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Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin is retiring. President Biden has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma. The U.S. Postal Service is moving some of Tulsa’s mail processing center functions to Oklahoma City. Osage Nation police are investigating a potential act of vandalism to a landmark tree in Pawhuska. City councilors are considering updating Tulsa’s right-of-way obstruction ordinance to penalize people who block pedestrian traffic. -
Max Bryan/KWGS NewsMayor G.T. Bynum confirmed Franklin’s retirement Wednesday afternoon. Franklin served at the police department for 27 years. He was was appointed chief in January 2020.
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Treat said he used to like being around Stitt, but the governor has cut off all communication. -
A former Tulsa police officer has been awarded damages from the city in a discrimination lawsuit. Tulsa Public Schools says it’s chipping away at chronic absenteeism. A woman is arrested at a state board of education meeting. A famous food hall in Tulsa is once again getting national recognition. A recap of the Oklahoma City Thunder's second Playoff game against New Orleans. -
As a crisis continues on the U.S. Southern Border, Oklahoma lawmakers are among counterparts from about a dozen states taking things into their own hands. Their efforts generated backlash from the Latino immigrant community. -
Oklahoma Natural Gas is asking the state Corporation Commission to approve a rate hike that would cost the average utility customer about $2.50 more than they currently pay monthly. -
A major Oklahoma health provider is coming to Tulsa. GolfSuites has closed its doors after it breached its lease agreement with the Jenks Riverwalk. Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum is concerned a state bill that criminalizes unauthorized immigration will keep people from reporting crimes. Oklahoma Natural Gas is asking the state Corporation Commission to approve a rate hike. The ambulance provider in Oklahoma City and Tulsa says it's had a more than $200 million of economic impact on the state. The Oklahoma City Thunder are back in action tonight in the Playoffs.
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According to a press statement, the OU-Tulsa branch will start seeing patients and conduct clinical trials as soon as this summer. -
A bill that would prohibit schools from using corporal punishment on children with certain disabilities passed the Oklahoma Senate Tuesday. -
Sand Springs voters approved the plan as part of a multi-million-dollar bond package in 2022. -
State Auditor Cindy Byrd says Oklahoma is becoming a “no-bid state,” thanks to mismanagement at the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services that started during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
There will be no more stopping to dig that $5 bill out of your wallet during your drive between Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
