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Oklahoma GOP likens vaccine mandates to persecution of Jews - July 31, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Republican Party is facing fierce criticism for a Facebook post likening vaccine mandates to the persecution of Jewish people in Nazi Germany. The post from Frid...
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NWS to add categories to alerts for ‘destructive’ thunderstorms - July 30, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Oklahoma is no stranger to severe weather across the state, and the National Weather Service is updating the way it labels certain storms. The National Weather Service is u...
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How Oklahoma evictions might spike after July - July 30, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire Saturday, after the Biden administration extended the original date by a month. The moratori...
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Texas board votes to accept invitation to SEC; OU on deck - July 30, 2021
The board of regents for the University of Texas voted unanimously Friday to accept an invitation for the Longhorns to join the Southeastern Conference. The University of Oklahoma board of regents wa...
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OESC reviewing Back-to-Work Initiative applications - July 30, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) - The OESC continues to prioritize reviewing Back-to-Work applications. “We are continuing to review applications for the Back-to-Work Initiative," said Shelley Zumwalt, OESC...
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Lawmakers looking at eviction policy as moratorium comes to an end - July 30, 2021
Oklahoma City, Okla. (KOKH) — A federal moratorium on evictions ends this weekend and that has some worried about a potential surge of filings against people who struggled to pay rent throughout th...
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Oklahoma lawmakers send OU letter expressing disappointment - July 30, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Almost three dozen Oklahoma House representatives sent a letter to the University of Oklahoma Thursday that voiced disappointment with the way they went about getting into the...
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Initial, rolling Oklahoma unemployment claims decline - July 29, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The number of initial unemployment claims and the less volatile moving four-week average of initial claims are both down in Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission...
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Oklahoma revenue exceeds estimate, leads to $282M surplus - July 29, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma closed the books on the fiscal year that ended June 30 with a $282 million deposit into the state’s Rainy-Day Fund, state finance officials announced on Thursday. Th...
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SEC invites Oklahoma and Texas to join conference — in 2025 - July 29, 2021
Southeastern Conference university presidents voted Thursday to invite Texas and Oklahoma to the league and create a 16-team powerhouse on the field and at the bank. But how soon? The latest step in...
