— According to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Those visitors are estimated to bring in more than $3 million during the National Main Street Conference during the same year as the Route 66 Centennial
Jefferson Graham is the Host and Producer of Photowalks travel photography series airing on Scripps News Sundays at 9 am
He’s in Tulsa working on a series of episodes along Route 66
eventually working at USA Today covering Apple and new iPhones
Graham went on a Downtown Tulsa Art Deco tour with 2 News Oklahoma’s Christine Stanwood
eventually going next door to the Atlas building
He shared his best tips for shooting images with his iPhone
Then charge your phone and make sure you have enough storage
CHOKEPOINTS
Example of a license plate camera installed in Stanwood
BY CHRIS SULLIVAN
I received an email from Jerry in Stanwood last week
“The city council put up 14 cams around town to check speed
I rolled up to Stanwood to take a peek alongside Stanwood Police Chief Jason Toner
which reads the license plate of every car that passes by them and gets pictures of the back bumper and other identifying features like make and model
but more than 70 cities in Washington use this system
And the Big Brother concern isn’t lost on Chief Toner
that’s a legitimate concern,” he said
Stanwood installed the cameras to make up for having a small department
including only one working the night shift
It’s a way to use technology to make the community safer
“Most of the property crime that is committed in Stanwood is done by people that come from outside of our community,” Chief Toner said
“It was just a way to build a visible fence
so we know when somebody’s coming into our community that’s up to no good
we have a little bit of notification.”
“We are happy to have the new Flock Camera technology in Stanwood,” Stanwood Mayor Sid Roberts said in an email
and those who would come here with crime in mind might want to think twice.”
“It’s not video surveillance,” Toner said
“It’s basically a camera taking a bunch of still photos of vehicles on the road
it categorizes those vehicles by license plate
“Our officers working on the west side of town
and somebody comes in on the east side of town with a stolen vehicle
they’re alerted of that,” Toner said
“They can go to that area and hopefully either catch or deter any future crime.”
Toner said the system helped nab a suspected thief
“I was pretty amazed,” he said
someone that had victimized our community several different times for $1000-plus worth of merchandise we were able to hold them accountable.”
the suspect’s car had a distinctive bumper sticker that the victim’s camera system caught during one of the thefts
The Flock System alerted when a similar car with the same bumper sticker came back to town
the early success shows the system can be really helpful
“There’s no facial recognition
It’s not any like speed cameras or red light cameras
so we don’t keep a database of anybody’s movements throughout the city
It’s just for investigation purposes or letting us know when somebody that has already committed a crime and is in the system comes into town.”
It will also notify officers when a car involved in an Amber Alert or a Silver Alert enters the area
Stanwood has the system on a two-year contract
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Christine Stanwood joined KJRH in April 2025 as the Morning Anchor.
Christine is an Emmy-award winning Anchor and Reporter with over a decade of experience in local news.
Christine was an Anchor and Reporter at KNXV in Phoenix
she won a Rocky Mountain Southwest Emmy Award in Military News and an Emmy for anchoring Team Coverage
Christine is thrilled to return to Oklahoma
she worked as the lead Reporter and fill-in Anchor at KOCO 5 News in Oklahoma City
the COVID-19 Pandemic and civil unrest protests in the city
Christine was born and raised in Kansas City
She’s a proud graduate from the University of Kansas Alumni with a degree in Journalism
North Dakota working as a Reporter and Anchor at KVLY
Christine has roots in Oklahoma with family raised in Ponca City.
Christine has always loved journalism and connecting with her community.
She got her start as a ‘Guest Weather Kid’ in Middle School
But began her career in Kansas City at KMBC 9 News working on the weekend overnights on the Assignment Desk and as a Production Assistant
Christine and her family are thrilled to be in Green Country
playing with their Australian Shepards or trying new restaurants
You can reach her at Christine.stanwood@kjrh.com or any of her social media platforms
Christine Stanwood is leaving ABC 15 in Phoenix
an anchor and reporter who came to the station in 2021
announced March 24 that she had "bittersweet" news
"Sincerely, it has been a privilege to connect with you every single day," Stanwood said in a video posted to social media
we've cried and we've even held onto each other during really difficult days
So I want to thank you sincerely for trusting me to share your stories."
That was the "bitter" part of her announcement
but in an interview with The Arizona Republic Stanwood said that she was going to Tulsa station KJRH as the main morning anchor
"The schedule is going to be so much better for our family," she said
She and her husband and young daughter will also be closer to family
"For a long time you chase the high of climbing the ladder
trying to see how far you can get," she said
and you have to think about what’s going to be best for your family."
Stanwood said in the video that Arizona had become important in her life and the lives of her family
"Arizona holds such a special place in our family's heart," she said
"We moved here from Oklahoma City in 2021 and right after that we made the most amazing friends
But the best part and the sweetest part is we welcomed our daughter in this state this time last year
and our lives really have never been the same
anchoring the morning show means setting the alarm a little earlier
but that’s OK because it means I’m at work at 3
work till noon and then that allows me to have time with my daughter
I’ve learned that that time is so precious."
"The sleep deprivation is already real when you've got a kid."
"I think what is so appealing to the position is I just want to lead
I want to be the one that our community can trust
I feel like I really built that up here in Arizona."
And she's ready for what might be a slower-paced lifestyle
"It's going to feel like a warm hug when I go back."
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