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This story is free to read Friday-Tuesday thanks to the Tulsa Area United Way. How did the city come to decide placing boulders on the Fourth Street sidewalk adjacent to the downtown bus station was a good idea? tulsaworld.com/news/local/g...
Gov. Stitt's appointees to the Oklahoma State Board of Education found a way to set a special meeting after weeks of their requests for one going unanswered by State Superintendent Ryan Walters. tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...
Thanks to the Tulsa Area United Way, everyone will have unlimited digital access to the Tulsa World's website this Labor Day weekend starting on Friday through Tuesday. tulsaworld.com/news/local/b...
"Once we had a conversation about who we think is wrong about what, we had a conversation about accountability that we all share — he in his role as governor and my role as mayor and knowing there are some things we can get done that aren't insanely political." tulsaworld.com/opinion/colu...
“My father was a newspaper columnist in Connecticut for decades, so I chose to cover a similarly exciting beat — local government,” Kevin Canfield likes to say. “OK, it’s not glamorous. But I would argue it’s important, so I keep at it.” tulsaworld.com/opinion/colu...
"How much longer must we suffer through front-page stories on the homeless?" asked reader David Knight. tulsaworld.com/opinion/colu...
But the city councilor behind the proposed ordinance amendment says the measure is aimed at all people occupying city medians, not an effort to remove the homeless from the streets. tulsaworld.com/news/local/g...
Tulsa-based law firm has withdrawn as general counsel to the Oklahoma State Board of Education amid ongoing conflicts between recent gubernatorial appointees to the board and the chairman of the board, State Superintendent Ryan Walters. tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...
A father and son from Texas are buying up restricted housing meant for low-income Oklahoma tenants. Then they’re booting the tenants out. tulsaworld.com/news/local/a...
The Safe Home Tulsa Rehousing Initiative aims to get about 300 homeless individuals and families into housing in about nine months. tulsaworld.com/news/local/g...
The project goal: "Design methods for the discouragement of behaviors such as encampments and prolonged stays in certain areas." tulsaworld.com/news/local/g...
The latest poll finds that U.S. adults express “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in just three institutions. tulsaworld.com/opinion/colu...
The Tulsa World Podcast episodes -- available on Apple and Spotify -- include each part of the Bever series read by Reporter Tim Stanley, who wrote the special report that goes over the events of July 22, 2015, where a quintuple homicide made international headlines.
I sat down with the news staff of a newer publication in Tulsa recently. They had a lot on their minds.
The series, which appears in the print edition of the Tulsa World starting Sunday, is read by Reporter Tim Stanley, who wrote the special report that goes over the events of July 22, 2015, where a quintuple homicide made international headlines. tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...
A Tulsa World Special Report: Ten years after the Bever brothers murdered their parents and three siblings as part of a planned killing spree, people still wonder what forces or factors put two Broken Arrow teens on the path to mass murder. Read the series: go.tulsaworld.com/bever
When City Editor Paul Tyrrell and I talked with reporter Tim Stanley after reading drafts of this series on the Bever murders, he quoted to us a line from Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel "Crime and Punishment": "The darker the night, the brighter the stars." tulsaworld.com/opinion/colu...
An ethics investigation initiated last year was related to a contractual relationship between the state and a private company that employed Shelley Zumwalt’s husband. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...
"It appears this alleged 'surplus' can only be derived by illegally adding all funds. Bond funds, debt service funds, student-raised funds, scholarship funds, workers’ comp funds — these cannot legally be added together and used except for their intended purpose." tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...
The principal chief of the country’s largest federally recognized tribe is speaking out in response to a conservative columnist Ann Coulter's anti-Indigenous social media post. tulsaworld.com/news/local/i...
State Superintendent Ryan Walters is now using the cost of school lunches and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s proposed nutritional changes to the nation’s school lunch programs to issue new demands and threats to local school districts across Oklahoma. tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...
Perhaps sooner rather than later, Thunder owners will sell, but OKC has positioned itself well to retain the franchise, writes Sports Columnist Berry Tramel.
“It’s tough being a kid — and a parent — these days. These are commonsense protections that will help prevent children from getting exposed and addicted to pornography,” said Sen. Jerry Alvord, R-Wilson, one of the authors of the new law. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...
The federal lawsuit alleges deliberate indifference to known bullying and sexual harassment that caused the sophomore’s suicide in 2024. tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...
As many as 17 hospitals in the state are expected to have to close if the changes contemplated by congressional leaders and the Trump administration are enacted. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...
