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Inter-Tribal Council Announces Five Tribe Wildlife Management Reciprocity Agreement
TULSA, OK – Tribal members and citizens of the Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Muscogee Nation and very soon Seminole Nation can utilize their tribal membership to enjoy hunting and fishing in participating tribes’ treaty territories. The Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes announced...
Oklahoma's annual tax free weekend begins soon: What to know
This year's tax-free weekend in Oklahoma kicks off in the first week of August, offering parents a great opportunity to stock up on back-to-school supplies. With inflation eroding purchasing power year by year, this event provides some relief. Since 2007, state legislators have mandated that retailers waive sales tax for one weekend per year, helping families save on essential items.
Experts disagree on cause of Okla.’s rising rents
Housing shortages and rising rents go hand-in-hand with supplydemand economics.When supply is low and demand is high, one can reasonably assume costs will rise.Rising rents in Oklahoma have led to a surge in evictions. Oklahoma City is on track to top last year’s 17,868 eviction filings and Tulsa is trending toward the same numbers as 2023.Local and national experts discussed the reasons for…
Comprehensive Eye Exams important for classroom success, Optometric Physicians remind
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physicians (OAOP) is reminding parents that good vision is critical for many classroom tasks -- from reading books or seeing a whiteboard to viewing a computer screen. Without healthy vision, students can face unnecessary challenges not only in the classroom, but...
High Heat And Storm Chances Tuesday, Possible Cool Down Coming Later
Another hot and humid day is expected across most of Northern Oklahoma before a front brings some relief over the next 24 to 36 hours. A week out flow boundary will be positioned along the I 44 corridor into the early afternoon. Locations south of this boundary will reach near...
Oklahoma best sellers: July 14
This week's Oklahoma best sellers are based on total number of sales at Tulsa's Magic City Books, Best of Books in Edmond, Brace Books in Ponca City, and Full Circle Bookstore in Oklahoma City. Here are the Oklahoma best sellers for Sunday, July 14:. Fiction. “Survival Instincts” by Rainy Dawn...
Oklahoma Today Podcast: July 15, 2024
Download the latest episode here. Don't ask to see Aunt Meg's place when you venture out to Wakita in far-northern Oklahoma—if you remember Twister well enough, you know the house doesn't make it to the end credits. But die-hard fans of the 1996 cult-classic disaster film won't be disappointed when they visit the tiny town's Twister Movie Museum—dedicated to telling the story of Wakita's brush with Hollywood since before the movie even premiered. As the long-awaited sequel Twisters hits theaters across the country this week, we venture out to the museum for an interview with its caretaker, Linda Wade. With Twister fever back at a fever pitch, visitors from all over the world are making the trek out to Wakita.
Oklahoma’s Kyle Cortiana Picks Up First Career MLF Victory at Toyota Series at Lake Champlain Presented by Suzuki Marine
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (July 13, 2024) – Coming in to the second event of the Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats Northern Division event on Lake Champlain, Kyle Cortiana had a Major League Fishing résumé that included 12 Top 10s across multiple levels of competition, including a second-place finish in 2018 that came down to a tie-breaker that didn’t go in his favor. Now, after amassing 64 pounds, 1 ounce of Champlain smallmouth over three days, Cortiana is finally a champion.
Deadly crash involving two John Lilley Correctional Center corporals under investigation
BOLEY, OKLA. (KOKH) — A deadly crash is under investigation after two corporals from the John Lilley Correctional Center (JLCC) in Boley crashed Sunday morning. Cpl. Robert Sumner and Cpl. Andrew Freppon crashed on Highway 62 near Meeker around 5:30 a.m. The cause of the crash is still under...
Oklahoma leaders unified in call to 'end political violence'
🌞 Temperature check: high of 102, low of 78. Mostly sunny, windy and hot; danger of dehydration and heatstroke if outside for extended periods of time. 📅 Today in History: In 1978, the “Longest Walk” finally reached Washington, D.C., ending a five-month-long pilgrimage initiated by 24 Indigenous people walking from California to the nation’s capital to bring attention to difficulties their people face and to protest legislations introduced by Congress that would violate and impact their way of life. Thousands joined the group when they reached D.C.
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