In the 1920s, there was a Strong Black Community here in tulsa called greenwood. These people were the core of black entrepreneurship. People call it The Black Wall Street. Greenwood was like putting harlem, Bourbon Street, and Chocolate City all in one place. But White Tulsans talked about greenwood as Little Africa or [bleep] land. Tulsa was a powder keg, needing only something to set the community alight. Between 100 and 300 people, most of them black, were killed. Today we call it a massacre. They were hastily trying to get rid of the bodies by dumping them in mass graves around the city. We have tulsans of an undetermined number who were murdered. It should not have taken 99 years. Anybody who thinks that this crime scene is not going to speak doesnt have the ears to hear. The ancestors are awake and the earth is shaking. I came to tulsa when i was in the sixth grade. So thats been, whew, i dont know how many years. My mother is from oklahoma. There was a Strong Black Community in
Of a Foreign Exchange student. It was a terrifying 24 hours for students, moms, dads, all after a 19yearold student claimed she was robbed tuesday night in a wellknown area of campus. Now according to police young woman made the whole story up. This is her mug shot. The police chief says the teenager from senegal light cops when she said 2 young men robbed her grabbing her backpack in necklace. Ud families were on high alert following a mass text message here she is one of the 4 students who had threatening letters shoved under their dorm room doors on election day. That case is under investigation. Troopers are trying to understand what cause a motorcyclist to lose control and crash flipping over a barrier wall and rolling into oncoming traff. Were told he was headed southbound when he hit the center while. He was then run over by an off did not survive. We have new video just into the newsroom from the night of car plowed to the front window of the bad monkey bar. You can see the men
Later, police saw the car but canceled the pursuit as the thieves drove recklessly. Mpd tells us the district captain is still working with marie to figure out what happened that day. Its kind of nice. Im getting the feel. Marie is glad to have her car back. It s pretty important since shes an uber driver. But she doesnt think theres any way way she can keep it. I dont, you know . Its creepy. People were in it, its a violated feeling. Its creepy. Marie says shes now working she can arrange some kind of tradein. She confirms she has been talking to the captain in district five, adding she still wants to know why it took 40 minutes for police to respond. Its time for your news and weather together. The attorneys representing Brendan Dassey say they are disappointed he will not be released from prison. A federal judge overturned dasseys conviction and ordered him released from prison by . Friday night. While the state prepares to Appeals Court based in chicago . Blocked that release. Keep
That snow is going to continue as this makes its way out of the state. So expect some stronger snow like chris just said throughout the next several hours out on the eastern plains. Headed into the denver area downtown for us, it is fairly light at the moment. Some areas might not get much at all. Larimer county is getting a little clearing and lighter near fort collins. Still pretty heavy out near leader. It there where chris is. The western slope areas near Grand Junction and delta, still getting a little bit of snow. But the west is clearing a bit more. And we have had a drastic drop in our temperatures. We had a powerful cold front and the area of low pressure, so we are 40 degrees cooler in denver and boulder than yesterday at this time. In the high country, 20 to 31 degrees cooler than yesterday. So, coming up in a moment, we are going to talk about the cold temperatures, upcoming up. For now, we will send it back to britt and jim. You should have already blown out the sprinklers
A former strip illusionist is pleading guilty. To possessing and distributing child pornography. 39yearold jan rouven was arrested in march. After police found thousands of disturbing pictures and videos of very young children. The Us Attorneys Office says rouven admitted to sharing the pictures. His sentencing is set for next march. Rouven headlined the new illusions show at the tropicana until his arrest. Metro Police Released video of an officer involved shooting that happened earlier this week. What were about to show you is a split screen. One side shows the officer firing his weapon as he is almost hit by a car. The other shows his parners point of view, so you can hear what happened as the first officer did not have audio on his camera. Were going to need more crews. Car nats, shots fired, shots fired fired, shots fired metro police say 18yearold Daniel Prichard officer Scott Hinkley during a felony traffic stop on monday night. Officer hinkley fired 10 rounds. But did not hit p