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The mallards joined other small ducks and Canada geese at the OU Duck Pond in May.

Ducks once covered in diesel fuel released back to University of Oklahoma pond

WildCare Oklahoma spent two months rehabilitating the waterfowl, which were contaminated in OU’s Duck Pond.

Pre-K teacher Elvia Walters heads out the door with a bag with school supplies and an iPad for one of her students Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, at Eugene Field Elementary School, in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City, Tulsa School Districts Lay Out Their Plans For Coming Back In Person

The youngest kids will come back first.In separate plans laid out to their respective school boards Monday night, superintendents for Oklahoma City Public…

Donna Bucella, a former federal prosecutor, on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Tuesday morning.

Washington Reacts To Oklahoma City Bombing; Lankford Angry Over Politicization

In Washington, D.C., several of Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland’s former colleagues who worked with him on the Oklahoma City bombing investigation…

More than 450 inmates walked out the doors of prisons across Oklahoma on Monday as part of what state officials say is the largest single-day mass commutation in U.S. history. (Sue Ogrocki/AP)

Hundreds Of Oklahoma Inmates Freed In Country's Largest Single-Day Commutation

Nearly 500 Oklahoma inmates were released Monday. We speak with Steve Bickley, executive director for the state's Pardon and Parole Board.

Long Story Short: Superintendent Fields establishes priorities for next 15 months

Oklahoma Watch, Oct. 15, 2025

Oklahoma City Thunder fans celebrate their team's sweet victory at Social Capital on June 23, 2025.

Thunder fans celebrate Oklahoma City's first-ever major professional sports league title

The Oklahoma City Thunder's 2025 NBA title is the city's first-ever major championship in a professional sport. There will be a parade on Tuesday.

A payphone is seen in a housing unit at the Joseph Harp Correctional Center on Oct. 10, 2024.

With little notice, Oklahoma prison phone call rates more than double

A June 30 FCC order cleared the way for phone call rates, and commission payments to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, to increase.

Oklahoma City filmmaker and co-owner of Boiling Point Media, Ryan Bellgardt, works on a project on April 8, 2026.

As Hollywood loses ground, Oklahoma plays the long game

Oklahoma's film incentive program has generated more than $531 million in economic impact since 2021, but employment and wages have fallen sharply since a peak that year. State officials and local filmmakers are betting that a layered incentive structure and steady small-scale production can build a more durable industry than chasing blockbusters.

James Gaylor plays in a tributary of the Illinois River near Tahlequah, Okla.

Agency That Protects Oklahoma’s Scenic Rivers Takes Another Big Budget Cut

When Governor Mary Fallin signed the $7.1 billion budget earlier this week, the Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission took a big cut. It’s a small state…

Jake Cross pours a mixed drink at The Pump Bar at 2425 N. Walker Ave. in Oklahoma City.

Arrest Over 'Bacon Vodka' Prompts Questions From Oklahoma’s Alcohol Commission

The manager of The Pump Bar near the Paseo Arts District in Oklahoma City was recently arrested for infusing the bar's liquors with other flavors,…

Oklahoma Refs Say Fan Abuse Contributing To Nationwide Shortage

High school students pack into front row seats at the University of Oklahoma stadium in Norman on a muggy Thursday evening, set to watch the city’s…

An Epic Charter School administrative office.

Oklahoma Attorney General will lay out evidence in Epic founders' multi-million dollar embezzlement case

The size of the scandal alleged at the state’s largest online school befits the school’s name: epic.

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