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Bill to stop unfair issuing of court charges/warrants goes to Senate floor - February 24, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Carri Hicks has cleared the first legislative hurdle to keep individuals from being unnecessarily punished for not appearing in court when they are incarcerated or detained by...
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Education Initiatives Outlined in Oklahoma Focused Agenda - February 24, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY -- House Democrats announced multiple education initiatives this week in their Oklahoma Focused Agenda for the 58th Legislature. Each initiative was designed with feedback from educ...
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Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 24 February 2021 - February 24, 2021
SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 As of this advisory, there are 421,010 cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. Kay County is reporting a total of 5,054 confirmed cases, resulting in 75 deaths. Osage Coun...
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AG Hunter Taps U.S. Attorney Downing as Associate Attorney General - February 24, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today announced that U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma Tim Downing will join his office as the Associate Attorney General of O...
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Fraudsters took $290M in Kansas unemployment payments - February 23, 2021
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Fraudsters made off with a combined $290 million in state and federal unemployment benefits for people in the state throughout 2020, the Kansas Department of Labor said Tuesday...
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Legislation seeks to ban teaching ‘divisive concepts’ - February 23, 2021
But not everyone agrees on what that means; some think the bill is more harmful OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A bill that would ban teaching divisive concepts concerning race in schools has been...
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Health Department warns against COVID-19 vaccination scams - February 23, 2021
by: Hicham Raache OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Oklahoma City-County Health Department officials are encouraging community members to be alert to scams related to COVID-19 vaccinations. RE...
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OMPA consumers told to brace for higher electric bills - February 23, 2021
LEXINGTON, Okla. (KFOR) – Though state leaders reassured many Oklahomans that they would not see a big increase in utility bills as a result of the arctic blast, they couldn’t speak for customers ...
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Oklahoma vaccinations getting back on track after storm - February 23, 2021
by Ken Miller OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma hopes to be back on schedule for coronavirus vaccinations by next week following a powerful storm that forced clinics to postpone inoculations and delaye...
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US Attorney in Muskogee announces his resignation - February 23, 2021
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — U.S. Attorney Brian Kuester in Muskogee announced Tuesday his plans to resign, becoming the the final of three federal prosecutors in the state to do so since the election of ...
