Former Seeworth Academy Superintendent Janet Grigg charged with embezzlement
(Update: In May 2023, new Oklahoma County District Attorney Vicki Behenna amended the criminal information filed against former Seeworth Academy Superintendent Janet Grigg to...
‘We punch above our weight’: Catholic Conference brings religious lobby to Capitol
According to its website, the Catholic Conference of Oklahoma is “the official voice of the Catholic Church in Oklahoma on matters of public policy.”...
Mental health assessment: Edmond needs more providers, capacity
An organization that conducted a city-wide mental health assessment says Edmond needs to expand its capacity of counselors, therapists and other care providers to...
State board asks Legislature to hike teacher pay, forces Western Heights hire
In a lighthearted meeting today that included board members joking extensively with one another, the Oklahoma State Board of Education approved a legislative budget...
Duncan technology company, owners settle suit with Department of Justice
A Duncan technology and education company and its founders have reached a settlement deal with the U.S. Department of Justice regarding allegations of fraudulent...
Court denies request to allow SQ 820 on Oklahoma’s November ballot
The Oklahoma Supreme Court today unanimously denied a petition that would allow State Question 820, which aims to legalize recreational marijuana, on the ballot...
Oklahoma’s water resources are plentiful, yet exhaustible
The long hot summer of 2022 is giving way to fall as temperatures drop across the state, but the last few months of searing...
Tribal leaders criticize Castro-Huerta ruling during congressional hearing
WASHINGTON — A congressional subcommittee investigating the impact of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned decades of precedent in Native American law heard...
In federal plea deal, former Pelco accountant accuses Phil Albert of fraud
Phil Albert, the former manufacturing executive who served six years on the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents before resigning in January, "engaged in...
Derrick Scobey, Adam Luck appointed to Oklahoma County jail trust
During today's Oklahoma County Board of Commissioners meeting, The Rev. Derrick Scobey and former Pardon and Parole Board chairman Adam Luck were appointed to...


















