Days before the FX Network premiere of “The Lowdown,” show creator Sterlin Harjo and cast members held a virtual press conference to discuss the Tulsa-based show.
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Tulsans avoided Hunter Park after reported sexual assault. After arrest, they’re going back.
Katie Dixon and her family were once regular visitors to Hunter Park. That changed when Dixon saw the news of an alleged rape in August at the south Tulsa park.
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Five months in, north Tulsa’s Grocery Box has become an oasis in a food desert
The small-scale, full-service store has already exceeded $95,000 in sales and has become a safe space for residents.
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Tulsa mental health providers brace for budget cuts from state department of health
Several Tulsa mental health programs are preparing to lose thousands of dollars beginning Oct. 1 due to budget cuts.
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Tulsa first responders study collision of mental health and homelessness amid Stitt’s camp sweeps
A world-renowned clinical psychologist brought his training on anosognosia to Tulsa.
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Downtown Tulsa Partnership launches coalition to improve community safety
Downtown Tulsa Partnership (DTP) is creating a community safety coalition aimed at enhancing safety and security in the downtown area.
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Oklahoma troopers clear 64 homeless encampments; aim to finish by Tuesday
Oklahoma Highway Patrol says its controversial encampment sweeps, ordered by Gov. Kevin Stitt, will wrap by Tuesday.
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Tulsa officials to host town hall on transparency issues with Greenwood Legacy Corp.
Years of delays and questions over the revitalization of 56 acres in Greenwood have culminated in a town hall Monday.
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Tulsa foundation pauses new grant applications in response to Trump anti-DEI policies
The Tulsa-based Zarrow Family Foundation has paused accepting new grant applications in response to federal restrictions targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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TPS bans discriminatory imagery; fate of Central and Webster mascots remain undecided
The Tulsa Public Schools board voted to ban discriminatory mascots but delayed a decision on new imagery for the Braves and Warriors.
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Tulsa mayor says governor’s homelessness plan is interfering with city’s progress
Mayor Monroe Nichols said service providers are still working to get 300 people into housing in the next year.
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How New Orleans evacuees found a new life in Tulsa after Hurricane Katrina
“I will always remember the vacant looks on their faces …the fear of where they were.”