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Drummond renews call for poultry litter settlement after court issues sweeping cleanup order

Wednesday, December 24

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond has responded to a federal court judgment holding major poultry corporations responsible for phosphorus pollution in the Illinois River Watershed (IRW). The ruling requires Tyson, Cargill, George's, Simmons and Cal-Maine to fund decades of cleanup and imposes strict restrictions on waste application... Read More.

Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that

Wednesday, December 24

WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicaid programs made more than $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died, according to a new report from the independent watchdog for the Department of Health and Human Services. But the department’s... Read More.

Child Development Center Mac ‘n Cheese Cookoff fundraiser

Tuesday, December 23

Get it on your calendars! The Mac 'n Cheese Cookoff fundraiser, benefiting the Child Development Center will be held on Saturday, January 24 at noon at the Pioneer Tech Center. Compete for People's Choice award and Judges Award. Two award categories: Traditional and Most Creative. Tickets will go on sale in January. They... Read More.

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Duncan teacher placed on leave after students stuck with needle, police say

Tuesday, December 23

DUNCAN, Okla. - An investigation into a teacher is ongoing after an alleged incident at a Duncan school, according to police. The Duncan Police Department says on Dec. 17, officers responded to a local hospital, where they say a child was being treated after being stuck with a needle... Read More.

Former ‘The Voice’ contestant arrested in Oklahoma after deadly crash

Tuesday, December 23

A former contestant on NBC’s “The Voice” is in custody in northeastern Oklahoma, accused in a deadly crash in Tennessee. Kata Hay, whose legal name is Kata Huddleston, was arrested last week near Pawhuska on a warrant for vehicular homicide out of Tennessee. She remains in the... Read More.

Some Homeland grocery store shelves bare amid financial and supply chain challenges

Tuesday, December 23

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Shoppers at Homeland grocery stores across the state have recently been greeted with empty shelves. Homeland, a 100% employee-owned grocery company based in Oklahoma City, cites financial pressures and supply challenges as the reason for the stock shortages. Homeland issued a statement to FOX 25 about the issues... Read More.

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President Trump signs order declaring Christmas Eve, Dec. 26 federal holidays

Tuesday, December 23

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — President Trump signed an executive order declaring Dec. 24 and Dec. 26 as federal holidays. Federal employees will receive a five-day holiday break. The order states that the heads of executive departments and agencies may determine that certain offices and installations of their organizations, or parts thereof,... Read More.

Vance wins Turning Point USA’s straw poll for 2028 GOP presidential nominee

Tuesday, December 23

WASHINGTON (TNND) — The Turning Point USA straw poll from AmericaFest showed that Vice President J.D. Vance is the favorable nominee for the 2028 GOP presidential candidate. “JD Vance won the 2028 nomination straw poll by more than Donald Trump won the 2024 one we did two years ago,” Blake... Read More.

Ponca City Public Schools Announces Tina Fisher as Assistant Principal

Monday, December 22

Ponca City Public Schools is proud to announce the appointment of Tina Fisher as the new assistant principal at Ponca City High School, pending Board of Education approval at the January meeting. A proud Ponca City High School graduate from the Class of 2002, Tina brings deep roots in... Read More.

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Drummond opposes clemency in brutal double murder case

Monday, December 22

Kendrick Simpson OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond has formally requested that the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board deny clemency for convicted murderer Kendrick Simpson, who was sentenced to death for the brutal 2006 drive-by murders of Glen Palmer and Anthony Jones. In the clemency packet filed, Drummond emphasized that Simpson... Read More.

Reps. Contend OCC Let College Dropout Perform Utility Audits, Challenge Another $1.5B of Customer Charges with Supreme Court

Monday, December 22

OKLAHOMA CITY – An employee of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) who is believed to have dropped out of college as a sophomore has been performing audits of utility companies collectively worth more than a billion dollars, a brief filed recently at the Oklahoma Supreme Court reveals. Reps. Tom Gann,... Read More.

Congress passes defense bill boosting military pay, protecting Oklahoma bases

Monday, December 22

WASHINGTON - Congress has approved a sweeping national defense bill that raises military pay and secures key missions at Oklahoma bases, even as lawmakers head into the new year with unresolved fights over government funding and health care policy. The newly approved National Defense Authorization Act authorizes more than $900 billion... Read More.