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May 22, 2013
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Obama headed to Oklahoma on Sunday; 6 missing accounted for

View video of Gov. Fallin talking this morning about cleanup efforts and Janet Napolitano's visit.

Oklahoma Senate votes to tap fund for tornado relief
Before and after: Images of what the tornado did to Moore
Obama to visit tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town
State Medical Examiner's Office releases names of Oklahomans who died in Moore tornado
NJ Gov. Chris Christie: Oklahoma tornado victims deserve aid
Oklahoma City mayor: Up to 13K homes hit by tornado
Moore mayor wants to require tornado shelters
2013 Moore Tornado: Find all the coverage from the Moore tornado, including photo slideshows and a video from the World’s award winning photographers.
How to help those affected by the Moore tornado
VIDEO: Gov. Fallin talks about cleanup efforts in Moore
SLIDESHOW: Aerial photos show Moore tornado's destructive path
SLIDESHOW: Residents begin cleanup after devastating tornado strikes Moore
SLIDESHOW: Tornado hits Moore

 
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Oswalt to join Drillers on Friday

The three-time All-Star will be activated prior to Friday night's game at ONEOK Field. He will throw approximately 75 pitches in his first start with the club.

 
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Tornado has insurance industry poised for deluge of claims

As Oklahoma communities grapple with the devastation caused by this week's deadly tornadoes, the financial impact from the loss of homes and other property remains unclear.

 
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Brian Hunt: Budget must prioritize public education

We will be the first to admit, we were hoping for more to fund reforms.

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Photos and stories from the 2013 Moore tornado. Who is Tulsa's next mayor?
NEWS FEED

Living Wright: Movies are good, but spare me the movie theater So imagine, if you're bored enough, my excitement over 'Star Trek: Into Darkness,' which debuted this ...

JASON ASHLEY WRIGHT
World Scene Writer

1 day ago

Summer movies have specific audience: young men, teen boys The summer movie season is a young man's game. That's who Hollywood targets once the weather heats up ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

3 days ago

Eagles DVD set gives band's history, never-before-seen footage There's a reason that the Eagles were the opening-night act for Tulsa's BOK Center and the Ford Center ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

3 days ago

'Star Trek' likely to launch Benedict Cumberbatch into stars Benedict Cumberbatch's mission at the moment is to boldly go into a conversation by phone from London ...

JULIE HINDS Detroit Free Press

3 days ago

Review: 'Star Trek Into Darkness' From the opening scene of 'Star Trek Into Darkness,' we are off and running.

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

5 days ago

Review: 'The Sapphires' Every so often, a film like 'The Sapphires' comes along, and I'm glad it does. This sweet charmer put ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

5 days ago

Tulsa native Heather Langenkamp talks 'Star Trek' role as 'strange little alien' Tulsa actress Heather Langenkamp makes an appearance in this summer's science-fiction blockbuster 'Star ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

5 days ago

MOVIE REVIEW: 'Star Trek' is both thrilling and intelligent “Into Darkness” is a film that frequently rewards longtime fans with drive-by references.

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

6 days ago

Coming Friday: Tulsan Heather Langenkamp talks 'Star Trek' role Imagine a “Star Trek” alien that is “very green-looking and very frog-looking,” Langenkamp said during ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

6 days ago

Weekly rewind: May 16 After watching 'The Great Gatsby,' there are many words to describe what I saw on the screen: splashy, ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

6 days ago

Michael Smith: Admiral Twin to screen 'The Outsiders' at drive-in May 23 You asked for it, Tulsa, and the Admiral Twin Drive-in is delivering: On May 23, you can kick off the ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

last week

Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomy She writes that she made the choice with thoughts of her six children after watching her own mother die ...

Associated Press

last week

Michael Smith: Trailer gives first look at 'August: Osage County' The first trailer for 'August: Osage County' offers us our first look inside the big house in rural Osage ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

last week

Review: 'Peeples' is a pleasant remake despite direction 'Peeples' is completely unoriginal as something of a rip-off of 'Meet the Parents' with an all-black ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

last week

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MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

last week

Kate Upton goes 'Vogue,' covering its June issue Upton tells Vogue that runway modeling is 'not what I set out to do' and that she wants to front a major ...

Associated Press

last week

Review: 'The Great Gatsby' After watching 'The Great Gatsby,' there are many words to describe what I saw on the screen: splashy, ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

last week

Obama headed to Oklahoma on Sunday; 6 missing accounted for View video of Gov. Fallin talking this morning about cleanup efforts and Janet Napolitano's visit.

