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State closes Gum Springs School
—The Oklahoma State School Board of Education voted unanimously at a special meeting Tuesday to deny Gum Springs School accreditation, Sandy Garrett, state superintendent of schools, said. This means Gum Springs will face mandatory annexation, she said. Garrett said it wasn’t a happy time for the state board, “We don’t...
Tulsa Nonprofit Assisting Immigrants On Path To Citizenship
A Tulsa nonprofit has added a new free service to help immigrants in the city on their path to becoming a U.S. citizen. Leaders from the Tulsa Immigrant Community Development Corporation said their new naturalization program helps provide financial assistance to cover the citizenship process. TICDC executive director Luis Flores...
Grizzlies assistant promoted to head softball coach
Last year at this time, both former Gans Lady Grizzlies softball coach Laney James and her assistant Jacklyn Green weren’t put in place in those coaching posts until late summer break. Thus, there was little time to get the Lady Grizzlies into fast-pitch softball mode. That didn’t happen this...
Local race horse wins Speedhorse Futurity
Local race horse Ima Fancy Eye, owned by Shania and Terry Dale Cox and trained by Rhonda Valvidia, won last Saturday’s Speedhorse Futurity, which took place at Tulsa’s Fair Meadows Race Track. The winning jockey was Jesus Salazar. The win was the local racehorse’s fifth straight and sixth victory this year. Ima Fancy Eye recorded a 91 speed index in winning the event.
ODOT shutting down lanes for construction on I-35
ARDMORE, Okla. (KXII) - Traveling south on I-35 might be a little harder this week as the Oklahoma Department of Transportation continues to install a wrong-way detection system. ODOT said it will be narrowing the interstate to one lane between Brooks Road in Springer and Highway 77 in Davis from...
Spirit Halloween Will Open After August 1 in Oklahoma
July is coming to a close, which means summer is almost over and Oklahomans will soon be getting ready for Halloween. And the opening of Spirit Halloween signals that the spooky season will be here soon. After Independence Day, stores instantly began putting Halloween decorations on shelves. And big stores...
Oklahoma movie 'Twisters' storms past $100M box-office milestone, 4DX weekend record
The made-in-Oklahoma action movie "Twisters" has already passed a major box-office milestone less than a week after it was officially unleashed in theaters. The long-awaited follow-up to the 1996 blockbuster "Twister," which also filmed in the Sooner State, has already surged past the $100 million mark at the North American box office....
Oklahoman’s have a chance to cheer on U.S. Paralympic team as they play Saturday
EDMOND, Okla. — Oklahomans have an opportunity to cheer on the U.S. Sitting Volleyball team on Saturday for a scrimmage at the University of Central Oklahoma before they head to compete in Paris. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here. It’s game time for the team...
Bryan County woman arrested accused of assaulting deputy with chair
MEAD, Okla. (KXII) - A woman was arrested in Bryan County accused of assaulting a deputy with a chair at a home in Mead. Court records state that Athena Johnson, 52, is charged with assault and battery on a police officer. The deputy was trying to get Johnson to leave...
Oklahoma woman appealing second-degree murder, more than 100 animal cruelty convictions
MARLOW, Okla. — A Stephens County woman convicted of second-degree murder and over 100 counts of animal cruelty is fighting her sentence. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here. Along with the murder conviction, Karen Pritchard, of Marlow, was also convicted on 138 counts of animal...
Celebrate World Elephant Day at OKC Zoo
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA (KOKH) — August is Asian Elephant Awareness Month and the Oklahoma City Zoo is celebrating. World Elephant Day, Aug 3, will celebrate the Zoo’s Asian elephant herd, caretakers, and conservation efforts and research in support of Asian elephants. Activities start be 11:00 a.m. to 2:00...
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