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Bixby Public Schools Prohibiting Student Cell Phone Use
Starting this school year, kids in Bixby classrooms will no longer be able to use their cell phones. The superintendent said phones are a headache for teachers and distract students from learning. Most parents think this is a really good idea. The superintendent said kids can still have phones, but...
Minco families face $8,000 in unpaid school meal charges; district offers debt forgiveness
MINCO, Okla. (KOKH) — Families in Minco owe their school district more than $8,000 in breakfast and lunch charges. Minco Public Schools (MPS) Superintendent Kevin Sims declined an interview with Fox 25, but we know these charges are from last year. MPS broke the news to families online Thursday...
Furry Friend Friday: 3-year-old Wirehaired Terrier mix
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - 7News Anchor Haley Wilson joined Tiffany Betchel and Lawton Animal Welfare officer, Kerry Smith, at Lawton Animal Welfare to introduce us to this week’s furry friend. Smith gave some heat safety tips for your pets, including not leaving pets in vehicles when it’s over 90...
Tickets on sale now for Cherokee musical featuring Academy Award-recipient Wes Studi
TULSA – “Nanyehi – The Story of Nancy Ward,” featuring Academy Award-recipient Wes Studi, makes its return Oct. 11-12 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa. Studi is set to play the principal role of Attakullakulla, Nanyehi’s uncle. As a direct descendant of Nanyehi, Studi has been very vocal about his participation in the production.
Rising Oklahoma high school football player forced to miss Elite 11 camp due to global IT outage
OKLAHOMA CITY — A rising Oklahoma high school football player was forced to miss his trip to a prestigious quarterback camp after a global technology outage caused travel delays and cancellations at Will Rogers World Airport on Friday. Hundreds of people at the Oklahoma City airport had to make...
Paul Finebaum Names 'Very Underrated' SEC Coach That Deserves More Recognition
SEC media days have concluded, and we are just a few weeks away from the start of fall camp in preparation for the upcoming season. On Friday, a caller discussed his opinion of the Oklahoma Sooners' head coach Brent Venables' appearance at SEC media days on Paul Finebaum's radio ...
NEO A&M Hosts Football Combine for Local Athletes
MIAMI, OK — Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College hosted a football combine Friday afternoon for local high school athletes and collegiate athletes looking to transfer. Similar to the well-known NFL Scouting Combine, participating athletes were put through rigorous testing ranging from shuttle drills to the 40-yard dash. With nearly the entire NEO A&M coaching staff in […]
Data centers draining resources in water-stressed communities
This opinion column was written by Eric Olson, Anne Grau, and Taylor Tipton and was first published in the Dallas Morning News. Olson is an associate professor of finance and director of the Center for Energy Studies at The University of Tulsa. Grau is the Master’s in Energy Business program director at UTulsa, and Tipton completed his bachelor’s degree in energy management in May 2024.
Oklahoma State University hosts Air Force's Aim High Flight Academy
Stillwater, Oklahoma -- Oklahoma State University and the United States Air Force are partnering to inspire high school students with dreams of taking to the skies through the Aim High Flight Academy (AHFA). OSU is one of only eight universities nationwide chosen to host this esteemed program, which provides scholarships...
‘They Love Doing It’: Bartlesville Sisters Heading To World Championships In Indonesia For MMA Fighting
Two Bartlesville sisters are heading to the world championships for Mixed Martial Arts fighting this December in Indonesia. Ten-year-old Alaina Stout and nine-year-old Jasmine Stout are hoping to take home the gold. News On 6 first introduced you to Alaina and Jasmine Stout last year when they qualified for the...
Clayton Kershaw allows 3 runs in 4 innings in Triple-A rehab start
LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw pitched four innings in his second rehab start for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday night and allowed three runs. Now the question is whether the left-hander’s next start will be in the minors or at Dodger Stadium. Kershaw allowed three runs on six...
Power mostly restored after dump truck got tangled with powerlines in Broken Arrow
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — Power is mostly restored to thousands of customers who faced outages after a dump truck got tangled in powerlines in Broken Arrow Friday morning. First responders and witnesses on scene said the truck got tangled in powerlines at the intersection of Florence and Elm. According...
OKC Thunder vs Golden State Warriors live score updates in NBA Summer League
It's the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Las Vegas Summer League on Friday. Follow for score updates. More: Thunder vs Suns recap: Buddy Boeheim scores 20, but OKC falls to 0-3 in NBA Summer League ...
Legendary quarterback Peyton Manning coming to Norman for Tennessee game
One of the most anticipated games on the 2024 schedule for the Oklahoma Sooners comes Sept. 21. It’s the first conference game in the SEC for OU and one of the most storied programs in college football will come to town. The Tennessee Volunteers will be in Norman, and one of their most famous alumni will apparently be there as well. NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning led the Volunteers before becoming the No. 1 pick in the 1998 NFL draft. He told his former NFL teammate Pat McAfee on “The Pat McAfee Show” that he’ll be in attendance at...
QuikTrip on 11th Street near University of Tulsa to close
QuikTrip is closing one of its locations along Route 66. The QT at 3008 E. 11th Street, across from the University of Tulsa campus, will be shutting its doors at the end of the month. That’s according to employees who would not speak on the record. A spokesperson for...
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