Anna Pope

A federal judge has rejected proposed settlement agreements between Oklahoma and several poultry companies in a decades-long lawsuit over poultry waste management in the Illinois River Watershed.

A right-to-repair bill for agriculture machinery failed to move forward in the Oklahoma legislative session.

The former president of the Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission has filed to run for a seat in the state House of Representatives. This, after he recently pleaded no contest to criminal charges related to cockfighting.

The corporation running Homeland grocery stores is closing and consolidating a handful of locations across Oklahoma. Company officials say the chain has faced intense financial pressure, and this is part of a larger plan to improve services.

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation has confirmed a species of black carp is in the state. The invasive fish poses problems for other native animals, and the state is offering a bounty to keep their population under control.

Oklahoma conservationists are using drones to remove redcedars. The trees act like tinder boxes in wildfires, and they say removing them will only get more expensive.

Conditions are expected to weaken Wednesday but build back up Thursday through Saturday.

Oklahoma lawmakers are considering a bill to help ensure farm equipment can be fixed independently.

A cold front swept through Oklahoma late Thursday, bringing weather that dampened fire potential.

Oklahoma fire crews are currently battling several wildfires that have consumed more than 150,000 acres in Oklahoma and Kansas.