© 2024 KOSU
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Headlines: Epic Transparency Criticism, 20 More COVID-19 Deaths & Bedlam Softball Starts Today

Local headlines for Friday, May 7, 2021

Multicounty grand jury calls on Epic Schools for more transparency. (Tulsa World)

The Department of Education announces how it will give out $1.5B to schools. (KOSU)

TPS launches website for summer programs. (Tulsa World)

OKC engineer from India worries about family amid surge. (NewsOK)

20 more fatalities from COVID-19 bring the state’s Provisional Death Count to 8,321. (KOSU)

Judge tosses bar owner’s lawsuit as COVID emergency ends. (NewsOK)

Coronavirus precautions likely kept flu numbers down as well. (NewsOK)

COVID-19’s impact on one metro barber. (KOSU)

Regional Food Bank considers bringing back volunteers in June. (NewsOK)

Governor Stitt signs two bills to tax electric and hybrid vehicles. (KOSU)

Chickasaw’s governor reacts to McGirt’s impact. (KOSU)

Memorial honors soldier who committed suicide. (Tulsa World)

OKC looks to residents for input on budget. (NewsOK)

A housing project for seniors raises concerns. (Tulsa World)

Employers at job fair provide incentives to get workers. (Tulsa World)

A good year for farmers is leading to rising land values. (KOSU)

Aerospace company expects adding 300 more jobs in Tulsa. (Tulsa World)

Developers unite to buy Colcord Hotel. (NewsOK)

Pop culture fans gather in Oklahoma City this weekend. (NewsOK)

Woody Guthrie Folk Festival returns to Okemah this summer. (NewsOK)

Top-ranked Sooners travel to Stillwater to face #7 Cowgirls for bedlam softball. (Tulsa World)

KOSU is nonprofit and independent. We rely on readers like you to support the local, national, and international coverage on this website. Your support makes this news available to everyone.

Give today. A monthly donation of $5 makes a real difference.
Related Content