Burt Mummolo

3 weeks ago | ktul.com | Burt Mummolo

It's the case that shook the FBI to it's core, the pursuit of notorious Boston gangster Whitey Bulger which cut a path straight through Tulsa. "We were right in the middle of corruption. I mean it's the only way you could say it," said retired TPD homicide Detective Mike Huff, one of the authors of Killing My Father. "It's about the inside story of the biggest FBI corruption scandal in history," he said. The title refers to the murder of Roger Wheeler, as his son David is a co-author of the book.

3 weeks ago | ktul.com | Burt Mummolo

It looks like just an ordinary building on Charles Page Boulevard, but inside are the extraordinary legal services provided by the Early Settlement Center for Mediation. "We settle lawsuits and try to help people prevent lawsuits through mediation and settlement conferences," said Director LeiLani Armstrong. They've been doing it for over 40 years. Powered by a small army of volunteer mediators their services are free of charge. What kinds of cases do they handle?

3 weeks ago | ktul.com | Burt Mummolo

A smile on his face is how 23 year-old Joseph Sexton is remembered. "He was intelligent, he was funny, he was there for anybody at any point in time no matter what," said friend Sydnee Rosencutter. "He was funny, he was very kind, he had a smile on his face most of the time," said Joseph's mother Tina Sexton. But since his death nearly four years ago, there have been few smiles on the faces of his loved ones. "My goal is to get justice for my best friend," said Rosencutter.

3 weeks ago | ktul.com | Burt Mummolo

Legal battles can become very expensive very quickly and take a very long time, but decades ago Tulsa came up with an alternative, the Early Settlement Center for Mediation. "I started it in 1982 when Mayor Inhofe allowed me to do it," said Terry Simonson. He launched the program 43 years ago which has handles everything from landlord/tenant disputes to child custody issues and all at no cost to the folks who use it.

4 weeks ago | ktul.com | Burt Mummolo

It's not a skill featured in one of the large pictures on the side of the building, but Friday afternoon students got a crash course in protesting. "Don’ t shut the door, we need Job Corps!," they shouted. Yesterday the US Department of Labor announced it has suspended program operations at all 99 Jobs Corps across the country. "I have never experienced something like this," said Shanna Clark, the center's Health and Wellness manager . "Yesterday it was almost like a massacre.