• Oklahoma COVID-19 Report for 4 March 2021

    Oklahoma COVID-19 Report for 4 March 2021 - March 04, 2021

    SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 As of this advisory, there are 426,641 cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. Kay County is reporting a total of 5,089 confirmed cases, with 81 deaths. Osage County has h...

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  • Senate approves electronic monitoring expansion for nonviolent offenders

    Senate approves electronic monitoring expansion for nonviolent offenders - March 04, 2021

        OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill that will help more nonviolent offenders qualify for the Electronic Monitoring Program passed out of the Senate unanimously Tuesday. Senate Bill 456’s author...

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  • State Senate bill takes on drug prices

    State Senate bill takes on drug prices - March 04, 2021

    by: Brent Skarky OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – An Oklahoma State Senator is taking aim at high prescription drug prices. He says his new bill would save Oklahomans millions. The author of Senate Bill 7...

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  • Student sues OSU for $175,000 after suffering bat tick bites in dorm

    Student sues OSU for $175,000 after suffering bat tick bites in dorm - March 04, 2021

    by: Cassandra Sweetman STILLWATER, Okla. (KFOR) – An Oklahoma State University student is suing the university after she claims she was bitten multiple times by bat ticks as a result of a bat in...

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  • Pardon and Parole under investigation at Governor’s request

    Pardon and Parole under investigation at Governor’s request - March 04, 2021

    Murder suspect was released from prison on a commuted sentence   by: Austin Breasette OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Gov. Kevin Stitt sent the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation a letter in...

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  • Prosecutor urges panel to reject inmate’s claims

    Prosecutor urges panel to reject inmate’s claims - March 04, 2021

    By SEAN MURPHY OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The evidence implicating an Oklahoma death row inmate whose case has drawn national attention is overwhelming and his application for a commutation is filled wit...

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  • 6 killed in Oklahoma house fire, including children

    6 killed in Oklahoma house fire, including children - March 04, 2021

    WOODWARD, Okla. (AP) — A fire tore through an Oklahoma home early Wednesday, killing six people, including several children, officials said. One boy managed to escape the blaze after the first fire...

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  • Door-to-door Scam Alert issued by Stillwater PD

    Door-to-door Scam Alert issued by Stillwater PD - March 04, 2021

    (STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA / March 4, 2021) – The Stillwater Police Department reminds you that the arrival of warm weather brings individuals to our community who intend to scam our citizens. The ...

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  • OU Collection Receives $200K Grant to Preserve Native American Oral Histories

    OU Collection Receives $200K Grant to Preserve Native American Oral Histories - March 04, 2021

    The recordings, collected some 50 years ago, will be given further context, digitized and made readily available to Native nations, scholars and the public.     NORMAN, OKLA. – Th...

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  • Bill to Update College Savings Plan Passes House

    Bill to Update College Savings Plan Passes House - March 04, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill that updates allowable uses for qualified higher education expenses under the Oklahoma 529 College Savings Plan passed the House on Tuesday with a vote of 95-0. House Bill ...

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