• Oklahoma reports coronavirus cases surpass 25,000, 451 dead

    Oklahoma reports coronavirus cases surpass 25,000, 451 dead - July 19, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The number of reported coronavirus cases in Oklahoma has surpassed 25,000 and more than 450 people have now died due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. The Oklahom...

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  • Virginia man charged with cyberstalking Tulsa mayor over President’s rally

    Virginia man charged with cyberstalking Tulsa mayor over President’s rally - July 19, 2020

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A Virginia man has been charged with cyberstalking the mayor of Tulsa in an effort to stop a rally by the President. Court documents unsealed on Friday allege 40-year-old Adam...

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  • No remains yet in search for Tulsa massacre victims

    No remains yet in search for Tulsa massacre victims - July 18, 2020

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A fifth day of searching for the victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has yet to yield human remains, but those involved in the excavation at a cemetery remain optimistic. ...

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  • Oklahoma moving inmates from private prison in Cushing

    Oklahoma moving inmates from private prison in Cushing - July 18, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is moving about 1,400 inmates out of a private prison in Cushing. The Cimarron Correctional Facility operated by CoreCivic has been the...

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  • Group seeking redistricting question withdraws petition

    Group seeking redistricting question withdraws petition - July 18, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group that wants a bipartisan commission, instead of state lawmakers, to redraw Oklahoma's legislative districts is withdrawing their initiative petition. People Not Politi...

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  • Federal felony charges against former Blue Bell CEO dropped

    Federal felony charges against former Blue Bell CEO dropped - July 18, 2020

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A judge has dismissed federal felony charges against the former CEO of a Texas ice cream company in a case arising from a 2015 listeria outbreak that killed three people. U.S...

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  • Oklahoma City Council approves mandatory mask ordinance

    Oklahoma City Council approves mandatory mask ordinance - July 18, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City's Council has voted to require faces to be covered inside all public buildings in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. The council approved the ord...

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  • 2 Oklahoma tribal leaders say they don’t support agreement

    2 Oklahoma tribal leaders say they don’t support agreement - July 18, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — One day after announcing an agreement in principle with Oklahoma’s attorney general on proposed federal legislation regarding tribal jurisdiction, the leaders of two of five m...

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  • Ponca City Man arrested on Homicide Charges

    Ponca City Man arrested on Homicide Charges - July 17, 2020

    The Ponca City Police Department has issued the following news release regarding a local alleged homicide: On Friday July 17th, 2020 at approximately 12:49 p.m., the Ponca City Police Department re...

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  • Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 17 July 2020

    Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 17 July 2020 - July 17, 2020

    SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 Interim Commissioner Lance Frye announced the new COVID-19 alert system on July 9. This 4-color, county-by-county alert system was built using the White House’s methodolo...

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