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How a Tulsa TV anchor-turned-theater director became America’s reigning ‘president of drag’
Travis Guillory is balancing a day job with the national title of Miss Gay America. His journey to competing as Tracy La Louisianne was an unexpected turn for the former TV anchor.
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Ahead of Tulsa’s Juneteenth Festival, pastors and organizers pray for peace, safety and unity
Lauren Corbitt-Evans, executive director of Tulsa Juneteenth, said the prayers ahead of the event lifted some of the stress she’d been feeling about this year’s festival.
A 1968 photograph without a story inspired one of Tulsa’s newest murals
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh came across the image of three Black women when she was doing research for an OKC exhibition. Now it’s her first mural in Tulsa.
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Oklahoma’s minimum wage will stay at $7.25 as voters reject increase
Oklahomans rejected a proposal to gradually increase the minimum wage over the next three years, from $7.25 in 2025 to $15 in 2029.
New development to bring live music, apartments and Wildflower Café to downtown Tulsa
Once it fully opens in 2027, MODE Tulsa will feature affordable housing alongside a speakeasy lounge, restaurant and production equipment for regional artists.
Report finds Tulsa is closing the gap on several key disparities. But many remain.
Tulsa earned its highest-ever score on its 2025 equality indicator report, which measures disparities between advantaged and disadvantaged groups.
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This Tulsan creates space for fathers to be ‘courageous’ — and find community
Founded in 2020, Birthright Living Legacy hosts meetups for dads to discuss how to build relationships with their children and navigate the pressures of masculinity.
Tulsa mayor shifts public safety role, blindsiding council a day after budget approval
Laurel Roberts is still the city’s public safety commissioner, but the role is changing. City staff posted a job listing Thursday before removing it later that day.
Tulsa ‘connecting past to present’ through free genetic genealogy workshops this weekend
The genealogy workshops are a partnership between the city, Greenwood Cultural Center and Intermountain Forensics. Registration is required to attend sessions.
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GOP leans into legislative experience in choices for Oklahoma attorney general and labor commissioner
Republican representatives Kevin West and John Pfeiffer are headed to a labor commissioner runoff while Rep. Jon Echols won the nod for attorney general.
State superintendent race: An upset from Marshall and a runoff between Franklin and Taylor
Jennettie Marshall won the Democratic nomination in an upset while Robert Franklin and James Taylor will meet again in the August runoff. Both races bore surprises by night’s end.
GOP lands upset in Oklahoma treasurer primary, avoids runoff in lieutenant governor race
State Auditor Cindy Byrd secured a win over the incumbent for state treasurer while T.W. Shannon emerged as the victor in a six-way race for lieutenant governor.
Republican runoff for Oklahoma insurance commissioner to feature long-time industry professionals from Tulsa area
Bob Sullivan and Marty Quinn led the pack in the Republican primary. Candidates framed their differences as a rejection of status quo or experience in government oversight.