Sand Springs News

He is charged with raping and sodomizing a teenage boy. DEFENDANT John C. Gisler: The boy Gisler is accused of molesting said he and Gisler downloaded and watched pornography together on Gisler's computer.

Authorities have charged a Tulsa middle-school teacher in a sex case they say involved a teen boy the teacher was mentoring.

Document: View a copy of the affidavit. A Whitney Middle School teacher has been charged with lewd molestation, forcible sodomy and second-degree rape involving a boy he mentored with Big Brothers Big Sisters.

John C. Gisler, 41, who has worked as a science teacher at Tulsaa s Whitney Middle since August 2005 was charged in Tulsa County District Court on Monday.

Tulsa police are investigating after three people were kidnapped by suspects overnight.

A worker at the Sand Springs Independence Day Celebration was injured when a fireworks shell malfunctioned Friday night.

Hundreds of kids showed off their patriotism in Sand Springs on Friday. Waving Old Glory, they marched through downtown wishing onlookers a happy Fourth of July.

On Tuesday, June 9, three people were exercising on Oklahoma 51 in Sand Springs, not only their bodies but their right to ride on the thoroughfares of Oklahoma.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for August fourth for a woman accused of killing two bicyclists in a drunk driving accident earlier this month.

People in Sand Springs got active Sunday while paying tribute to some fallen cyclists.

Residents in Sapulpa can shoot off fireworks with a permit from 3:00 p.m to 12:00 a.m. on July 3rd and July 4th.

Most of the cities around Tulsa require that you buy a permit before you shoot off your own fireworks.

The Oklahoma Ethics Commission will no longer enforce a gag rule on people who file ethics complaints.

A 38-year-old Sand Springs woman charged in the deaths of two bicyclists is free again after her bond was increased to $300,000. Tausha Borland is charged with two counts of first-degree manslaughter in the June 9 deaths of Christa Voss and Matthew Edmonds.

A Sand Springs woman accused of killing two bicyclists is headed to Tulsa County District Court courtroom Monday morning.

The Board of Juvenile Affairs is discussing whether to build a private prison that could result in closing an existing one, possibly the aging L.E. Rader Center in Sand Springs.

A bond hearing for a Sand Springs woman accused of killing two bicyclists has been postponed until Monday.

CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma The state board of directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma has named Sharla Hall as chief executive officer.

A slain woman was last seen walk-ing near where an abduction was attempted. SLAIN: WANTED Person of interest: Police are still looking for this man, who was seen with a homicide victim about a week before she was found dead.Lisa Bollaert: Police are investigating whether her killing in early May is linked to a June 1 abduction attempt.

The city of Bartlesville is starting a new municipal recycling program to meet the demands of area residents who have been missing a privately run program that was discontinued May 1. The Bartlesville city council this week approved a 90-day start-up to the new recycling program, which will begin with a collection site at the old tennis courts of ...