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KWGS News

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Newscasts from KWGS. Posted Monday through Friday. Recapping the latest news from the Tulsa area and throughout Oklahoma.
  • Tulsa County has joined resistance to the local USPS processing center moving its operations to Oklahoma City. A top aid to a former Tulsa mayor has passed away. Old social media posts written by State Superintendent Ryan Walters have surfaced. The Reservation Dogs co-creator has begun filming his next project here in Tulsa. The Oklahoma Attorney General has signed onto a legal brief questioning a federal statute that shields tech companies from civil lawsuits.
  • Oklahoma is a step closer to criminalizing people in the state without legal immigration status. Some of Oklahoma’s tribal nations came together Thursday to discuss economic progress. The total solar eclipse was a financial boon to the state. Tulsa City Council approved a significant pay raise for the next mayor. You may have heard of so-called "forever chemicals," but how much do you know about their uses and health risks?
  • A new data center is almost approved for east Tulsa. It’s testing season for Tulsa Public Schools and the stakes are high. Tulsa and an Oklahoma tribal nation are being recognized internationally for their film productions. When the CDC counts Native American respondents to health surveys, they’re sometimes under-reporting the actual number of people who make up the data.
  • Tulsa Public Schools zeroes in on testing efforts and swears in new board members. The Tulsa County Election Board disagrees with two county commissioner candidates that a third candidate isn't legally allowed to run for office, but one of the candidates says legal representation could help make their case. The GOP chairwoman of a panhandle county is suspected of murder in connection with two bodies found by authorities.
  • The Tulsa County Election Board ruled a county commissioner candidate can, in fact, run for office after his two primary challengers argued he's legally barred. The Tulsa Public Schools’ Board of Education has officially seated its two new members. A Tulsa nonprofit that helps patients with pet care is seeing increased demand.
  • Oklahoma lawmakers are threatening to incarcerate people to mitigate increased illegal immigration into the American heartland. A famous NASA astronaut visits Tulsa on the anniversary of Apollo 13. Supporters of raising the minimum wage can start collecting signatures Tuesday on an initiative petition to put the issue on a ballot. Three men who biked over 600 miles on a tour of Oklahoma’s Black towns have returned victorious.
  • On Tax Day, OPMX's Robby Korth surveys how Oklahoma's tax burden stacks up against that of other cities. The Oklahoma Legislature's incoming house speaker aims to bring stability to the role, and his colleagues plan to bring forward legislation that would prosecute undocumented immigrants. The Oklahoma City Thunder earn the number one seed in the Western Conference.
  • A state legislative leader is confident a budget stalemate will see a breakthrough, Oklahoma is advancing a new law to criminalize undocumented immigrants and a Tulsa city councilor wants a trail to be rehabilitated.
  • Tulsa Public Schools begins testing after almost a year of scrutiny from the state, the city looks to invest $400,000 in a trail in central Tulsa, an Oilton police sergeant resigns after an incident caught on body camera, and the state legislature considers a bill to address unauthorized immigration.
  • Tulsa officials are opposing USPS mail processing to OKC, a Creek County police sergeant resigns after controversy, Tulsa Public Schools teachers are preparing their students for state testing and Oklahoma's Department of Veteran's Affairs is going through another leadership shakeup.
  • Tulsa city council officially opposes a proposed USPS center move, "The Outsiders" musical makes its Broadway debut, Attorney General Gentner Drummond sues over energy supplies and student loans, and a Bixby bank teller will receive damages for a 2022 robbery.
  • Oklahoma's Attorney General is filing suit against natural gas companies over alleged price gouging, A Bixby bank teller is due almost $11 million after a 2022 robbery, two Oklahoma incumbents will not run for re-election and a beloved story that takes place in Tulsa is debuting as a Broadway musical.