OKLAHOMA CITY — A former legislative assistant is suing the state of Oklahoma, claiming leaders in the House of Representatives wrongly fired her after she attempted to calm a confrontation between Black Lives Matter protestors and Republican lawmakers.
Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. spoke before the House Rules Committee on Nov. 16, 2022, along with U.S. Rep. Tom Cole.
Memorable stories from 2022 by Tulsa World’s public safety team
Tulsans protest overturning of Roe v. Wade, plan to work to restore reproductive rights
Spring was a contentious time, with weekly protests in Tulsa, sometimes both sides clashing. By the time of the Supreme Court ruling, abortion-rights protests seemed to be organized just as often.
As fatal crashes rise, OHP says most are preventable: ‘People are driving too fast for those roadways’
In one day, three fatalities were reported on area highways, prompting a closer look at a problem that’s gotten worse since the pandemic.
Mental health crisis is ‘gaping wound,’ needs prioritization by Legislature, Tulsa County DA says after stabbing
DA Steve Kunzweiler could have kept quiet but instead connected with many Oklahomans who felt they could understand what the family was going through.
Case of missing Okmulgee men now a homicide investigation, police chief says
The mystery of four friends who disappeared after setting off on bicycles only got more complex after their dismembered bodies were recovered.
Taft shooting aftermath: Long-term effects setting in for victims as resources, concern seem scarce
In the same week that a mass shooter took three innocent lives at a Tulsa hospital, residents of a Muskogee County town worried their tragedy would be forgotten.
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