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Video: FOX23 Investigation: Vietnam Veteran visits daughter after finding the father he never knew
We've been telling you about the ongoing saga with a local Vietnam Veteran who was searching and found his birth father. He's also been fighting cancer, but as Tulsa's Investigative Reporter Janna Clark told you, he recently found out he's healthy enough to travel.
100 Days to Football Time in Oklahoma 2024: #15 Brenen Thompson
Brenan Thompson began his time in college on the wrong side of the Red River; the 2022 receiver with blazing speed played for Texas his freshman season. Although Thompson had shown interest in the Sooners during his recruitment process, he didn’t end up as part of the OU recruiting class. After just one year with the Longhorns, however, Thompson revisited that idea and transferred to Norman.
Dewey water system to shut off Thursday night during fire hydrant replacement
DEWEY, Okla. — The City of Dewey's water system will be shut off starting at 9 p.m. Thursday night for crews to replace a fire hydrant. City Manager Kevin Trease said the entire system will be shut down for two to three hours. "The need to shut the water...
City of Lawton increases fines for not adhering to bulk waste guidelines, overgrown yards
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - The City of Lawton is getting the word out about some recent code changes regarding trash and overgrown yards. On July 23, Lawton City Council passed an emergency ordinance to help keep the community clean. It increases the fines for citizens not adhering to bulk waste...
Cherokee Nation Celebrates ᎦᎵᏦᏕ Galitsode (House) Housing Addition Opening in Tahlequah
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Cherokee Nation leaders joined community members Thursday to celebrate the opening of the new ᎦᎵᏦᏕ Galitsode (House) Housing Addition in Tahlequah. The Galitsode community is a 23-acre subdivision with 24 new homes constructed by funding from the historic Housing, Jobs and Sustainable...
The City of Lawton Continues to Blame Citizens for Trash Problems
In the latest episode of Lawton, OK's saga dubbed 'Mayor Booker's Blunders,' the fines the city announced last year aren't having the effect on cleaning up our town your elected leaders thought, so they're increasing the costs. Long story short - having less trash pickup isn't leading to less trash...
Former Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor endorses Monroe Nichols
A candidate for mayor picked up an endorsement this week. Former Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor endorsed State Rep. Monroe Nichols’ candidacy for her old job. Taylor served as mayor from 2006 to 2009 with Nichols on her staff. She ran again and lost in 2013 with Nichols as her campaign manager.
Oklahoma governor encourages discussions across party lines
OKLAHOMA CITY – Gov. Kevin Stitt is urging Oklahomans to “disagree better” when they’re discussing controversial political topics or their differing faiths. At an event derived from the Disagree Better initiative started by the National Governors Association, the Republican governor pushed Oklahomans to engage in civil discourse in political discussions. Stitt serves as the vice […]
A heat advisory goes back into effect across Texoma today | 8/16 AM
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - We have made it to Friday! We will see another scorcher today across the region as afternoon highs top off near 107 degrees. Sunny skies will accompany temperatures well into the triple digits as southerly winds blow between 5 and 15 mph. As a result of...
Oklahoma Sooners play old foe in CBS Sports preseason bowl projections
All eyes are on the Oklahoma Sooners entering their first year in the SEC. Unlike the Texas Longhorns, everyone’s preseason pick to make a smooth transition into their new league, the Sooners have much to prove to SEC and national observers in 2024. Oklahoma was picked to finish eighth in the SEC preseason media poll. While it is the No. 16 team in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25, the Sooners are still eighth among SEC teams in the preseason rankings. The hesitancy to pick Oklahoma to finish better is largely related to its schedule, which includes six...
In his own words: What Bixby’s superintendent told News 4 about the comments he’s now suing Ryan Walters over
Two weeks before he filed a defamation lawsuit against Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters, Bixby Public Schools spoke out to News4 about why he believed comments Walters made about him at July’s State Board of Education meeting are “slanderous.”
Oklahoma County judge overseeing Epic embezzlement case rejects call to recuse
OKLAHOMA CITY — A judge presiding over the major embezzlement case against the co-founders of Epic Charter School faces a call to recuse, with a defense attorney accusing her of being an “advocate for the prosecution.” District Judge Susan Stallings denied the request for her disqualification during a hearing Thursday at the Oklahoma County Courthouse. […]
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