• Hearing set on request to withhold fatal police shooting video

    Hearing set on request to withhold fatal police shooting video - September 15, 2019

    (Information from: McAlester News-Capital, http://www.mcalesternews.com) McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - A hearing has been scheduled on an objection to a southeast Oklahoma prosecutor's request to keep the ...

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  • Prosecutor: Ex-tribal chief pleads guilty to bribery charge

    Prosecutor: Ex-tribal chief pleads guilty to bribery charge - September 14, 2019

    MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) - A former principal chief of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation has pleaded guilty to bribery related to work for the Wetumka-based Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town. Assistant U.S. Attorn...

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  • Oklahoma AG hires outside attorneys on gambling negotiations

    Oklahoma AG hires outside attorneys on gambling negotiations - September 14, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma's attorney general has agreed to pay a Michigan law firm up to $250,000 to help represent the state in negotiations with Oklahoma-based Native American tribes over compac...

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  • Oklahoma higher ed chancellor says he’ll step down next year

    Oklahoma higher ed chancellor says he’ll step down next year - September 14, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Chancellor Glen Johnson, a former Democratic speaker of the Oklahoma House who led the state's higher education system for the past 12 years, says that he plans to retire...

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  • Kay County Democrats meeting Thursday, Sept. 19

    Kay County Democrats meeting Thursday, Sept. 19 - September 13, 2019

    The Kay County Democratic Party will be having a meeting on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, at Pioneer Tech in the West Seminar Room. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. The Superintendent of the Ponca Ci...

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  • Oklahoma State announces ceremony to honor Pickens

    Oklahoma State announces ceremony to honor Pickens - September 13, 2019

    STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - A public memorial is planned at Oklahoma State University to honor the late T. Boone Pickens, who donated hundreds of millions of dollars to his alma mater during his lifetime...

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  • Attorney General warns victims against “at home” sexual assault kits

    Attorney General warns victims against “at home” sexual assault kits - September 13, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter is sending cease-and-desist letters to two companies that are marketing do-it-yourself sexual assault kits victims can use to gather evidence...

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  • Stitt, Brown say DHS employees to see 13 percent pay raise

    Stitt, Brown say DHS employees to see 13 percent pay raise - September 13, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and his new pick to lead the Department of Human Services say more than 3,700 agency employees will be getting a 13 percent pay raise. Stitt and DHS D...

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  • Stitt appoints new Commissioner of Health

    Stitt appoints new Commissioner of Health - September 13, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is appointing a longtime public health leader to be the state's new commissioner of the State Department of Health. Stitt announced Thursday that he n...

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  • OSBI offers rewards in two cold case homicides

    OSBI offers rewards in two cold case homicides - September 13, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is offering separate $10,000 rewards for information that would help solve two cold case homicides. The OSBI is seeking information i...

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