Friends of Oklahoma musician Jake Flint discuss his legacy

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — After a lot of excitement and anticipation, some Tulsans were raising a glass Saturday. Those at McNellie's celebrated the launch of Yuengling beer in Oklahoma. The brewery is the oldest in America and, as you can imagine, it's grown quite the following over the last...

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall appointed Rep. Lonnie Sims of Tulsa to the Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission this week. Sims began his term on the commission Wednesday and is in his third term in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The commission is working to...

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — A bookseller and retired teacher from Tulsa is advancing onto the next round of Jeopardy!. Patti Palmer starred in Jeopardy on Feb. 1 and walked away with $32,200. "It was really, when I think about it, kind of an out-of-body experience," said Palmer. "I watch...

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The Tulsa Botanic Garden is reopening Saturday after being closed for the month of January. The garden's hours in February will be from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. On Feb. 10, the garden is holding a virtual Lunch and Learn with horticulture staff....

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Rooster Days is looking for someone new to carry the mantle of Rosco the rooster after the former mascot retired. Tryouts will be held Feb. 15 at the Central on Main Ballroom from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Along with regular festival appearances, the mascot...

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The 10th Annual Black Wall Street Heritage and History Festival was held in the Greenwood District Saturday. For the past decade, organizers have been sharing the story of Black Wall Street as part of Black History Month. NewsChannel 8 was told Billie Parker was the...

TULSA, Okla. — State Superintendent Ryan Walters is proposing an idea he said will help Tulsa kids get educated. "Tulsa Public Schools for years now has been one of the worst performing schools in the state of Oklahoma," he said. "We see this every year when test scores come out."

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Circle Cinema is celebrating Black History Month in the month of February. They will show films and put on events to show support. Headlining this month is the Black Love film series which will feature African American romance films and live music by Tulsa R&B Singer OmaleyB, sponsored by Black Vibe Tulsa.

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The Jenks High School Academic Bowl team won the 6A State Championship. The team competed in seven rounds last Saturday and beat Edmond Memorial to take the title. The school says this is the team's second year winning the State Championship. The team's members include;...

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Residents of the Regency Park neighborhood in east Tulsa were fighting for peace and quiet at Wednesday night's city council meeting. Neighbors have said the nightclub, Midnight Rodeo, is so loud it's impacting their quality of life. Since then, the night club has found itself with a nuisance violation.

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — A Bartlesville man has died in an accident on State Highway 123 in Osage County. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, a semi-trailer and a truck were traveling south on Highway 123 in the same lanes. When the semi-trailer slowed to turn east onto County Road 2712, the truck behind did not slow down or stop and slammed into the back of the semi-trailer.

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Rose Rock Microcreamery celebrated National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day with a special event on Saturday. From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., ice cream lovers gathered at the shop's Rose District location in Broken Arrow at 115 North Main Street. Pancake sundaes were available for...

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Those looking to join the Tulsa Fire Department braced the cold weather during Wednesday morning's ladder climb. It's the final test in the hiring process that requires both physical and mental strength. Aspiring cadets were challenged with climbing to the top of a 100-foot ladder...

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — A man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing a man with a machete in Claremore in 2017, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Michael Eugene Spears, 59, was sentenced to 300 months for the second degree murder of Mark McKinney. “The defendant’s murderous...

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The Renaissance Brewery in midtown Tulsa was broken into Wednesday evening. The only thing stolen was a donation box intended to go to the Tulsa Day Center, where it could be distributed to people in need. The brewery said it would love to fill the...

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — A staple of the neighborhood for the past 13 years, the loss of Fat Guys will certainly be felt. "Our neighbor, our next-door neighbor, we hate to lose them. They made good burgers," said barber Willie Sells. But Greenwood is already looking forward, specifically to...

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Coming into contact with opioids, like fentanyl, happens far too often for officers on the job. Tulsa Police Department Officer Danny Bean says it’s nearly impossible to eliminate officers’ risk of fentanyl exposure with their job, but they do their due diligence. “When...

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The Tulsa Police Department arrested a man they suspect of breaking into multiple businesses in Tulsa between September and January. Police say the Jersey Mikes Subs at 91st and Yale was burglarized on Sept. 9, the Rainbow Spa at 71st and Mingo was burglarized on Oct. 19, the Yum Eats & Sweets at 81st and Harvard was burglarized on Oct. 27, Jan. 6 and Jan. 21, and Albarka at 51st and Sheridan was burglarized on Nov. 9.

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Tulsa Public Schools' Hale High School has partnered with Meals on Wheels to build wheelchair ramps for seniors and people with disabilities in the community. This partnership gives students in the construction program the opportunity to apply the skills learned in their classes to serve...

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The Tulsa County Sheriff's Office is gearing up to graduate its first CLEET-certified class from its own academy. Nine cadets began training at the TCSO training center on Oct. 17, 2022. They will all graduate from the academy as TCSO deputies on Feb. 24 at...