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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) — 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

Oklahoma State

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

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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) — 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

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

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 County, OK

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,...

Endangered missing advisory issued for Tulsa teen

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. (KTUL) — The trailer for an upcoming documentary about the Oklahoma State Capitol, "The People's House," was released on May 30. It can be found on the YouTube page of the Oklahoma Historical Society. The documentary is meant to be about the history of the Capitol, following...

Trailer for Oklahoma State Capitol documentary released

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

Maysville, OK

MAYSVILLE, Okla. (KOKH) — An 81-year-old Maysville man is on the mend after a scary bee attack. Family members say Carl Amos was attacked by a swarm of presumed Africanized killer bees last Friday at his home off Highway 74 in Maysville. He was home alone at the time.

'Fully engulfed by the bees': Elderly Oklahoma man survives presumed killer bee attack

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has released findings in the death of a man who is responsible for the death of Sgt. Meagan Burke. According to a report from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Victor Kenneth Fraser Jr.'s cause of death was Necrotizing Tracheobronchitis and Pneumonia due to Influenza A.

Medical examiner determines Victor Kenneth Fraser Jr. died from Influenza A

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) — 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 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

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

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) — 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 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

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) - Crews are responding to a large fire at a metal recycling plant in northeast Oklahoma City on Wednesday. Officials say a worker was moving a car with an excavator when a spark hit the gas tank and caused the car to explode. Firefighters say the fire...

Fire crews tackling fire at recycling plant in northeast Oklahoma City

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — An Oklahoma City Public Schools teacher has been fired following abuse allegations. The school board voted unanimously to remove Stephen Gainor on Tuesday night, which came recommended by Superintendent Ryan Walters. Gainor was a special education teacher at Webster Middle School. According to a report...

'It is against the law': OKCPS special education teacher fired amid abuse allegations

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

Edmond, OK

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) — A tort claim dated May 26 alleges that former Oklahoma State Department of Education employee Janessa Bointy was wrongfully terminated on Mar. 9 after speaking at a Mar. 6 Edmond Public Schools Board of Education meeting. Bointy's comments concerned student mental health concerns, according...

Tort claim alleges former OSDE employee wrongfully fired over school board meeting remarks

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'Last night has become a story': Broken Arrow Rep. arrested for public intoxication

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Oklahoma City police arrested Rep. Dean Davis, R-Broken Arrow, for public intoxication early Thursday morning. This is not Davis' first run-in with...

'Last night has become a story': Broken Arrow Rep. arrested for public intoxication

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