KOKI-TV (Tulsa, OK)

TULSA, Okla. — America just celebrated turning 250 years old last weekend, but it's a country that's forever young thanks to a steady influx of new citizens. A naturalization ceremony was recently held at Circle Cinema. "Our beautiful America was built by a nation of strangers," said US Magistrate Judge Mark T. Steele. Usually, a great drama at Circle Cinema is something you watch on the big screen, but on this day it was playing out for real.

A northeastern Oklahoma teenager who doctors once gave just a five percent chance of surviving is now fighting for another miracle, getting his vision back.

PROVO, Utah (AP) — The defendant in Charlie Kirk’s killing told his roommate “he wishes he hadn’t done it” the day after the conservative activist was shot in the neck while speaking to a crowd at Utah Valley University, according to a recording played in court Thursday. Lance Twiggs, who was also suspect Tyler Robinson’s romantic partner, described the interaction with Robinson at their apartment in an interview with law enforcement that was aired by prosecutors.

BEIJING (AP) — A fire broke out at a shoe factory in the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian on Thursday, killing 28 people, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Chinese President Xi Jinping demanded “an all-out search and rescue effort," urging a swift investigation of the incident and “strictly hold those responsible accountable.” The blaze started in a factory at Huiteng shoe company in the city of Jinjiang, the city’s fire department said in a statement.

TULSA, Okla. — The City of Tulsa is inviting residents to sign up for its Neighborhood Academy program, which aims to equip residents with the tools and knowledge to make effective change. The City said every Tulsan should live in a neighborhood in which they feel they belong. Over time, neighborhoods may no longer fulfill the resident's vision.

BRISTOW, Okla. — Bristow Police and the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office conducted a raid on three locations for the illegal sale of marijuana. The locations were a dispensary, convenience store, and house on the same block. According to Bristow Chief of Police Kevin Webster, the raid came after police received multiple complaints from the public over the last six months. The investigation is ongoing.

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation is distributing $1.87 million from its 2026 Public Health and Wellness Partners Grant program to over 30 awardees.

OWASSO, Okla. — A man was arrested and charged in connection to the 2025 multi-vehicle crash in Owasso that killed a Tulsa Fire Department firefighter and injured three others. The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma said 52-year-old Christopher Robert Chaney from Owasso has been charged in federal court with involuntary manslaughter, two counts of assault resulting in serious bodily injury and assault by striking, beating and wounding.

TULSA, Okla. — EMSA officials are giving an update on he Medical Heat Alert that is in place for their service area in Tulsa. Officials say EMSA Medics responded to 12 suspected heat-related illness calls and transported seven of those patients to hospitals in the Tulsa service area on Wednesday. Since the beginning of the month, EMSA has responded to 43 heat-related illness calls and have transported 28 patients to local hospitals due to heat related illness complications.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose, and oil prices eased Thursday as financial markets calmed in the wait to see what will come next after President Donald Trump raised doubts about the temporary truce in the war with Iran. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% and more than recovered its loss from the day before, even though the United States launched new airstrikes against Iran, which responded by targeting U.S. allies in the Middle East.