staff photographer at the Tulsa World. Licensed drone pilot. Profile pic by Lawson,11,(banner), the last kid that asked to play with my camera.(he’s my cousin!)
Tulsa, United States (Local)
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Lorene Bible, mother of Lauria Bible, poses for a portrait Sept. 6, 2018. Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman have been missing since on Dec. 1999. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
By: Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton, Mike Simons, Melissa Jacques
The four are former Bixby High School Principal Mickey Replogle, Wyandotte's Jennifer Enyart, and Glenpool's Karl King and Kim Coody. #oklaed
By: Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton, Mike Simons, Lenzy Krehbiel
Santa Claus and the Chick-fil-A mascot visited the east Tulsa school as pajama-clad students lined the hallways for a schoolwide reading event. #oklaed
By: Mike Simons
Landing promising players through the portal is one thing, but their flourishing in crimson and cream is another matter. The Tulsa World decided to take a look back at all the transfers Oklahoma has landed in the Brent Venables era and see how they fared while with the Sooners. First, we flash back to the 2022 transfer class, Venables' first as OU head coach.
By: Mike Simons, Barry Lewis
The Spartans coach continues to build on an already amazing legacy. Tulsa World College & High School Sports Editor
By: Stephen Pingry, Daniel Shular, Mike Simons
As we wrap up the year, a new compilation: photos that didn't get the chance to shine when they were first turned in, taken by Tulsa World staff photographers.
By: Mike Simons
Seven of eight of "Tulsa's Coolest Office Spaces" are located downtown, and six of them are located in two relatively new buildings.
By: Mike Simons
Downtown offices dominate the biennial list compiled by CBRE, with six of the eight located in two relatively new buildings: 222 North Detroit and Santa Fe Square.
Diane Garrett unloads food at the Shirley Cook Memorial Food Bank Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 in Barnsdall, Ok.
By: Mike Simons, Kevin Canfield
Tulsa's newly elected mayor offers a multi-layered approach to meet his goal of achieving functional homelessness by 2030.
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