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The Essential 11 - No. 5 DE Ethan Downs
Oklahoma football's 2024 season kicks off in exactly five weeks as the Sooners host Temple on Friday, August 30th at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. On every Friday until then, we're counting down the eleven most important players for OU to have success in Year 3 under Brent Venables and the program's first in the SEC.
OKC Spark, New York Rise Win on Day One of Champion Cup
Top Stories Justin McLeod - July 26, 2024 The OKC Spark and the New York Rise took home dominant wins on day one of the Champion Cup in Chattanooga, the final battle of the summer between the four teams that competed this summer in the Association of Fastpitch Professionals. The Rise took on the Florida Vibe in each team’s respective tournament opener, and the Rise offense clicked immediately and often. Two runs in the first inning started things off, with the Rise scoring[…]
FOX24’s Anna Darling wins 3 categories at Arkansas SPJ Diamond Journalism Awards
FOX24 evening anchor Anna Darling won three categories at the 2024 Arkansas Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists' Diamond Journalism Awards.
Forecast: Very small shower and storm chances
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Very small shower and storm chances are forecasted for the short-term. Typical summertime heat and humidity returns by Monday.Watch the videocast above to learn more. 7-Day Forecast River Valley | 7-Day Forecast Northwest Arkansas | Interactive Radar | Live Skycams.
Diamond Hogs Helfrick, McGuire and Coil set for Saturday night’s Cape Cod All-Star Game
FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas sophomore catcher Ryder Helfick, who has been powering up all summer, and Razorback pitchers Tate McGuire and Parker Coil all are set to play in the Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star game on Saturday night. Helrick will play for the East and McGuire and Coil the...
Arkansas-trained mountain bikers to compete in Olympics on Sunday
Two mountain bikers who have trained in Bentonville are scheduled to compete in the Paris Olympics this weekend. Follow this link for a full list of the Arkansans competing in Paris. Haley Batten and Savilia Blunk will represent Team USA in the Women's Mountain Biking event, which is scheduled to...
Arkansas Advocate : Arkansas coalition receives $100 million in federal funds for energy, environment projects
Approximately half of Arkansas’ population is expected to feel the effects of a $100 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce climate pollution. A coalition including Metroplan, Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission and the city of Fort Smith is one of 25 recipients of the nationally funded grants, according to a press release. The funding is available through President Joe Biden’s Investing in America Agenda.
Football Back! Razorbacks getting fall camp started … in July
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — For those waiting to see some football being played, Arkansas’ players will be running around in formalized practices starting next week. As things continue to move up in the calendar, this year the Razorbacks will start fall camp next week on July 31. We’ll have a summer recap with coach Sam Pittman on Tuesday afternoon. Strength and conditioning coach Ben Sowders will follow with the usual report on improvement. We have a good idea what he will say because they aren’t going to tell anybody they’re slower and weaker are they?
Grammy-nominated Doug Stone brings talents to Cherokee Casino Aug. 22
WEST SILOAM SPRINGS, Okla. - Known for his storytelling of heartaches and triumphs, Doug Stone is set to take the stage at Seven Bar, located inside Cherokee Casino & Hotel West Siloam Springs, on Thursday, Aug. 22, at 8 p.m. The show is free to the public ages 21 and...
CN strives to meet child care needs across reservation
TAHLEQUAH – For more than 30 years the Cherokee Nation has offered child care services to its citizens, but the current administration is ramping up efforts to fill in the gaps. The tribe’s ongoing plan is to replace aging Head Start facilities and build new child development centers across...
Oklahoma Tourism Department highlights local spots after Twisters box office success
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department (OTRD) is highlighting some key locations after a successful opening weekend for the locally filmed movie, "Twisters". The film brought in $81.2 million at the domestic box office on opening weekend. “Not only did ‘Twisters’ double initial box office...
Oklahoma ranked among the worst in the nation for women's health care
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma ranked among the worst states in the United States for women’s health and reproductive care, according to a new national health scorecard. Ranked at 48, only Texas and Mississippi performed worse. The state’s most recent maternal mortality rate is 31.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, above the national average of 26.3 deaths,...
State workers received a minimum wage increase. Advocates want the same for all Oklahomans
OKLAHOMA CITY – A growing disparity between what the state requires its employees to make and what it requires everyone else to pay is an indication that it’s time to increase the state’s minimum wage rate, advocates said. Starting July 1, all state employees must make at least $12.41 an hour, or an...
With program ending, Oklahoma students are losing access to mental health care
Through guitar lessons and group music sessions, Leticia Castro helped students in her small, rural district in western Oklahoma build confidence and form deeper relationships with their peers. Over a semester, she taught 60 students in kindergarten through 12th grade how to express their emotions and encourage others through music. “By the end...
Chandler Park splash pad closures sparks frustration
TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The Chandler Park splash pad is a great place for families to get together and beat the summer heat but when bodily fluids contaminate the water, they are forced to shut down. “The splash park does have to close down after there is an accident...
Waldo’s Chicken & Beer headed to Owasso!
This October, the old Carl’s Jr. at Smith Farm MarketPlace in Owasso is getting a makeover and becoming a Waldo’s Chicken & Beer with construction well underway:. Sign up below to be added to our mailing list for the latest news updates, access to exclusive contests, and more!
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