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John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park dedicated as national Literary Landmark

The dedication Thursday coincided with the anniversary of the Tulsa Race Riot — referred to by several at the ceremony as a massacre. The John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation, Friends of Libraries in Oklahoma, United for Libraries and Oklahoma…

 

Judicial candidates outline their strengths at Tulsa forum; nonpartisan elections are June 26

The candidates filled the Tulsa County Bar Center on Thursday evening to discuss what they believe makes them the best fit to preside over criminal, civil, juvenile and probate matters.

 

NAACP, community leaders demand changes to city's policing practices

The NAACP and more than 50 community members send letter to Tulsa mayor and city councilors demanding changes in police policies and public hearings to address racial inequities in the Police Department's use-of-force and arrest practices.

 

Downtown wall mural captures despair of homelessness; represents awareness to address issue

Officials touted housing 1,000 chronically homeless people in Tulsa since 2015, of which three-fourths were veterans. However, approximately 4,200 people remain without homes on any given day in Oklahoma.

 

Lankford: Approval of SQ 788, medical marijuana, would be 'harmful to the social fabric of Oklahoma'

Oklahoma Faith Leaders, which is headed by a former consultant to Lankford, said the medical marijuana referendum would be "harmful to the social fabric of Oklahoma."

 

Bixby rape case update: Appellate court to review judge's decision not to have Rogers County District Attorney's Office recused

Each teenager faces one count of second-degree rape related to allegations they took part in the assault of the 16-year-old boy with a pool cue on Sept. 27.

 

Sheriff's office investigating fatal shooting of woman

Tulsa County sheriff's deputies are investigating after a woman was shot and killed near the Prattville community.

 

Video: An aerial look at renovations at LaFortune's par-3 course

The course is in the early stages of a $2.4 million renovation which is expected to be completed in October.

 

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