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City Of Broken Arrow To Host Meeting About Albany Street Project People in Broken Arrow will have a chance to learn more about a proposed road widening project near Broken Arrow High School. The project would be on Albany Street right in front of the high school and would upgrade the road from 3 lanes to 5. This would give the section between 9th and 23rd street two lanes in each direction with a center turn lane. It would also include a four-way traffic light at the 12th Street intersection in...

Medical team helps battle the coronavirus at Samaritans Purse field hospital in New York City, April 2020. | Samaritans Purse Few families in the U.S. can afford healthcare insurance. The average premiums for family coverage is about $15,000 per year, about the same as a mortgage in Oklahoma. Then why do most Americans have healthcare insurance? Because their employers pay up to two thirds of the cost.  Those without employer subsidized insurance must be content with catastrophic insurance and...

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Family Remembers Broken Arrow Man Who Died After Battle Against COVID-19 A Broken Arrow man has died after a short battle with COVID-19. His family said he was a family man with the biggest heart. Janet Hilderbrand said her cousin, David Ullrich, was a caring man who adored his family. "We grew up together,” Hilderbrand said. “I can remember back playing Barbies and G.I. Joes and going bike riding.” Two weeks ago, Ulrich and his family all contracted COVID-19.  "Hadnt gotten vaccinated ...

Broken Arrow Man Indicted For Threatening Sen. Inhofe, Michigan Congresswoman A federal grand jury has indicted a Broken Arrow man for making bomb threats against Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe and a Michigan congresswoman. The Justice Department said 41-year-old Jeremy Bell emailed threats to Inhofe and Congressomwan Rashida Tlaib, saying they should check their offices and homes for explosives. Officials said Bell sent the bogus emails in April and May.

84-Year-Old Man’s Body Recovered After Drowning At Fort Gibson Lake Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troopers said theyve recovered an 84-year-old Broken Arrow man after they said he drowned Sunday morning.   OHP said the victim, Ernie Lemon Jr., told his family he was going to swim to a boat dock to get a paddle boat, but he never came back. The drowning happened between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday in the Hickory Creek Cove area of Fort Gibson Lake. Authorities said the lake was about 16 feet above n...

By: News On 6, News 9 TULSA, Oklahoma - Despite holding an offer from the Sooners, Broken Arrow football player Maurion Horn committed to Texas Tech on Saturday afternoon. The dual-threat athlete plays running back and cornerback for the Tigers and is ranked as a four-star prospect by ESPN. Horn accumulated over 2,000 yards and nine touchdowns on 123 carries in 10 games last season. According to his Twitter account, he also held offers from schools like OU, Texas, USC and Oregon.

By: Chinh Doan TULSA, Oklahoma - An Oklahoma couple said the grace of God and the kindness of strangers saved them from a fiery crash on the Turner Turnpike Monday. The driver of the SUV that crashed told News On 6 he has helped others whose cars have broken down along the turnpike. Steve Hanna said he never imagined he and his wife, Gretchen Hanna, would also need help one day, but they are grateful people stepped in just in time. The attorney from Oklahoma City and his wife were on their way...

Mother Warns Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Risks After Sons Death As people across the state gear up for a busy weekend on the water, a Broken Arrow mother who lost her son last year is speaking up about the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning on boats. Cassi Free said her son Andy was a strong swimmer and loved the water, but at only 9 years old, she said carbon monoxide killed him after a day on the lake. Cassi Free said her nine-year-old son Andrew was curious, loving, and always trying somethi...

By: Chinh Doan TULSA, Oklahoma - An Oklahoma couple said the grace of God and the kindness of strangers saved them from a fiery crash on the Turner Turnpike Monday. The driver of the SUV that crashed told News On 6 he has helped others whose cars have broken down along the turnpike. Steve Hanna said he never imagined he and his wife, Gretchen Hanna, would also need help one day, but they are grateful people stepped in just in time. The attorney from Oklahoma City and his wife were on their way...