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Okana Resort & Indoor Waterpark welcomes new hires, forms executive committee
OKLAHOMA CITY — OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark (OKANA) announces the hiring of nine new leadership team members for the $400 million project along the Oklahoma River near downtown Oklahoma City. These new leadership team hires will join OKANA’s Managing Director, Ken Leone, on the resort’s newly created executive committee.
Economist Reacts To Olympic Events Coming To Oklahoma City
As the world prepares for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, Oklahomans are anticipating their own Olympic future in 2028. Officials announced in June that Oklahoma City would host the Canoe Slalom and Softball events during LA28. Economist Steve Agee said basic economic principles have made the practice of spreading events to other cities more widely accepted.
Legal battle over new jail site brewing between OKC, Oklahoma County commissioners
OKLAHOMA CITY — A battle is brewing the county and the city of OKC over where to build the new Oklahoma County jail. In the latest court filing from Oklahoma County commissioners, they're asking a judge to dismiss an order from the city that went after the county's sovereignty case for the jail.
Thunder Thursday: New Thunder Girls And O'City Crew Dance Team
The Oklahoma City Thunder has new Thunder Girls and O'City Crew dance team members. The members for both teams were recently selected and started orientation on Thursday. OKC Thunder Performance Teams Manager Cristhian Guzman says members must try each year to be on the team. "No matter if they have...
'A win-win for both situations': Norman eyes Griffin Memorial spot for homeless shelter
NORMAN, Okla. (KOKH) — Amid ongoing tensions over one homeless shelter's location near downtown Norman, officials have started considering a different option: a currently empty building at the Griffin Memorial Hospital campus. Advocates told FOX 25 the idea could bridge the gap between concerned business owners and residents—who argue...
Therapy Thursday: Back-To-School Routines
Kids start heading back to class soon, Oklahoma City starts in mid-August. In Therapy Thursday, News 9 talked about back-to-school routines. News 9 was joined by Therapist Kaydee Norton with Sunbeam Family Services. Here are her tips on how to get back into a good routine. Sleep and Health:. -While...
Woman says she paid $20k for walk-in tub that has never worked, company won’t fix
An Oklahoma City woman she feels like a bath remodeling company took advantage of her after she paid them $20k to install a walk-in-tub in her house two years ago, only for the tub never function properly.
Elite four-star 2026 DL James Carrington visiting Oklahoma
The dead period has past. College football recruits can resume visit schedules in the backend of the summer. This means several events will pop up across the country for this weekend. One of them, Sooners Under the Stars. For a full list of visitors, CLICK HERE to read. Oklahoma football...
Be Prepared! History of Scouting in Edmond
The Edmond History Museum, in conjunction with Eagle Scout candidate Reagan Grau, presents “Be Prepared! The History of Scouting in Edmond,” an exhibit that explores the origins of scouting in Edmond, as well as how scouting in Edmond has changed. “I created this exhibit as part of my...
Mussatto: Imagine an All-Bedlam Team USA softball roster for 2028 Summer Olympics
Breakdancing, skateboarding and sport climbing are among the events at the 2024 Paris Games, but notably absent is a sport near and dear to our hearts: softball. Neither softball nor baseball will be played in these Summer Olympics, but the countdown is already on for 2028, when Oklahoma City will host Olympic softball...
Bartlesville F.C faces Dodge City in Regional Final
The Bartlesville F.C Buffalos, a Semi-Professional soccer Club that plays in the UPSL has a huge match on Saturday. The team formed earlier this year and has already achieved some success by winning the OK-AR League Championship this spring and now are having national success as well. The Buffalos will...
Sulphur siblings craft walking sticks to aid tornado relief for their home town
SULPHUR, Okla. (KXII) - When siblings and former residents Sheri Witham and Gary Hicks learned about the destruction left behind from April’s EF-3 tornado in their hometown, they knew they needed to help. “My heart just sunk, we were born and raised here and this is home,” Witham said....
City of Lawton names new Public Works Director
LAWTON, Oklahoma (KAUZ) - Michael Watrous was named the city’s new Public Works Director at the Lawton City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 23. Watrous will be succeeding Larry Wolcott in this position. According to the City of Lawton, Watrous will oversee the department’s operations and review procedures to enhance the effectiveness of divisions such as Drainage Maintenance, Electronic Maintenance, Solid Waste, the Landfill, Stormwater Management, and Streets and Traffic Control.
OKC Thunder announces 2024-25 preseason schedule
The Oklahoma City Thunder announced their 2024-25 preseason schedule. They will play in five contests in 10 days from Oct. 7 to Oct. 17. After a first-seed finish last season, the Thunder enter next year with high expectations. They are viewed as a championship favorite after the additions of Alex Caruso and Isaiah Hartenstein. This will also be the second season together for OKC’s trio of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams. Expect those three to continue to develop. Below is the Thunder’s 2024 preseason schedule: Thunder at Spurs on Monday, Oct. 7 with a 7 p.m. CT tip Rockets vs. Thunder on Wednesday, Oct. 9 with a 7 p.m. CT tip NBL’s New Zealand Breakers vs. Thunder on Thursday, Oct. 10 with a 7 p.m. CT tip in Tulsa, Okla. Thunder at Nuggets on Tuesday, Oct. 15 with an 8 p.m. CT tip Hawks vs. Thunder on Thursday, Oct. 17 with a 7 p.m. CT tip More Schedule!Thunder vs. Mavericks summer league: Lineups, injury reports and broadcast info for SaturdayWarriors vs. Thunder summer league: Lineups, injury reports and broadcast info for FridaySuns vs. Thunder summer league: Lineups, injury reports and broadcast info for Wednesday
Man arrested after 14 cattle were killed with a crossbow at St. Gregory's Abbey
A man has been arrested as part of a month-long Shawnee Police investigation into the killing of more than a dozen cattle belonging to the monks at St. Gregory's Abbey. An 18-year-old was arrested on four complaints of cruelty to animals and two counts of larceny of livestock on Thursday, said Vivian Lozano, Shawnee Police public information officer. Lozano said the man was booked into the Pottawatomie County jail. ...
Thunder guard undergoes surgery, 'expected to miss the 2024-25 season' says Insider
Wednesday afternoon, the OKC Thunder announced that rookie Nikola Topic had officially undergone surgery to repair his partially torn ACL. It was a long time coming for the youngster, as he sustained the injury earlier in the year while playing with the Red Star Belgrade of the Serbian SuperLiga, the news that the operation finally came underway should certainly be exciting for Oklahoma City faithful to hear, though, per HoopsHype's Michael Scotto, one shouldn't expect to see their Euro prospect playing anytime soon.
Paws N Claws Pet Food Pantry coming soon
Paws N Claws is excited to announce the Pet Food Pantry has been purchased and is coming soon to the community. Even more great news, the Rubbermaid cabinet has been 100 percent sponsored by some outstanding citizens and several others have already started dropping off pet food at the Eufaula Indian Journal to fill the cabinet as soon as it arrives.
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