A Gathering Place for Tulsa lived up to its name Tuesday night as hundreds of people packed into Tulsa Community College's Center for Creativity for the unveiling of the park's Phase 1 design.
Head coach Mike Gundy received the biggest bump, from $3.275 million to $3.45 million.
The 2013 Paris Air Show yielded a new aerospace manufacturer for Grove, where Australian firm Ferra Engineering will expand with a new 20-person facility.
There's no doubt that Tulsans consider public safety to be a top priority.
Hagar: "He’s put together a h--- of a concert lineup to help raise funds for the brave and resilient people of Oklahoma. My job is going to be to help them take their minds off their problems and have some much needed, good old-fashioned fun."
By KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer
By AMANDA BLAND & KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writers
The Metro Campus of Tulsa Community College will remain closed Wednesday as technicians work to restore electricity to its main building and replace a power distribution panel that caught fire Monday night, officials said.
"It's no secret that we are in need of a new juvenile justice center as well as improvements to our levee system. We also have needs for road and bridge improvements throughout the county," Karen Keith said in an email.
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
Corrections professionals on Tuesday expressed shock and sadness that Department of Corrections Executive Director Justin Jones was resigning.
By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
Most of the nation's 1,450 teacher-preparation programs - including programs in Oklahoma - are falling far short of adequately training teachers for the realities of the classroom, according to a national report released Tuesday.
By RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer
A Tulsa attorney has completed an independent probe into the office of Owasso's suspended city manager, and the City Council is expected to review the investigative report by July 1, Mayor Doug Bonebrake said Tuesday.
By ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer
A couple is searching for answers about how Tulsa Public Schools officials lost track of their 7-year-old daughter on the first day of summer school.
The question comes up a lot - how do we help?
The man responsible for constructing A Gathering Place for Tulsa didn't utter one public word at Tuesday night's unveiling of the park's final design.
By WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer
In one case, a Hispanic couple who had routinely flown Mexican flags in front of their apartment were told to move after they flew a rainbow gay-pride flag.
By SAMANTHA VICENT World Staff Writer
Dena Fate and Irene Johnston may be the last ones remaining in their families, but relatives say their spunky personalities remain as sharp as ever.
By DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer
By GENE CURTIS
The body of Italian banker Roberto Calvi, who was free pending an appeal of his conviction of currency law violations, was found hanging from a London bridge eight days after he disappeared from his Milan apartment.
By RANDY ELLIS NewsOK.com
The state Fire Marshal's Office can't account for a missing shotgun and has failed to meet its legal duty to inspect all Oklahoma correctional facilities annually, a state audit has revealed.
By JIM ABRAMS Associated Press
The Republican-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as a milestone in their 40-year campaign against legalized abortion and Democrats characterized as another example of a GOP war on women.
The arraignment of Owasso's suspended city manager was moved Tuesday to next month.
By BILL BRAUN World Staff Writer
A man who is serving a life prison term for a Tulsa rape is getting a new hearing on his request to withdraw the plea that led to the sentence.
By KIMBERLY DOZIER & DONNA CASSATA Associated Press
The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on intelligence led by lawmakers sympathetic to the spying.
By DAVID ESPO & ERICA WERNER Associated Press
About 8 million immigrants living unlawfully in the United States would initially gain legal status under sweeping legislation moving toward a vote in the Senate, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, adding that the bill would lower federal deficits in each of the next two decades.
By JAY PRICE McClatchy News Service
Afghan security forces are now officially in charge of protecting their country from the insurgents whom the U.S.-led coalition of foreign troops has been fighting for nearly 12 years, President Hamid Karzai announced Tuesday, even as news broke that the Taliban were opening a long-discussed political office in Qatar, clearing a potential path to peace talks.
By TIM TALLEY Associated Press
Oklahoma executed a man Tuesday for the stabbing deaths of a couple on whose ranch he had worked.
By CHRIS CASTEEL NewsOK.com
Two years before his failing vision likely contributed to a fatal crash in the Oklahoma Panhandle, freight train engineer Dan Hall told one of his eye doctors that he was having trouble distinguishing the color of train signals.
By SHAWN POGATCHNIK & CASSANDRA VINOGRAD Associated Press
President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with one voice Tuesday on seeking a negotiated Syrian peace settlement - yet couldn't publicly agree on whether this means President Bashar Assad must go.
