Category Archives: Local

Circle Cinema: Reading Lolita in Tehran

By David Arnett

Circle Cinema, Tulsa’s nonprofit arthouse theater, has added more showtimes Thursday August 6th for Reading Lolita in Tehran. Directed by Israeli Filmmaker Eran Riklis and based on Azar Nafisi’s #1 New York Times bestselling memoir, the film follows a professor who secretly gathers seven of her most dedicated female students in post-revolution Iran to read banned Western classics, including Lolita, The Great Gatsby, and Pride and Prejudice.

The film stars Golshifteh Farahani (Paterson), Zar Amir Ebrahimi (Holy Spider), and Mina Kavani (No Bears), and is presented in Persian and English.

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Inmate Leading Drug Conspiracy

By Staff Report

TULSA, Okla. – An inmate in federal prison was sentenced Monday for Drug Conspiracy after coordinating the delivery of nearly five kilograms of cocaine to the Tulsa area, U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson announced. U.S. District Judge John D. Russell sentenced Rafael Gonzalez, 33, to 180 months imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release.

In 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration began an investigation into individuals bringing large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico into Tulsa, Oklahoma. The investigation revealed that Gonzalez coordinated with other inmates and people outside of prison to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine. Court documents show that he coordinated the delivery of nearly five kilograms of cocaine to the Tulsa area and drug proceeds to various locations in Texas.

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Exhibit: The Music of Route 66

By David Arnett

“ONE FOR THE ROAD” TRACES HOW OKLAHOMA MUSICIANS HELPED CREATE THE SOUNDTRACK OF THE MOTHER ROAD

TULSA, Ok. — As Route 66 celebrates its 100th anniversary, The Church Studio, located in Tulsa, the Capital of Route 66, has opened a new exhibit exploring the Oklahoma music and musicians that traveled along America’s most famous highway.

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National blood crisis 

By Staff Report

For only the second time in history, the American Red Cross has declared a national blood crisis — and patients may already be feeling the impact. Northeast Oklahoma Donors are asked to act immediately to help save lives.

Blood donations have fallen to a four-year summer low, worsening this season’s emergency blood shortage. All blood types are needed, but the situation is especially dire for type O blood as the Red Cross is now limiting distributions of these blood products to hospitals. The supply of type O positive blood has now dropped below a one-day supply.

Monroe Carell Jr Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Sanford Myers/American Red Cross
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Federal Grand Jury 2026-A Indictments

By Staff Report

United States Attorney Clint Johnson July 9th announced the results of the July Federal Grand Jury 2026-A Indictments. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments returned by the Grand Jury.

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