Jason Collington

PSO plans would add $10 to bills to up capacity for unidentified 'large load' customers Average bills would increase if PSO is given the go-ahead to begin collecting money from customers to offset costs of new construction projects and several acquisitions of existing facilities.

Average bills would increase if PSO is given the go-ahead to begin collecting money from customers to offset costs of new construction projects and several acquisitions of existing facilities. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

Saint Francis earns Level 1 Trauma Center designation Saint Francis officials announced Wednesday that the health system had received its three-year verification as a Level I Trauma Center from the American College of Surgeons.

Officials announced Wednesday that Saint Francis had received its verification as a Level I Trauma Center from the American College of Surgeons. Officials said that the verification is a full, three-year verification. tulsaworld.com/news/local/a...

KTUL among Sinclair-owned ABC affiliates not airing Jimmy Kimmel's return Sinclair said its stations will replace the late-night talk show with news programming as "discussions with ABC are ongoing" following Kimmel's suspension after his comments related to the death of Ch...

Jimmy Kimmel’s Tuesday night return to television screens will not be carried on Tulsa's KTUL channel 8 or other stations owned by Sinclair Broadcasting Group. tulsaworld.com/life-enterta...

'The Lowdown' creator Sterlin Harjo said this about truth. Please don't forget it | Collington Index "For a show that’s about someone fighting for truth, there’s a longstanding need for the truth in a place like Oklahoma, so that’s where we find our hero."

"For a show that’s about someone fighting for truth, there’s a longstanding need for the truth in a place like Oklahoma, so that’s where we find our hero.” tulsaworld.com/opinion/colu...

11 things about 'The Lowdown' that Tulsans will recognize, including actors from here Set to premiere Sept. 23 on FX, the shot-in-Tulsa series from Sterlin Harjo stars Ethan Hawke in a role inspired by a real-life citizen journalist. It's fair to call "The Lowdown" the most Tulsa show,...

Scene Writer Jimmie Tramel watched the first five episodes and has these notes to get you ready for the series. tulsaworld.com/life-enterta...

AI chatbots repeating false information on news topics more than last year | Collington Index While people continue to ask artificial intelligence products about the news, one study says they aren't getting the truth.

I’m sticking to my argument that it’s better to depend on legitimate news organizations powered by human intelligence. tulsaworld.com/opinion/colu...

“They’re not going to come set their tent back up because they know it’s going to be taken and thrown in the trash. And they’ll move on to Portland or Los Angeles or San Francisco or somewhere else.” -- Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt in an interview with the Tulsa World. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

5 ways the Tulsa World isn't like Peacock's new show 'The Paper' | Collington Index First, unlike the newly named editor on the show, I did not successfully sell toilet paper to land the top job here.

First, unlike the newly named editor on the show, I did not successfully sell toilet paper to land the top job here. tulsaworld.com/opinion/colu...

Here's how the boulders ended up next to Tulsa's downtown bus station At the end of the day, Mayor Monroe Nichols relied on recommendations that were created before he took office in December — plans that included options other than boulders.

This story is free to read Friday-Tuesday thanks to the Tulsa Area United Way. How did the city come to decide placing boulders on the Fourth Street sidewalk adjacent to the downtown bus station was a good idea? tulsaworld.com/news/local/g...

Stitt appointees find workaround to set special meeting of state Board of Education State Superintendent Ryan Walters ignored fellow state BOE members' requests for special meetings to hire a new attorney and board clerk, so they found way to call meeting without his help. #oklaed

Gov. Stitt's appointees to the Oklahoma State Board of Education found a way to set a special meeting after weeks of their requests for one going unanswered by State Superintendent Ryan Walters. tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

Free access to tulsaworld.com Friday through Tuesday, courtesy of Tulsa Area United Way Thanks to the Tulsa Area United Way, everyone will have unlimited digital access to the Tulsa World's website this Labor Day weekend starting on Friday through Tuesday.

Thanks to the Tulsa Area United Way, everyone will have unlimited digital access to the Tulsa World's website this Labor Day weekend starting on Friday through Tuesday. tulsaworld.com/news/local/b...

Ginnie Graham: Tulsa mayor feeling encouraged after phone conversation with Gov. Stitt Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols explains to columnist Ginnie Graham what he spoke about with Gov. Kevin Stitt in finding common ground around homeless and public safety.

"Once we had a conversation about who we think is wrong about what, we had a conversation about accountability that we all share — he in his role as governor and my role as mayor and knowing there are some things we can get done that aren't insanely political."
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Why Kevin Canfield continues to break stories about Tulsa's city government | Collington Index Kevin Canfield is one of many local journalists you support with your subscription to the Tulsa World.

“My father was a newspaper columnist in Connecticut for decades, so I chose to cover a similarly exciting beat — local government,” Kevin Canfield likes to say. “OK, it’s not glamorous. But I would argue it’s important, so I keep at it.” tulsaworld.com/opinion/colu...

The letter about our homeless coverage that I thought needed a response | Collington Index "How much longer must we suffer through front-page stories on the homeless?" asked reader David Knight.

"How much longer must we suffer through front-page stories on the homeless?" asked reader David Knight. tulsaworld.com/opinion/colu...

Proposal could potentially eliminate panhandling on many Tulsa streets But the city councilor behind the proposed ordinance amendment says the measure is aimed at all people occupying city medians, not an effort to remove the homeless from the streets.

