State Briefs: Sunday August 3, 2008

Published: August 3, 2008

Tulsa police are investigating a homicide after finding the body of a man who had been shot to death.

Police said officers who responded to a shooting call in south Tulsa about 2:30 a.m. Saturday found the man's body.

Witnesses said the shooter left with another man in a dark-colored Nissan Frontier pickup.

The homicide is the 27th of the year in Tulsa.

A 4-year-old girl drowned Saturday in Heyburn Lake in Creek County.

About 2:40 p.m., Banay M. Crisp was swimming in about 2 feet of water near the beach while her mother cooked dinner, Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers said.

A van pulled between the two, and Banay's mother lost sight of her. The girl was found in 3 to 4 feet of water west of the shoreline, troopers said.

Banay was flown to St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, where she died.

U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Cheyenne, has announced town hall meetings to be held through the district beginning this week. Woodward will be the first of 14 stops.

Lucas will be discussing his view of current events in Washington and will field questions and ask for opinions on legislation currently before Congress.

Go to www.house.gov/lucas/services_townhall.htm for specific meeting sites and times.

Dr. Michael Bergeron, a national sports and youth health expert, will offer free seminars Aug. 11 and 12 focusing on athletic performance and safety.

Bergeron will speak to the public at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 11 at the Duncan Regional Hospital Conference Center.

A session set for 11:30 a.m. Aug. 12, also at the hospital conference center, is for coaches, athletic trainers and medical professionals.

Call (580) 251-8882 to sign up.

Also in the state ...

•MOTORCYCLE RALLY: The ninth annual Thunder in the Wichitas Charity Poker Run is set for 8 a.m. Saturday at ProTeam Harley-Davidson, 301 SE Interstate Drive in Lawton. Registration is available at www.swokhog.com, or can be mailed to Thunder Registration, P.O. Box 6771, Lawton, OK 73505.

•LAND MEETING:

Osage Nation officials will discuss the Cobell trust fund lawsuit during a meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Wah-Zah-Zhi Cultural Center, 1449 W Main in Pawhuska.

From Staff and Wire Reports