Jun 19 Watch 6:25 Tulsa's Black residents mark Juneteenth holiday amid anxiety about Trump rally By Yamiche Alcindor, Frank Carlson, Lena I. Jackson The historic Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was known a century ago as “the Black Wall Street” for being among the most prosperous parts of the U.S. for Black Americans. But in 1921, a white mob murdered some 300 Black… Continue watching
Jun 19 What happened 101 years ago in the Tulsa Race Massacre By Gretchen Frazee Up to 300 black Tulsans were murdered by white residents, and a thriving neighborhood burned to the ground. Continue reading
Jun 11 Trump picks Tulsa for return of signature campaign rallies By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The rally will take place on Juneteenth, the commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Tulsa has its own troubling history on race. Continue reading
Apr 23 At least 7 dead as storms hit Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana By Associated Press Severe weather is blowing across the South after apparent tornadoes tore through parts of Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. Continue reading
Apr 23 At least 7 dead as storms hit southern states By Associated Press Severe weather is moving through southern Mississippi and Alabama after apparent tornadoes tore through parts of Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. Continue reading
Mar 28 Ex-Sen. Tom Coburn, conservative political maverick, dies By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Former U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma family doctor who earned a reputation as a conservative political maverick as he railed against federal earmarks and subsidies for the rich, has died. He was 72. Continue reading
Mar 03 Biden wins Oklahoma primary By Associated Press Joe Biden has been declared the winner of the Oklahoma primary. Continue reading
Nov 18 Police say 3 killed in shooting at Oklahoma Walmart By Associated Press Two victims were shot inside a car and the third was in the parking lot outside the store in Duncan, Police Chief Danny Ford said. Continue reading
Nov 15 Oklahoma judge reduces J&J order in opioid lawsuit by $107 million By Sean Murphy, Ken Miller, Associated Press An Oklahoma judge who last summer ordered consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million to help address the state’s opioid crisis on Friday reduced that amount by $107 million in a final order in the case. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 6:31 Oklahoma's governor on 2nd chances and reducing mass incarceration In Oklahoma, 462 people left prison Monday in the largest single-day commutation in U.S. history. Republican Governor Kevin Stitt had signed off on their release based on the recommendation of the state’s Pardon and Parole Board. Oklahoma has the nation’s… Continue watching