By Associated Press
States can ask for another year before being required to use student test results to decide whether to keep or fire teachers, Education Secretary Arne Duncan told school chiefs on Tuesday.
By Wire reports
Exploding shells set off a fire that was triggering explosions Wednesday at a military depot in southern Russia, injuring about 30 people and causing the evacuation of more than 6,000 from the nearby village of Nagorny, investigators and emergency workers said.
By Staff Reports
A man who is charged in a March 17 fatal shooting in Tulsa was ordered to stand trial after a preliminary hearing Monday in Osage County District Court.
Army Pfc. Bradley Manning's court-martial over giving massive amounts of classified material to WikiLeaks has gone into recess until next week.
Afghanistan: As of Tuesday, at least 2,103 members of the U.S. military had died as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, according to an Associated Press count.
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OKLAHOMA LOTTERY RESULTS FOR 06/19/13
Big crowd gets first look at new Tulsa park's design A Gathering Place for Tulsa lived up to its name Tuesday night as hundreds of people packed into Tulsa ...
KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer
The God Blog: Gay Boy Scout backlash crushes civility, reasoned debate Sincere, good-hearted Christian leaders savaged after expressing their opinions on gay Boy Scout iss ...
Bill Sherman Staff Writer
Oklahoma City man sentenced to 6 months for Wyoming threat Investigators have said he was apparently upset about a possible automatic weapons ban.
Associated Press
Teen charged with murder to be prosecuted as 'youthful offender,' judge rules The Jenks Middle School eighth-grader was arrested Dec. 18 in connection with the killing of Mary Escue, ...
BILL BRAUN World Staff Writer
Oklahoma health department investigating rabies exposure The Oklahoma Department of Health is investigating whether anyone who handled a rabid puppy that later ...
Weather World: Tulsa area's 'maximum wet bulb globe temperature' What a 'wet bulb globe temperature' is, in a Tulsa weather forecast context.
Althea Peterson Staff Writer
Oklahoma AG offers mobile app for tracking inmates The Victim Information and Notification Everyday program is a free and anonymous service that allows ...
Afghan leader backs away from Taliban talks The U.S. and Taliban announced Tuesday they would begin preliminary peace talks in Qatar without the ...
AMIR SHAH AND DAVID RISINGAssociated Press
Two men sought in apartment complex shooting Residents said the victim was a maintenance man at the complex.
KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writer
Senator: IRS to pay $70 million in employee bonuses The National Treasury Employees Union did not respond to requests for comment.
STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press
Budget office view boosts Senate immigration bill In the Senate, a bipartisan bill that Obama supports appeared on track for a final vote as early as July ...
DAVID ESPO AND ERICA WERNERAssociated Press
Wayne's World: Bridenstine brings Jesus' suffering into abortion debate; Mullin discusses his child's ultrasound The Second District congressman says his vote to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy is personal ...
Wayne Greene Senior Writer
Inhofe: Now is not the time to reduce U.S. nukes Inhofe in a statement called the president's announcement an example of the 'triumph of hope over ex ...
Man arrested in theft of pickup, copper wire He allegedly broke into the victim’s barn, loaded the pickup with three 750-foot coils of copper cable ...
RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer
More than 56K tons of debris cleared in Moore after tornado Nineteen neighborhoods in Moore were affected by the EF5 tornado.
Independent investigation of Owasso City Manager's Office completed A Tulsa attorney has completed an independent probe into the office of Owasso's suspended city manager, ...
Tulsa man arrested on child sex abuse complaints He remains in the Tulsa Jail in lieu of $100,000 bond.
Helping homeless youth is no simple task The question comes up a lot - how do we help? RELATED: Read the World’s stories on Tulsa’s homeless ...
GINNIE GRAHAM World Staff Writer
Wayne's World: State legislator-Persian War vet announces anti-war rally Rep. Paul Wesselhoft, R-Moore, says the civil war in Syria is 'not our war.'
Man accused of raping 14-year-old girl A 14-year-old girl told police Sunday that Joseph Medina raped her at a home in the 1800 block of North ...
Tractor-trailer wreck closes lanes on 193rd East Avenue While the cause of the crash has not been officially determined, OHP said the driver might have fallen ...
