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OU football: What to know about Oklahoma Sooners' 2024 schedule, roster & more
Here's everything you need to know about the 2024 Oklahoma Sooners football team, all in one nice convenient place. The Sooners are entering Year 3 of the Brent Venables era in Norman, and they're entering a new league as well — bouncing from the Big 12 to join the Southeastern Conference. MORE: Buy tickets to Oklahoma...
Opioid settlement fuels treatment center
PARK HILL – The $25 million price tag for a new drug and alcohol treatment center is paid for by opioid manufacturers the Cherokee Nation sued in 2017. The tribe filed suit against drugmakers McKesson, AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp. and Cardinal Health, which led to a settlement of $75 million-plus in 2021. The Cherokee Nation also settled with e-cigarette maker Juul in 2022 over the company’s role in youth vaping. Those settlements were funneled into the Public Health and Wellness Fund Act of 2021 – amended most recently in 2023 – which dedicates $100 million for a variety of public health programs, including $76 million for drug treatment capital projects.
Grade the Trade: Thunder land veteran power forward in new win-now proposal
The OKC Thunder are heading into the 2024-25 campaign with an overwhelming amount of optimism. After rattling off 57 wins, becoming the youngest team in league history to clinch a top-seed in a conference standings, and advancing to their first semifinals appearance in nearly a decade, this summer Mark Daigneault's already menacing Oklahoma City squad managed to get even more terrifying.
Show Review: Dave Hause at Spaceship Earth Coffee in McAlester, OK
As I’ve gotten older, sometimes when I go to shows I wish they’d sell coffee to keep me going throughout the show. It’s been done before, Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ used to sell coffee drinks during their Summer shows, and very rare other venues have too. Obviously, it isn’t a big selling point at a show, but for me, drinking coffee and listening to music go together perfectly. Seeing a show and getting coffee during a band’s set couldn’t be better, and that is exactly what happened in McAlester, OK during Dave Hause’s set on Saturday.
NSU awarded over $19M in grant funding for FY2024
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Northeastern State University received over $19 million in grants during the 2024 fiscal year, a historic milestone in the institution’s commitment to enhancing education and community service. The institution has seen significant growth in the procurement of grant funding which directly benefits the students and...
Fort Sill Graduates: Over 250 Soldiers graduate basic training
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - They are trainees no more. Over 250 Soldiers ceremoniously graduated basic training on Friday, Aug. 23. The ceremony was held at Fort Sill’s Polo Field, with the soldiers a part of either active duty, National Guard, or Reserve. They’ll now head to Advanced Individual Training...
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Skyscraper Is Heading to Auction
Oklahoma’s Price Tower is the only completed skyscraper by Frank Lloyd Wright, the famed architect known for his linear style and harmonious designs. Now, the building in Bartlesville, a city some 50 miles north of Tulsa, is heading to the auction block. The tower last changed hands less than...
One taken to hospital in stabbing on 23rd Street and Williams Avenue
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Lawton Police Department responded to a stabbing call around 1:00 AM Saturday morning at 23rd Street and Williams Avenue. Officials say all parties have been accounted for with one person being transported to the hospital for their injuries. This is an ongoing investigation with LPD’s detective...
Rainforest Exhibit At Tulsa Zoo Grows Poison Dart Frogs Population
The Tulsa Zoo is growing its family. Zookeepers for the rainforest exhibit are breeding its poison dart frogs. It is done in four stages. First, the frogs lay their eggs in petri dishes. Then, zookeepers place the eggs in a humidified container and in two to three weeks tadpoles emerge.
Local Dog Trainer Turns Business Into National Franchise Success
A Tulsa dog trainer is growing his local business into a national franchise. Tip Top K9 was founded by Ryan Wimpey in 2010. Wimpey got into dog training to help a Schnauzer Terrier mix he had adopted from a local shelter. “Every behavioral problem that we literally help people with,...
YHS Hall of Fame Profile: Jennifer Stewart
Former Yukon softball coach Larry McVay needed only one word to describe Jennifer Stewart. “A lot of great softball players came through Yukon High School, but she was the most talented of them all,” McVay said during telephone conversation Thursday morning. Earlier this summer, Stewart was announced as one...
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