But the city councilor behind the proposed ordinance amendment says the measure is aimed at all people occupying city medians, not an effort to remove the homeless from the streets. tulsaworld.com/news/local/g...

Tulsa attorney out as counsel to State Board of Education amid power struggles Law firm bows out as state Board of Ed counsel to avoid conflicts of interest in tug-of-war between new Stitt appointees and Superintendent Ryan Walters. #oklaed

Tulsa-based law firm has withdrawn as general counsel to the Oklahoma State Board of Education amid ongoing conflicts between recent gubernatorial appointees to the board and the chairman of the board, State Superintendent Ryan Walters. tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

Oklahoma Watch: Texas landlord buys Tulsa properties, boots tenants on rental assistance Sylvia Aguilar used an affordable housing voucher to get herself and her son out of a domestic violence shelter in 2022. But then a new owner raised the rent $300, effectively evicting them.

A father and son from Texas are buying up restricted housing meant for low-income Oklahoma tenants. Then they’re booting the tenants out. tulsaworld.com/news/local/a...

Mayor's Office lays out plan for rehousing initiative to address homelessness in Tulsa The Safe Home Tulsa Rehousing Initiative aims to get about 300 homeless individuals and families into housing in about nine months.

The Safe Home Tulsa Rehousing Initiative aims to get about 300 homeless individuals and families into housing in about nine months. tulsaworld.com/news/local/g...

Here's how the boulders ended up next to Tulsa's downtown bus station At the end of the day, Mayor Monroe Nichols relied on recommendations that were created before he took office in December — plans that included options other than boulders.

The project goal: "Design methods for the discouragement of behaviors such as encampments and prolonged stays in certain areas." tulsaworld.com/news/local/g...

Collington Index: Who do you trust? Newspapers edge out TV news stations The annual Gallup poll finds that U.S. adults express "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in just three institutions, writes the Tulsa World executive editor.

The latest poll finds that U.S. adults express “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in just three institutions. tulsaworld.com/opinion/colu...

Listen to the Bever murder series on the Tulsa World Podcast The Tulsa World Special Report on the Bever murders in Broken Arrow can now be heard on episodes of the Tulsa World Podcast.

The Tulsa World Podcast episodes -- available on Apple and Spotify -- include each part of the Bever series read by Reporter Tim Stanley, who wrote the special report that goes over the events of July 22, 2015, where a quintuple homicide made international headlines.

Collington Index: The inspiration for the Helping Hands newspaper came from Mr. Rogers I sat down with the news staff of a newer publication in Tulsa recently. They had a lot on their minds, writes the Tulsa World executive editor.

I sat down with the news staff of a newer publication in Tulsa recently. They had a lot on their minds.

The series, which appears in the print edition of the Tulsa World starting Sunday, is read by Reporter Tim Stanley, who wrote the special report that goes over the events of July 22, 2015, where a quintuple homicide made international headlines.
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A Tulsa World Special Report: Ten years after the Bever brothers murdered their parents and three siblings as part of a planned killing spree, people still wonder what forces or factors put two Broken Arrow teens on the path to mass murder. Read the series: go.tulsaworld.com/bever

Editor's note: Why the Tulsa World wrote the Bever series and the journalists who produced it It's not easy to go through the details of this tragedy, but I believe that in doing so we have shined a bright light on those left behind.

When City Editor Paul Tyrrell and I talked with reporter Tim Stanley after reading drafts of this series on the Bever murders, he quoted to us a line from Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel "Crime and Punishment": "The darker the night, the brighter the stars."
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Shelley Zumwalt agrees to $20K fine, 2-year ban to settle ethics investigation An ethics investigation initiated last year was related to a contractual relationship between the state and a private company that employed Zumwalt’s husband.

An ethics investigation initiated last year was related to a contractual relationship between the state and a private company that employed Shelley Zumwalt’s husband.
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Districts targeted by Ryan Walters over 'surplus' funds push back on inaccuracies The state superintendent singled out finances at Broken Arrow, Bixby, Deer Creek and Piedmont in a new message to parents about his demand that schools provide free meals to all students. #oklaed

"It appears this alleged 'surplus' can only be derived by illegally adding all funds. Bond funds, debt service funds, student-raised funds, scholarship funds, workers’ comp funds — these cannot legally be added together and used except for their intended purpose."
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Ann Coulter tweet draws rebuke from Cherokee Nation chief "The country frequently seems on the verge of political violence. Coulter’s post implicitly encourages it," Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said of the conservative columnist's comment that "we didn't kill eno...

The principal chief of the country’s largest federally recognized tribe is speaking out in response to a conservative columnist Ann Coulter's anti-Indigenous social media post. tulsaworld.com/news/local/i...

Ryan Walters issues school lunch demands, threatens audits to force admin cost cutting Policy watchers and policy makers point out the state superintendent has no legal authority to mandate local funds be spent to feed students ineligible for free or reduced-rate meals. #oklaed

State Superintendent Ryan Walters is now using the cost of school lunches and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s proposed nutritional changes to the nation’s school lunch programs to issue new demands and threats to local school districts across Oklahoma. tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

Berry Tramel: Rising valuations of NBA franchises will prompt Thunder ownership to sell Perhaps sooner rather than later, Thunder owners will sell, but OKC has positioned itself well to retain the franchise, writes Sports Columnist Berry Tramel.

Perhaps sooner rather than later, Thunder owners will sell, but OKC has positioned itself well to retain the franchise, writes Sports Columnist Berry Tramel.