Jury recommends death for 2009 Cache slayings The jury handed down the recommendation after six hours of deliberations Tuesday.
Oklahoma City class valedictorian disappears while hiking with family in Ecuador He went missing Sunday while on vacation with his family in Ecuador, his father said.
BRYAN DEAN NewsOK.com
Tulsa mail theft trend prompts police warning A rise in mail theft from unsecured mailboxes in the east Tulsa area has police officers warning business ...
Oklahoma City water wins taste test The organization said judges rated water from competing systems on flavor characteristics.
Couple says Tulsa Public Schools lost their 7-year-old for hours A couple is searching for answers about how Tulsa Public Schools officials lost track of their 7-year-old ...
ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer
State teacher education programs criticized in national report Most of the nation's 1,450 teacher-preparation programs - including programs in Oklahoma - are falling ...
KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
Corrections professionals connect DOC exec's resignation to private prison lobbying Corrections professionals on Tuesday expressed shock and sadness that Department of Corrections Executive ...
BARBARA HOBEROCKWorld Capitol Bureau
Tulsa County Commissioners show interest in return of 'Four to Fix' 'It's no secret that we are in need of a new juvenile justice center as well as improvements to our levee ...
TCC Metro Campus closed Wednesday to restore electricity The Metro Campus of Tulsa Community College will remain closed Wednesday as technicians work to restore ...
AMANDA BLAND & KENDRICK MARSHALLWorld Staff Writers
Centenarians’ bond remains strong Dena Fate and Irene Johnston may be the last ones remaining in their families, but relatives say their ...
SAMANTHA VICENT World Staff Writer
Kaiser: New park made to bring Tulsa together The man responsible for constructing A Gathering Place for Tulsa didn't utter one public word at Tuesday ...
Train engineer told doctor of eye problems before fatal crash Two years before his failing vision likely contributed to a fatal crash in the Oklahoma Panhandle, freight ...
CHRIS CASTEEL NewsOK.com
NSA director says spying foiled Wall Street plot The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs ...
KIMBERLY DOZIER & DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press
G-8 seeks unity on Syrian peace talks President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with ...
SHAWN POGATCHNIK & CASSANDRA VINOGRADAssociated Press
Afghan forces take over as peace talks loom Afghan security forces are now officially in charge of protecting their country from the insurgents whom ...
JAY PRICE McClatchy News Service
House passes bill restricting abortion to the first 20 weeks after conception The Republican-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as ...
JIM ABRAMS Associated Press
States get more time to reach U.S. Education Department goals States can ask for another year before being required to use student test results to decide whether to ...
CBO: Immigration bill could bolster economy About 8 million immigrants living unlawfully in the United States would initially gain legal status under ...
DAVID ESPO & ERICA WERNERAssociated Press
Federal judge rejects Cherokee Nation candidate's voting bid for freedmen descendants A Tulsa federal judge has denied a Cherokee Nation Tribal Council candidate's request for an emergency ...
DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer
Same-sex tenants face housing discrimination, HUD study finds In one case, a Hispanic couple who had routinely flown Mexican flags in front of their apartment were ...
WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer
Audit: Oklahoma Fire Marshal's Office is missing firearms, lax in prison inspections The state Fire Marshal's Office can't account for a missing shotgun and has failed to meet its legal ...
RANDY ELLIS NewsOK.com
Owasso City Manager Rodney Ray's arraignment postponed The arraignment of Owasso's suspended city manager was moved Tuesday to next month.
Man serving life prison term in Tulsa rape granted new plea hearing A man who is serving a life prison term for a Tulsa rape is getting a new hearing on his request to withdraw ...
Killer executed for deaths of LeFlore County couple Oklahoma executed a man Tuesday for the stabbing deaths of a couple on whose ranch he had worked.
TIM TALLEY Associated Press
Do right by your future self: Use whatever motivates you to start saving You want to do right by your 'future self,' but you still have to live with your 'present self' - and ...
PHIL MULKINSWorld Action Line Editor
Will Rogers Says (George Washington) was a politician and a gentleman - that is a rare combination.' - June 1, 19 ...
Staff Reports
Way back when: Today in history The body of Italian banker Roberto Calvi, who was free pending an appeal of his conviction of currency ...
