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A state marketing campaign for Insure Oklahoma includes six billboards along interstate highways.

With Many Uninsured, Oklahoma Pushes Program For Working Poor

The social media blitz started in late July. The radio and TV spots showed up in mid-August, along with six billboards placed along key interstate…

Federal funding for the 988 mental health help line will run out this fall.

Lawmakers to continue funding Oklahoma’s mental health hotline

Funding to continue the operation of Oklahoma’s mental health crisis hotline for another year is included in a budget agreement as federal funding is set to end this fall.

During Walkout, Oklahoma City Police Look Out For Schools

Police Sgt. Jeff Crawford is breaking his routine. He’s leaving the office and climbing into his squad car because Oklahoma City Public Schools teachers…

Karen Burston, of Oklahoma City, is tearful as she talks about what she believes is the discrimination she and her son have faced at Sequoyah Elementary School. Burston’s son is in a special education program.

Federal Government Opens New Civil Rights Probe Into Oklahoma City Public Schools

A federal civil rights agency has opened its fourth investigation into Oklahoma City Public Schools, this time focused on claims that school officials…

Janene Stewart, director of operations at Norman Regional Hospital, administers a COVID-19 vaccine in Norman last month on the day teachers and adults with comorbidities became eligible to receive the vaccines.

As Vaccine Supplies Increase, Oklahoma Opens Next Groups For COVID-19 Shots

Oklahoma next week will open more groups to be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine as the state now has more than one-third of its adult population with at…

Oklahoma Corrections Policies Changed To Release More Offenders

Pushing to reduce prison overcrowding, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections has quietly changed its policies to give early releases to greater numbers…

Oklahoma Veterans agency director steps down

Oklahoma’s Department of Veterans Affairs is seeing another leadership shake-up after Executive Director Greg Slavonic announced his departure from the agency last week.

There is a slight risk of severe storms late this afternoon and tonight across parts of northern Oklahoma. Primary threats will be hail to the size of golfballs and winds up to 70 mph.

Severe Weather Possible Tuesday Evening In Northern, Central Oklahoma

Northern Oklahoma could see severe weather Tuesday evening, although it's possible hail and strong straight-line wind gusts could make their way into the…

Oklahoma Parent Teacher Association Votes To Boycott State Standardized Tests

Oklahoma’s Parent Teacher Association voted Friday to boycott all non-federally mandated tests in an attempt to pressure lawmakers to cut back the number…

‘Nation’s Report Card’: Oklahoma Students Drop In Reading Proficiency

Oklahoma students lost ground in reading proficiency in the past two years, erasing gains they had made in 2015, newly released data from the “Nation’s…

Visitors enter an emergency room at a rural Oklahoma hospital.

For 2nd Straight Year, Oklahoma Sees Increase In Number Of Uninsured

For just the third time this decade, more Oklahomans went without health coverage in the most recent year compared with the year before. The drop was…

Sine die: Oklahoma lawmakers wrap up the 2026 legislative session

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