Podcast

A new data center is almost approved for east Tulsa. It’s testing season for Tulsa Public Schools and the stakes are high. Tulsa and an Oklahoma tribal nation are being recognized internationally for their film productions. When the CDC counts Native American respondents to health surveys, they’re sometimes under-reporting the actual number of people who make up the data.

The Tulsa County Election Board ruled a county commissioner candidate can, in fact, run for office after his two primary challengers argued he's legally barred. The Tulsa Public Schools’ Board of Education has officially seated its two new members. A Tulsa nonprofit that helps patients with pet care is seeing increased demand.

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.

A state legislative leader is confident a budget stalemate will see a breakthrough, Oklahoma is advancing a new law to criminalize undocumented immigrants and a Tulsa city councilor wants a trail to be rehabilitated.

Tulsa officials are opposing USPS mail processing to OKC, a Creek County police sergeant resigns after controversy, Tulsa Public Schools teachers are preparing their students for state testing and Oklahoma's Department of Veteran's Affairs is going through another leadership shakeup.

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.

A federal lawsuit brought by the estate of Terence Crutcher has been tossed, Tulsa announces a new initiative to tackle homelessness, homicides among state inmates may be higher than previously disclosed and a bill could allow chaplains into Oklahoma public schools.

KWGS and the Oklahoma Public Media Exchange cover the 2024 solar eclipse! Plus, a U.S. Senator tries to help Tulsa secure federal funding to bolster its tech hub status and many races for public office in Oklahoma will be uncontested.

The moving of a Tulsa special education program is getting pushback, the Tulsa Women's Commission continues to work on childcare issues, a new candidate has been announced for Tulsa County Commissioner, an Oklahoma court says the Osage Nation was disestablished and a midtown house from a famous designer has still not been sold.

A U.S. Senator from Oklahoma wants to protect IVF, the Mayor of Bartlesville reacts to a recent referendum on the city's charter and Tulsa United Way turns 100.