A federal agency is suspending government contracts awarded to more than 1,000 small businesses facing systemic barriers. Amid misinformation about tribal participation in the program, Cherokee Nation leadership is emphasizing the importance of the tribe's dedicated contracting arm, Cherokee Federal.

A new report shows foreign individuals or investors owned about 5% of Oklahoma land in 2024.

Kendrick Antonio Simpson is scheduled to be killed by lethal injection at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.

Bills that would limit screen time, boost physical education and require firearm safety training in public schools advanced past a key legislative committee on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump reportedly plans to invite only Republican governors to an annual meeting, usually hosted by the bipartisan National Governors' Association (NGA). Gov. Kevin Stitt, who chairs the group, sent a letter to members Monday with a message about staying united in light of Trump's partisan antics.

Voters in 60 Oklahoma counties cast ballots in dozens of local elections Tuesday.

Around 18% of Oklahoma's agricultural federal workforce left or lost their jobs in the first half of 2025. A U.S. Department of Agriculture report shows most of the workers took a deferred resignation deal.

Lawmakers advanced a bill out of committee that would implement harsher penalties for rioters, including longer prison terms and requirements that out-of-state residents be held without bail.

Voters in 60 counties can cast their ballots Tuesday in a flurry of February elections.

Among the largest single recurring budget requests before lawmakers this year is the Oklahoma Water Resources Board's $50 million investment into fixing the state's dire water infrastructure needs. One state senator hopes his bill will jumpstart the work.

State lawmakers and education officials say they’re eager for a retry on Oklahoma’s academic standards for social studies after last-minute changes last year caused significant controversy and were thrown out in court.

As the first week of Oklahoma's legislative session closed, leadership in both chambers held the first of many weekly press conferences. With thousands of bills filed and federal funding cuts looming, a budget shortfall is one top concern shared across party lines.