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Repair Oversight Committee Seeks Delay For Final Plan

Members of the State Capitol Repair Expenditure Oversight Committee voted Thursday to ask the Legislature to delay the due date of its final plan by six…

Egyptian Islamist Group Claims Responsibility For The Killing Of Former Enid Man

An Egyptian militant organization which pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the killing of an American oil worker…

Tulsa Police Report An Increase In Self-Defense Shootings

Tulsa police say there has been a noticeable increase in self-defense shootings this year.The Tulsa World reports that of 11 homicide victims this year,…

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland speaks with reporters while standing outside the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in Jackson, Miss., on Feb. 15, 2022.

Secretary Haaland to visit Riverside Indian School in Anadarko

Oklahoma had the highest concentration of federally run Indian boarding schools according to a report released by the Department of Interior. The state is the first stop in the Road to Healing Tour. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will be at Riverside Indian School in Anadarko Saturday for the listening session.

Bill would bar Oklahomans from buying alcohol at self-checkout station

A Senate panel on Monday passed a bill that would prohibit alcohol sales at self-checkout stations.

The 1921 Black Wall Street Memorial outside the Greenwood Cultural Center.

Sen. Lankford pushes for Black Wall Street monument designation

Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford would like to see Greenwood in league with protected American landmarks like the Statue of Liberty.

Marq Lewis, of We The People, videos a speaker at a county commissioner's meeting, concerning Sheriff Stanley Glanz, in Tulsa, Okla., Monday, July 13, 2015.

Norman Police Chief And Local Activist Discuss Police And Community Relations

Tensions between law enforcement and the citizens they serve have increased in recent years, and the cycle of violence has led to loss of life for both…

Forrest Avenue, in the South Highland neighborhood, is dark except for streetlights in the early hours of Saturday, June 17, 2023, following a storm, in Shreveport, La.

Power outages continue across the southern U.S. as a heat wave grips Texas

More than 300,000 customers in the southern U.S. remained without power Monday as the bulk of outages were in Oklahoma, where heavy weekend storms carried winds as strong as 80 mph around Tulsa.

The “Die-In and Drive Up Protest” attracted University of Oklahoma faculty and staff, alumni and students to protest at Headington Hall the possible dangers of reopening the campus for in person instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Protest Held Against Possible Dangers of Reopening OU Campus In The Fall

A protest against the possible dangers of reopening the University of Oklahoma’s campus for in person instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic took place…

Fallin Signs REAL ID Compliance Bill Into Law

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed legislation on Thursday that will bring Oklahoma into compliance with the federal 2005 REAL ID Act. House Bill 1845 will…

Among the artifacts Hobby Lobby forfeited to the United States Department of Justice were more than 1,500 cuneiform tablets.

Hobby Lobby Forfeits 5,500 Ancient Iraqi Artifacts To Dept. Of Justice

Oklahoma City-based arts and crafts company Hobby Lobby has agreed to return more than 5,500 ancient Iraqi artifacts and pay $3 million to the United…

Dashcam footage for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol show the final pursuit of suspect Michael Vance

Dashcam, Helicopter Footage Shows Michael Vance’s Violent Final Confrontation With Law Enforcement

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says the investigation into a shooting spree last week that left two dead and at least four more injured is still wide open.…

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