City of Tulsa

A local group that advocates for Turkish people celebrated community with an interfaith dinner over the weekend.

In an event lasting more than two hours at Tulsa’s municipal court Thursday, members of the Cherokee and Muscogee nations saw charges from assault to speeding shifted to the purview of their tribes.

Wildfires have caused the greatest destruction outside of Tulsa, but that doesn’t mean the city’s firefighters haven’t been busy.

Tulsa’s director of tribal policy and partnerships says the city is still hoping to work through issues despite requests to intervene in a much publicized lawsuit.

Mayor Monroe Nichols last week toured a recently opened facility for seniors that wants to expand to include housing.

Mayor Monroe Nichols signed an executive order marking June 1 as a day of remembrance. Advocates asked for a holiday, among other reparations.

“It’s really difficult to develop a budget when you don’t know if the dollars are coming or not,” said THD Executive Director Dr. Bruce Dart.

City officials plan to use a mechanism they’ve commonly used for commercial development to build more housing.

As the clock continues to tick down to the Route 66 centennial, Tulsa officials are looking at ways to enhance the route east of Yale Avenue.

Officials are trying to sort out issues with Tulsa’s dispatch center.