• Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 9 April 2021

    Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 9 April 2021 - April 09, 2021

    SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 As of this advisory, there are 442,805 (416 new today) cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. Kay County is reporting a total of 5,259 confirmed cases, with 125 deaths. O...

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  • Another Oklahoma murder conviction tossed, McGirt cited

    Another Oklahoma murder conviction tossed, McGirt cited - April 08, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday overturned another state murder conviction because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that much of eastern Oklahoma remains an Ame...

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  • CareerTech Partners with DPS to Offer Driver’s License Testing

    CareerTech Partners with DPS to Offer Driver’s License Testing - April 08, 2021

    CareerTech Partners with DPS to Offer Driver’s License Testing Ponca City - Pioneer Technology Center (PTC) offers Driver’s License Testing through a partnership with the Oklahoma Department of...

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  • House Democrats Respond to Anti-Trans Legislation

    House Democrats Respond to Anti-Trans Legislation - April 08, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY -- House Minority Leader Emily Virgin, D-Norman, and State Rep. Mauree Turner, D-OKC, released the following statements today in response to Senate Bill 2, which prohibits anyone of th...

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  • Bill Grants Liability Insurance to Educators; Secures First Amendment Rights

    Bill Grants Liability Insurance to Educators; Secures First Amendment Rights - April 08, 2021

    House Speaker Pro Tempore Terry O’Donnell, R-Catoosa, on Thursday won committee passage of a bill that will provide liability insurance coverage to all full- and part-time school employees up to $...

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  • Stillwater Honors Outgoing OSU president Hargis

    Stillwater Honors Outgoing OSU president Hargis - April 08, 2021

    STILLWATER – In recognition of their lasting impact on the Stillwater community, the City Council on April 5 approved the renaming of Airport Industrial Road to honor retiring OSU President Bu...

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  • Home Care Act Moves to House Floor Calendar

    Home Care Act Moves to House Floor Calendar - April 08, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill designed to give home health care companies the ability to hire shift workers instead of live-in aids passed the House Health and Long Term Care Committee recently and is no...

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  • Oklahoma COVID-19 Report for 8 April 2021

    Oklahoma COVID-19 Report for 8 April 2021 - April 08, 2021

    As of this advisory, there are 442,389 (483 new today) cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. Kay County is reporting a total of 5,259 confirmed cases, with 125 deaths. Osage County has had a tota...

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  • Enid man arrested after confessing to sexually abusing child

    Enid man arrested after confessing to sexually abusing child - April 08, 2021

    by: K. Querry-Thompson ENID, Okla. (KFOR) – Authorities in Enid say they have arrested a 41-year-old man on complaints of lewd or indecent acts to a child. On Tuesday afternoon, investigators...

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  • Dems blast Oklahoma lawmaker who compared slavery, abortion

    Dems blast Oklahoma lawmaker who compared slavery, abortion - April 08, 2021

    by Sean Murphy OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A white Republican lawmaker from southeast Oklahoma is facing criticism for comparing lawmakers’ efforts to end abortion to the fight against slavery. Rep. Ji...

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