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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 responded to a call at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 27, for an assault at a Sonic near East 81st Street and South Lewis Avenue. Tulsa officers learned two suspects, later identified as Quantaurius Simmons and Andres "Bri" Brisco, arrived at the Sonic with two other people in a black Altima and ordered in the drive-thru.

Two suspects arrested for punching Sonic manager

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

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

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

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) — 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) — 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

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

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

Muskogee, OK

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Muskogee Police Department is currently searching for 16-year-old Aries Favors and 16-year-old Mylauna McHenry. Officers say the two missing teens are not connected. Aries was last seen in the area of 2400 Court Street. He is 5'9-6'0 tall, approximately 120 pounds and has black hair...

Muskogee police search for 2 missing teens

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

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) — 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) — 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

Henryetta, OK

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The parents of Ivy Webster and Brittany Brewer hope their daughters will be remembered as heroes. “They're all going to change the world," Justin Webster, father of Ivy Webster, said. "It just sucks that they're not a part of it, physically.”. On Tuesday, May 30,...

'They're all going to change the world': Henryetta victims remembered as heroes

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

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

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

Taft, OK

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Six-year-old A'Narria James is a confident little girl with a powerful but simple message: "Please don't shoot anymore." James spoke exclusively with NewsChannel 8 on Monday, marking one year since she lost her mom to gun violence. "She was the best mother ever because she...

'Please don't shoot anymore': 6-year-old daughter of Taft shooting victim wants change

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. — 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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Broken Arrow woman frustrated by alleged rat infestation

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — A Broken Arrow woman turned to NewsChannel 8 for help after she says efforts to get her security deposit back from her...

Broken Arrow woman frustrated by alleged rat infestation

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