Tulsa, OK

Oklahoma State

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Kendall Whittier's Regenerate|Reimagine chose King's Way Wings as the winner of the Entrepreneurship Package after their successful weekend pop-up. The Entrepreneurship Package is worth over $5,000 and is meant to help King's Way Wings get their business off the ground. The package includes cash, in-kind...

Regenerate|Reimagine selects King's Way Wings as Entrepreneurship Package recipient

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Camp Erin Tulsa began Friday, June 2, and will go on until Sunday, June 4. The camp is for grieving youth aged 6-17 and is organized by The Grief Center. It works to provide a safe and supportive place for young people who have lost...

The Grief Center's Camp Erin Tulsa begins

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education has approved the University of Oklahoma's Polytechnic Institute's first bachelor's program in cybersecurity. Recruitment has begun and the program is expected to start in fall 2024. The OU Polytechnic Institute is a new school in Tulsa that provides...

University of Oklahoma Polytechnic Institute opens cybersecurity bachelor's program

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Nearly every Tulsan knows someone whose life has been touched by the work of the staff at Saint Francis. Mayor G.T. Bynum is no exception. He was there within minutes after a gunman took the lives of four people that June evening in 2022. Bynum...

'That's a sacred ground': Tulsa mayor reflects on Saint Francis shooting

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — NewsChannel 8 Sports Director TJ Eckert returned to the Memorial High School parking lot, where he spoke with families reuniting following the Saint Francis shooting last year. Today, he spoke with his dad, Tulsa Police Captain Mike Eckert, who was one of the first responding...

Tulsa police captain remembers responding to Saint Francis shooting

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The Community Light Foundation, a Tulsa area nonprofit organization, held its second annual bike ride to honor Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 on Saturday, June 3. This nonprofit organizations mission is to end hunger and shine light on the underserved...

The Community Light Foundation held second annual Ride to Remember Black Wall Street

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Sunday morning a young girl was found wandering alone on 71st and Memorial in Tulsa, Oklahoma by a concerned citizen. Tulsa police say the young girl was being watched by a relative and snuck out, only to lose her way on her way back. Because...

Lost child found wandering alone by concerned citizen

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported a man, 45, has died after a crash in Talihina, Okla. in Leflore County. The man drove a 2001 GMC Sierra and allegedly ran into a barbwire fence before hitting a tree and being pinned there for about four hours.

1 dead after crash in Talihina

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Just a day after the one-year anniversary of the Saint Francis hospital shooting, Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum has declared June 2 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in Tulsa. “For me, its not just a dot on the map, its not just a statistic. We...

Tulsa mayor proclaims June 2 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in Tulsa

Chelsea, OK

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Chelsea Fire Department have confirmed a man in his early 20's has died after he drowned east of Chelsea. CFD said the man was swimming with his friends in a pond north of South 4300 Road when he went under. They recovered his body in...

Man dead after Chelsea drowning

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — At around 3:25 p.m. on June 3, Oklahoma Highway Patrol responded to a deadly crash on OK-88 just north of South Verdigris River Ramp Road in Oologah. Troopers say the crash left one passenger, Diane Justice, 55, dead at the scene from massive injuries. One...

1 dead after crash in Oologah

Kansas State

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — On the evening of June 3 around 11 p.m., Oklahoma Highway Patrol responded to a crash that left one person injured on Flint Ridge Road in Kansas, Okla. in Delaware County. The vehicle, a 2019 Chevy Impala, was driven by a 58-year-old man from the...

Delaware County crash injures 1

Muskogee, OK

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — On June 1, Muskogee Sheriffs Office responded to an animal neglect and abuse call. The owner of the property had a verbal lease agreement with the occupants, when he came to the property he noticed several dead cows and called police. When officers arrived, they...

Muskogee women arrested for animal cruelty, neglect

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Thursday marked one year since a gunman took four innocent lives at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa. Countless Americans have had to heal from mass shootings in their hometowns. Tulsans also walk the path toward closure. Moving on is a constant struggle, sometimes it feels...

City, hospital officials grieve one year after Saint Francis shooting

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — One year ago today, Tulsa's heart was shattered when four lives were senselessly cut short after a gunman opened fire at Saint Francis Hospital. The wife of Dr. Preston Phillips, one of the victims of the mass shooting in June 2022, sat down and spoke about the tragedy for the first time with NewsChannel 8's Brenna Rose.

'My orbit was still on pause': Wife of slain Saint Francis doctor reflects on 1 year mark

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — There were many people who stepped up to help last year when a shooter killed four people inside the Natalie Medical Building. NewsChannel 8's Daniela Ibarra spoke one-on-one with Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin, who highlighted one specific officer who jumped into action. "He pulled...

Tulsa police chief recognizes officer response to Saint Francis shooting

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Dr. Preston Phillips' legacy is living on through a charity he helped start. The charity, Light in the World Development Foundation, provides medical supplies and life-saving surgeries in West Africa. Dr. Phillips was weeks away from going on a medical mission when he was killed...

Dr. Phillips' legacy lives on through charity helped create

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Oklahoma Highway Patrol are investigating aircraft crash that happened June 3, at 4:35 p.m. 2.5 miles south of Bristow, OK in Creek County. A 50-year-old pilot flying a 1948 Fixed Wing TEMCO has been transported by Creek County EMS to Saint Francis Hospital in stable condition with internal injuries.

OHP investigates after 55-year-old injured in aircraft crash

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The City of Tulsa and the United States Department for Housing and Urban Development have joined forces with local organizations on a job program for low-moderate income residents called Section 3. Multiple cities and companies do business with HUD and are required to hire low-moderate...

City of Tulsa, HUD partners on Section 3 construction job program for low income citizens

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The Tulsa Police Department announced Friday the upcoming "amnesty days" for parking and moving violations. For those with unpaid parking tickets and moving violation tickets, there's now an opportunity to clear up citations without late fees and warrant fees during these amnesty days. The moving...

Upcoming parking, moving violation "amnesty days"

Okmulgee, OK

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — A search underway in Okmulgee for a man who shot an Okmulgee Police officer. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says the officer was shot while responding to a burglary in progress near E 2nd and N Central St in Okmulgee. Okmulgee police received a...

Okmulgee police officer shot, suspect on the loose

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Tulsa police are looking for 58-year-old Todd Melhorn, who walked away from assisted living facility around 6 a.m. Friday. He was last seen near 36th and Sheridan in a gray t-shirt, blue jeans, and a hat. JOIN THE CONVERSATION (. 0. ) If you have...

Tulsa police searching for man who walked away from assisted living facility

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. (KTUL) — Balancing safety and security with privacy and patient care is something Saint Francis Hospital says is top of mind one year after the mass shooting that claimed the lives of four people. NewsChannel 8's Brenna Rose spoke with some of the hospital's top leaders about...

Saint Francis tragedy highlights vulnerabilities of hospitals, health care workers

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Tulsa Football Springfest to take the place of traditional spring game this April

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The University of Tulsa has announced that Tulsa Football Springfest is set to happen Saturday, April 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 2...

Tulsa Football Springfest to take the place of traditional spring game this April

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