• OU Appoints Chief COVID Officer

    OU Appoints Chief COVID Officer - June 08, 2020

    NORMAN, OKLA. – As the University of Oklahoma progresses on a phased return to normal campus operations, OU has appointed Dr. Dale Bratzler, a nationally leading expert in infectious diseases and pu...

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  • Black Caucus Leadership Responds to Stitt’s Race Roundtable

    Black Caucus Leadership Responds to Stitt’s Race Roundtable - June 08, 2020

    Black Caucus Leadership Responds to Governor’s Roundtable on Race OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Legislative Black Caucus chair and vice chair today released statements in response to Governor Kevin St...

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  • Pederson Issues Senate Review

    Pederson Issues Senate Review - June 08, 2020

    I’ve been pleased with our state’s process for releasing detailed COVID-19 data regarding cases in our municipalities and counties throughout the pandemic, and like many of you, was taken back by ...

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  • Black Lives Matter March in Ponca City

    Black Lives Matter March in Ponca City - June 08, 2020

    At noon on the 8th June, a group of between 300 and 400 peaceful protestors started from 5th and Overbrook on a march to City Hall. Carrying signs and chanting "No Justice, No Peace," and "Say His ...

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  • Oklahoma COVID-19 Update – 8 June 2020

    Oklahoma COVID-19 Update – 8 June 2020 - June 08, 2020

    SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 As of this advisory, there are 7,205 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. Kay County is reporting 59 confirmed cases, resulting in 7 deaths, with 46 people ...

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  • ODOT Projects to Continue to Move Forward

    ODOT Projects to Continue to Move Forward - June 08, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY – Action taken by the Legislature last month to protect Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) funding for the next fiscal year, which begins in July, has allowed ODOT to procee...

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  • Payne County Fatality Accident

    Payne County Fatality Accident - June 08, 2020

    A 69-year-old woman from Perkins was killed Sunday, the 7th of June, about about 3:45 p.m. on State Highway 33 2 miles west of Drumright, Oklahoma in Payne County. Carolyn Wentzel was driving a 200...

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  • Regional Food Bank of OK Providing Free Meals/Snacks to Children

    Regional Food Bank of OK Providing Free Meals/Snacks to Children - June 08, 2020

    Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma’s Summer Feeding Program Providing Free Meals and Snacks to Children Sites Open in 19 Counties Across Central and Western Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA CITY) – As summe...

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  • Rep. Lucas On DoJ Beef Processors Investigation

    Rep. Lucas On DoJ Beef Processors Investigation - June 07, 2020

    Lucas Statement on DOJ Investigation of Beef-Processing Industry Cheyenne, OK – Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released the following statement after reports surfaced that the U.S. Department o...

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  • OSBI Requests Public Assistance in Identifying Victim

    OSBI Requests Public Assistance in Identifying Victim - June 07, 2020

    MURRAY COUNTY, Okla. - The Murray County Sheriff’s Office requested the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) assistance with a suspicious death. At approximately 2 p.m. today, the Murray...

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