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Workers harvesting wheat on a farm near Altus, Okla., in June 2015.

Why Thawing Relations With Cuba Could Be A Boon To Oklahoma Wheat Farmers

The decades-old embargo on trade with communist Cuba cuts U.S. goods off from what would be one of their nearest international destinations. That could be…

A wind farm in Ellis County in western Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Moves Up To Fourth Place In U.S. Wind Capacity

The American Wind Energy Association says Oklahoma ranks fourth in the nation for wind capacity.The Oklahoman reports the state moved up two spots in the…

Ransomware attacks force Oklahoma hospitals to divert emergency room patients

Oklahoma is among six states experiencing a temporary disruption to some hospital services after a ransomware attack against Ardent Health Services, a health care company based in Nashville.

Commissioners select site in southeast Oklahoma City for new county jail

Oklahoma County commissioners voted Wednesday to locate the new county jail in southeast Oklahoma City.

A solar facility in Sacramento, California.

New southeast Oklahoma solar plant will power Google operations in region

Tech giant Google and energy company RWE Americas have signed an agreement to build a solar power facility in southeast Oklahoma.

Oklahoma State Superintendent Lindel Fields was sworn on October 7, 2025, at the Oklahoma State Capitol. Gov. Kevin Stitt, satisfied with his performance over the last 10 months, has appointed Fields as the Secretary of Education for the remainder of his term.

Gov. Stitt appoints Oklahoma State Superintendent Lindel Fields to cabinet

Gov. Kevin Stitt is giving Oklahoma's State Superintendent of Public Instruction double duty. He appointed Lindel Fields to his cabinet as Education Secretary Wednesday.

Long Story Short: Subpar care led to Cleveland County detainee’s death, federal lawsuit claims

Oklahoma Watch, March 13, 2024

Robin Wertz interviews dozens of prisoners to determine who would be a good fit at the Oklahoma City Exodus House.

Oklahoma Prisoners Struggle To Find Stable Housing After Release

The outside world was overwhelming when Robin Wertz was released from prison in 2007. Today, she helps others who are having that same experience as the…

Oklahoma Public Safety Commissioner Tim Tipton explains how new state-federal immigration enforcement partnerships will be carried out under his supervision of Operation Guardian on Feb. 25, 2025, at the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety Headquarters.

State-level immigration enforcement officially kicks off in Oklahoma

Top-down, all-around federal immigration enforcement at the state level is rolling out across Oklahoma. The state’s top public safety official discussed the details at a Tuesday press conference.

Capitol Insider: Revenue Battles Head To Oklahoma Supreme Court

The Oklahoma Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in three lawsuits challenging revenue raising measures passed last legislative session. The…

Botched Oklahoma Execution Prompts Questions About Lethal Injection

The aborted execution of Clayton Lockett, who died of a heart attack, and problems in other states have sparked calls for a reassessment.

University of Oklahoma students march to the now-closed Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house during a rally against racism Tuesday. Two former members of the fraternity have apologized for their roles in a video that showed them singing a racist chant.

2 Oklahoma Students Seen In Racist Fraternity Video Apologize

The men were in a video of Sigma Alpha Epsilon members singing a racist chant. They have apologized, with one of the now-former fraternity brothers saying he had learned "a devastating lesson."

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