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TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa police say the department has responded to two gun-related incidents at the same midtown house just 44 days apart. Harvard Heights is usually a quiet, peaceful neighborhood. It's why James Carter moved there in 2018. "It's a lot more of a young vibe than when...

Midtown neighbors concerned about safety after gun violence at vacation rental

Oklahoma State

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Wednesday morning at approximately 10:18 a.m., Oklahoma Highway Patrol issued an at-risk Silver Alert. The alert was activated for 82-year-old Donald Hamm by OHP on behalf of the McCurtain County Sheriff's Office. Hamm was last seen near Beargrass Trail in Ringold, Oklahoma on Wednesday at...

Oklahoma Highway Patrol issues silver alert

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Tulsa police say a 15-year-old is in critical condition after he was shot in the face at a short-term rental home. Officers were called to the house near 13th and Harvard just before 2 p.m. on Monday. TPD said two other teenagers were involved with...

15-year-old in critical condition after shooting at midtown Tulsa vacation home

Foyil, OK

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Former employees of the Foyil Police Department are facing criticism regarding how the department was ran. NewsChannel 8 reached out to Rogers County Sheriff Scott Walton Wednesday following multiple comments from citizens that the department was ineffective; and the sheriff's office actually helped the community more than the department.

Crisis in Foyil: Former Foyil Police Department employees face criticism

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The Tulsa Police Department issued a missing person alert for Tulsa around 1 a.m. on Monday. The missing person, 68-year-old Michael Hardgrove has been missing since 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 27. Hardgrove is 6'2, 230 lbs, uses a cane to walk, and is diagnosed with...

Missing elderly person alert issued by Tulsa Police Department

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Oklahoma has the second most per capita deaths of children in hot cars in the nation, according to AAA Oklahoma. Oklahoma child safety organizations remind parents and caregivers to look before you lock your doors to prevent these tragedies. There is no safe temperature or...

'Look before you lock': preventing child fatalities

Rogers County, OK

FOYIL, Okla. (KTUL) — The City of Foyil, in Rogers County, has undergone a staffing and organizational shake-up that some Oklahomans are raising concerns over. Concerned viewer Robert Brooks reached out to NewsChannel 8 last week about concerns with a ticket he received while driving through city limits. "I...

'We don't have a police department': Confusion over Foyil changes

Georgia State

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Over the last seven weeks, forensic scientists and genealogists from Intermountain Forensics, the laboratory assisting the City with DNA analysis for the 1921 Graves Investigation, has received nearly 50 more contacts from people who think they may have a connection to the 1921 Graves Investigation and the surnames and locations of interest that were announced in April 12.

102 years later, search for victims, relatives of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre continue

Vinita, OK

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Cherokee Nation added three electric vehicle charging stations on historic Route 66 at the newly opened cultural and welcome center in Vinita. Friday, May 26, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. visited the Cherokee Nation Anna Mitchell Cultural & Welcome Center, which opened in October 2022.

Electric vehicle charging stations added to Route 66 by Cherokee Nation

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — On the evening of May 30, officers responded to the scene of a freight train collision that killed a man near Yale and Dawson in north Tulsa. Officers reported that train conductors honked at the man, but he remained on the tracks. Conductors also pressed...

Man dead after being hit by freight train in north Tulsa

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — An American Airlines flight at Tulsa International Airport had to make an emergency landing Wednesday morning. The flight, AA 3856, was scheduled to travel from Tulsa to Austin at 8:52 a.m. TIA said the emergency landing occurred due to a mechanical issue. JOIN THE CONVERSATION...

Tulsa International Airport flight makes emergency landing

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — In North Tulsa, an archeological project reaches year three of uncovering part of the history of the Greenwood district stories that have not been told for decades. For example, just north of the RDL, where the OSU water tower is, there are four trees here...

Mapping Historical Trauma project begins

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — On Wednesday morning May 31, six Cherokee Nation cyclists left to kick off the 2023 Remember the Removal Bike Ride, which retraces the Trail of Tears throughout seven states. The six riders will travel almost 950 miles throughout the month of June, averaging about 60...

Remember the Removal Cherokee Nation bike ride commences

Florida State

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The United States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration released its findings from a December 2022 investigation at two Dollar General stores in southeast Oklahoma. Investigators found blocked exits and walkways that expose employees to fire hazards. They also found many boxes of...

US Department of Labor finds fire hazards in two Oklahoma Dollar General stores

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Last week in Norman, Tulsa's water won the Oklahoma Water Taste Contest at the annual conference of the Oklahoma Water Environment Association/ American Public Works Association. This means that Tulsa's water now gets to advance in a competition that tests Southwest American water at the...

Tulsa water wins taste contest at state conference

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Tulsa Animal Welfare and the Humane Society of Tulsa are participating in Operation Pit Stop by offering free spay and neuter services throughout the month of June at the former Tulsa County Juvenile Detention Center. Along with the free spay and neuter services, which are...

Tulsa Animal Welfare participates in Operation Pit Stop, offering free spay/neuter service

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The Tulsa Global Alliance announces a special dedication of the Tulsa Sister Cities Directional Sign on Thursday, June 1, at 2 p.m. at McCullough Park. The sign will display directional banners pointing in the in the compass directions towards Tulsa's eight international sister cities, with the distance between Tulsa and each city in miles and kilometers.

Tulsa Sister Cities Directional Sign to be unveiled June 1

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — On May 30, Viola Fletcher, the oldest known Tulsa Race Massacre survivor, held a release conference for her upcoming memoir, "Don't Let Them Bury My Story," at Fulton Street Coffee and Books. The event gave attendees the opportunity to ask questions and gain knowledge about...

Oldest known Tulsa Race Massacre survivor holds pre-release for new memoir

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — On May 26, Cherokee Nation leaders celebrated the grand opening of a new community building, the People's Community Center, in Bowlin Spring with almost 100 community members and leaders from the Cherokee non-profit organization People's Community Inc. Bowlin Spring was founded by Cherokee citizens in...

Cherokee Nation opens new community building in Bowlin Spring

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre said the tragedy should be front of mind for people on Memorial Day. The massacre saw the destruction of hundreds of businesses and homes in north Tulsa. An unconfirmed number of people were killed, with historians adding that the amount of fatalities could be in the hundreds.

Race Massacre descendants clarify Memorial Day significance to tragedy

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Memorial Day is the second most popular grilling holiday, after the Fourth of July. It’s expected that over 57% of Americans will fire up their grills. One of the most common and dangerous misconceptions is that a dirty grill is a seasoned grill. “A...

Local grill master offers safety, cooking tips for barbecue season

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Switchyard, an international festival of literature, music, and ideas, began Tuesday, welcoming dozens of authors to Tulsa. The festival features authors like Art Spiegelman (Maus), Maia Kobabe (Gender Queer), Rebecca Makkai (The Great Believers), Valeria Luiselli (Lost Children Archive), and dozens more speakers and performers to Tulsa from May 30-June 4.

Switchyard festival kicks off in Tulsa

TULSA, Okla. — Last month, David’s Bridal, one of the nations largest wedding dress retailers in the country, filed for bankruptcy for the second time in five years. As a result, the company plans to lay off over 9,000 workers. Late last night NewsChannel 8 got an e-mail...

David's Bridal facing liquidation if they can't find buyer, local business speaks out

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Bartlesville police investigate deadly shooting; 2 people of interest wanted

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) -- The Bartlesville Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one man dead. Police say they were called to the Brookhaven Apartments...

Bartlesville police investigate deadly shooting; 2 people of interest wanted

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