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Jill Riley sticks around to play her song "Run"

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

Oklahoma State

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

Georgia State

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

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

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — NewsChannel 8 took a look back at the past year, the victims and survivors of the mass shooting at Saint Francis Hospital, and how it's affected the community as a whole. WATCH:. Thursday, June 1st marks the one-year anniversary of the deadly mass shooting at...

Saint Francis Strong: One Year Later

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

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) — 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) — 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) - Oklahoma Highway Patrol issued an endangered missing advisory early Thursday morning for an at-risk 13-year-old. The alert was activated on behalf of the Tulsa County Sheriff's Department for Kandyce White. White was last seen at 10 pm on Wednesday, May 31, in Catoosa. She's 5'8, 220...

Endangered missing advisory issued for Tulsa teen cancelled

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

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) — 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) — 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

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) — Wednesday, May 31, marked 102 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre began. Community activists, descendants, and even survivors gathered at Standpipe Hill to commemorate the most destructive act of racial violence in American history. Standpipe Hill is proof that the violence of the past leaves...

Community marks 102 years since Tulsa Race Massacre

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 Department is investigating an east Tulsa shooting that occurred near East 31st Street and South Mingo Road on Wednesday morning. Tulsa officers at an apartment complex near the scene reported hearing multiple shots at approximately 1:39 a.m. Shortly after, TPD received calls reporting having heard the shots.

Tulsa Police Department investigate east Tulsa shooting

Kansas State

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The remains of Army Air Force Staff Sergeant David Emery Holeman landed in Tulsa decades after he died as a prisoner of war. Holeman was a member of the 17th Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group at Nichols Field in the Philippines. "He was there in...

World War II veteran's remains returned

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The family of Saint Francis shooting victim William Love believes the hospital did not protect him, and NewsChannel 8 has learned they are suing. The Love family's pain is so deep, their attorney Ray Maples said they passed on all the ceremonies at Saint Francis.

'It's just ruined their lives': Family of Saint Francis shooting victim sues hospital

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

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported a man involved in a crash in Mounds in Creek County, Jose Ricardo, died on May 30 at a local hospital. The crash occurred on May 29. Troopers report the cause of the collision is currently unknown, but it involved...

Crash in Mounds leaves 1 dead

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Tulsa Police Department shared on their Facebook Page that yesterday morning, May 30, officers were called out to investigate a hit-and-run. The suspect drove a white Isuzu Rodeo and rammed into three gates before fleeing. Minutes later, Tulsa police say that the suspect in the...

Tulsa police make hit-and-run spree arrest

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Tulsa Police Department reported Thursday the arrest of an ex-convict for an armed robbery of a Tulsa woman. According to TPD, on Monday, May 29, at approximately 10:30 p.m. the woman was leaving her place of employment in the area of 1100 S. Garnett Rd.

Ex-convict arrested for armed robbery of Tulsa woman

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

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Bartlesville Price Tower is sold to keep the arts alive

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The Price Tower Arts Center board voted on March 1 to sell the Price Tower in Bartlesville. For the center, it was...

Bartlesville Price Tower is sold to keep the arts alive

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