MICHAEL OVERALL and AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writers

5 minutes ago

Death notices for May 22 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

11 hours ago

Forecasters increased warnings in days before Moore tornado When National Weather Service forecasters saw late last week the mix of atmospheric conditions models ...

JERRY WOFFORD World Staff Writer

11 hours ago

Death notices for May 21 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

1 day ago

St. John to make cuts following Fallin's decision not to expand Medicaid The Affordable Care Act -- also known as "Obamacare" -- led to reductions in Medicare payments to help ...

WAYNE GREENE and SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writers

8 hours ago

Moore death toll stands at 24; nine of the dead were children Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie counties are named in the federal disaster declaration as ...

MICHAEL OVERALL, CARY ASPINWALL and AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writers

18 hours ago

Tornado gives woman new perspective, new priorities Four days ago, Rosanna Smith celebrated her 45th birthday.

KYLE FREDRICKSON World Correspondent

12 hours ago

Before and after: Images of what the tornado did to Moore We have aerial photos of Moore that show what it looked like before and after the storm.

Staff Reports

1 hour ago

Ruin revealed: Wreckage from Moore's 'storm of storms' surveyed The EF5 tornado that killed at least 24 people and gutted a wide swath of this tornado-weary community ...

CARY ASPINWALL World Staff Writer

3 hours ago

Oklahoma tornado

BRUCE PLANTE

8 hours ago

State Medical Examiner's Office releases names of Oklahomans who died in Moore tornado The state Medical Examiner's Office has released a partial list of names of those who died in the tornado. ...

Staff Reports

5 hours ago

Will congressmen help their fellow Oklahomans? What will Jim Bridenstine do? It was only a matter of time until he faced the question.

World's Editorials Writers

8 hours ago

How to help those affected by the Moore tornado The Oklahoma Red Cross is asking people to donate by texting Red Cross to 90999 to make a $10 donation, ...

Staff Reports

12 hours ago

How to help tornado victims A list of web sites, phone numbers, mailing addresses and more for how to help Oklahoma tornado vict ...

Staff Reports

1 day ago

Tornado has insurance industry poised for deluge of claims As Oklahoma communities grapple with the devastation caused by this week's deadly tornadoes, the financial ...

LAURIE WINSLOW World Staff Writer

8 hours ago

Area churches, OU offer relief to survivors About everywhere you turned Tuesday in communities neighboring Moore, it was everyone's nature. Everyone ...

GUERIN EMIG World Sports Writer

23 hours ago

Athletes aid Moore tornado victims by providing helping hands and relief The athletes have spoken. Moore, Oklahoma, will rebuild.

JOHN E. HOOVER World Sports Columnist

9 hours ago

Man with unusual facial tattoo jailed in Tulsa on public intoxication complaint His mugshot features the satanic numerical '666' tattoo across his forehead and large occult pentagram ...

KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writer

2 hours ago

Muskogee's Swon Brothers move into 'Voice' top 8 Oklahoma's The Swon Brothers have rocked their way into the next round of competition on NBC's "The ...

RITA SHERROW World Scene Writer

8 hours ago

For Broken Arrow football team, anything less than a title 'not enough' For Broken Arrow linebacker Alex Bradley, two words describe his team's 2012 season.

BARRY LEWIS World Sports Writer

9 hours ago

457 Comments

Tulsa city councilors asked to move forward on use of Tate Brady's name in Tulsa Arts District "I come not to praise Tate Brady but to help bury him," Workman said. "Action needs to be taken. I think ...

KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

5 days ago

370 Comments

Sen. Jim Inhofe goes 'unvarnished' for speech in Tulsa The potential Republican U.S. Senate candidates waiting in a long line for incumbent Sen. Jim Inhofe ...

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

4 days ago

245 Comments

Amber Hilberling discusses husband's fatal fall Amber Hilberling told a national television audience on Friday that she still can't understand what happened ...

DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer

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184 Comments

More Obama aides knew of IRS audit; Obama not told White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending ...

JULIE PACE & CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press

1 day ago

187 Comments

Tulsa gas price soars 33 cents in two days to $3.82; low inventories, refinery shutdowns blamed A mid-continent squeeze is suddenly spiking Tulsa gasoline prices to levels hardly seen in nearly five ...

LAURIE WINSLOW World Staff Writer & ROD WALTON World Business Editor

6 days ago

152 Comments

Letter to the Editor: Complicit It was with sadness and disbelief that I read your Benghazi editorial on May 15.