"But this entire past week, the young people been posting on social media that Greenwood was going to be a war zone. And everyone knew that," said Greenwood Chamber of Commerce President Freeman Culver. tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...
Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols calls for an "end to the senseless youth gun violence in our city.” tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...
Watch the viral video clip of Sen. Bernie Sanders after someone in the crowd broke the news about the United State bombing Iran on Saturday. It was captured by Tulsa World video intern Cassidy Martin. tulsaworld.com/news/local/g...
Lt. Marcus Harper spoke out in 2020 about "systemic racist practices of certain officers" at the Tulsa Police Department. He's now suing on grounds of malicious prosecution and abuse of process. tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...
The state board approved the standards at its Feb. 27 meeting, although several members have since publicly said they were misled by Ryan Walters about the standards’ content and the timing of the vote. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...
"One of the worst mistakes in Texas A&M history led to a museum at Oklahoma State University." Great start of a story by Parker Gerl. Can't wait to see this next time I am in Stillwater. tulsaworld.com/sports/colle...
"In one of the most passive-aggressive press releases I've seen, Sen. Shane Jett of Shawnee — on behalf of the Oklahoma Legislature's Freedom Caucus — reminded everyone on Friday that drivers can legally run over protestors," writes columnist Ginnie Graham. tulsaworld.com/opinion/colu...
With the parish growing and 100 new students coming into the Classical School in the past year, adding space was critical, the church said in announcing the purchase of the downtown property known for its white-domed building. tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...
Legislation that will lengthen the school year for students in Oklahoma and allow veteran teachers to earn higher salaries earned Gov. Kevin Stitt’s signature. Here's a summary of some the new education laws. tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...
The state agency that sponsors Epic Charter Schools is investigating the “fiscal integrity” and compliance of Oklahoma’s third-largest school system amid budget slashing that has left many students without an in-person school to return to when summer break ends. tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...
For the first time in his career, Montgomery sits atop the Tulsa-area coaching salary list — a distinction that makes him the best bargain in Oklahoma football, writes Columnist Bill Haisten. tulsaworld.com/sports/high-...
The benefit across the region includes Saint Francis serving as the primary destination for the region’s most serious emergencies and trauma surgeons, neurosurgeons and other specialists immediately available all the time to respond. tulsaworld.com/news/local/a...
OU, OSU, TU and ORU now can share up to $20.5 million with its athletes: Some believe that universities will have to begin cutting sports as a result of the additional cost of directly compensating athletes, but OU, OSU, TU and ORU have yet to announce such intentions. tulsaworld.com/sports/colle...
Dr. Kayse Shrum, former Oklahoma State University president, will join the Chickasaw Nation as its new chief health strategy officer, the tribe announced. tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...
Sheila Buck said she has no regrets for her actions that day in 2020 when she refused a request from a Trump campaign representative to change her T-shirt, which said “I can’t breathe."
"After getting what he wanted in a badly timed tax cut that we can’t afford and vetoing bills that would actually help Oklahomans, Gov. Stitt decided to bully with personal attacks as the Legislature worked to cancel those vetoes. He even went after the wives of legislators."
The 10-year-old grandson of a woman killed in 2023, in what Broken Arrow police called a murder-suicide, has been identified as a victim of what investigators believe to be another murder-suicide in Broken Arrow.
Today's most popular Tulsa World stories: 1. Tulsa couple, cat rattled by direct strike from lightning 'superbolt' 2. Man dead after shootout with security officers at QT; bystander also injured by gunfire Find links to these stories and the rest of the top 10 at go.tulsaworld.com/mostpopular
Today's most popular Tulsa World stories: 1. Superbolt shakes Tulsa with strong positive lightning strike Sunday night 2. A Tulsa family rebuilt the famous Mayo Hotel. Next is Frank Lloyd Wright's Price Tower Find links to these stories and the rest of the top 10 at go.tulsaworld.com/mostpopular
He was selected from a field of more than 300 potential candidates, the top four of whom were interviewed by Partner Tulsa staff, board members and community stakeholders.
Utica Square Shopping Center, billed in 1952 as the city's first “suburban” shopping center when most people shopped downtown, is looking for a new owner.
Attorney General Gentner Drummond targeted Islam in his reaction to the Supreme Court news. Muslims did not enter this court fight, and it's wrong for him to drag them into it. It's a cheap political shot against a religious minority, says columnist Ginnie Graham.
A divided U.S. Supreme Court voted 4-4 in the appeal of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, which was a test case of the separation of church and state.
