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Oklahoma Steps Up Enforcement As State Grapples With Influx Of Illegal Marijuana Grows

Oklahoma is seeing an influx of marijuana growers coming to the state, but many of them may not be legal, according to the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics.

President Obama speaking in Cushing, Oklahoma in March 2012.

President Obama To Visit Oklahoma Federal Prison, Native American Tribe This Week

President Obama plans to visit Oklahoma to discuss expanding economic opportunities in Indian Country, and make the first visit to a federal prison by a…

Workers in an oil field near Seminole, Okla., in 1939.

New Study On Historical Shaking Suggests A Century Of Oil And Gas Earthquakes In Oklahoma

An upsurge of earthquakes linked to the oil and gas industry continues to rattle Oklahoma, but new research suggests most of the significant earthquakes…

Rep. Denise Crosswhite Hader, R-Piedmont, authored a bill that would ban Oklahoma's colleges and universities from using state funds for DEI policies or jobs.

Bill banning DEI on Oklahoma university campuses heads to governor’s desk

After two hours of debate and discussion, House lawmakers on Tuesday sent legislation to Gov. Kevin Stitt that would ban Oklahoma colleges and universities from using state funds for “diversity, equity and inclusion” jobs, activities or programs.

People gather outside City Hall in Oklahoma City to protest President Donald Trump on Oct. 18, 2025, as part of the nationwide No Kings protests.

Over 1,000 gather in Oklahoma City as part of nationwide No Kings protests

More than 1,000 people joined a No Kings protest Saturday outside City Hall in Oklahoma City, donning ponchos and inflatable costumes in the rain to rally against President Donald Trump.

Dusten Brown with his daughter, Veronica, before her return to her adoptive parents in South Carolina.

Veronica's Parents Seek Legal Fees From Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma Dad

Attorneys for the adoptive parents of a 4-year-old girl caught up in a custody dispute are seeking $1 million in legal fees from the Cherokee Nation and…

Oklahoma House Passes Abortion Legislation Requiring Providors To Have Clinical Privileges

The Oklahoma House has approved legislation requiring abortion providers to have clinical privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of their practice.The…

Oklahoma Unlikely To Apply For New Federal Leeway On Teacher Evaluations And Testing Scores

Officials with the U.S. Department of Education announced last week they will grant leeway to some states in tying teacher evaluations to students test…

Indigenous leaders in Oklahoma raise concerns, advise tribal citizens on ICE encounters

Amid growing mass deportation efforts across the U.S., Indigenous leaders in Oklahoma are warning tribal citizens to be prepared if they are stopped in Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweeps, especially after multiple incidents in other states.

An American Energy Woodford well near Perkins, Okla.

Reuters: Oklahoma ‘Protected Drillers And Squeezed Schools’ When Oil Went Bust

The oil boom minted millionaire executives and transformed Oklahoma City into a corporate energy hub, but industry tax breaks and funding cuts kept much…

Federal government considers Endangered Species Act protections for skunk found in Oklahoma

The plains spotted skunk could receive federal protections in some or all of its multi-state range.

20 Years Later, Oklahoma City Bombing Victims Fight Stigmas

Twenty years after the Oklahoma City bombing, nearly one in four survivors has markers for PTSD. Counselors are still opening up new cases for first responders as a result of the bombing.

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