Gene Kinney, Tulsa

2 days ago

148 Comments

OK insurance

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

1 day ago

146 Comments

St. John to make cuts following Fallin's decision not to expand Medicaid The Affordable Care Act -- also known as "Obamacare" -- led to reductions in Medicare payments to help ...

WAYNE GREENE and SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writers

8 hours ago

144 Comments

Tulsa tea party groups protest at local IRS office About 20 people picketed in the rain outside an east Tulsa federal building Tuesday as part of a national ...

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

10 hours ago

111 Comments

Obama pledges prompt response for storm-ravaged Moore President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma on Tuesday in the wake of "one of ...

Associated Press

13 hours ago

107 Comments

Obama headed to Oklahoma on Sunday; 6 missing accounted for View video of Gov. Fallin talking this morning about cleanup efforts and Janet Napolitano's visit.

MICHAEL OVERALL and AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writers

5 minutes ago

105 Comments

Graduation

MIKE KEEFE via Caglepost.com

2 days ago

104 Comments

Tulsa killings continue at record pace; latest slaying is year's 30th A man told police that a woman he met at a strip club Thursday attacked him later in the morning, leading ...

JERRY WOFFORD World Staff Writer

5 days ago

103 Comments

Boy Scouts' leaders to vote on lifting gay-youth ban With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the ...

DAVID CRARY Associated Press

3 days ago

97 Comments

Tulsa library system budget takes hit from property tax cut The Tulsa City-County Library has cut more than $800,000 from its proposed operating budget for fiscal ...

SARA PLUMMER World Staff Writer

4 days ago

90 Comments

U.S. House votes again to repeal 'Obamacare'; Coburn pushes bill against expanding Medicare The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to repeal the Affordable Care Act - Obamacare - ...

WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer

5 days ago

89 Comments

Letter to the Editor: Euphemism "Sunday Morning Quarterback" in the World's Capitol Report May 12 contains this brief:

Anthony J. Lauinger, Tulsa

5 days ago

88 Comments

51 killed, including 20 children, in Moore tornado A powerful tornado roared through Moore and south Oklahoma City on Monday, killing at least 51 people ...

RANDY ELLIS NewsOK.com

1 day ago

86 Comments

Open carry in Oklahoma is nonissue When Oklahoma joined 43 other states in allowing residents to openly carry handguns last year, local ...

AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer

2 days ago

85 Comments

Letter to the Editor: Where's the outrage? I just read the article in the Tulsa World announcing that Gov. Mary Fallin has signed into law a bill ...

Tedd Adams, Tulsa

3 days ago

The Call

Starring: Halle Berry, Abigail Breslin, Morris Chestnut, Michael Eklund, Michael Imperioli

Directed By: Brad Anderson

Released By: Sony Pictures

Theatrical Release Date: 03/15/2013

Run Time: 01:35

Genre: Suspense/Thriller

Rating: R for violence, disturbing content and some language

Read Tulsa World Review

Synopsis: When veteran 911 operator, Jordan, takes a life-altering call from a teenage girl who has just been abducted, she realizes that she must confront a killer from her past in order to save the girl's life.

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    2:20 pm, 4:40 pm, 7:50 pm, 10:10 pm

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    Super Saver Cinema

    5970 East 31st Street
    Tulsa, OK 74135 map
    (918)551-7002
    11:45 am, 1:45 pm, 3:45 pm, 5:45 pm, 7:45 pm, 9:45 pm

NEWS FEED

Living Wright: Movies are good, but spare me the movie theater So imagine, if you're bored enough, my excitement over 'Star Trek: Into Darkness,' which debuted this ...

JASON ASHLEY WRIGHT
World Scene Writer

1 day ago

Summer movies have specific audience: young men, teen boys The summer movie season is a young man's game. That's who Hollywood targets once the weather heats up ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

3 days ago

Eagles DVD set gives band's history, never-before-seen footage There's a reason that the Eagles were the opening-night act for Tulsa's BOK Center and the Ford Center ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

3 days ago

'Star Trek' likely to launch Benedict Cumberbatch into stars Benedict Cumberbatch's mission at the moment is to boldly go into a conversation by phone from London ...

JULIE HINDS Detroit Free Press

3 days ago

Review: 'Star Trek Into Darkness' From the opening scene of 'Star Trek Into Darkness,' we are off and running.