Inexperienced administrators, unexpected Medicaid costs and sharply higher personnel expenses are among the reasons cited by the Oklahoma Auditor and Inspector's Office for the financial quagmire at the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
It's the third time in as many years the population of Tulsa has increased, according to the Census Bureau. Broken Arrow ranked only behind Oklahoma City in numeric yearly growth.
Yovanny Talamantes is the sole survivor of a March 2022 mobile home fire that killed his mother, twin sister and 6-year-old nephew. He spent three weeks at an out-of-state Shriner’s Hospital, recovering from burns sustained from climbing back into the burning building, trying to save his family.
Yovanny Talamantes is the sole survivor of a March 2022 mobile home fire that killed his mother, twin sister and 6-year-old nephew. He spent three weeks at an out-of-state Shriner’s Hospital, recovering from burns sustained from climbing back into the burning building, trying to save his family.
Latest report from governor shows mental health budget shortfall grows to $30 million: The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services' budget shortfall grew by nearly $2.6 million on Monday.
How about some good news, Tulsa? New law leaves OKPOP with just $3 million left to raise in matching funds: The yet-to-open Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture is at 82% of its fundraising goal necessary to access $18 million appropriated by the state.
Tulsa area could be getting another massive data center that's bigger than the first: The proposed development, known as Project Clydesdale, would be built near Cherokee Business Park.
Ryan Walters said during what he called an "emergency" press conference called for an elimination of property taxes in the state. He said the Department of Education and other state agencies would just have to tighten their belts to deal with massive reductions in state revenue that would result.
Legislation raising the age of consent in statutory rape cases from 16 to 18, with exceptions for some “Romeo and Juliet” relationships, is on the governor's desk after passage Thursday by the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Each of the past two years, 10-year-old Lyla Thomas embarked on missions to pay for homeless individuals to enjoy the Tulsa State Fair.
Kyler’s college application essay was titled “Born to Run.” Although running was always his hobby, it didn’t become his sport until high school. Now the Ohio State commit has a chance to repeat as the 5A state champion in the 100 and 200 meters.
When Jaida Marler graduates Thursday, she will already have completed two associate degrees from TCC as part of TPS’ inaugural Earn a Degree, Graduate Early cohort. The first in a series on local high school graduates with interesting stories written by Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton.
Among other things, GOP leaders agreed to expend $250 million on a new, state-of-the-art veterinary hospital at Oklahoma State University, $200 million on a new pediatric heart hospital operated by the University of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City and $312 million to buy a prison in Lawton.
Tulsa Zoo officials remain ready to welcome them. They say they can offer the elephants a healthy and safe home.
“The Lowdown” follows the gritty exploits of citizen journalist Lee Raybon, a self-proclaimed Tulsa “truthstorian” played by Ethan Hawke whose obsession with the truth is always getting him into trouble.
Tulsans getting their houses ready for Airbnb in 3, 2, 1
City Councilor Lori Decter Wright cited the Tulsa World's article Sunday on response times related to the Feb. 13 single-car crash that killed two Holland Hall students. “I believe public trust starts with public data,” she said.
The governor said his goal is to protect the interests of the state “in anticipation of one or more civil or criminal actions or proceedings potentially commencing as a result of abuse, waste, mismanagement and potential fraud.”
The new Oklahoma facility will be capable of producing all centerfire cartridges, from 9mm up to 12.7mm, and will supply law enforcement, U.S. military and the U.S. sports and hunting market. tulsaworld.com/news/local/b...
Oasis Fresh Market is listed as the business for a $2.5 million alteration at the Arco Building, according to a city commercial building permit.
The gunfire that erupted in the Blue Dome District downtown early Sunday was rooted in an ongoing dispute between two groups feuding over a 2022 homicide, Police Chief Dennis Larsen said Monday.
Tulsa Public Schools and Union Public Schools officials confirmed that two ninth-grade students died Sunday in a bus crash in Kansas.
The beleaguered Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services could miss its payroll without an immediate infusion of cash, legislative leaders confirmed Friday.
Inside the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, one justice accused Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond of “hostility to religion” while three others questioned how taxpayer funds could ever be used to proselytize through a religious charter school. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...
The city is discussing the possibility of temporarily housing the homeless in prefabricated modular structures at Newblock Park, 1414 Charles Page Blvd., a city councilor confirmed Wednesday.
A win for the nation’s first-ever religious charter school in Oklahoma would represent “the most radical change to religious freedom under the First Amendment in American history,” one expert believes. Tulsa World Projects Reporter Andrea Eger with a preview.