GENE CURTIS
News briefs Exploding shells set off a fire that was triggering explosions Wednesday at a military depot in southern ...
Wire reports
Nation briefs Army Pfc. Bradley Manning's court-martial over giving massive amounts of classified material to WikiLeaks ...
Lotteries OKLAHOMA LOTTERY RESULTS FOR 06/19/13
Local, State briefs A man who is charged in a March 17 fatal shooting in Tulsa was ordered to stand trial after a preliminary ...
Daily U.S. Casualties Afghanistan: As of Tuesday, at least 2,103 members of the U.S. military had died as a result of the U.S.-led ...
Births: 6/19/2013 (Tulsans unless indicated)
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Magazines bullish on OSU and TU, down on OU for this college football season College football's magazines have made preseason predictions for Oklahoma's state teams.
ERIC BAILEY World Sports Writer
Death notices for June 19 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.
Plan for new Tulsa park to be unveiled The final plan for A Gathering Place for Tulsa park along Riverside Drive will be unveiled Tuesday - ...
'A Gathering Place for Tulsa' plans unveiled The estimated cost of Phase 1 of the park has increased from $150 million to $200 million.
Death notices for June 18 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.
Returning OSU football coaches all receive raises Head coach Mike Gundy received the biggest bump, from $3.275 million to $3.45 million.
KELLY HINES World Sports Writer
Wayne Greene: Bridenstine brings Jesus' suffering into abortion debate; Mullin discusses his child's ultrasound The Second District congressman says his vote to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy is personal ...
The Swon Brothers take 3rd place in 'The Voice' finale The brothers from Muskogee made it further than any other duo in the history of the NBC reality singing ...
JENNIFER CHANCELLOR World Scene Writer
Eric Bailey: Talking preseason football rankings with Phil Steele magazine Oklahoma is at No. 19, OSU a "darkhorse national title contender" at No. 8, Tulsa sits at No. 35.
VIDEO: The Swon Brothers take 3rd place in 'The Voice' finale The brothers from Muskogee made it further than any other duo on the four seasons of the NBC reality ...
JENNIFER CHANCELLOR, World Scene Writer
BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
Wayne Greene: Tax Foundation says 39 percent of Oklahoma's total general revenue comes from federal government The state ranks 14th in its dependence on federal aid, bringing to mind a recent disagreement between ...
Judge denies Cherokee freedmen injunction request A Tribal Council candidate had requested the injunction so that freedmen descendents could vote.
Scott Cherry: McNellie's South City, Albert G's target openings McNellie's South City shooting for end of month, Albert G's in September.
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License tag doesn't endorse religion There is a line between church and state that ought not be crossed. Drawing that line on a license plate, ...
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Tyrone Dale David Woodfork won't be targeted for death penalty, Tulsa County prosecutors say Tulsa County prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty for a Tulsan who is accused of raping and ...
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Fallin asks feds to support Insure Oklahoma program Gov. Mary Fallin has asked White House officials to reconsider a federal decision to pull out of the ...
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Homeless teens do whatever it takes to survive on the streets The pregnant, homeless 16-year-old sat in the dark on a curb in a north Tulsa park with a phone in hand ...
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Letter to the Editor: Apology owed First District Rep. Jim Bridenstine, on the House floor, called President Barack Obama "a petty, bumbling ...
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Sequester cuts slam Tulsa schools For Tulsa Public Schools, the funding hits just keep on coming.
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Oklahoma's Hispanic, Asian populations showing growth Juvenal Saldivar came to Tulsa from California in 1997 as his family - which had been spread out in ...
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Gov. Fallin announces French aerospace manufacturer for Grove The 2013 Paris Air Show yielded a new aerospace manufacturer for Grove, where Australian firm Ferra Engineering ...
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Religious imagery of Oklahoma tag wasn't considered, senator says An Oklahoma minister is challenging the state license plate's depiction of an Apache warrior.
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Supreme Court rejects Arizona voter-citizenship law The Supreme Court on Monday struck down an Arizona law requiring that people registering to vote in federal ...
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Owasso's city manager ordered videos showing vice mayor's traffic stop to be purged, memo shows Suspended Owasso City Manager Rodney Ray ordered the deletion of two police videos showing the field ...
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