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The execution table in the death-penalty chamber at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.

State Officials Say Oklahoma Is On Track To Resume Executions

Executions by lethal injection are usually carried out in six to 12 minutes. On April 29, 2014, it took 43 minutes for Clayton Lockett to die. Lockett,…

Jasmine Stewart (back right), and her assistant teachers Tarleace Johnson (back left) and Chant’e Stewart (back middle) play with students in Stewart’s sunroom, which serves as part of her in-home childcare, on March 13., 2023. Stewart said her goal is to grow her facility but extra requirements in Tulsa’s zoning code could push her to cut her capacity by three spots.

These Oklahoma communities need childcare. City rules could make it harder to find

Almost half of Oklahoma’s 77 counties are defined as childcare deserts, according to the Center for American Progress, which studies social issues including childcare.

Oklahoma is known haunted buildings, ghost stories and scary legends.

Haunted happenings in Oklahoma

Details on the spooky season and why Oklahoma could be called "Ghost'lahoma"

House Speaker Jeff Hickman, R-Fairview, updates lawmakers Friday about Oklahoma's budget situation one week before the constitionally required end of the 2016 legislative session.

Oklahoma's Budget Gap Narrows, Smaller Cuts On Horizon

After weeks of dire warnings about Oklahoma’s budget situation, legislative leaders say they're hopeful that a package of bills moving through the…

Oklahoma City names Ron Bacy as new police chief

Deputy Chief Ron Bacy was elevated to the new position following the retirement of Wade Gourley.

Engineers and demolition experts blast unstable rock from a formation in the Arbuckle Mountains after last month's rockslide along Interstate 35

VIDEO: Oklahoma Transportation, Demolitions Workers Blast Unstable Rock Along Interstate 35

Few things in this world are more exciting to watch than organized, controlled destruction.Wednesday afternoon, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation…

Enterovirus Confirmed In Oklahoma

The Oklahoma State Department of Health says tests confirm a virus is causing respiratory illness in some children in this state. The department says…

KGOU Readers Club: 100 Things To Do In Oklahoma City Before You Die (Encore)

Airdate: Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024 at 12 p.m.

Dan Straughan, executive director of the Homeless Alliance stands in their day shelter in Oklahoma City during lunch. If the Medicaid work requirements are approved, it will mean more administrative costs for non-profits like his, which connects homeless

Oklahoma’s Medicaid Work Requirement Targets Poor Caregivers

This year the Trump Administration said it would support states imposing “community engagement” requirements on Medicaid. That means, for the first time…

Heavy flooding at the intersection of Main Street and Lahoma Ave. in Norman on May 19, 2015.

Memorial Day Deluge: Oklahoma Prepares For Heavy Holiday Weekend Flooding

Updated 7:49 p.m. National Weather Service forecaster warns of potentially "deadly flood and flash flood event” over the Memorial Day weekend. -FoA Flash…

The 39 Oklahoma legislators who signed a letter asking Congress to challenge the results of the presidential election

After Capitol Siege, Pro-Trump Legislators In Oklahoma Stand By Election Challenge

Shortly after noon on Wednesday, hundreds crowded outside of the Oklahoma State Capitol. Some held signs reading, “stop the steal,” “fight for freedom” or…

A dad and his daughter on the final stretch of the March for Science at the Oklahoma capitol on April 22, 2017.

'Mad Scientists' At Oklahoma March Urge Lawmakers To Stop Underfunding And Undermining Research

Oklahomans joined thousands of people in more than 600 cities on Saturday in a march for scientific freedom organized to send a message to state and…

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