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2 Oklahoma Hospital Systems Have Dropped Aetna — and Open Enrollment Is the Window to Fix It
Sandra lives in Tulsa. She has Aetna through her employer, she’s been going to Hillcrest for years, and she just found out — the hard way — that her hospital is no longer in her network. As of November 1, 2026, Hillcrest HealthCare System and Aetna parted ways without a contract. If Sandra needs surgery next month, she will pay out-of-network rates unless she acts right now.
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Oklahoma turnpike tolls rising in January
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority approved higher tolls Thursday that will take effect Jan. 5, 2027. The PikePass toll for a passenger vehicle traveling the full Turner Turnpike between Oklahoma City and Tulsa will rise from $5.40 to $5.75, according to rate tables included in the authority’s meeting records.
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Tulsa-area Thanksgiving food giveaways offer free turkeys, meals and baskets
TULSA, Okla. - Several Tulsa-area organizations are planning free Thanksgiving food distributions, turkey giveaways and community meals throughout November 2026. Events are scheduled in Tulsa, Broken Arrow, Jenks and Bixby, with some requiring registration, identification or proof of residency. Thanksgiving food registration and early November events. Restore Hope Ministries Thanksgiving...
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UPDATE: Plea docket set for former Braman town clerk charged with embezzlement
NEWKIRK — Sandra Kay Barrows, 61, Wakita, waived her right to jury trial and is now set for a plea docket on Jan. 11 in Kay County District Court. Barrows is facing two felony counts of embezzlement by a public officer after the State Auditor’s office determined that over $60,000 was misappropriated from November of 2016 through April 17, 2019. (see story)
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PSO customers to see permanent rate increase beginning in December
TULSA, Okla. - Oklahoma Corporation Commission regulators have approved a permanent rate increase for Public Service Company of Oklahoma customers following months of interim billing. The commission voted 2-1 Thursday to approve a 3.55% increase, replacing a temporary $11 monthly charge residential customers began paying in July. Here’s what customers...
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Country legend Roy Clark called Tulsa home. Now a street is named for him.
On a day when thousands of Tulsans went to the polls, hundreds took time Tuesday to take part in a celebration of the late country legend Roy Clark who called Tulsa home. There were even “Vote for Roy” pins handed out to everyone in attendance. Moments after Clark’s...
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1921 graves investigation team finishes sixth season at Oaklawn Cemetery
TULSA, Okla. - Officials with the 1921 Graves investigation wrapped up the sixth field season at Oaklawn Cemetery on Wednesday, November 5th. It is the latest archaeological and forensic work to determine whether additional unmarked graves connected to the Tulsa Race Massacre remain at the site. The field season began...
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Cherokee Nation launches North Tulsa housing addition
Cherokee Nation announced the opening of several new affordable rental homes in North Tulsa last week. North Tulsa is home to nearly 10,000 Cherokee citizens, and the tribe opened its first affordable housing development week with seven new apartments on North Harvard Avenue. The tribe partnered with the Green Country Habitat for Humanity and the City of Tulsa for the project.
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Tulsa’s Día de los Muertos Arts Festival returns for its 32nd year
TULSA, Okla. - One of Tulsa’s largest cultural festivals is returning this weekend, bringing together the community to remember loved ones who have died. The Día de los Muertos Arts Festival, hosted by Living Arts of Tulsa, will celebrate its 32nd year on Friday, Nov. 6. The free event will feature community-created altars, food trucks, vendors and live entertainment.
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New Oklahoma law gives cold case families right to request fresh review of unsolved crimes
TULSA, Okla. — For 22 years, Dr. Maggie Zingman has searched for answers about who murdered her daughter, Brittany Phillips, in Tulsa. Now, a new Oklahoma law is giving her and other families across the state a formal way to request another examination of their loved ones’ unsolved cases.