A college freshman trying to fly from Boston to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving was deported to Honduras in violation of a court order.

Tulsa's mayor decided to join the press gaggle this morning.

Tulsa Public Schools unveiled a draft $589.8 million bond package proposal to the district's Board of Education Monday night that's tentatively slated to be on the ballot on April 7, 2026. #tulsa

KWGS’ Ben Abrams sat down with Whitney Chapman, Lee Roy’s sister, to discuss the accuracy of "The Lowdown" and how it has affected her family. #tulsa

The Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture, or OKPOP, announced Friday it reached its goal of $18 million just one day before the funding deadline. #tulsa

Thank you for everything you've done for Public Radio Tulsa, Judith! Don't be a stranger. www.publicradiotulsa.org/local-region...

Bono has criticized Trump for causing "unbelievable carnage" and in May defended Bruce Springsteen as "the only Boss in America" after the president blasted the New Jersey native for critical comments. #tulsa

Crews have begun digging at Oaklawn Cemetery in Tulsa for a fifth time in the hopes of uncovering more victims of the 1921 Race Massacre. #tulsa

The city of Tulsa has announced another excavation at Oaklawn Cemetery in search for victims of the 1921 Race Massacre.

This is absolutely horrific. To attack a synagogue and kill people, and that too on Yom Kippur. Vile and inexcusable.

Fulton Street Books & Coffee, one of the few remaining independent bookstores in #Tulsa, announced in mid-September that it would be shutting down after five years of operation in Tulsa’s #GreenwoodDistrict. www.publicradiotulsa.org/local-region...

The station earned top honors in categories including investigative reporting, anchoring and spot news. #tulsa

Just gonna leave this here for my own entertainment. 10/10. #Kehlani

Protest for #Gaza #Palestine at John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park earlier today.

Does TU have a ghost problem I wasn't aware of?

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says it’s displacing long-standing homeless camps in Tulsa so that the people who live in them don’t get hit by cars. #tulsa

Cuba’s electrical grid has collapsed, leaving the entire island without power, according to the state-run power company.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt suddenly announced Thursday evening a new program to more aggressively police and displace unhoused people camping on state-owned property in Tulsa. #tulsa

Tulsa is offering money incentives to more owners to spruce up properties along Route 66.

Public Media Stations In Rural US Say Emergency-Alert Funding Is In Jeopardy @michaelcopley1.bsky.social reports for @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/08/28/n...

Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols responded Thursday to Gov. Kevin Stitt’s recent legal dispute with the city and the Muscogee Nation. #tulsa

hi this is my favorite writing advice, it's from former simpsons writer john swartzwelder (i think about the crappy little elf all the time) www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Safety requests from Gazan journalists are significantly rising, following Israel’s murder of 6 journalists on Aug. 10. “We are hearing more and more from journalists concerned that they are now the next targets,” CPJ CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social told @slate.com's What Next.

“People who don’t like what I’m saying will say, ‘I mean, you’re saying that we’re Nazis and we’re building concentration camps.’ Yes, I am.” #tulsa

Northeastern State University announced Thursday it would offer a new Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics for the coming fall semester. #oklahoma

A pair of voter-approved state questions from 2016 have made a significant impact in reducing both Oklahoma’s prison population and crime rate, according to a 32-page report released Friday by nonprofit Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform. #oklahoma

Sean Astin and Kel Mitchell during their respective Q&As at Oklahoma Comic Con 2025.

In an interview with Mary Louise Kelly, Lovell said the Apollo 13 crew and NASA succeeded in "taking almost certain catastrophe into a successful recovery." Jim Lovell, 1928 – 2025

I will never get tired of the sheer absurdity of this game.

A student leader at the University of Tulsa reacted with surprise to a recent complaint against the school alleging discrimination that cited his club.

A former U.S. Department of Education official under President Trump filed a civil rights complaint Tuesday against the University of Tulsa, alleging discrimination based on race and gender. #tulsa

Prior to the United States joining forces with Israel to bomb Iran, two private planes landed Friday at Tulsa International Airport carrying 21 local church members evacuated from the Middle East. #tulsa #oklahoma

Hundreds of people turned out in Tulsa to protest President Donald Trump on his 79th birthday prior to a controversial military parade scheduled for the streets of Washington, D.C. #tulsa

Advocates decry AG Drummond’s letter calling for removal of Afghan refugees www.publicradiotulsa.org/local-region...

JUST IN: Abrego Garcia is expected to immediately face criminal charges in the U.S. for transporting migrants without legal status around the country, according to a Justice Department indictment.

Mayor Monroe Nichols said the city would “behoove ourselves” to talk about modifying or removing a section of Interstate 244 that crosses over the Greenwood neighborhood. www.publicradiotulsa.org/local-region...

Tens of millions of dollars will go toward repairing harms from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. #tulsa

“Rapid gunfire” erupted on Lemon Hill in Fairmount Park on Memorial Day., according to Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel. Two adults were killed and three teenagers were among those wounded.

Big gusts at the TU campus! ** #Oklahoma #Wx #Tulsa #TulsaOklahoma #SevereWeather

Under the current agreement, ICE detainees in the Tulsa County jail must be released after 72 hours. The Tulsa County sheriff wants to be able to hold the detainees until they're deported or have a court date. www.publicradiotulsa.org/local-region...

#BREAKING: TU President Brad Carson to step down #Tulsa #Oklahoma #TulsaNews www.publicradiotulsa.org/local-region...

[email protected]'s first Live @ Lunch: complete! ✅ You can watch a VOD on YouTube, Twitch and Facebook! (Sorry to those who wanted to view on Tiktok. We were having technical difficulties.) YouTube VOD here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWXj...

Catholic leaders and community members in Tulsa mourned Pope Francis with a memorial mass Monday evening.

Vilified by the Assad regime, these Nobel-nominated first responders operated only in rebel areas. Now their founder is in the new government and they're extending their reach to all of Syria.

A lack of money from HUD to make up for rent increases has put 690 tenants in Tulsa at risk. Also, the housing authority can’t reach HUD, which is probably because the people who help them with stuff like this have been cut. www.publicradiotulsa.org/local-region...

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Proterra, the company MetroLink bought its first four EVs from in 2021, has since filed for bankruptcy and dissolved, leaving Tulsa and other transit authorities across North America with electric vehicles that have been difficult to maintain at best. My latest:

Tulsa Public Schools celebrated on Monday the announcement of 13 schools in the district being moved off the state’s Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) list, thanks to improvements in reading proficiency.

Another milestone: just published my 200th web article for @publicradiotulsa.bsky.social. 200 in under two years. Now that's pretty cool.