Until March, the Tulsa Police Department responded to the majority of mental health calls. Now mental health professionals are taking the charge — and seeing results.
Category: Government
Posted inGovernment
Amid Trump’s immigration crackdown, Tulsa’s refugees are living in fear
Facing drastic reductions in refugee admissions, organizations like YWCA Tulsa are watching resources dwindle and panic rise in the immigrant community.
Posted inGovernment
Tulsa City Council votes to extend downtown curfew through October 2026
The initial youth curfew was implemented after a violent Juneteenth weekend where at least seven people were shot and one was killed.
Posted inThe Oklahoma Eagle
Operation SAFE returns to Tulsa for second round of sweeps
State officials say troopers returned to clear 32 of the 64 encampments after people returned following the first round of sweeps.
Posted inYour Money
SNAP benefits are being suspended in November. These Tulsa resources could help.
As the government shutdown continues, new benefits will not be issued and even current ones are up in the air.
Posted inNews
Tulsa to purchase, convert former juvenile detention center into homeless shelter
The city and county came to an agreement that will add around 175 beds for unhoused Tulsans.
Posted inGovernment
Tulsa could extend downtown curfew. Businesses say they want additional solutions to crime.
City councilors say the youth curfew has been effective. Some in downtown want policies that go beyond keeping teens at home.
Posted inGovernment
Creek Freedmen file for Muscogee Supreme Court to enforce citizenship ruling
Amid executive orders blocking them from receiving citizenship cards, Creek Freedmen are asking the nation’s court to follow through on its ruling.
Posted inGovernment
Tulsa cadets must journey through Greenwood’s history before policing its present
Each incoming class of Tulsa Police Department officers is required to tour Greenwood Rising. Here’s what they learn.
Posted inSchools & Families
Lindel Fields announces end to Ryan Walters’ Oklahoma classroom Bible mandate
Oklahoma’s new State Superintendent of Public Instruction is ending his predecessor’s plan to distribute Bibles to every classroom.
Posted inGovernment
More Tulsa Race Massacre victims could be found as city begins fifth grave excavation
So far, the excavations at Oaklawn Cemetery have resulted in discovering six gunshot victims that may be tied to the massacre.
Posted inGovernment
Oklahoma lawmakers compare ‘dark money’ to laundering in interim study, discuss red tape
Some Oklahoma lawmakers are keen on regulating independent political expenditures — also known as ‘dark money’ donations — used to influence state and local elections. An interim study of the subject in the House Elections and Ethics Committee discussed the dangers and possible solutions to a growing concern.