• White Tulsa officer charged in shooting of Black man

    White Tulsa officer charged in shooting of Black man - September 05, 2020

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A white Tulsa police officer has been indicted for shooting a Black man during a traffic stop in March. The Oklahoma Multicounty Grand Jury charged Aaron Russell, 29, with rec...

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  • Two arrested in Texas for June slaying in southern Oklahoma

    Two arrested in Texas for June slaying in southern Oklahoma - September 05, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says that two people have been arrested in Texas for the June shooting death of a Texas man whose body was found in southern Oklahoma....

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  • Another 1,147 coronavirus cases, 4 more deaths in Oklahoma

    Another 1,147 coronavirus cases, 4 more deaths in Oklahoma - September 05, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma State Department of Health reports another 1,147 confirmed coronavirus cases in Oklahoma and four additional deaths due to COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus...

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  • Lucas, Colleagues Urge USDA: ‘Provide Relief for Nation’s Wheat Growers’

    Lucas, Colleagues Urge USDA: ‘Provide Relief for Nation’s Wheat Growers’ - September 04, 2020

    Cheyenne, OK – Today, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03), House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (MN-07), House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Mike Conaway (TX-11), and 23 other Ho...

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  • Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 4 September 2020

    Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 4 September 2020 - September 04, 2020

    SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 As of this advisory, there are 62,040 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. Kay County has reported a total of 348 confirmed cases to date, resulting in 12 d...

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  • Youth Provider Summit Speakers, Panelists Announced

    Youth Provider Summit Speakers, Panelists Announced - September 04, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY -- The keynote speaker, breakout leaders and the legislative panel has been announced for a youth provider summit focused on Oklahoma’s homeless and displaced youth population. The sum...

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  • Energy Sector Pullback Pushes Gross Receipts Lower

    Energy Sector Pullback Pushes Gross Receipts Lower - September 04, 2020

    Charts and graphs OKLAHOMA CITY – Gross Receipts to the Treasury slipped by almost five percent in August with oil and gas production taxes the primary driver, State Treasurer Randy McDaniel ann...

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  • CDC Issues Emergency Health Order to Stop Evictions

    CDC Issues Emergency Health Order to Stop Evictions - September 04, 2020

    The  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an emergency public health order to temporarily halt most evictions to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, effective September 4, the...

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  • OU students: Virus Response Inadequate

    OU students: Virus Response Inadequate - September 03, 2020

    NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — More than a dozen students gathered outside the University of Oklahoma’s administration building Thursday to protest what they say is an inadequate response to the coronavirus...

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  • Statement: ‘90% of COVID-19 Positive Inmates Are Asymptomatic’

    Statement: ‘90% of COVID-19 Positive Inmates Are Asymptomatic’ - September 03, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Sean Roberts, R-Hominy, today released the following statement regarding COVID-19 within the Oklahoma Dept. of Corrections: “Our state has seen a surge in COVID-19 cas...

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