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

5 days ago

Review: 'The Sapphires' Every so often, a film like 'The Sapphires' comes along, and I'm glad it does. This sweet charmer put ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

5 days ago

Tulsa native Heather Langenkamp talks 'Star Trek' role as 'strange little alien' Tulsa actress Heather Langenkamp makes an appearance in this summer's science-fiction blockbuster 'Star ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

5 days ago

MOVIE REVIEW: 'Star Trek' is both thrilling and intelligent “Into Darkness” is a film that frequently rewards longtime fans with drive-by references.

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

6 days ago

Coming Friday: Tulsan Heather Langenkamp talks 'Star Trek' role Imagine a “Star Trek” alien that is “very green-looking and very frog-looking,” Langenkamp said during ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

6 days ago

Weekly rewind: May 16 After watching 'The Great Gatsby,' there are many words to describe what I saw on the screen: splashy, ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

6 days ago

Michael Smith: Admiral Twin to screen 'The Outsiders' at drive-in May 23 You asked for it, Tulsa, and the Admiral Twin Drive-in is delivering: On May 23, you can kick off the ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

last week

Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomy She writes that she made the choice with thoughts of her six children after watching her own mother die ...

Associated Press

last week

Michael Smith: Trailer gives first look at 'August: Osage County' The first trailer for 'August: Osage County' offers us our first look inside the big house in rural Osage ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

last week

Review: 'Peeples' is a pleasant remake despite direction 'Peeples' is completely unoriginal as something of a rip-off of 'Meet the Parents' with an all-black ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

last week

AMC Southroads 20 putting recliners in auditoriums at midtown theater Push the button, and the back reclines. The feet go up. The creature comforts of home are coming to a ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

last week

Kate Upton goes 'Vogue,' covering its June issue Upton tells Vogue that runway modeling is 'not what I set out to do' and that she wants to front a major ...

Associated Press

last week

Review: 'The Great Gatsby' After watching 'The Great Gatsby,' there are many words to describe what I saw on the screen: splashy, ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

last week

Obama headed to Oklahoma on Sunday; 6 missing accounted for View video of Gov. Fallin talking this morning about cleanup efforts and Janet Napolitano's visit.

MICHAEL OVERALL and AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writers

5 minutes ago

Death notices for May 22 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

11 hours ago

Forecasters increased warnings in days before Moore tornado When National Weather Service forecasters saw late last week the mix of atmospheric conditions models ...

JERRY WOFFORD World Staff Writer

11 hours ago

Death notices for May 21 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

1 day ago

St. John to make cuts following Fallin's decision not to expand Medicaid The Affordable Care Act -- also known as "Obamacare" -- led to reductions in Medicare payments to help ...

WAYNE GREENE and SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writers

8 hours ago

Moore death toll stands at 24; nine of the dead were children Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie counties are named in the federal disaster declaration as ...

MICHAEL OVERALL, CARY ASPINWALL and AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writers

18 hours ago

Tornado gives woman new perspective, new priorities Four days ago, Rosanna Smith celebrated her 45th birthday.

KYLE FREDRICKSON World Correspondent

12 hours ago

Before and after: Images of what the tornado did to Moore We have aerial photos of Moore that show what it looked like before and after the storm.

Staff Reports

1 hour ago

Ruin revealed: Wreckage from Moore's 'storm of storms' surveyed The EF5 tornado that killed at least 24 people and gutted a wide swath of this tornado-weary community ...

CARY ASPINWALL World Staff Writer

3 hours ago

Oklahoma tornado

BRUCE PLANTE

8 hours ago

State Medical Examiner's Office releases names of Oklahomans who died in Moore tornado The state Medical Examiner's Office has released a partial list of names of those who died in the tornado. ...

Staff Reports

5 hours ago

Will congressmen help their fellow Oklahomans? What will Jim Bridenstine do? It was only a matter of time until he faced the question.

World's Editorials Writers

8 hours ago

How to help those affected by the Moore tornado The Oklahoma Red Cross is asking people to donate by texting Red Cross to 90999 to make a $10 donation, ...

Staff Reports

12 hours ago

How to help tornado victims A list of web sites, phone numbers, mailing addresses and more for how to help Oklahoma tornado vict ...

Staff Reports

1 day ago

Tornado has insurance industry poised for deluge of claims As Oklahoma communities grapple with the devastation caused by this week's deadly tornadoes, the financial ...

LAURIE WINSLOW World Staff Writer

8 hours ago

Area churches, OU offer relief to survivors About everywhere you turned Tuesday in communities neighboring Moore, it was everyone's nature. Everyone ...

GUERIN EMIG World Sports Writer

23 hours ago

Athletes aid Moore tornado victims by providing helping hands and relief The athletes have spoken. Moore, Oklahoma, will rebuild.

