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- The federal government has threatened to close the Bureau of Indian Affairs office in Pawhuska. - Charges have been dropped against one of three Sperry students accused of sexual assault.- A protest opposing Tesla owner Elon Musk popped up in Tulsa over the weekend. - A renowned and sometimes controversial artist is in Tulsa researching Oklahoma’s complex history. - Oklahoma's governor bans a Chinese-based AI.

Tulsa is dismissing a traffic case against an Osage citizen in what could be another victory for tribal sovereignty in Oklahoma. The state executes its first death row inmate in 2025. Tulsa's mayor has ramped up rhetoric about the governor over tribal issues. Bird lovers gather in Claremore at an event dedicated to the feathered friends.

Wildfires have caused the greatest destruction outside of Tulsa, but that doesn’t mean the city’s firefighters haven’t been busy. One of Oklahoma's U.S. Senators claims $30 billion in improper payments by Medicaid. Those stories and more from KWGS News.

- Gov. Kevin Stitt is trying to get a federal lawsuit from the Muscogee Nation against the city of Tulsa dismissed. - Oklahoma State University will lay off a dozen staff members working for a non-profit foundation following a scathing audit report. - The field for the 71st District Republican primary contains a familiar candidate and a newcomer. - City officials toured a new senior center that wants to expand to include housing.

A crowd gathered Wednesday outside of Tulsa City Hall to protest the looming deportation of legal U.S. resident. Oklahoma State University is expanding its medical center in Tulsa.

City officials are planning to apply a financing mechanism they’ve commonly used for commercial development to build more housing. Leaders of Tulsa’s public school district are split on adopting a controversial state-mandated rule.

Two measles cases have been confirmed in Oklahoma. Tulsa’s mayor is doubling down on his promise to have functional zero homelessness by 2030. Oklahoma’s highest court has ordered a halt on any Bible purchases from the State Department of Education. When it comes to sprucing up Tulsa’s stretch of the Mother Road, the city’s Route 66 commissioners are looking east.

Police reportedly shot a man suspected of two homicides after a chase in Muskogee over the weekend. An Oklahoma Senate bill that would put prohibitions on the state's initiative petition process faces pushback (via Oklahoma Voice).

- A judge ruled Friday that three Sperry students accused of first-degree rape by instrumentation may be charged as adults. - Oklahoma’s superintendent of public instruction made an appearance in Green Country Thursday night. - A group of Tulsans want to maintain a safe space for LGBT+ folks. - City officials are trying to sort out issues with Tulsa’s dispatch center. - A collection of centuries-old Japanese artifacts has made its way to Tulsa.