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The snow has ended for northern OK and is expected to end this evening across parts of central and southern OK, and western north TX. However, despite the…

Remembrance ceremony honors the victims, survivors of Oklahoma City bombing

Wednesday marked 28 years since the bombing that killed 168 innocent Oklahomans.

With billboards pointing toward Oklahoma City and messages about booming careers and less traffic in Oklahoma City, Continental Resources is promoting itself in Houston. The energy company is making a connection, as revealed on online applications.

Three Energy Stories Making Headlines In Oklahoma This Week

Oklahoma City made national headlines last week when a few stations on the south side started selling gasoline for less than $2 per gallon.Friday morning…

Charmian Conrad writes the day’s specials on a chalkboard at Pump Bar in Oklahoma City.

After Arrest And Uncertainty, Oklahoma’s ABLE Commission Says ‘Bacon Vodka’ Is Okay

The Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission ruled Friday that bars and restaurants can infuse drinks with vegetables, fruits, spices, and…

Structural engineers have condemned a workshop used by monks at St. Gregory's University in Shawnee, Okla.

Why Oklahoma’s Earthquake Risk Could Be Lower Than USGS Forecast Suggests

The U.S. Geological Survey on Monday released new maps and models showing Oklahoma has the highest risk for potential shaking from human-triggered…

Liza Greve, president and executive director of Oklahomans for Health and Parental Rights, poses for a photo in front of her Edmond home last year. Greve also chairs a political action committee that promotes the individuals’ rights to refuse vaccines.

COVID-19 Vaccine Could Meet Resistance In Oklahoma

When a coronavirus vaccine becomes available in the United States, the federal government and states will face a crucial choice: Should all or most…

Oklahoma Teachers Consider Strike

After West Virginia reached a deal to end a teacher strike, Oklahoma teachers may strike next. NPR's Don Gonyea talks to Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister.

Trucks lined up at a disposal well in northwestern Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Oil Regulators Adding Limits On Fracking To Earthquake-Reduction Plan

Oklahoma’s oil and gas regulator for the first time will issue guidelines designed to reduce earthquake activity linked to hydraulic fracturing.To date,…

A road sign advertising correctional officer vacancies sits in front of the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center on May 22, 2024.

Oklahoma prison staff face criminal charges, litigation for plotting prisoner’s assault

David Coker required hospitalization for head trauma after a correctional officer turned his back and let prisoners assault him.

University of Oklahoma professor Bob Nairn stands on a bridge overlooking Tar Creek, which is contaminated with arsenic, cadmium, iron, lead and zinc from decades of mining.

Challenges And Progress Cleaning Up One Of Oklahoma’s Most Polluted Places

The Tri-State Mining District in northeastern Oklahoma’s Ottawa County was once the world’s largest source of lead and zinc. The mines had closed by the…

Passengers ready to board the Heartland Flyer at the Santa Fe Depot in Oklahoma City.

The Heartland Flyer: How passenger rail came back to Oklahoma

In 1999, passenger rail came back to Oklahoma for the first time in 20 years. Last summer, a loss of funding threatened to take it away again.

Senate President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman, R-Sapulpa, left, talks to House Speaker Jeff Hickman, R-Fairview, before Gov. Mary Fallin delivered her State of the State address, February 1, 2016.

5 Things That DIDN’T Happen In Oklahoma’s 2016 Legislative Session

Shortly after noon Friday, the Oklahoma Senate adjourned sine die. At the same time, members of the House entered the third hour of questions on the $6.8…

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