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‘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...
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 […]
Vote for the best Oklahoma high school football team in Class 5A for 2024 season
The Oklahoma high school football season is right around the corner but while you're waiting for kickoff, we're asking readers to vote on their favorite team in each class. Can Carl Albert capture another crown in Class 5A? The Titans feature three players committed to OU football in Trystan Haynes, Trynae Washington and Marcus James. ...
Oklahoma May Get a Fall Cold Front Next Week
We thought Oklahoma was going to end August on a hot note, but a last-minute strong cold front is looking like it will make its way to the state before the end of summer. Local meteorologists are expecting the cold front to come through and bring in fall-like temperatures, and moving the heat dome out east.
Oklahoma's oldest no-kill sanctuary receives $5,000 Mutts Across America grant
EDMOND, OKLA (KOKH) — Oklahoma's oldest no-kill animal sanctuary was named Oklahoma's Mutts Across America Grant Recipient. Free to Live was awarded $5,000 by Miranda Lambert's MuttNation Foundation and Tractor Supply Co. "This award means so much to us in our 40th year of operation," said Reagan Hamlin, executive...
Oklahoma City Receives $2.2 Million Grant To Fund Studies For Bridges In Need Of Repair, Replacement
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced $2.2 million in planning grants will be going toward funding studies to restore or replace 15 bridges in Oklahoma City. In a news release from the City of Oklahoma City, the proposed studies will focus on nine bridges in south Oklahoma City, and six in west Oklahoma City.
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