‘Triumph’: Robert Everman, Linda Farley and Robert Sharp resign from Western Heights board
After cancelling a meeting Monday night, controversial Western Heights Public Schools Board of Education President Robert Everman, along with members Linda Farley and Robert...
Greg Treat reelected as Senate president pro tempore
Despite rumors that internal caucus strife could result in a leadership change for next session, Republicans in the Oklahoma State Senate today reelected Greg...
An audit, a slur and an investigation: Tense times at Talihina Public Schools
TALIHINA — Residents in this rural LeFlore County town had already been waiting more than three years for the state to complete an investigative...
Seasonal affective disorder is real, and there are ways to fight it
Every Oklahoman knows that extreme weather is part of living in this state. We’ve seen wild temperature swings, crop-killing droughts, killer tornadoes, branch-snapping ice...
Straight party voting throws quite a rager in Oklahoma
Straight party voting is a feature of Oklahoma's electoral process that many people would like to see eliminated — many people who are not...
Judge: Federal law preempts Oklahoma from regulating surface mining on tribal reservations
In a case about whether the state or the federal government has regulatory authority over surface mining and reclamation operations on affirmed tribal reservation...
SCOTUS hears arguments over Indian Child Welfare Act
The future of a federal law designed to protect Native American children landed in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday in a...
Fugitive who embezzled from East Central University captured at mother’s house
Brian Hampton, who stole more than $320,000 from East Central University while working as the school's bursar, was arrested by the U.S. marshals at...
Nearly $1 billion: OKCPS passes largest bond package in district history
On Tuesday, Oklahoma City Public Schools voters approved a nearly $1 billion bond package, a victory that district Superintendent Sean McDaniel said will be...
‘Won’t go woke’: Ryan Walters elected state superintendent in win for Stitt
After an unusually dramatic election cycle for a typically-down-ballot race, Republican candidate and Secretary of Education Ryan Walters will be Oklahoma's next State Superintendent...


















