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Tudor Crossing Apartments at 1346 SW 74th St. in Oklahoma City.

Rising Interest Rates Could Slow Apartment Investment; OCU Program Helps Tenants Fight Eviction

Investors were putting money into multifamily housing complexes during the first quarter of 2018, but higher interest rates could slow future investment…

ITT Educational Services headquarters in Carmel, Ind.

House Committee Discusses For-Profit Colleges, Sexual Assault During Interim Studies

Lawmakers discussed Oklahoma’s for-profit colleges and sexual assaults on college campuses during a pair of interim studies Wednesday in the House Higher…

A Lockheed WC-130B used by U.S. government researchers Stormfury, a cloud seeding research project focused on reducing the strength of hurricanes.

Lawton Turns to Weather Manipulation To Aid Drought-Stricken City Water Supplies

Five years of drought has strangled lakes and reservoirs in southwestern Oklahoma.The city of Lawton is considering extraordinary means to help fill water…

This map illustrates why the Southwest Power Pool was severely impacted by the February 2021 winter storm. The nation's lowest temperatures were felt across the SPP region and lasted for days.

Southwest Power Pool Addresses Problems From February Winter Storm

The Southwest Power Pool, responsible for the electrical grid in Oklahoma and several other states, released a report addressing the power problems it had during February's winter storms and how to avoid it next time.

Oklahoma County Vicki Behenna speaks at a YMCA conference in March 2023.

OK County DA Behenna seeks first death penalty case

For the first time during her time as Oklahoma County District Attorney, Vicki Behenna is pursuing the death penalty in a case concerning the murder of an 18-year-old in 2024.

Cherokee Nation vows to help citizens keep health care coverage as COVID Medicaid expansion expires

The COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency is coming to an end and that means in Oklahoma, thousands of people will lose health care coverage.

Adacia Chambers Waives Right To Hearing In Deadly Stillwater Parade Crash Case

A woman charged with killing four people and injuring dozens of others after crashing her car into spectators at Oklahoma State University's homecoming…

Injured and wounded prisoners are taken to hospital by National Guardsmen after martial law was declared in Tulsa, Okla., after the race riots in June 1921. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Tulsa Race Riots Of 1921 Echo Tensions Today

The riot has been mostly ignored by history. But a recent fatal police shooting of an African American man in Tulsa has focused attention on the city’s history.

Hillary Clinton at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame in Tulsa on Dec. 11, 2015.

Clinton Takes Swipe At Fallin In Tulsa Appearance

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton criticized Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin for not expanding Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act at a…

Crumbling Infrastructure Causes Fluoride to Fade From Public Water Supplies

The anti-fluoride movement is gaining steam in the U.S. And with celebrities like Ed Begley Jr. and Rob Schneider on board, how could it fail? But the…

Nebraska and Oklahoma say Colorado's marijuana law is unconstitutional, in a challenge to the law in the Supreme Court. Earlier this month, visitors from Texas smell marijuana at the Breckenridge Cannabis Club.

Two Of Colorado's Neighbors Sue State Over Marijuana Law

Nebraska and Oklahoma have filed a lawsuit against Colorado with the U.S. Supreme Court, saying that its law legalizing marijuana isn't constitutional.

Mike McGrath speaks at the Myriad Botanical Gardens on April 21, 2016.

Mike McGrath Celebrates Native Bees At Myriad Botanical Gardens

Native bees provide a valuable service to gardeners, and there’s no downside to giving them a welcoming home in the garden. That’s the message Mike…

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