Max Bryan
News Anchor & ReporterMax Bryan is a news anchor and reporter for KWGS. A Tulsa native, Bryan worked at newspapers throughout Arkansas and in Norman before coming home to "the most underrated city in America," (his brother came up with that, which is why it's in quotes). Several of Bryan's news stories have either led to or been cited in changes both in the public and private sectors. At The Norman Transcript, he wrote the script for "Protected," a narrative-style podcast about Oklahoma's over-incarceration of women as seen through the eyes of the Rebecca Hogue's case.
Bryan is an unabashed fan of public officials who don't obscure information from the public, but he's arguably an even bigger fan of 2000s indie rock, good coffee, Major League Baseball, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and his family.
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Authored by Republican Paul Rosino, Senate Bill 1100 increases this punishment to at least seven years in prison, a fine of up to $5,000, or both. It also updates the current law to include cyber bullying. -
In a statement released Thursday through Biby Law Firm in Tulsa, the family alleges the full report showed the teenager had contusions near their right eye socket, blood in their eye and cuts on their face. The statement also claims Benedict had contusions on their torso consistent with a resuscitation attempt. -
“For every time that we say that it’s OK to question someone’s immigration status is another time a child or a person is getting threatened because of the way that they look,” said Patrick, who had previously walked out of a committee meeting because she found the ordinance offensive. -
More than half of Route 66 runs through tribal land, touching 13 reservations throughout the country. But the route has been marketed with stereotypes of Native Americans in years past. -
Councilor Phil Lakin says the city would invest about $2 million of American Rescue Plan Act money in the project. He's spoken to Rep. Jeff Boatman about donating up to $7 million of state money. -
The handful of Westboro Baptist Church demonstrators who gathered outside of Owasso High School just after 2 p.m. Wednesday sported signs with captions that targeted transgender and nonbinary people. -
The United States Department of Education is opening an investigation for possible discrimination at Owasso Public Schools following the death of Nex Benedict. -
In the letter penned to leaders of the Oklahoma Legislature and its education committees, more than 350 national, state and local organizations accuse Walters of pushing anti-LGBTQ+ policies leading up to Benedict's death. -
Called the “Safe City Ordinance” on his campaign website, the ordinance would bar “any funds or resources under the control of the city treasury, including but not limited to tax revenues, grants and subsidies” to “house, accommodate or benefit illegal immigrants whether directly or indirectly.” -
A vigil was held last night in Oklahoma for 16-year-old Nex Benedict, a nonbinary student who died a day after an altercation in the girl's bathroom at their school.
