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Tinkerfest Returns To Tulsa's Discovery Lab, Offering Lessons For Kids & Adults
Tinkerfest at Discovery Lab is back for a second year. The event is Saturday, September 7th and is included with general admission. Tinkering is when a person works with their hands to create or repair something. Director of Education Chip Lindsey said some of the world's most famous inventions started with tinkering, dating as far back as the Bronze Age.
Four Arrested In Connection With Organized Interstate Crime Ring Stealing Luxury Cars
Tulsa Police have arrested four men accused of participating in an organized crime ring responsible for stealing luxury cars across multiple cities in the United States. The investigation began on Tuesday after police received a report of a stolen BMW and a Range Rover. Officers later located the stolen vehicles at a motel near Admiral Place and Sheridan Road. A Range Rover dealership was burglarized the following day, and three more vehicles were stolen. Two of those vehicles were found at another motel later that day.
C&A Tribes celebrates land transfer in El Reno
EL RENO – For years, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes have worked to have property south of I-40 and just east of Country Club Road made part of Tribal Trust Land. That work paid off as the just-more-than 93 acres have been officially designated C&A Trust property. The U.S....
Enid Public Schools Announces Schedule Pickups for Different Grades
Enid Public Schools announced some key dates that will be coming up as we get closer to the start of school. Elementary: 5:30-7:00 p.m. Secondary: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Schedule Pick up for Middle School Sites (6th to 8th Grade) 6th Grade Schedule Pick Up/Boot Camp, August 7, 9:00-11:00 a.m. 7th Grade...
Pete Thamel Names SEC Contender That Could Face Significant Growing Pains
The Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns are entering unfamiliar territory in the upcoming season as they have departed from the Big 12 and are now transitioning to the SEC. The Longhorns are expected to be immediate contenders, not just in the SEC but nationally as well. On the other hand, there ...
US Marshals arrest fugitive after pursuit and collision in Midwest City
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA (KOKH) — After a brief pursuit, the United States Marshal's Office Western District of Oklahoma arrested a wanted man. The US Marshals Metro Fugitive Task Force adopted the case of fugitive Quintavisa Johnson. Johnson was wanted for a parole violation and felony charges in Cleveland County.
McAlester man gets 35 years for meth charges and firearms possession
MCALESTER, OKLA (KTUL) — A McAlester man was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for methamphetamine charges. Richard Allen Rollings, 57, was charged with two counts of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, one count of felon in possession of firearm and ammunition, and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Tulsa Fire Department prepares for Zink Lake opening with safety measures
TULSA, OKLA (KTUL) — With the grand opening of Zink Lake on Labor Day Weekend, the Tulsa Fire Department (TFD) is gearing up for advanced safety measures. The lake will be used by TFD as a training facility to build up the department's rescue skillset. Additionally, TFD has been...
EMSA issues third medical heat alert of the year in Tulsa, advises precautions
TULSA, OKLA. (KTUL) — EMSA issued its third medical heat alert for the year in the Tulsa service area. Medics responded to six suspected heat-related illness calls as of 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Three patients were taken to the hospital. EMSA recommends taking heat precautions as temperatures reach triple-digit...
City Of Tulsa Program Helps People In Danger Of Losing Homes Because Of Tax Debt
A Tulsa man is grateful after a City of Tulsa program helped him keep his house by using COVID relief money to pay the taxes he owed on the home he’s lived in for decades. The city pays up to $4,000 to people who qualify, and August is the last month of the program.
Tulsa International Airport Breaks Ground On New Air Traffic Control Tower
A new Air Traffic Control Tower at Tulsa International Airport should be operational in early 2027, after officials secured funding for the $112.6 million project, and announced construction will start in September. The current tower is 60 years old and considered both too small and too short for modern needs....