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Lawmakers listen to a presentation from Healthy Minds Policy Group about vereran suicide rates at the State Capitol on Sept. 22, 2026.

Lawmakers consider ways to reduce Oklahoma's high veteran suicide rate

Wait times for mental healthcare, access to firearms and gaps in veteran services in rural Oklahoma could contribute to the state's high veteran suicide rate.

Early voting for Oklahoma Aug. 27 primary runoff begins Thursday

Early voting begins Thursday for the Aug. 27 primary runoff.

Front of the Miami Tribe of Indians headquarters in Miami, Okla.

Miami Tribe of Oklahoma gears up for opening of Indigenous food market

The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma in is working to increase food security and support local businesses.

Starbucks workers and union organizers rally outside the store on Mount Williams Drive and 24th Avenue Northwest in Norman.

Starbucks Workers United authorizes a strike, Oklahoma workers are prepared to join

Ahead of the start of Starbucks’s holiday season, union baristas have voted to authorize a strike against the company. Workers in Oklahoma recently announced they are ready to join the strike.

There are more than 20 libraries in Oklahoma State University's Rural Hotspot Lending Program.

Need a hotspot? Your rural Oklahoma library might have one

More rural libraries are loaning out internet hotspots in the wake of an Oklahoma State University pilot program.

Long Story Short: Cedar Lake residents battle powerful neighbor over unpermitted dams

Oklahoma Watch, Aug. 5, 2026

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Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Eugene Glossip

Oklahoma Appeals Court Grants Indefinite Stay Of All Scheduled Executions

Updated Oct. 2, 11:54 a.m.The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has granted the state's request to indefinitely stay three scheduled executions, citing…

A wind farm in Ellis County in western Oklahoma.

New York Times: A ‘Blue Light Special’ On Wind Power In Oklahoma

The cost of producing and providing electricity generated by solar panels and wind turbines has plunged in recent years, and are on track to meet — and in…

Bristow Republican Rep. Kyle Hilbert, left, will serve as speaker designee for the remainder of the 2024 legislative session, officially taking over House Speaker Charles McCall's gavel in 2025. Hilbert will be the youngest House Speaker in state history.

Bristow Republican Kyle Hilbert will be youngest House Speaker in Oklahoma history

Rep. Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, will be the next Speaker of Oklahoma’s House of Representatives. Current House Speaker Charles McCall announced Hilbert as his successor in a news conference Monday.

Gov. Kevin Stitt delivers the 2025 State of the State address.

Oklahoma governor calls for special audit of state mental health agency

Gov. Kevin Stitt is requesting a special audit of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS).

Death row inmate Kendrick A. Simpson on Wednesday asked the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board for clemency.

Oklahoma County killer denied clemency ahead of February execution date

The Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-2 against recommending clemency to Gov. Kevin Stitt ahead of his scheduled execution.

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