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Terms of Use | Privacy Policy Toggle navigation Menu Search Subscribe Search Log In Using Your Account Log In Don’t have an account? Sign Up Today My Account Dashboard Profile Saved items Logout 31° Tulsa, OK (74103) Today Clear skies. Colder. Low 27F. Winds light and variable.. Tonight Clear skies. Colder. Low 27F. Winds light and variable. Updated: February 26, 2020 @ 10:24 pm Full Forecast News Obituaries Sports E-edition Buy & Sell OSU Sports Extra Former President George W. Bush scheduled for first-pitch ceremony at OSU’s new ballpark By Bill Haisten Tulsa World As a result of his longtime friendship with Oklahoma State donor Cecil O’Brate, the 73-year-old Bush is said by multiple sources to have agreed to throw the ceremonial first pitch before the start of the TCU-OSU baseball game — the first game played at the Cowboys’ new ballpark. The Latest TU football: For first time since 2016, Hurricane starts spring football knowing its starting QB 6 min ago OSU AD Mike Holder visits Tulsa, discusses transfer portal, athlete compensation, Big 12 Wrestling Championships 6 min ago Gallery: Lee Roy Parnell performs at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino’s Track 5 1 hr ago Early voting for Oklahoma presidential primary begins Thursday 3 hrs ago State civil service reform measure advances 3 hrs ago Debate surrounding ’Live PD’ continues as Tulsa Police respond to social media post alleging racial profiling 4 hrs ago City lays out details of its proposed short-term rental regulations 4 hrs ago Rosa Parks third-grade teacher named Union District Teacher of the Year 5 hrs ago ’It’s better to have difficult conversations’: Tulsa area schools placing larger emphasis on black history education during month of February 5 hrs ago Boeing still coming to state, but unknown when 5 hrs ago Arson charge filed against woman a week after she reportedly set fire inside downtown library bathroom 5 hrs ago Top Stories Dining Blue Dome Market Restaurant & Bodega to open Thursday, plus updates on new restaurants coming to Tulsa Entertainment Amelia’s, Living Kitchen chefs among Oklahoma’s first James Beard Award semifinalists State & Regional Committee deadline tomorrow: Turnpike speed limit, gun restrictions among bills considered in Oklahoma News House committee advances bills to reform virtual charter schools, give state Board of Education subpoena power TRENDING NOW Innocent Tulsans featured on ’Live PD’ lament becoming entertainment fodder in name of police transparency Work on city’s new $47 million children’s museum set to begin No permit required: Bill would allow ’spotlighting’ coyotes statewide ’Our kids have become a piggy bank’: Epic Charter Schools shields $50M in taxpayer funds from public scrutiny Spring weather outlook: ’It’s a crapshoot’ Local News News Early voting for Oklahoma presidential primary begins Thursday News State civil service reform measure advances News Debate surrounding ’Live PD’ continues as Tulsa Police respond to social media post alleging racial profiling News City lays out details of its proposed short-term rental regulations Sponsored Feature advertorial Tulsa Tech offers up array of job prospects to students Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Tulsa Tech has made it even easier to connect job-seeking students to businesses searching for qualified employees. 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Check out Scott Cherry’s latest restaurant reviews Local Black History Month: Notable Oklahomans and state history Television Tulsan’s Jeopardy! run: See the final clues from her winning days Video 1:31 Lon Kruger talks about OU’s win over Texas Tech 2:06 Watch how NASP Varsity Archery bows are set up so easily for student archers 7:37 Warning Graphic Content: TPD releases body camera footage from December officer-involved shooting. 7:37 Warning Graphic Content: TPD releases body camera footage from December officer-involved shooting. Tulsa World TV Gallery Photos Music Gallery: Lee Roy Parnell performs at the Hard Rock...