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Records: Walters, advisors continue billing taxpayers thousands for travel to partisan events, retreats, media appearances
State Superintendent Ryan Walters and his top staff continue to bill Oklahoma taxpayers for expenses related to out-of-state trips—including for talk show appearances, a multi-day retreat, PragerU events at five-star resorts, and even a hot air balloon tour—according to open records obtained by News 4.
KOCO 5 General Manager Brent Hensley reflects on station’s service to Oklahoma communities
MOORE, Okla. — As KOCO 5 wrapped up its On the Road tour in Moore on Friday, we looked back at the 70 years we’ve been serving Oklahoma communities. The tour gave KOCO 5 staff the opportunity to engage and celebrate with the people and places that make Oklahoma so great.
After report on deadly Oklahoma crash, NTSB urges awareness about marijuana-impaired driving
A tragedy in Oklahoma in which six teens died in a car crash is prompting the NTSB to send out a warning to parents: Talk to you children about driving under the influence of marijuana.
Oklahoma state superintendent went from ‘excited’ to ‘disgusted’ over standards he helped create
OKLAHOMA CITY — Bob Blackburn can still picture the room where he helped decide how Oklahoma students would learn their history. Six years ago, the then-executive director of the Oklahoma Historical Society sat at the head of a table with five other members of a committee spearheading the next state academic standards for social studies […] The post Oklahoma state superintendent went from ‘excited’ to ‘disgusted’ over standards he helped create appeared first on Oklahoma Voice.
These Are The Years Oklahoma Saw The Most Tornadoes
In the new summer blockbuster "Twisters," the characters are gearing up for a massive tornado outbreak in Oklahoma. That plot of the movie isn't necessarily off base. Oklahoma has seen some of its biggest tornado outbreaks over that past couple of decades, and the possibility of more tornadoes in the years to come is expected to increase due to climate change.
Oklahoma man gets 45 months for bank fraud and identity theft in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — On July 18, an Oklahoma man was sentenced to 45 months in prison for committing bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in Springfield, Illinois. Gerald Duran, 49, was arrested on December 29, 2023, by Springfield Police at a Springfield branch location of a national bank.
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