• Lucas Signs Pledge to Stand With Our Police

    Lucas Signs Pledge to Stand With Our Police - September 27, 2020

    Washington, D.C. – This week, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) signed Heritage Action’s Police Pledge, a pledge to show his unwavering support for our nation’s law enforcement officers and comm...

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  • Gang Member Sentenced to more than 16 years for Carjacking

    Gang Member Sentenced to more than 16 years for Carjacking - September 27, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY – TREVOR KANE TAYLOR, 31, of Oklahoma City, has been sentenced to serve more than 16 years in federal prison for carjacking, announced Timothy J. Downing, United States Attorney for th...

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  • AG Hunter Releases Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Nominee

    AG Hunter Releases Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Nominee - September 27, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY - Attorney General Mike Hunter today released the following statement on President Donald Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. "Judge Amy Coney Barrett wil...

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  • Superintendent Issues COVID-19 Update Letter

    Superintendent Issues COVID-19 Update Letter - September 27, 2020

    Ponca City Public Schools superintendent Shelley Arrott has issued the following COVID-19 Update: See the PDF of the letter at the link below" COVID-19 Press Release 9.27.2020 Final...

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  • Oklahoma COVID-19 death toll tops 1,000

    Oklahoma COVID-19 death toll tops 1,000 - September 27, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The number of deaths in Oklahoma from the illness caused by the new coronavirus has topped 1,000. The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported on Saturday that 11 new COVID-...

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  • OK prosecutors argue Uber driver accused of murder may flee

    OK prosecutors argue Uber driver accused of murder may flee - September 26, 2020

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma prosecutors are seeking to revoke bond for an Uber driver accused of murdering his passenger during a June altercation. They say it's necessary to ensure that he won’t...

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  • Oklahoma City Public Schools to return to distance learning

    Oklahoma City Public Schools to return to distance learning - September 26, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City Public Schools says it is returning to distance learning for at least two weeks and canceling indoor athletics amid a continued rise in coronavirus cases. Oklah...

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  • Sen. Thompson – Budget Breakdown

    Sen. Thompson – Budget Breakdown - September 25, 2020

    By Sen. Roger Thompson, Senate Appropriations Chair   When the legislature writes the budget, the funds we appropriate come from many different revenue streams, like income taxes, oil and gas...

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  • Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 25 September 2020

    Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 25 September 2020 - September 25, 2020

    SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 This week, nine counties moved from the "orange" risk phase to "yellow" and 13 counties moved from "yellow" to "orange". OSDH continues to monitor closely the statewide hos...

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  • Denver Appeals Court Considers Appeal in OK Trooper Shooting

    Denver Appeals Court Considers Appeal in OK Trooper Shooting - September 25, 2020

    DENVER (AP) — A lawyer for a man sentenced to death in the 1999 killing of an Oklahoma state trooper urged a Denver federal appeals court on Thursday to throw out a judge’s ruling that he was not ...

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