From preventing Christmas tree fires to making a plan before drinking, Tulsa law enforcement share their best tips for staying safe during the holidays.
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Tulsa City Council weighs mid-year spending increases for police, crisis response
During their final meeting of 2025, councilors considered $3.6 million for law enforcement records systems, jail overflow costs and crisis response.
Posted inGovernment
Jail or jail: Oklahoma’s new felony DUI law goes into effect Nov. 1
Nearly 300 new laws go into effect in Oklahoma Nov. 1, including punishments for DUIs leading to immediate jail time.
Posted inHealth
Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground. Oklahoma regulators failed to stop it.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.
Posted inGovernment
Tulsa’s camera network grows as Flock and Ring team up, sparking privacy concerns
Police say Flock Safety cameras can help solve crime. But the surveillance company’s expansion in Tulsa is also attracting scrutiny.
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Dozens of Tulsans show up to speak out against plan to burn medical waste
Residents are concerned with possible impacts to air quality and health dangers of incinerating industrial and medical waste.
Posted inThe Oklahoma Eagle
‘Just trying to survive:’ Unhoused Tulsan shares human toll of Operation SAFE
For Amy Sawyer, she lost almost everything but for Gov. Kevin Stitt, it was a sign of progress in cleaning up downtown Tulsa.
Posted inGovernment
Tulsa’s Sustainability Task Force launching five-meeting series across city
The Aug. 28 meeting kicks off the process that will run through the end of September. Residents can also take an online survey.