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Newscasts from KWGS. Posted Monday through Friday. Recapping the latest news from the Tulsa area and throughout Oklahoma.
  • The oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Fletcher, turns 110-years-old today. The University of Tulsa is enjoying a Mayfest with clear weather and a wealth of art and music. A new study has found that medical school graduates were less likely to apply for residency positions in states with abortion bans and restrictions, like Oklahoma. The Oklahoma City Thunder suffered their first loss of the NBA Playoffs last night.
  • A "cybersecurity event" is impacting services at Ascension Saint John hospital, Switchyard Festival returns to Tulsa, tribal leaders ask Gov. Kevin Stitt to not drop second language requirements in Oklahoma schools, and a judge blocks a ban on the state doing business with "woke" banks.
  • 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.
  • The city of Tulsa announces a plan of initiatives to address homelessness, federal courts dismiss a civil rights lawsuit filed by the family of Terence Crutcher, a medical clinic opposes a bill expanding criminalization of spreading sexually transmitted infections, and one of Oklahoma's congressmen has almost secured a high-ranking position in the House of Representatives.
  • A federal lawsuit brought by the estate of Terence Crutcher has been tossed, Tulsa announces a new initiative to tackle homelessness, homicides among state inmates may be higher than previously disclosed and a bill could allow chaplains into Oklahoma public schools.
  • Southeast Oklahoma is in the path of totality for the solar eclipse, third graders in Tulsa observe near-totality, an Oklahoma senator works to move more dollars to Tulsa following the city's tech hub designation, and the number of homicides in state prisons is more than double what local district attorneys have been saying.
  • KWGS and the Oklahoma Public Media Exchange cover the 2024 solar eclipse! Plus, a U.S. Senator tries to help Tulsa secure federal funding to bolster its tech hub status and many races for public office in Oklahoma will be uncontested.
  • State officials give travel advice for viewing the solar eclipse in southeast Oklahoma, Tulsa County District 2 draws a close race, the Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education considers moving a special education program, and a bill in the State Legislature would require background checks and a fee to collect petition signatures.
  • The moving of a Tulsa special education program is getting pushback, the Tulsa Women's Commission continues to work on childcare issues, a new candidate has been announced for Tulsa County Commissioner, an Oklahoma court says the Osage Nation was disestablished and a midtown house from a famous designer has still not been sold.