Burt Mummolo

Tulsa

Reporter at @KTULNews, caretaker of Daisy the Basset Hound, glutton for never-ending home improvement projects, @BostonCollege alum 🦅

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Former TPD homicide detective co-authors book on Roger Wheeler case

1 day 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.
City council hears from mediation center advocates

3 days 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?
Family of man stabbed and killed feels justice system has failed them

4 days 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.
Effort made to save funding for mediation program

5 days 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.
Tulsa Job Corps staff scrambling to help students as closure looms

1 week 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.
Cosmetology rollercoaster prompts run for office

1 week ago | ktul.com | Burt Mummolo

"For the facial massage procedure you will be graded on the following."At the Artisan Institute in Skiatook... Students were hard at work learning the ins and outs of a variety of skills. "We’ve got some that are barbers, some that are cosmetology students, some that are estheticians, and some that are also nail tech students," said owner Chayelynn Moore. All of which require extensive training before students take a state test to get a license.
Atty Ron Durbin found not guilty of obstructing an officer

1 week ago | ktul.com | Burt Mummolo

"If you want to see me get arrested, come on down to DL Moss."Attorney Ron Durbin is the definition of outspoken. "Are you here to arrest me?"Always showcasing his latest legal wrangling, two years ago he went to the Tulsa county courthouse to turn himself in on a warrant after things got heated when he went to city hall trying to file open records requests.
Mother of Blayne Davis hopes fresh look at case will provide new leads

1 week ago | ktul.com | Burt Mummolo

"We need justice in this world," said Chanda Bobbitt. 14 years after the mysterious drowning of her son Blayne Davis, Bobbitt is hoping a new administration at the Osage County Sheriff's office will find something new. "That he’s going to take his team, go back through everything again and see where we can get with this," she said.
Channel 8 helps family navigate red tape

2 weeks ago | ktul.com | Burt Mummolo

We first met Hanna and Victor six months ago when they were at wits end trying to get birth certificates for their daughters. "it hurt us bad those kids not being documented. It’s hurt our family real bad," said Hanna. They've been trying for nearly six years to get Betty's birth certificate from the state and the past three trying to get Abigail's. "We filled the applications, we send it over they say that was in incorrect, we’re like, ok, what can we do," said Victor.
Bixby parent says school failed to act on concerns of racism

2 weeks ago | ktul.com | Burt Mummolo

"That video was very, very tough for me to watch as a mom," said Brittany Yates, the mother of a 13 year-old girl getting attacked in a video of an incident on the Bixby Middle School playground. Yesterday she expressed dismay over the lack of action taken by Bixby school officials to stop the violence. "I feel like they stood there and watched it," she said. Meanwhile, also expressing dismay over a lack of action by the Bixby school district...