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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....
ALEXIS (LEXI) MILLER JOINS COACHING STAFF AT CASC
Poteau, OK — Carl Albert State College (CASC) is proud to announce the addition of Alexis (Lexi) Miller to its esteemed coaching staff. Lexi Miller, a 2X NJCAA National Champion and the first-ever CASC National Champion, brings a wealth of experience and accolades to the team. Her impressive career includes being a 2X OSSAA State Champion, U23 All-American, and Poland Open Competitor.
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.
Bison Earn ABCA Academic Award
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Oklahoma Baptist baseball program was honored with an American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award on Wednesday. There were more than 470 collegiate programs honored. To qualify, a team must have had a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 on a 4.0 scale during the 2023-24 academic cycle. This past year, OBU generated a GPA of 3.328. "I'm very proud of the effort our guys put in the classroom," Bison Head Coach Chris Cox said. This is one of the best years academically for our program and I hope it continues in the future. On...
Mid-Del Schools preparing for back-to-school with Fill the Bus event
MIDWEST CITY, Okla. — Friday is the last day of the Fill the Bus campaign for Mid-Del schools. Community members can offer support by donating school supplies for the upcoming school year. The Midwest City and Del City Chambers of Commerce are working together to fill a school bus...
Handgame competition brings Kiowa, Apache elders together in Western Oklahoma
As a little girl in the early 1970s, Lee Colorado, who is Apache, learned how to play Handgame in her great-grandmother’s shed in the wintertime. She explained that the history of the game existed as far back as she could remember. Now, Colorado is 61 and is still using...
A Real Oklahoma Severe Storm Destroyed ‘Twisters’ Set
In "Twisters," Oklahoma is experiencing a huge tornado outbreak. And when the cast and crew was in Oklahoma filming in 2023, it was during storm season, so a real storm interfering with set was bound to happen. "Twisters" hit theaters on July 19 and was a huge box office hit...
Women’s health care in Oklahoma ranked one of the worst in the nation
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma ranked among the worst states in the United States for women’s health and reproductive care, according to a new national health scorecard. Ranked at 48, only Texas and Mississippi performed worse. The state’s most recent maternal mortality rate is 31.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, above the national average of 26.3 […]
Road Rage Incidents in Oklahoma That Will Make Go The Long Way Around
Well, with the new news of Oklahoma's latest ranking of one of the worst states for road rage, I think it's time we see the stats in real life. Some of these might make you chuckle from how ridiculous things are at the time when they were driving, but unfortunately there are a few that had deadly outcomes that never should've happened.
Will the Saharan Dust impact the chance of rain in Oklahoma this summer?
It's about to get really hot in Oklahoma again, and many are wondering, watching and hoping for rain. Experts, however, say we may be out of luck with one specific factor. Heading into August, one of Oklahoma's tickets to rain comes in the form of tropical systems that ride into the Gulf of Mexico and roll up through Texas and into the Sooner State. One thing the last couple of weeks and looking ahead, however, may get in the way of this ticket to rainfall: the Saharan Dust.
Local nonprofit says Oklahoma has 6th highest eviction rate in U.S.
OKLAHOMA CITY — According to Shelterwell, an Oklahoma City nonprofit, Oklahoma ranks in the top ten in the U.S. for evictions, a stat that was the focus of a meeting by the Oklahoma City Human Rights Commission Wednesday night. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
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