Regents for Oklahoma State University removed the "interim" from President Jim Hess' title on Friday during its meeting. When he took over for Dr. Kayse Shrum, Tulsa World Staff Writer Randy Krehbiel sat down with Hess in March for this profile.
“There are people that don’t agree with what he’s doing, and they’re angry. They’re upset about his policies. I get that. But many people, myself included, say, ‘At least (Trump is) doing something.” -- U.S. Sen. James Lankford speaking in Tulsa. Read the rest of his comments.
Despite not being on the agenda, the proposed academic standards for social studies prompted more than 30 minutes of discussion at Thursday’s Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting.
Inside the Hyatt Regency hotel on Wednesday, U.S. Sen. James Lankford told a Tulsa Regional Chamber lunchtime audience the United States has become “a nation (whose) signature emotion is anger.”
Berry Tramel with an in-depth profile on the Thunder coach who led the team to the sixth best record in NBA history this season. The playoffs start today. It's very hard not to like this guy after reading his story the way only Berry can tell it.
What the scene was like on Good Friday in Tulsa at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church’s Stations of the Cross procession and Communion and Liberation's Way of the Cross for public witness.
Bernard Dreyer's words resonated for many at Thursday's town hall with empty chairs representing U.S. Sens. Markwayne Mullin and James Lankford and 1st District Congressman Kevin Hern. The Tulsa World's Randy Krehbiel and Daniel Shular have this report.
We caught up with former Gov. Keating, the highway patrol trooper who arrested Timothy McVeigh, the photographer who took the Pulitzer Prize winning photo of Baylee Almon in the arms of the firefighter, Tulsa Police Chief Dennis Larsen, and the former Tulsa firefighter Johnny Kirk.
One of those drawn to Waco was a 24-year-old Army veteran named Timothy McVeigh.
This story stars former “First Cowboy“ Darren Shrum, Stillwater's own Kyle Waters and Stoney LaRue, Josh Crutchmer, Cody Canada, Jason Boland and Russell Doussan. Demand for The Boys From Oklahoma tickets exceeded expectations with 180,000 tickets sold.
So much for small government at Tulsa County, with the creation of a DOGE-like position with a job description that’s almost exactly how someone would describe what a commissioner is elected to do, writes Columnist Ginnie Graham.
The banner of religious freedom flew over the latest battle between Gov. Kevin Stitt and Attorney General Gentner Drummond.
The cast of American Theatre Company's "The Outsiders" talked to the Tulsa World about portraying S.E. Hinton's characters, and what "The Outsiders" means to them.
OSU graduate Sarah Hutson Wade, who is chef and owner of two acclaimed restaurants in Boston -- one named Stillwater -- is planning to donate a portion of sales to assist those affected by the recent wildfires in Stillwater and Payne County.
“Seeing your community on fire is a very unsettling thing, and it’s something a fire chief never wants to experience,” Stillwater Fire Chief Terry Essary said. See photos taken Monday by Mike Simons.
In an era of increasingly fact-challenged politics, last week's $4.1 million libel judgment in favor of Oklahoma political consultant Fount Holland may or may not have broader implications, reports Randy Krehbiel.
“What is going to make this different is that we’re going to make sure we’re coordinated before we go out, to make sure we have the shelter capacity to take on the folks who are in encampments, and make sure we hold the line in those spaces ... ,” Mayor Monroe Nichols said today.
It was a pleasure to interview this leader who is changing the way a company can be right here in Oklahoma. In this Q&A, we discuss how what he's created is not only making money, it's also changing more than 1,000 nonprofits as well as the financial future of every one of his employees.
Jennifer Callahan, the regent who pressed for the audit that led to Oklahoma State University President Kayse Shrum's resignation said Friday that she zeroed in on the OSU Innovation Foundation immediately after joining the board last July.
"I do not have any knowledge that any laws were broken," Shrum said. "To my knowledge, absolutely nothing was done that was wrong or inappropriate."
New board members are holding Walters accountable for his theatrics, putting students above politics. What a new day it appears to be. Thank you and hallelujah, says Editorials Editor Ginnie Graham. #oklaed
A new audit found long-term lack of management oversight of spending and compliance during Deborah Gist's administration of Tulsa Public Schools from 2015-2023. #oklaed
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" ... a lot of Republicans were very confused as to why they ended up with two Democrats as their options. And once you explain to them about nonpartisan elections, there are a lot of Republicans that are ready to go back to partisanship.”
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