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Hot Friday, Storm Chances
A severe thunderstorm watch was issued for Oklahoma, Payne, Pottawatomie, Roger Mills, Seminole, Washita, Woods and Woodward County until 12:00 a.m. Friday will be hot with highs in the upper 90's and low 100's. There will be a slight chance of storms in the metro late in the afternoon &...
Nine states file lawsuit to stop Biden voter registration executive order
(The Center Square) – Nine states have filed a lawsuit this week to stop President Joe Biden's executive order concerning federal workers and voter registration. The states say that the federal bureaucracy is inserting itself into state electoral systems and the voter registration process without the scrutiny of a public comment period. Mississippi, Montana, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina and South Dakota filed a complaint in the...
OKCPS Superintendent focuses on student needs as Oklahoma education tensions rise
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — As around 34,000 Oklahoma City students head back to class Tuesday, we now know there will not be a Bible in every single OKCPS classroom, despite a directive from State Superintendent Ryan Walters. Other districts were quicker to say they would not be teaching the...
Del City leaders submit petition for investigation into Myles Davidson
The land at SE 19th and Grand Blvd. in Del City was the site chosen for the new jail. However, questions started to pile up about who owned the land the county purchased, and is their a shady connection between the land owner and Miles Davidson.
Oklahoma city to pay over $7 million to cleared death row inmate who spent almost half a century in prison
Edmund, Okla. — An Oklahoma city has agreed to pay more than $7 million to a former death row inmate who was exonerated after nearly 50 years in prison, making him the longest-serving inmate to be declared innocent of a crime. The Edmond City Council voted without comment on...
Hot Friday, Storm Chances
A severe thunderstorm watch was issued for Oklahoma, Payne, Pottawatomie, Roger Mills, Seminole, Washita, Woods and Woodward County until 12:00 a.m. Friday will be hot with highs in the upper 90's and low 100's. There will be a slight chance of storms in the metro late in the afternoon &...
Oklahoma-made 'Twisters' headed to streaming platforms: Release date, where to see it
The summer blockbuster "Twisters" is storming onto streaming platforms this week after a strong run in theaters over the last few months. "Twisters," which premiered July 19, is billed as a current-day chapter of the 1996 blockbuster "Twister," which also was filmed in Oklahoma, and stars Golden Globe nominees Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell as...
Additional defendants accused in $100 million bidding scheme in Oklahoma
A federal grand jury in Oklahoma City has indicted a Weatherford-based erosion control company and a top executive in a price-fixing conspiracy that targeted more than $100 million in publicly funded transportation contracts across the state. Sioux Erosion Control Inc. along with Vice President BG Dale Biscoe and Randall David Shelton, an estimator,...
Drummond orders Walters to comply with Open Records Act, Walters does not respond
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond sent State Superintendent Ryan Walters a very strongly-worded letter last month demanding Walters and the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) comply with the open records act, after his officer received dozens of complaints. Walters never responded.
Wings of Hope Expands Butterfly Program to Guthrie
Wings of Hope Family Crisis Services is thrilled to announce the expansion of its renowned Hope Takes Flight Butterfly Program to Guthrie. This initiative, created in 2011, features beautifully crafted and custompainted butterfly statues symbolizing hope and transformation. These statues are available in various sizes: large (4ft x 4ft), small (15 in x 15 in), and mini (6 in). Each purchase not only brings beauty and awareness to our community but also supports critical services for victims of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault.
Tax credit program sparks statewide surge in private school tuition
When parents enrolled their children in a small private school in Ardmore in the fall of 2023, the tuition was $1,000 per semester. The Parental Choice Tax Credit Program started in December, promising parents a tax credit of up to $3,750 per student for spring tuition. Global Harvest Christian School responded by raising its spring tuition to $3,500.
Calls continue for Oklahoma Corp. Commissioner’s resignation amid finger-pointing
Oklahomans showed up to a meeting Tuesday with continued calls for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett's resignation, who suggested he's been the target of another commissioner's personal vendetta.
AM NewsBrief: Aug. 14, 2024
Several House Republicans Call For Impeachment Investigation Into Ryan Walters. At least 22 Republican state lawmakers are calling for an investigation into the State Department of Education and State Superintendent Ryan Walters. The petition was brought Tuesday by Moore Representative Mark McBride. In a letter to House Speaker Charles McCall,...
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