JOHN E. HOOVER World Sports Columnist

9 hours ago

Man with unusual facial tattoo jailed in Tulsa on public intoxication complaint His mugshot features the satanic numerical '666' tattoo across his forehead and large occult pentagram ...

KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writer

2 hours ago

Muskogee's Swon Brothers move into 'Voice' top 8 Oklahoma's The Swon Brothers have rocked their way into the next round of competition on NBC's "The ...

RITA SHERROW World Scene Writer

8 hours ago

For Broken Arrow football team, anything less than a title 'not enough' For Broken Arrow linebacker Alex Bradley, two words describe his team's 2012 season.

BARRY LEWIS World Sports Writer

9 hours ago

457 Comments

Tulsa city councilors asked to move forward on use of Tate Brady's name in Tulsa Arts District "I come not to praise Tate Brady but to help bury him," Workman said. "Action needs to be taken. I think ...

KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

5 days ago

370 Comments

Sen. Jim Inhofe goes 'unvarnished' for speech in Tulsa The potential Republican U.S. Senate candidates waiting in a long line for incumbent Sen. Jim Inhofe ...

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

4 days ago

245 Comments

Amber Hilberling discusses husband's fatal fall Amber Hilberling told a national television audience on Friday that she still can't understand what happened ...

DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer

4 days ago

184 Comments

More Obama aides knew of IRS audit; Obama not told White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending ...

JULIE PACE & CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press

1 day ago

187 Comments

Tulsa gas price soars 33 cents in two days to $3.82; low inventories, refinery shutdowns blamed A mid-continent squeeze is suddenly spiking Tulsa gasoline prices to levels hardly seen in nearly five ...

LAURIE WINSLOW World Staff Writer & ROD WALTON World Business Editor

6 days ago

152 Comments

Letter to the Editor: Complicit It was with sadness and disbelief that I read your Benghazi editorial on May 15.

Gene Kinney, Tulsa

2 days ago

148 Comments

OK insurance

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

1 day ago

146 Comments

St. John to make cuts following Fallin's decision not to expand Medicaid The Affordable Care Act -- also known as "Obamacare" -- led to reductions in Medicare payments to help ...

WAYNE GREENE and SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writers

8 hours ago

144 Comments

Tulsa tea party groups protest at local IRS office About 20 people picketed in the rain outside an east Tulsa federal building Tuesday as part of a national ...

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

10 hours ago

111 Comments

Obama pledges prompt response for storm-ravaged Moore President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma on Tuesday in the wake of "one of ...

Associated Press

13 hours ago

107 Comments

Obama headed to Oklahoma on Sunday; 6 missing accounted for View video of Gov. Fallin talking this morning about cleanup efforts and Janet Napolitano's visit.

MICHAEL OVERALL and AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writers

5 minutes ago

105 Comments

Graduation

MIKE KEEFE via Caglepost.com

2 days ago

104 Comments

Tulsa killings continue at record pace; latest slaying is year's 30th A man told police that a woman he met at a strip club Thursday attacked him later in the morning, leading ...

JERRY WOFFORD World Staff Writer

5 days ago

103 Comments

Boy Scouts' leaders to vote on lifting gay-youth ban With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the ...

DAVID CRARY Associated Press

3 days ago

97 Comments

Tulsa library system budget takes hit from property tax cut The Tulsa City-County Library has cut more than $800,000 from its proposed operating budget for fiscal ...

SARA PLUMMER World Staff Writer

4 days ago

90 Comments

U.S. House votes again to repeal 'Obamacare'; Coburn pushes bill against expanding Medicare The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to repeal the Affordable Care Act - Obamacare - ...

WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer

5 days ago

89 Comments

Letter to the Editor: Euphemism "Sunday Morning Quarterback" in the World's Capitol Report May 12 contains this brief:

Anthony J. Lauinger, Tulsa

5 days ago

88 Comments

51 killed, including 20 children, in Moore tornado A powerful tornado roared through Moore and south Oklahoma City on Monday, killing at least 51 people ...

RANDY ELLIS NewsOK.com

1 day ago

86 Comments

Open carry in Oklahoma is nonissue When Oklahoma joined 43 other states in allowing residents to openly carry handguns last year, local ...

AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer

2 days ago

85 Comments

Letter to the Editor: Where's the outrage? I just read the article in the Tulsa World announcing that Gov. Mary Fallin has signed into law a bill ...

Tedd Adams, Tulsa

3 days ago
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