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Heat Index Values Close to 115 Possible for Oklahoma
Excessive heat will return to Oklahoma this week. The state enjoyed 11 days of below average temperatures, but the oppressive Oklahoma summer heat will return. Heat indices are expected between 105 and 115 with daytime highs over 100. Oklahomans know all too well that August can be one of the...
From the editor: Wrapping up summer and gearing up for school and all the fall performing arts
As the editor of TulsaPeople, Tulsa’s city magazine, I know there is a lot going on in the metro — from the amazing live music scene and the gamut of sporting events to a lively food culture and the numerous arts communities that call Tulsa home. Sometimes summer...
Cue talent: Spotlight Children’s Theatre enters 27th season of entertaining audiences
The Spotlight Children’s Theatre, part of the historical Tulsa Spotlight Theater, is busier than ever in its 27th performance season. Mother and daughter duo Kris Osborn and Erin Herring comprise the Spotlight Children’s Theatre production team and produce five shows each year. The Spotlight Children’s Theatre’s mission is...
Next stop, Broadway!: Pair of Tulsans win Discovery Awards
Two of Tulsa’s own made their Broadway debut on June 24 after competing in and winning Tulsa’s Discovery Awards. Dawson Fullingim, a junior at Lincoln Christian, and. Sophie Rose, a recent graduate from Classical Conversations, won an all-expenses paid trip and the opportunity to perform at the Jimmy Awards (think Tony Awards but for high schoolers) in New York City where they competed against 98 other students from all over the United States.
OSU Master Gardeners Helps Tulsa Boys Home With Gardening Program
OSU Master Gardeners has helped the Tulsa Boys Home start a gardening program. They say it's been an amazing experience showing these boys how something goes from seed to harvest, and in its second year, they never thought the program would be this successful. "I'd say my favorite part about...
'Takes Time And Dedication': Tulsa's Kitchen 66 Program Accepting New Applicants
The Kitchen 66 Program at Mother Road Market is now accepting new applicants. Since its launch in 2016, it has helped more than 200 food entrepreneurs, and it wants to help more. Many chefs have a passion for food, but owning and operating a restaurant requires more than a dream.
City Of Coweta Works To Fix Water Quality Issues
The City of Coweta is working to fix water quality issues after state regulators determined its chlorine levels were inadequate. The city began flushing out its system Monday to begin fixing the issue. The city says the water at the treatment plant is already much better than it was, but...
Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin Reflects On His Time In The Position Ahead Of Wednesday Retirement
Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin is in his final days as head of the department as he will retire on Wednesday. Franklin has been with the department in various roles for more than 27 years and was appointed to Chief in 2020. Chief Franklin says he never had any plans...
OSU-Tulsa to offer exclusive hands-on media courses for creative professionals
TULSA, Okla. — Oklahoma State University-Tulsa is offering students exclusive new courses in media. These for-credit Entertainment Media courses are a way to offer more tools to creative professionals which may aid in advancing their careers. The subjects of these courses include The World of Entertainment Media, Storytelling Across...
Business Facing Tax Lien Says It Isn’t Alias of Indebted Company
A husband and wife are fighting a tax lien from the IRS they allege was wrongly transferred from one of their parents’ business. Steve and Amber Hacker’s Tulsa, Okla., daycare business, Hacker Industries LLC, has been assessed $1.1 million in tax liens by the IRS, which determined it was an alias of Blossom Day CRE Centers Inc., a business owned by Steve’s parents. The connection between the two companies is wrong, they told the US District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma in a Monday complaint.
Tulsa 10: July 30-Aug. 5
Magic City Books is proud to welcome Alex Poppe for an in-store event to discuss how women cope in the aftermath of violence in her recent works of literary fiction, “Duende,” “Jinwar and Other Stories” and “Moxie” on July 30 at 7 p.m. The Tulsa transplant started as a business analyst who followed her gut across the world as a teacher and humanitarian aid volunteer. Free to attend, though MCB will have copies of her novels available for purchase. More information here.
Ongoing investigation after body found in downtown area, details to follow
TULSA, OKLA (KTUL) — Authorities are responding to a report of a body found near E. 6th Street and South Peoria. Employees working on a nearby building found the body and called it in. Investigative units are on the scene to determine if this was natural causes or possibly...
Court Finds Tulsa Man Guilty Of First-Degree Murder For Shooting, Killing Woman In 2021
A man is found guilty of first-degree murder for the shooting death of a Tulsa woman in 2021. Jakyree Butler shot and killed Shermiya Breed in a neighborhood near 36th St. N. and MLK in November of 2021, authorities say. Investigators determined Butler was meeting Breed to buy marijuana from...
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