• DOJ Awards $1.2M Grant to Track Sex Offenders, Protect Youth

    DOJ Awards $1.2M Grant to Track Sex Offenders, Protect Youth - October 08, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY – The Department of Justice has issued grant awards of $1,199,047 to develop and improve systems to register and track sex offenders in the Western District of Oklahoma, announced U.S....

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  • Senators Hicks and Kirt Concerned about New Pandemic Center

    Senators Hicks and Kirt Concerned about New Pandemic Center - October 08, 2020

    State Senators Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, and Julia Kirt, D-Oklahoma City, released the following statements in response to Gov. Stitt’s announcement of a new Oklahoma Pandemic Center to be built...

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  • Purcell Police Officer Arrested on Charges of Sexual Battery

    Purcell Police Officer Arrested on Charges of Sexual Battery - October 08, 2020

    PURCELL, Okla. – Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) agents arrested a Purcell, Okla., police officer who was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in August while he was on duty. The Pur...

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  • Congressman Lucas Visits Vance Air Force Base

    Congressman Lucas Visits Vance Air Force Base - October 08, 2020

    Cheyenne, OK – Today, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) visited Vance Air Force Base and discussed base operations and how COVID-19 has affected the base’s missions with Vice Wing Commander Col. Ja...

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  • OKC Man Convicted of Child Sex Trafficking

    OKC Man Convicted of Child Sex Trafficking - October 08, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY – RODERICK GLENN HOUSTON, JR., 36, of Oklahoma City, has pleaded guilty to child sex trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing. On September 1, 2020, a federal grand j...

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  • Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 8 October 2020

    Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 8 October 2020 - October 08, 2020

    SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 COVID-19 testing sites are open in multiple cities in Oklahoma as a result of a cross-county, city and state health system partnership. Visit this page for updated dat...

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  • Sen. Coleman captures perfect RIED business score

    Sen. Coleman captures perfect RIED business score - October 08, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY – The Research Institute for Economic Development (RIED) recently released their annual Legislative Report ranking Oklahoma’s House and Senate members on their votes on business-rela...

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  • State Election Board says Poll Watching Illegal in Oklahoma

    State Election Board says Poll Watching Illegal in Oklahoma - October 07, 2020

    by: Jacklyn Chappell - OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Those that watched the presidential debate last week may recall President Trump urging voters to watch over the polls, but in Oklahoma, you might wa...

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  • Oklahoma Hospitalizations due to COVID surge above 700

    Oklahoma Hospitalizations due to COVID surge above 700 - October 07, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The number hospitalizations in Oklahoma due to the illness caused by the coronavirus surged above 700 on Wednesday to a new record one-day high. The number of people hospitaliz...

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  • Sen. Hicks named a ‘50 Making a Difference’ honoree

    Sen. Hicks named a ‘50 Making a Difference’ honoree - October 07, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, is among 2020’s “50 Making a Difference” honorees.  Each year, the Journal Record newspaper honors 50 Oklahoma women for leadership in their...

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