News

New rates for insurance are filed

September 3, 2020

Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready announced the 2021 preliminary rate filings for health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Insurers that offer coverage through the Oklahoma Marketplace filed plans requesting average statewide increases of 2.7 percent. The same three insurers that offered individual health plans on the 2020 Exchange will return for 2021 —…

Pemberton appointed to Court

September 3, 2020

Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed Judge Trevor S. Pemberton to the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals. This is the governor’s second appointment to that Court. “Judge Trevor Pemberton is a dedicated Oklahoman and proven legal mind who will serve our State and people well,” said Stitt. “I am humbled and honored that Governor Stitt sees fit…

Tulsa DA Kunzweiler reappointed

September 3, 2020

Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler was reappointed to the Oklahoma District Attorneys Association (ODAA) Board to represent Region 8. At a recent meeting, District 2 District Attorney Angela Marsee, of Beckham, Custer, Ellis, Roger Mills and Washita Counties was installed as President of the Association, while District 12 District Attorney Matt Ballard, of Craig,…

American Airlines to furlough 19K

September 3, 2020

Due to the downturn caused by the Chinese coronavirus, American Airlines said the company will furlough or layoff about 19,000 employees in October. The company will cut more than 8,000 flight attendants. American Airlines originally projected that 25,000 pilots, flight attendants and worker could be furloughed. According to published reports, about 23,000 American Airlines personnel…

OU-TU School of Community Medicine gets colon grant

September 3, 2020

The OU-TU School of Community Medicine was named a recipient of grant funding from the Colon Cancer Coalition to promote a greater volume of colon cancer screening, specifically for patients seen at the OU Bedlam Clinic. The grant will fund the purchase of 450 fecal immunochemical tests (FIT), which let patients to collect samples at…

Dave Lanning helps ailing wife

September 3, 2020

Dave Lanning has one of those voices most Oklahoman’s have heard at some point over the past 30 years. His career in sports radio goes back to the 1980s, working for stations like WKY, KTOK and now the Radio Oklahoma Ag Network. Recently, Lanning’s role has been one of caretaker for his wife, Blair, who…

Elvis contributed to fighting cancer

September 3, 2020

When Elvis Presley arrived in the 1950s, he was quite unlike anything the world had ever seen. His music struck a chord with folks living in mid-century America, and soon he was rocking the world. But Presley was more than just a rock & roller, he was also a great philanthropist. He died at his…

Trash collected on Labor Day

September 3, 2020

Tulsa residents should take their trash to the curb on your regular day next week. Residential refuse, recycling, green waste and bulky waste will be collected on Sept. 7, according to the regular Monday schedule. The only holidays that do not have trash collection are Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Mask Lawsuit

August 27, 2020

Federal lawsuit calls Tulsa’s mask ordinance unconstitutional and unhealthy for citizens Some Tulsans are taking steps to halt the mandatory use of face masks in Tulsa because they deprive people of oxygen. Tulsa has mandated the use of face covering in attempts to stem the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. Doctor Robert Zoellner, Clay Clark, Doctor James…

Freedmen ask Choctaws for their rights

August 27, 2020 Ray Carter

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, whose members owned Black slaves and fought on the side of the Confederacy in the Civil War, is now opposing federal efforts to require that descendants of the tribe’s former slaves, called Freedmen, be given promised rights before the tribe can receive federal housing funds. Choctaw leaders say any such…