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Nursing schools see applications rise, despite COVID burnout - October 16, 2021
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Nurses around the U.S. are getting burned out by the severity of the COVID-19 crisis and quitting, yet applications to nursing schools are rising, driven by what educators say a...
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Man with knife lunges at Oklahoma officer, fatally shot - October 16, 2021
GEARY, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says a man armed with a knife was fatally shot by a Geary police officer after lunging toward another officer. No names have been relea...
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Oklahoma health update to add more than 1,000 COVID deaths - October 16, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — State health officials say the state is reconciling its record of Oklahoma COVID-19 deaths with those reported by federal officials. The Oklahoma State Department of Health says...
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Some Tulsa Healthcare Workers Quit Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate - October 15, 2021
Tulsa, Ok- Some healthcare workers at Ascension St. John said they're looking for new jobs after they said they were not allowed to opt-out of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. In July, Ascension sa...
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Oklahoma Governor, Attorney General Blast Vaccine Mandate - October 15, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and Attorney General John O’Connor on Thursday blasted President Joe Biden’s pending vaccine mandate for businesses with more than 100 employees. ...
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Why Heating Bills Are Expected To Jump This Winter - October 15, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY - The U.S. Government said heating bills are set to jump as much as 54% this winter compared to last winter. According to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, there are many reas...
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Powerlines Down, Walls Blown Over By Storms In SW OKC - October 15, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY - Southwest Oklahoma City is waking up to extensive damage from storms early Friday morning. Multiple powerlines are down and buildings are destroyed. The area of SW 22nd and ...
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Man Sues Oklahoma for Records as State Resumes Executions - October 14, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A retired New York attorney is suing the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, saying its claim to have no records pertaining to the drugs it plans to use in upcoming executions...
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Missing Savings Bond To Be Returned to Owner - October 14, 2021
Ponca City High School- Bryan Frye, a 1994 graduate of Ponca City High School, entered an art contest when he was in junior high and won. His prize was a $100 U.S. Savings Bond. The bond was mi...
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Abortion Supporters Ask Oklahoma Court to Put Three Laws on Hold - October 14, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Reproductive rights supporters have filed an appeal asking the Oklahoma Supreme Court to put three anti-abortion laws on hold, including restrictions on medication-induced abort...
