Bartlesville - prairie frontier town

Speaking with individuals inside, police learned there had been a party at the house when a small group of people — one of whom was later identified as Morrow — showed up wearing "fitted" hats, not "snapback" hats as the rest of the party goers in the house wore, according to a witness. He told police it was then, during a fight about their wearing fitted hats, that Morrow pulled out a gun. He said at this point the group was kicked out of the house and that was when he heard the shots and the house was hit with bullets.

Former U.S. Marine Lance Corporal William Ely is spending his 4th of July weekend braving the heat - and overcoming injury - to support service men and women back on the front lines. Ely injured his back and legs during training and was unable to follow his unit as they were deployed to Afghanistan. Ely started the morning collecting care packages with the Blue Star Mothers. The care packages will go to support members of his unit. Then if was off and running under the hot July sun. "He had to learn to walk again, so to be able to run and do this is pretty amazing," said Angel Barrows, President of the Bartlesville Blue Star Mothers. Ely then ran through Ochelata along U.S. Highway 75. The Marine was escorted by many veterans and Patriot Guard Riders, finishing up his run in the Ochelata 4th of July parade.

Thomas alleges in the lawsuit that he was advised by some superiors that the BPD was a "paramilitary organization" ...

A Bartlesville woman died early Saturday from injuries sustained a week before in a fall near the Caney River. David Cox said his wife, Deborah Cox, 60, stepped off the Pathfinder Parkway — near a steep trail leading to the river — and tumbled down the bank onto some rocks while the couple was at the end of Delaware Avenue, south of the river, watching their grandchildren fish around 4:15 p.m. on June 3.

I recently had the opportunity to see The Tree of Life while sitting two rows in front of Terrence Malick's 99-year-old mother. The special screening took place in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, a small town north of Tulsa.

Cox said however six rotations or instances of wall clouds were seen in Washington County, among them being one spotted over Food Pyramid on U.S. Highway 75 south of Bartlesville, one above downtown Bartlesville, another above downtown Dewey, one north of Dewey and one north of Ramona.

Several crews from Washington County left Sunday night for the Joplin, Missouri area to help with the search and rescue effort after the devastating tornado hit there. Crews from Washington County Emergency Management, Bartlesville Fire Department, Bartlesville Police Department and numerous other volunteers were on site Monday morning.

Bartlesville police have joined other Oklahoma police departments to lend a helping hand in tornado devastated Joplin, Mo,. through which a tornado Sunday evening tore a path of destruction and left more than 100 people dead.

Love for a goofy comedy is one of many paradoxes about Malick, the film world's version of J.D. Salinger. The director dislikes being photographed, avoids public appearances - he skipped the premiere of his highly anticipated, long-delayed "Tree" last week here at the Cannes Film Festival - and turns down all interview requests (including this one), creating an impression of a cranky, precious artist.

A Bartlesville man, asked to change a diaper for a 2-year-old, went into a rampage Thursday evening and threatened to "cut up" a mother and her two children ... [42yo] faces charges of domestic abuse, assault with a dangerous weapon, felony threats to kill and child abuse. ... she had asked Blakeley to change her 2-year-old daughter's diaper when he picked up the girl by the hair, threw her onto a bed, grabbed her legs and pulled her off the bed. Police examining the toddler saw fingernail marks on the upper part of her left leg. The woman reportedly proceeded to tell police that during the incident Blakeley had been making threats to kill her and her two children — the 2-year-old and a 9-month old — saying at one point he threatened to cut her up and her kids and to "pile them on top of her...."

Police now believe a man who allegedly ran down another man with a car while wearing clown-type makeup is not a "Juggalo," as initially suspected.... "We don't have any evidence to support him (Davis) being in the Juggalos," Holland said today. "We know our Juggalos here. They've always been law abiding and, for the most part, keep to themselves. We've never had problems with them in the past." Holland said the investigation indicates Davis is not a member of the local group. "There is a group of Juggalos that gets together here locally," Holland said. "As a national group, they have their own slang (and) their own signs."

Bartlesville man was arrested Sunday after police uncovered a small baggie of marijuana during a traffic stop. … After Elias was placed in handcuffs, one of the officers left Elias to go speak with the driver. According to this officer's account, he heard the other officer saying to Elias, "What are you doing? You need to wait." Looking over to see what was going on, the officer saw Elias "drop his pants and boxers to his ankles and start urinating on the ground...." [Hmmm. Bet more than pot was involved in that one.]

He says witnesses say Davis and a passenger in his car were yelling before the victim was hit and as he was being dragged. Holland says his department is still trying to figure out exactly what led up to the incident. He says there is a group of so-called "Juggalos" in Bartlesville, known to wear this type of makeup, but Holland says he hasn't encountered violence among the group. "Juggalos" are self-proclaimed fans of the band "Insane Clown Posse," and are known to wear makeup to show their allegiance to the band.

A visit to the Washington County Courthouse will soon be like going to the airport, thanks to a Homeland Security reimbursable grant issued to the Washington County Sheriff's Department. The Washington County Board of Commissioners during their regular meeting Monday approved the purchase of an x-ray machine to be positioned just inside the entrance of the courthouse. [THE WAR ON CIVILIZATION CONTINUES!]