• Investigation clouds Boren’s otherwise-distinguished legacy

    Investigation clouds Boren’s otherwise-distinguished legacy - March 31, 2019

    NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Less than a year after stepping down as the University of Oklahoma's president, former governor and U.S. Senator David Boren's reputation is becoming less clear. The 77-year-old D...

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  • Tulsa museum to feature musician Bob Dylan’s paintings

    Tulsa museum to feature musician Bob Dylan’s paintings - March 31, 2019

    (Information from: Tulsa World, http://www.tulsaworld.com) TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A Tulsa museum will soon open a new Bob Dylan exhibition that will showcase 12 pastel portraits the musician painted. T...

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  • Edmond man admits to embezzling $755,000 from his employer

    Edmond man admits to embezzling $755,000 from his employer - March 30, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Edmond man has admitted to embezzling more than $755,000 from his employer and has admitted to tax fraud. Court documents show 74-year-old Odis Aubrey King admitted in a plea ...

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  • Disputed oil, gas lease sale brings in $15M

    Disputed oil, gas lease sale brings in $15M - March 30, 2019

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - An oil and gas lease sale that drew criticism from tribal leaders and environmentalists has netted more than $15 million in revenue. The Bureau of Land Management says nearly...

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  • Sign grant program aims to light up Route 66 in Tulsa

    Sign grant program aims to light up Route 66 in Tulsa - March 30, 2019

    (Information from: Tulsa World, http://www.tulsaworld.com) TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A new grant program hopes to encourage businesses in Tulsa to invest in neon signage to light up Route 66. The Tulsa Wo...

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  • Oklahoma prison locked down after 5 inmates hurt in fight

    Oklahoma prison locked down after 5 inmates hurt in fight - March 30, 2019

    HOMINY, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma Department of Corrections says a northeastern Oklahoma prison has been locked down after five inmates were injured during a fight. The agency says that due to the fi...

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  • Oklahoma ex-senator David Boren accused of sexual misconduct

    Oklahoma ex-senator David Boren accused of sexual misconduct - March 30, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A former University of Oklahoma student alleges he was touched and kissed inappropriately by former school President David Boren almost a decade ago, when he was a teaching aide f...

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  • Personal injury collision in Payne County

    Personal injury collision in Payne County - March 30, 2019

    The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported a personal injury collision occurred about 4:49 p.m. Friday on North Perkins Road, about four-tenths of a mile north of Lone Chimney Road, which is about 4 miles n...

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  • Halfway through session

    Halfway through session - March 29, 2019

    By Sen. Bill Coleman We’ve had a much-needed slow down the last couple of weeks after the craziness to get all of the Senate bills heard on the Floor by the deadline. During Spring Break, we r...

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  • Victims’ statements heard before life sentence entered in Frias hearing

    Victims’ statements heard before life sentence entered in Frias hearing - March 29, 2019

    NEWKIRK -- Luis Octavio Frias, 34, today entered a plea of guilty to first degree murder in the Aug. 8, 2013, stabbing death of his estranged wife, Janett Reyna, in Blackwell. Judge Lee Turner sent...

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