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Broken Arrow police officer fired, firefighter on leave
Another Broken Arrow police officer has been fired for his behavior, this time for public drunkenness while off duty, police records and media reports say. Braden Lane Watts was arrested on June 13 for alleged public drunkenness at an Oklahoma City hotel. Footage of a conflict between Watts and arresting Oklahoma City police officers was caught on officer body cameras, sources said.
Teen and man jailed, accused in double shooting that claimed the life of a teenager
OKLAHOMA CITY — A teenager and a man are in jail Wednesday after a Tuesday afternoon double shooting in northeast Oklahoma City left one person hospitalized and another dead. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here. Oklahoma City Police Department officers first responded to Northeast 23rd...
A ‘new hope’ for the future
When they started dating more than a quarter of a century ago, Sarah and Jeramy Carnes were divided. And they would build a house divided just fine in Yukon. Today, Sarah Carnes is the Oklahoma Congressional District 3 Democratic Party chair. The Yukon woman represents 32 counties in the state...
Texas Megachurch Pastor: ‘You’re Not A Christian If You Vote For A Democrat’
A Texas megachurch pastor announced on Instagram Monday that if someone votes for a Democrat, they are not a Christian. Landon Schott, senior pastor at multi-campus Mercy Culture Church in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, wrote, “I’ve been asked over and over ‘Pastor Landon are you saying you’re not a Christian if you vote for a Democrat?’ LET ME BE VERY CLEAR… THAT IS CORRECT!!
‘Twisters’ Sparks Free Storm Chasing Training In Oklahoma
"Twisters" not only took movie theaters by storm in Oklahoma, but across the globe! The movie filmed in Oklahoma was a summer blockbuster hit, and it noticeably increased people's interest in storm chasing. All across the internet people were posting about the film inspired them to start chasing. This was...
Fall Fishing Weather is Headed to Oklahoma
Ask absolutely any angler, fall is the best season for fishing all year round. And with the current forecast, the cooler temperatures will finally arrive down in Southwest Oklahoma by as early as next week - meaning the best-producing lakes in the state might hop back on the bite. It...
OSDE changes led to a big jump in student test scores, but did performance really improve?
A change to Oklahoma’s method for scoring state tests will cause student proficiency rates to jump by as much as 33% even while internal state records indicate actual academic gains have been stagnant. School district leaders say the state Department of Education has not disclosed the upswing is due in large part to...
Wednesday Evening's News Roundup: August 21, 2024
A letter sent to Oklahoma's DNC delegates calls for a ceasefire in Gaza. One of Oklahoma’s U.S. Senators says his failed immigration bill is being used for partisan gain. Broken Arrow city officials are celebrating the arrival of fiber-optic internet. A Tulsa comedy festival begins this week.
Oklahoma lawmakers allowed to attend executive sessions of entities they oversee, AG says
OKLAHOMA CITY – Lawmakers must be allowed to attend State Board of Education executive sessions, Oklahoma’s attorney general wrote in an opinion released Wednesday. Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s opinion was requested by Rep. Mike Osburn, R-Edmond, after he and two other lawmakers were denied access to a recent executive session. “It strains credibility and common […]
List: Oklahoma Clear the Shelters 2024!
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — It is time once again for the annual Clear the Shelters event. So many shelters and rescues in Oklahoma are overcrowded and in need of relief. You can find a forever friend and provide a loving home for an animal in need. Here are the...
Oklahoma minimum wage hike proposal likely to miss the Nov. 5 general election ballot
OKLAHOMA CITY – It is highly unlikely a state question seeking to raise Oklahoma’s minimum wage will be on the Nov. 5 general election ballot, a campaign spokeswoman said Wednesday. “And while it appears it would be extremely difficult to make the 2024 ballot given the delay tactics orchestrated and led by the political insiders […]
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