Jason Collington

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.

Pornhub future in Oklahoma unclear after ruling on Texas law The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Friday should also apply to an Oklahoma law that requires porn websites to confirm the adult status of users to ensure that minors cannot access their content.

“It’s tough being a kid — and a parent — these days. These are commonsense protections that will help prevent children from getting exposed and addicted to pornography,” said Sen. Jerry Alvord, R-Wilson, one of the authors of the new law.
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Lawsuit filed on behalf of Nex Benedict's estate against Owasso Public Schools The federal lawsuit alleges deliberate indifference to known bullying and sexual harassment that caused the sophomore’s suicide in 2024. #oklaed

The federal lawsuit alleges deliberate indifference to known bullying and sexual harassment that caused the sophomore’s suicide in 2024. tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...

Proposed Medicaid cuts could be $8.7 billion hit for Oklahoma hospitals As many as 17 hospitals in the state are expected to have to close if the changes contemplated by congressional leaders and the Trump administration are enacted.

As many as 17 hospitals in the state are expected to have to close if the changes contemplated by congressional leaders and the Trump administration are enacted. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...

Juneteenth shooting angers Greenwood community "I feel like, in a way, people have lost a reverence for Greenwood," Tony Williams, a member of the Greater Tulsa Area African American Affairs Commission, said.

"But this entire past week, the young people been posting on social media that Greenwood was going to be a war zone. And everyone knew that," said Greenwood Chamber of Commerce President Freeman Culver. tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...

883 illegal guns seized, 26 dead by gun violence in last seven months in Tulsa Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols calls for an "end to the senseless youth gun violence in our city.”

Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols calls for an "end to the senseless youth gun violence in our city.”
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Watch Sen. Bernie Sanders react to a rally attendee who yelled ‘He just bombed Iran’ Watch the viral video clip of Sen. Bernie Sanders after someone in the crowd broke the news about the United State bombing Iran on Saturday.

Watch the viral video clip of Sen. Bernie Sanders after someone in the crowd broke the news about the United State bombing Iran on Saturday. It was captured by Tulsa World video intern Cassidy Martin. tulsaworld.com/news/local/g...

Tulsa police lieutenant sues city, claiming retaliation after he called out racism Lt. Marcus Harper spoke out in 2020 about "systemic racist practices of certain officers" at the Tulsa Police Department. He's now suing on grounds of malicious prosecution and abuse of process.

Lt. Marcus Harper spoke out in 2020 about "systemic racist practices of certain officers" at the Tulsa Police Department. He's now suing on grounds of malicious prosecution and abuse of process. tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...

Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Oklahoma social studies standards The state board approved the standards at its Feb. 27 meeting, although several members have since publicly said they were misled by Ryan Walters about the standards’ content and the timing of the vot...

The state board approved the standards at its Feb. 27 meeting, although several members have since publicly said they were misled by Ryan Walters about the standards’ content and the timing of the vote. #oklaed
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How the Boone Pickens Legacy Experience honors the OSU legend Oklahoma State honors Boone Pickens' loyalty and philanthropic acts by telling his life story with a two-story museum at Boone Pickens Stadium.

"One of the worst mistakes in Texas A&M history led to a museum at Oklahoma State University." Great start of a story by Parker Gerl. Can't wait to see this next time I am in Stillwater. tulsaworld.com/sports/colle...

Ginnie Graham: Motorists still cannot just mow down protestors who wander off track In one of the most passive-aggressive press releases I've seen, Sen. Shane Jett of Shawnee — on behalf of the Oklahoma Legislature's Freedom Caucus — reminded everyone on Friday that drivers can legal...

"In one of the most passive-aggressive press releases I've seen, Sen. Shane Jett of Shawnee — on behalf of the Oklahoma Legislature's Freedom Caucus — reminded everyone on Friday that drivers can legally run over protestors," writes columnist Ginnie Graham. tulsaworld.com/opinion/colu...

Holy Family Cathedral, Classical School buys former First Church of Christ Scientist property With the parish growing and 100 new students coming into the Classical School in the past year, adding space was critical, the church said in announcing the purchase of the downtown property known for...

With the parish growing and 100 new students coming into the Classical School in the past year, adding space was critical, the church said in announcing the purchase of the downtown property known for its white-domed building. tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

New Oklahoma education laws: More school time, teacher raises, incentives to become a teacher Legislation that will lengthen the school year for students in Oklahoma and allow veteran teachers to earn higher salaries earned Gov. Kevin Stitt’s signature. Here's a summary of all the new educatio...

Legislation that will lengthen the school year for students in Oklahoma and allow veteran teachers to earn higher salaries earned Gov. Kevin Stitt’s signature. Here's a summary of some the new education laws. tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

Epic Charter Schools under investigation by state agency as two top administrators resign The Statewide Charter School Board is investigating after Epic Charter Schools learning center closures, 500 employee cuts and the resignations of its superintendent and deputy superintendent of finan...

The state agency that sponsors Epic Charter Schools is investigating the “fiscal integrity” and compliance of Oklahoma’s third-largest school system amid budget slashing that has left many students without an in-person school to return to when summer break ends. tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...

Bill Haisten: Bixby's Loren Montgomery is now highest-paid coach in the Tulsa area For the first time in his career, Montgomery sits atop the Tulsa-area coaching salary list —a distinction that makes him the best bargain in Oklahoma football.

For the first time in his career, Montgomery sits atop the Tulsa-area coaching salary list — a distinction that makes him the best bargain in Oklahoma football, writes Columnist Bill Haisten.
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Top-tier trauma center coming to Saint Francis in partnership with OSU Medical Authority The benefit across the region includes Saint Francis serving as the primary destination for the region’s most serious emergencies and trauma surgeons, neurosurgeons and other specialists immediately a...

The benefit across the region includes Saint Francis serving as the primary destination for the region’s most serious emergencies and trauma surgeons, neurosurgeons and other specialists immediately available all the time to respond.
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OU, OSU, TU and ORU now can share up to $20.5 million with its athletes. What they're saying Some believe that universities will have to begin cutting sports as a result of the additional cost of directly compensating athletes, but OU, OSU, TU and ORU have yet to

OU, OSU, TU and ORU now can share up to $20.5 million with its athletes: Some believe that universities will have to begin cutting sports as a result of the additional cost of directly compensating athletes, but OU, OSU, TU and ORU have yet to announce such intentions.
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