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Milburn man sentenced to eight years for involuntary manslaughter
MILBURN, Okla. (KXII) - A Milburn man was sentenced to eight years in prison for involuntary manslaughter, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. The case started on December 8, 2022, when Edward Jay Williams crashed his motorcycle into another motorcycle, prosecutors said....
Heat advisory in effect through Wednesday night
A heat advisory is in effect for the Four State Region through 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, 2024. The National Weather Service in Shreveport said very hot, humid, and dry conditions will remain in place through Friday, as an upper-level ridge of high pressure builds into the region. As a...
Bristow Native named among 2024 great 100 nurses of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Cancer Specialists and Research Institute (OCSRI) continues its legacy of nursing excellence as four nurses join the ranks of the 2024 Great 100 Nurses of Oklahoma. This honor brings OCSRI's total to 43 recognized nurses since 2014, maintaining the institute’s high standards in oncology care. The Great 100...
Oklahoma Attorney General files petition against Statewide Charter School Board over St. Isidore contract
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has filed a petition against the Statewide Charter School Board, stating board members will be held in contempt if they refuse to rescind the St. Isidore charter school contract.
State leaders clash over access to Oklahoma Board of Education's executive sessions
OKLAHOMA CITY — A showdown is set for the Oklahoma State Board of Education on Wednesday, as two state leaders are at odds over who can enter the board's executive sessions. Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond's office sent a letter to the Board of Education earlier this month, saying lawmakers must be allowed into these meetings if the topics being discussed fall under any committee or constituency that the lawmaker is on or represents.
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett refuses to resign
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett said on Tuesday he will not resign, despite the national embarrassment caused by his drunken behavior at a regulatory conference in June in Minnesota. A witness from the Kansas Corporation Commission reported Hiett, 57, put his hand on a man's groin area in the hotel lobby bar late...
Oklahoma undocumented immigrants paid $227.5 million in taxes, report finds
OKLAHOMA CITY – Undocumented immigrants in Oklahoma contributed $227.5 million in state and local taxes in 2022, according to a recently released report by a nonprofit, nonpartisan tax policy organization. In Oklahoma, some 89,000 undocumented immigrants paid the taxes, according to the analysis by the Washington D.C.-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. About $122 […]
Oklahoma Fore State team comes back to defend title
Oklahoma won eight of 12 singles matches Tuesday then won a playoff with Arkansas to defend its title in the Fore State Cup Matches at Hardscrabble Country Club in Fort Smith, Ark. The Oklahoma team forged a 13-13 tie with Arkansas after two days of play that involved four-ball and...
Oklahoma Bridge HORROR: Man Bound, Forced to LEAP into Traffic by Trio of Suspects!
OKMULGEE, OK – Three people are facing charges after an Oklahoma man was allegedly bound in duct tape and forced to jump off a bridge into traffic, authorities said. The Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded on July 25 to a report of someone jumping into traffic near the Deep Fork River bridge on Highway 266.
DeVuyst selected as CattleWoman of the Year Sheperd named Honorary CattleWoman
NORMAN – Dr. Cheryl DeVuyst has been named CattleWoman of the Year by the Oklahoma CattleWomen’s Association’s. DeVuyst received the honor at the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association Convention held July 19 at Norman’s Embassy Suites Hotel. DeVuyst and her husband Eric own DeVuyst Ranch, a cow-calf...
PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL – Melvin Childs and Presidential THC have become the Sooner State’s unflinching Cannabis Brand
Melvin Childs is nothing if not resourceful. Born and bred in Oklahoma City, he is a man who has learned, through trial and error, to scale all sorts of walls—from radio advertising to theater and movie production to memoir writing. His latest endeavor is the production of a cannabis brand called Presidential THC—“home of the world’s strongest cannabis products.”
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