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Journalist, animal advocate and philanthropist Louisa McCune dies at age 54
Louisa McCune, (1970-2024), the third executive director of the Kirkpatrick Foundation, an animal rights activist and “influencer” and an award-winning journalist, died this week from cancer. With a high-impact legacy at every stage of her career, her experience in the news business made her a natural leader in...
Tulsa police seek suspects in QT car theft, vehicle found abandoned
TULSA, OKLA (KTUL) — The Tulsa Police Department (TPD) is seeking information on two individuals who stole and abandoned a car. According to TPD, the pair stole a set of keys a man had set down at the drink station at the QT near 61st Street and Garnett Road.
Tulsa to spend $1 million in honor of Emmett Till: Here’s where the money is going
Tulsa is looking to use more than $1 million from the federal government earmarked for solving racially motivated cold cases. The city says it’s putting the funds toward education. Tulsa was awarded the money through the U.S Department of Justice’s Emmett Till Cold Case program. Till was a...
Big 12 bigger even after losing two national champs, newcomer Utah is league’s highest-ranked team
The Big 12 has gotten bigger even after the departures of two national champions, with a westward expansion and a “Prime” addition among the league’s four newcomers. Mike Gundy is going into his 20th season as 17th-ranked Oklahoma State coach and has been part of all the Big 12’s configurations. There was the original 12-team setup, then 10 teams with round-robin schedules before 14 last year and now 16 with additions from the dismembered Pac-12 at the same time Red River rivals Oklahoma and Texas left for the SEC.
OSU football schedule for 2024
The Cowboys will open the season at home in Boone Pickens Stadium against two-time defending FCS national champion South Dakota State on Aug. 31 with kickoff to be determined. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+. The Big 12 also announced a few other kickoff times and channels for Oklahoma...
Alan Bowman Receives Spot on Manning Award Watch List
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State quarterback Alan Bowman was selected to the watch list for the Manning Award, it was announced Thursday by the Allstate Sugar Bowl. The Manning Award honors the top quarterback in college football and uniquely factors the candidates' postseason performances in its balloting. The watch list contains 29 total student-athletes, including six from the Big 12 Conference, which is tied for most in the country. Among the 29 quarterbacks listed, Bowman ranks fifth with 3,460 passing yards in 2023.
Foyil firemen band together to organize benefit dinner for chief recently diagnosed with stage four cancer
FOYIL, Okla. — A Foyil fire chief devoted to protecting his community has been diagnosed with stage four lung cancer, and the members of his community are hosting a benefit dinner and silent auction to help combat the cost of his care. Chief Randy Atchley's benefit dinner will be...
Big 12 football coach rankings 2024: Does Mike Gundy or Kyle Whittingham take top spot?
Les Miles and Urban Meyer arrived in the SEC at the same time. After the 2004 season, Miles left Oklahoma State for Louisiana State, and Meyer went from Utah to Florida. Both were home run hires. Meyer led the Gators to national championships in 2006 and 2008. Between those came LSU’s 2007 national...
His life was transformed through faith and education. Now he aims to give back to others
A Stillwater veteran who spent more than 45 years in and out of prison aims to help others now that his life has been transformed through faith and education at a local Christian university. Keith Barton, 67, said he became connected to a prison ministry while he was incarcerated and he began studying...
GoFundme set up by Ponca City church repeatedly targeted by vandals
PONCA CITY — St. John Baptist Church, 1009, south 11th Street, has been targeted by vandals at least times since August of 2023. St. John Baptist Church has been in the community for nearly 100 years and is on the National Register of Historic Places in the State of Oklahoma and US Department of the Interior. It was built by the congregation in 1927.
Greer County provides trauma kits for classrooms in Mangum and Granite
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Authorities in Greer County are taking steps to provide potentially life saving care for countless students. The county sheriffs office, along with Greer County emergency management have provided trauma kits for every classroom in Mangum and Granite. The kits are aimed at providing critical support in...
Trio of Sooners among ESPN's top 100 players for the 2024 season
The Oklahoma Sooners have a number of talented players on both sides of the ball. If there’s reason for optimism heading into the season it’s that the defense is as talented or possibly more talented than the group on offense. And that’s a good thing. The Sooners...
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