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The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority has placed hundreds of thousands of holds on vehicle registrations due to unpaid toll charges.

State, federal agencies not following law in Oklahoma turnpike expansion, lawsuit alleges

An anti-turnpike group has sued the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority and four federal agencies, asking a judge to stop a portion of a massive toll road expansion and improvement project.

Parents, Officials Search For Solution To Oklahoma School Shelter Scarcity

Danni Legg transferred her two kids to Kelley Elementary this past August. She moved them from Plaza Towers Elementary, after the tornado in May destroyed…

Students Air Issues Of Race, Diversity At University Of Oklahoma Forum

Too few peers in the classroom. A lack of minority professors. Insensitive jokes. These were a few of the issues raised at a race and diversity town hall…

Charles Benton, who claims to have seen Bigfoot, stands with a statue of the creature in front of Janet's Treasure Chest in Honobia, Okla.

ENCORE: Bigfoot Is Scaring Up Stories And Tourism Dollars In Southeastern Oklahoma

Editor's Note: This story originally aired December 10, 2015.The stories go back for generations. Reports of something not quite human in the wooded hills…

My Second Closet in downtown Wewoka sells new and gently-used clothing to everyone “from fashionistas to cowboys,” says owner Kay Wallace.

Data Show Jobs, Economy Top Concerns For People In Southeastern Oklahoma

Kay Wallace holds up a denim Gucci jumpsuit as she sorts through a pile of clothes behind the counter of her shop in downtown Wewoka.“Of course it’s not…

Okeene Municipal Hospital CEO Shelly Duncan on March 30, 2016.

Proposed Medicaid Reimbursement Rate Cut Squeezes Rural Oklahoma Hospitals

Shelly Dunham walks through the halls of Okeene Municipal Hospital in northwest Oklahoma on a slow Wednesday afternoon. “It’s not a busy place. We don’t…

Oklahoma City Council Comments Raise Questions About Race, Representation

A week ago, the so-called “panhandling ordinance” dominated the Oklahoma City Council meeting, with several residents taking advantage of the public…

Victoria is a labor and delivery manikin at the University of Oklahoma's Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing. The computerized dummy allows students to practice their skills.

Oklahoma nursing schools ramp up admissions amid worker shortage

The state has been in a nursing shortage for years, and there haven't been enough slots for nursing students. Universities are working to change that.

The Oklahoma City Thunder downs the Indiana Pacers to win NBA title

The Oklahoma City Thunder are NBA champions after downing the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the finals. It was a thrilling series, clouded with a game-ending injury for Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton.

Group Hires Ex-Convicts To Rebuild Oklahoma After 2013 Tornadoes

Oklahoma has one of the highest incarceration rates in the country. Each year, the state releases roughly 8,000 people from prison, and many of them are…

The Oklahoma County Detention Center typically incarcerates over 1,000 inmates. The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday on county reimbursement rates for housing state prisoners.

Oklahoma County officials move forward with Behavioral Care Center construction

This week, the Oklahoma County Board of County Commissioners unanimously voted to break ground on a Behavioral Care Center to operate in tandem with the county jail, without a site for that jail nailed down.

An unmanned aerial vehicle prepares to take flight.

Gov. Stitt orders Oklahoma DPS to invest in drone monitoring tech

Gov. Kevin Stitt is directing the Department of Public Safety to invest in mobile drone detection systems. The move follows a series of sightings of drones flying at night across the country and a Biden administration’s call for Congress to regulate them.

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