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'You Can't Beat That': Oklahomans Take Advantage Of Tax-Free Weekend, Additional Sales
Oklahoma's tax-free weekend is underway. It's targeted at back-to-school shoppers buying new clothes for school. The tax-free weekend started Friday morning statewide and runs through Sunday. It covers clothing and shoes, almost anything that is less than $100 individually. Ashlynn Quinn is just beginning back-to-school shopping for her three children,...
Calls for Walters to be held accountable grow after insulting comments, possible Open Meeting Act violation
Legal experts tell News 4 the events of Wednesday’s Oklahoma State School Board meeting — are unprecedented and should alarm anyone with power to hold Walters and the Board accountable.
Walters defies AG ruling for meetings
The Oklahoma Board of Education denied three lawmakers access to an executive session portion of its meeting Wednesday, even after the state attorney general confirmed they have the right to attend. Sen. Mary Boren, D-Norman, Rep. Jacob Rosecrants, D-Norman, and Rep. Mike Osburn, R-Edmond, attempted to sit in on the...
Mustang Public Schools weighs in on OSDE Bible instruction mandate
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) — On Friday, Mustang Public Schools responded to a Bible instruction directive from the Oklahoma State Department of Education. In a letter sent to district families, MPS Superintendent Charles Bradley asserted local control came into play when deciding what's taught and what materials like books are used in classrooms.
Oklahoma Co DA Apologizes To Edmond Stabbing Survivor’s Family For Miscommunication During Court Proceedings
A metro family of a stabbing survivor demanded answers from the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s office. Last September, a Francis Tuttle student was stabbed in the shoulder. His family said they were never given the chance to speak in court. The conviction and sentencing of the man responsible for...
Setting The Bar: Yukon Olympic High Jumper Vernon Turner's Road To Paris
From Yukon High School to the University of Oklahoma, and now to the Olympics in Paris, it has been quite a journey for 25-year-old high jumper Vernon Turner. “He’s been so busy I haven’t got to talk to him a whole lot, but he sent me pictures,” Turner’s mother Melonie Carpenter said.
'Ain't from Kentucky': Beshear takes shots at J.D. Vance at Oklahoma City fundraiser
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) — On Thursday, a potential vice presidential candidate took the stage at an Oklahoma Democratic Party fundraiser. Party officials said Gov. Andy Beshear (D-Ky.) is on the shortlist for the nod. The "veepstakes" are heating up ahead of current Vice President Kamala Harris's expected running...
OHP: All lanes on I-44 in Ottawa Co. blocked due to semi that rolled over and caught on fire
OTTAWA COUNTY, Okla. — Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) said all eastbound and westbound lanes on I-44 at mile marker 308 in Ottawa County are blocked due to a semi that rolled over and caught on fire.
'The future of aviation'; Tulsa airport breaks ground on new air traffic control tower
TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Tulsa International Airport (TUL) breaks ground on the Senator James M. Inhofe Air Traffic Control Tower Complex. This has been long awaited, as the current air traffic control tower doesn’t meet the present-day building code set by the FAA. That’s because it was commissioned...
Homeland Scholar Athlete of the Week — Blake Fuksa
ENID, Okla. (KFOR) — This school year KFOR is once again recognizing outstanding scholar-athletes. We are teaming up with “Homeland” to honor Blake Fuksa of Enid High School. Blake plays football for the Plainsmen. In the classroom he has a 4.25 GPA with all AP classes. He...
Claremore Residents Frustrated After Utility Bills Increase After Tornado
A Claremore woman is frustrated after she says her electric bill went up by $100 even though she wasn’t living in her house for more than a week after the tornado in May. She’s one of several people complaining about higher electric bills, but the City of Claremore says it’s happening because people use more electricity in the summer.