A&M Campus Shutdown Update

Local Law Enforcement Hosting The Tip-A-Cop Fundraiser For Special Olympics This Week

This week, you’ll find many local law enforcement officers at Texas Roadhouse in College Station taking care of customers as part of the annual Tip-A-Cop fundraiser for local Special Olympics athletes. Bryan police officer Seth Waller says one hundred percent of the tips goes to local Special Olympics athletes who participate all year. Waller says this year’s goal is $50,000 dollars. Tip-A-Cop is taking place Monday through Thursday (July 22-25) between three and ten p.m. Click below to hear comments from Seth Waller, visiting with WTAW’s Bill Oliver. Listen to “Local law enforcement hosting the annual Tip-A-Cop for Special Olympics this week” on Spreaker.

College Station ISD School Board Extends The Superintendent’s Contract

College Station ISD school board members spent about two hours behind closed doors during Tuesday night’s meeting (July 16) to evaluate the first year performance of superintendent Tim Harkrider. Then the board returned to open session and unanimously gave Harkrider a contract extension of one year. Harkrider, who just completed his first year as CSISD superintendent, remains under contract for three years. Click below to hear comments from the July 16, 2024 College Station ISD school board meeting from six school board members and Tim Harkrider: Listen to “College Station ISD school board extends the superintendent's contract” on Spreaker.  

Brazos County District Court Appearances For A Father Accused Of Serious Bodily Injury To A Child And A Man Indicted For Murder

A 20 year old father arrested June 19th for injuring his seven week old daughter was released from jail July 10th after a Brazos County district judge agreed to lower his bond. The Bryan police arrest report said the baby was taken to a children’s hospital in Temple for what a doctor described as abusive head trauma, leg fractures, and a broken rib. The father, Nicholas Oliva of Bryan, was released from jail after posting a $75,000 dollar bond. Oliva’s bond was originally set at $250,000 dollars. Oliva sought a $25,000 dollar bond. Court records say Oliva’s request cited among other things that the original bond was “excessive and oppressive” and he did “not have the financial means to post such a high bond, even with the assistance of a bail bondsman.” The order granting the bond reduction included previous conditions that Oliva have “no contact with children, children’s mother, or placement of children and has to follow conditions placed by CPS” (Child and Protective Services). Oliva was also ordered to have a GPS monitor. A murder charge against a Bryan man from almost four years ago is no longer pending. The Brazos County district attorney’s office confirmed to WTAW News that 62 year old Alton Currie, who was previously indicted, will be tried for the August 2020 shooting death of James Zikus. In May 2022, a jury convicted Currie for pointing a gun at two Bryan police officers who were positioned near the shooting. A spokeswoman in the D-A’s office tells WTAW News that Currie lost his appeals on those convictions. Currie was sentenced to 25 years for the aggravated assaults of the officers.