• Rep. Roberts Questions Tax Credit for Thunder if Disrespect

    Rep. Roberts Questions Tax Credit for Thunder if Disrespect - August 01, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Sean Roberts (R-Hominy) today released the following statement regarding the choice of National Basketball Association (NBA) players to take a knee during the national anthem p...

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  • Oklahoma death row inmate denied request for new hearing

    Oklahoma death row inmate denied request for new hearing - August 01, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma appeals court has rejected a request for a new hearing from a death row inmate convicted in the burning death of a woman he had dated. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal...

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  • Deadline extended for tribes to seek broadband licenses

    Deadline extended for tribes to seek broadband licenses - August 01, 2020

    FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Tribes have another month to apply for a band of wireless spectrum to establish or expand internet on their lands. The Federal Communications Commission had opened a prior...

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  • Ceremony set for tribally affiliated med school in Oklahoma

    Ceremony set for tribally affiliated med school in Oklahoma - August 01, 2020

    TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — The Cherokee Nation is welcoming 54 first-year medical students to to the nation’s first tribally affiliated medical school. The Oklahoma State University College of Osteop...

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  • Two Oklahoma jail escapees are recaptured after fleeing jail

    Two Oklahoma jail escapees are recaptured after fleeing jail - August 01, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two Oklahoma jail escapees, including a murder suspect, have been recaptured in Oklahoma City after escaping a county jail by using sheets tied together to climb down the outsid...

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  • Victim at Lake Ponca Identified – No Sign of Foul Play

    Victim at Lake Ponca Identified – No Sign of Foul Play - August 01, 2020

    The Ponca City Police Department issued the following update and statement: "On 08/01/20 at approximately 9:25 a.m., the Ponca City Police Communications Center received a 9-1-1 call stating there ...

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  • Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 31 July 2020

    Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 31 July 2020 - July 31, 2020

    SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 This week, there are 17 additional counties in the “orange” risk zone. OSDH continues to monitor closely the statewide hospitalization trends for COVID-19. The COVI...

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  • Lucas on House Passage of Second Appropriations Package

    Lucas on House Passage of Second Appropriations Package - July 31, 2020

    Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 7617- the Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy...

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  • New OLLI Virtual Option For Oklahomans Ages 50 and Up

    New OLLI Virtual Option For Oklahomans Ages 50 and Up - July 31, 2020

    NORMAN, Okla. ─ An online option that will allow adults 50 and above living in Oklahoma to participate in noncredit courses with topics ranging from national security issues to “The Haunts of Elvi...

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  • Oklahoma State Fair to Host FAIR FOOD TO-GO

    Oklahoma State Fair to Host FAIR FOOD TO-GO - July 31, 2020

    Oklahomans can get their fill of delicious Fair food at the upcoming Fair Food To-Go event, which will take place at the OKC Fairgrounds, August 20th through 23rd, 2020. This event will feature nearly...

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