The Tulsa City-County Library is joining public library systems across the country in the continued effort to end barriers to access by going Fine Free. The Library is moving to a Fine Free model to help Tulsa County residents during this challenging time and to permanently reduce barriers to service. TCCL became Fine Free July…
U.S. Sen. James Lankford, R Oklahoma, will deliver the address to graduates during OBU’s Spring Commencement ceremony August 1. The ceremony will take place on the south lawn of Raley Chapel on the OBU campus in Shawnee, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The ceremony was moved outdoors to allow for social distancing due to the COVID-19…
Two Tulsa police officers, Craig Johnson and Aurash Zarkeshan, were shot early Monday morning near 21st Street and Mingo Road and they are in critical condition. Johnson joined the Tulsa Police Department in 2005 and was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 2015, he is assigned to the Mingo Valley Division as a graveyard…
The coronavirus is spreading but it is less lethal. In Oklahoma as of June 29, there were 13,172 cases of coronavirus out of a total of 313,021 tests. The death toll is 384 with 385 patients in the hospital, according the Oklahoma Department of Health. During the week of June 19-26, there were 2,594 confirmed…
Originally scheduled for October 22-25 at the River West Festival Park, Tulsa’s Oktoberfest has been canceled. The German festival will resume October 21-24 in 2021. The 2020 Oklahoma State Fair in Oklahoma City, scheduled for September 17-27, has also been canceled. Tulsa County officials said the Tulsa State Fair is still scheduled but that could…
As historical statues and monuments continue to be targeted by protestors across the country, Oklahoma State Senator Casey Murdock wants to see those works of art preserved for educational and historic purposes. He’s proposing bringing those stone and bronze pieces to Senate District 27, which includes nine counties in northwestern Oklahoma and the panhandle. “Four…
Oklahoma is leading the nation in two categories in WalletHub’s report, “States with the fewest coronavirus restrictions.” According to the report, Oklahoma has the fewest restrictions on requiring people to wear a face mask in public and has the nation’s fewest restrictions on the re-opening of child care programs. Oklahoma is second atop the list…
OKLAHOMA CITY – State Reps. Ty Burns, R-Pawnee, and Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, said a new partnership between the Oklahoma Departments of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and Career and Technology Education should clear a processing backlog for Oklahoma cattle producers. State ranchers in recent months have faced a backlog in getting their cattle processed, being told…
Tulsa gas prices rose 6.4 cents per gallon last week, averaging $1.83/gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 321 stations. Gas prices in Tulsa are 28.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 54.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station…
President Trump’s re-election campaign announced that, along with the Republican National Committee (RNC) and joint committees, it raised more than $10 million over the weekend of the President’s rally in Tulsa, more than the $7.6 million estimate of Joe Biden’s fundraising event with former President Barack Obama. Most of the Trump campaign’s collections from June…