Completed 5 years after request, Talihina Public Schools audit questions superintendent expenses
Five years after citizens collected signatures to trigger an investigative audit of Talihina Public Schools, State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd released findings today...
State hopes final $5 million of Michelin payroll taxes can help avoid ‘domino effect’ of job loss
Three weeks after Michelin announced plans to close an Ardmore tire manufacturing plant at some point in 2025, the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority approved...
Video of Stitt’s ‘cheer’ for cockfighting organization draws criticism
Two animal rights groups along with a former governor and former state attorney general criticized Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt today for recording a video...
Muscogee Nation sues City of Tulsa in latest jurisdictional fight
In the latest development on the question of whether cities and towns in eastern Oklahoma have jurisdiction to adjudicate local infractions by tribal citizens...
In Catholic charter case, OK Supreme Court denies Ryan Walters’ request, approves school’s
Without offering a reason, the Oklahoma Supreme Court denied a motion Tuesday from the State Department of Education and Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan...
Janet Grigg waives hearing, attorney says Seeworth board approved financial actions
Former Seeworth Academy Superintendent Janet Grigg waived her right to a preliminary hearing today in Oklahoma County District Court, and her attorney claimed afterward...
With Oklahoma executions ramping up, some push death penalty moratorium
While capital punishment has steadily become less popular in most of America over the last few decades, it remains part of Oklahoma’s judicial process...
Seeking ‘a path forward,’ House members study history, future of state-tribal compacts
In the most public and in-depth conversations between tribal and non-tribal leaders since a landmark 2020 U.S. Supreme Court decision functionally affirmed nearly half...
Projects, election priorities pondered at Edmond strategic planning meeting
The Edmond City Council and city staff members met to discuss priorities for projects and elections at their annual strategic planning session Tuesday at...
DA District 22 updates: Hughes County Jail closed, Brent McGee investigated, Wewoka violence unfolds
ADA / SEMINOLE / WETUMKA — The troubled Hughes County Jail has been closed, six arrests have been made related to a rash of...


















