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The KWGS News Roundup
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From Public Radio Tulsa, a summary of the latest headlines for Northeast Oklahoma.

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  • After months of abuse accusations and noncompliance at Tulsa’s juvenile detention center, county commissioners have taken over the facility. That story and more on Friday's News Roundup.
  • MetroLink is announcing a reduction in evening service and Saturday services. In north Tulsa's Dawson neighborhood, folks have a tough time finding healthy food nearby, but that could be changing. An Oklahoma politician is calling on the director of the Secret Service to resign. Several Tulsa-area students have been added to this year’s list of National Merit Scholars. A Green Country hospital says it’s seeing more snake bites.
  • The Oklahoma Department of Corrections says two of its employees were involved in a freak traffic accident near Oklahoma City. A vast collection of Native American historical records is now available through Tulsa's public library system. Oklahoma is one of the most expensive states for homeowners’ insurance according to a new national report. Actress Lily Gladstone, star of Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon," visited Tulsa over the weekend.
  • The city has announced a victim of the 1921 Race Massacre has been identified. Authorities have served a search warrant on the embattled Tulsa County Family Center for Juvenile Justice. Advocates for youth detained in Tulsa’s juvenile correctional facility say state law makes it easy for officials with ties to the center to pass blame. Some of the best and brightest Tulsa-area high school students are learning about different fields of healthcare.
  • A former airport employee has been charged in connection with bomb threats. At Tulsa Public Schools, summer school is offering students more than just academics. A Tulsa man imprisoned for 24 years has had his conviction overturned. A Tulsa Farmer’s Market is bringing produce downtown.
  • Debates around the President Biden's fitness and winning odds are happening here in Tulsa. Family members of formerly enslaved people owned by the Muscogee Nation are calling attention to some moves in their case for Native citizenship. An effort to get more money in the pockets of Oklahoma’s lowest paid workers is a step closer to making November’s ballot. A Tulsa park will be featured in a new National Geographic book. A change has come to the price of Oklahoma Hunting and Fishing Licenses for the first time in 20 years. Oklahoma State’s Ollie Gordon made his first public appearance since his DUI arrest.
  • Oklahoma’s longest-serving U.S. Senator has died. The OKPOP Museum is temporarily laying off staff. A proposal from Tulsa Public Schools to get more teachers in the classroom has failed to pass after public opposition.
  • Across the country, there’s talk about President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign; we asked Tulsans what they think of Biden’s decision to charge ahead in the race. A former University of Tulsa basketball player is going to the Olympics. Flood watches are in effect in eastern Oklahoma due to Hurricane Beryl.
  • Tulsa police say enforcement of the city’s new right-of-way ordinance won’t be influenced by last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling. A State Senator may appeal his primary loss to the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Tulsa’s Ambulance Provider has had an uptick in heat-related calls. Tulsa has legally claimed the term "Capital of Route 66."
  • The Oklahoma Supreme Court says the state’s contract with what would be the first publicly funded religious school is unconstitutional and must be rescinded. That story and more on this edition of the KWGS News Roundup.