Homeowners considering a renovation, dreaming about a more functional space or simply looking for inspiration can see the possibilities firsthand during the 2026 Home Remodeling Showcase, presented by the Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa.
The annual event returns September 12 and 13, showcasing six remodeling projects across five Tulsa area homes.
Tulsa is spending real effort on a problem many growing regions share: finding and developing skilled workers. The Tulsa Regional Chamber has been building a talent pipeline for high-demand fields including engineering, accounting and industrial machinery maintenance. Tulsa Tech is also helping employers design CareerTech apprenticeships around the skills they actually need.
AI changes the design problem. Companies can now automate more of the routine work that once gave new employees their first exposure to a profession. That raises productivity, but it also removes practice unless leaders deliberately replace it with better practice.
According to a release from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Deleon Milford Cooks, 24, of Tulsa and a member of the Cherokee Nation was indicted on several counts related to sexually assaulting women and is now detained, pending trial. The FBI is seeking to identify additional potential victims.
Cooks is charged with two counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse by Force and Threat in Indian Country; two counts of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country; one count of Carrying, Using, and Brandishing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence; two counts of Assault of an Intimate/Dating Partner by Strangling in Indian Country; and one count of Sexual Abuse without Consent in Indian Country.
Broken Arrow, OK — Since 2014, the Broken Arrow Rose Festival has grown into one of the city’s signature, family-friendly events. The 2026 festival will once again fill the Rose District with flowers, art, music, vendors, and kid-friendly activities—followed by the popular Rose Kites Over Broken Arrow event on Sunday at the Broken Arrow Events Park.
Festival At-a-Glance
● What: Broken Arrow Rose Festival (free, family-friendly)
● When: Friday (5 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.)- Saturday (9 a.m.-6 p.m.), Sept. 19-20, 2026 (Rose District) Sunday, Sept. 21, 2026 — Rose Kites Over Broken Arrow (10:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.)
● Where: — Rose District (Main St., Broken Arrow) Friday & Saturday — Events Park (21101 E, 101st St. S., Broken Arrow) Sunday
Friday, the Justice Department’s Energy and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) filed a statement of interest in a disingenuous lawsuit brought by Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and expressed Federal support for the construction of a primary aluminum smelter in Inola, Oklahoma.
ENRD’s filing concerns a case where the Oklahoma AG has sued Century Aluminum Company and Aluminum Oklahoma, alleging environmental violations under state nuisance laws. Plaintiff’s allegations concern the federal Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act, which require environmental permits for the construction and operation of the primary aluminum smelter.
Instead of allowing review of these environmental permits in the first instances, the Oklahoma Attorney General seeks to enjoin construction through this premature lawsuit, threatening vital materials critical to our nation’s defense.
