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The United States Department of Justice looks to join the Muscogee Nation in a lawsuit against Tulsa, authorities identify a second person killed in the Barnsdall tornado, and one of Oklahoma's senators pushes for Black Wall Street to become a national monument. This and more in the morning news roundup.

Tulsa’s Global District is experiencing significant growth and city leaders want more. The city is constructing a new $3 million pool in a public park. The identity of a man shot and killed by Tulsa police has been released. Tulsa police say they’ve apprehended a man accused of stealing hundreds of cars. This week, Tulsa city council updated its right-of-way ordinance to penalize people who block sidewalks. Musician Zach Bryan says he wants to help Oklahoma tornado victims. The U.S. Census Bureau has a new breakdown on where populations are growing and shrinking in the country. A project to renovate a dilapidated hospital in North Tulsa has received federal funding.

The Department of Justice sues Oklahoma over a controversial immigration law, Tulsa City Council approaches a decision on condemned properties near the Night Light pop-up event, some tribal nations are not sharing telecommunications with the state, and a death row prisoner is set to be executed in June.

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.

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.

Tulsa is getting a new cancer treatment center. The Oklahoma Senate overrides Gov. Kevin Stitt's veto of a bill that offers protections to domestic violence victims. Mayor G.T. Bynum is concerned about a bill that would criminalize unauthorized immigration if passed. The Oklahoma City Thunder cruise to a playoff victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. GolfSuites closes after violating the terms of its lease agreement at the Jenks Riverwalk.

A former Tulsa police officer has been awarded damages from the city in a discrimination lawsuit. Tulsa Public Schools says it’s chipping away at chronic absenteeism. A woman is arrested at a state board of education meeting. A famous food hall in Tulsa is once again getting national recognition. A recap of the Oklahoma City Thunder's second Playoff game against New Orleans.

A city councilor is arrested, Tulsa Public Schools lowers absenteeism rates, an activist is arrested at this week's Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting, and a former high-ranking Tulsa police officer is awarded half a million dollars in a discrimination lawsuit.

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.