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Montie Box, who promoted his adopted hometown for more than seven decades, died last week at age 93.

Dakota was just 15-years-old when he was placed into the Tulsa Boys' Home by DHS. "He's overcome abuse of every kind,” said Lesley Hemphill. “Neglect, years and years and years of trauma. There was a tragedy that resulted in him being removed from the home right before his 13th birthday.” Hemphill was assigned to be Dakota’s mentor at the Tulsa Boys’ Home. “At the Tulsa Boys’ Home a mentor is like the greatest gift you can be given and for many of them this is the first person not required to be a part of your life." Hemphill is one of more than 300 from Life.Church who volunte...

6 Investigates: Who Failed Rylan & Cameron? (Part 2) 14-year-old Cameron Dail and 13-year-old Rylan Harris both died after running off from the Tulsa Boys’ Home—nine months apart—in 2020. Rylan was placed at the Tulsa Boys’ Home through DHS. Cameron Spradling, the attorney representing Rylan’s family, said that was a mistake. Rylan’s family is now preparing to sue. Attorney Cameron Spradling argues that Rylan was medicated and in-and-out of psychiatric medical facilities his entire life. Spradling said Rylan was suicidal and homicidal at the time he was placed into the Tulsa Boys�...

6 Investigates: Who Failed Rylan & Cameron? (Part 1) A lawsuit is in the works against the Tulsa Boys’ Home and DHS in response to the deaths of two boys who ran off from the facility. In March 2020, 14-year-old Cameron Dail was hit and killed on Highway 51. In December 2020, 13-year-old Rylan Harris drowned in the Arkansas River, which prompted an investigation by the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth. This story series is not meant to undermine the incredible work the staff and volunteers do at the Tulsa Boys’ Home; to date, they have helped more than 14,000 boys in Tulsa. The ...

4 Booker T. Washington Students Win African American Heritage Bowl Four students from Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa won this year’s African American Heritage Bowl. Tulsa City County Library hosts the contest every year to commemorate the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. On Monday, a representative from the library visited the school to give the team a trophy and four Amazon Fire tablets. The team said they plan to donate the tablets to the Tulsa Boys’ Home. All content © copyright .