apartment unit in Midwest City.FOX6's sister station KFOR in Oklahoma City says animal control officers were called out to the apartment unit after a maintenance worker discovered the dogs -- abandoned.
Oklahoma deputies pull bodies from lake; may date to '60s and '70s
FOSS LAKE, Oklahoma (CNN) -- It began as routine training with new sonar equipment on an Oklahoma lake.
Boy dies in Oklahoma Fourth of July parade accident
(CNN) -- A 7-year-old boy was fatally injured when a trailer being pulled by his father ran over him during an Oklahoma Fourth of July parade, an incident police described as "heartbreaking."The young boy either fell or jumped off the float and was run over by the trailer carrying it, according to police in Edmond, which is about 15 miles north of Oklahoma City.The boy's father was in the truck that was towing the trailer, which was filled with hay and decorated by small patriotic garland along its edges.
Appleton company donating modular home to OK family
APPLETON (WITI) -- Some tornado victims in Oklahoma are getting a new home -- thanks to an Appleton, Wis.
Death toll in Oklahoma tornadoes rises to 22
(CNN) -- The number of people now confirmed dead in the May 31 tornadoes and storms in Oklahoma has risen to 22, the state's chief medical examiner's office said Thursday.The body of a male child was recovered Wednesday in an Oklahoma City river, according to Shanea Scully, administrative coordinator of the Oklahoma City Fire Department.
Breakdown of the storm fatalities in Oklahoma
(CNN) -- Twenty people were killed in Friday's storms in Oklahoma, authorities say.
El Reno, Union City tornado in Oklahoma widest on record
(CNN) -- The National Weather Service has increased the damage rating of the tornado that struck El Reno, Oklahoma, on May 31 to EF-5.
More Red Cross volunteers head to Oklahoma
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Two Red Cross volunteers left Milwaukee, headed out to help in hard-hit Oklahoma."I`m expecting the unexpected," volunteer Bob Phelps said.Phelps is on his thirteenth deployment with the American Red Cross.
UW-Milwaukee students reflect on storm chasing in Oklahoma
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Three of the 14 confirmed dead as a result of storms last week in the already storm-ravaged Oklahoma were storm chasers: Timothy Samaras, his son Paul and Carl Young.
Death toll in Oklahoma at 14; hunt for missing continues
(CNN) -- Rescue crews scoured Oklahoma river banks Monday for six people who remained missing after last week's tornadoes.At least 14 people died in the storm, the Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said.Among the dead: five children, including three who died along with two adults swept away by rains after hiding from the tornado in a storm drain.Seven Guatemalan citizens are known to have died in the storm, according to the country's Consulate General in Houston.