• Oklahoma jobless rate drops; new stipend to be available

    Oklahoma jobless rate drops; new stipend to be available - June 26, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission reports a drop in the state's jobless rate in May even as the numbers of initial unemployment claims and the moving average of initia...

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  • EXPLAINER: How Oklahoma evictions might spike after July

    EXPLAINER: How Oklahoma evictions might spike after July - June 26, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire on July 31st, raising concerns that thousands of Oklahoma residents will be unable to afford...

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  • Bullet found in remains in search for Tulsa massacre victims

    Bullet found in remains in search for Tulsa massacre victims - June 26, 2021

    TULSA (AP) — Searchers looking for remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre have found a bullet with a set of human remains. Phoebe Stubblefield, a forensic anthropologist taking part i...

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  • 2-year-old Killed in Stillwater Accident

    2-year-old Killed in Stillwater Accident - June 25, 2021

    (STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA - 06/25/2021) — On Thursday, 6/24/21, at 8:20 p.m., Stillwater Police Department officers responded to 2001 N Perkins for a vehicle versus pedestrian accident involving a child...

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  • Oklahoma facing delay in processing backlogged rape kits

    Oklahoma facing delay in processing backlogged rape kits - June 25, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A lack of manpower and some recent laws are causing a backlog of rape kits in the state that need to be processed. According to an article from The Frontier, it takes OSBI...

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  • Oklahoma doctor warns of rising coronavirus rate in state

    Oklahoma doctor warns of rising coronavirus rate in state - June 25, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma doctor warned Thursday that an increase in coronavirus cases in the state could be the precursor to another surge of the illness. The seven-day average of new cases...

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  • Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 24 June 2021

    Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 24 June 2021 - June 25, 2021

    Situation Update: COVID-19 COVID-19 Cases 456,686 New Cases 273 New Cases 7 day Average 190 Active Cases 1,572 CDC/NCHS Provisional D...

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  • Chair of Black Caucus Speaks on Meeting Julius Jones

    Chair of Black Caucus Speaks on Meeting Julius Jones - June 25, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY -- Rep. Jason Lowe, D-OKC, Chair of the Oklahoma Legislative Black Caucus, released the following statement after members of the Black Caucus met and spoke with Oklahoma death row inma...

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  • ME Rules Deer Creek Teen’s Death An Accidental Drowning

    ME Rules Deer Creek Teen’s Death An Accidental Drowning - June 24, 2021

    DEER CREEK, Oklahoma (News9) - Questions swirl following the drowning of a recent Deer Creek high school grad. Toyin Amuda passed away last week at an Oklahoma County home. The Medical Examiner...

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  • Oklahoma ranks 2nd in nation for largest jump in COVID cases

    Oklahoma ranks 2nd in nation for largest jump in COVID cases - June 24, 2021

    TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Oklahoma health experts say if COVID-19 case numbers are due to the rising Delta variant, there's potential we could be in a new "COVID wave" heading into the school year. ...

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