Scrutiny grows as Oklahoma County Jail sees 12th inmate death in 2022
Last week, officials from the U.S. Department of Justice visited the Oklahoma County jail for three days. Not long after, on Sunday, July 31,...
Senate debate: Mullin, Shannon pitch national abortion ban, differ on Ukraine
In a televised debate Tuesday night, the two remaining candidates vying for the GOP nomination for outgoing U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe's seat said the...
Epic founders Ben Harris and David Chaney poured money into state politics
Two weeks before former Epic Charter Schools founders Ben Harris and David Chaney were arrested and charged with racketeering, conspiracy, embezzlement and other crimes,...
State treasurer runoff: Todd Russ, Clark Jolley to debate
Rep. Todd Russ and former Sen. Clark Jolley are set to face off in a public debate for the Republican nomination for Oklahoma state...
‘A really good man’: Former Sen. Mike Johnson dies at 78
Former Oklahoma State Sen. Mike Johnson, a Kingfisher auto dealer who became the first Republican in state history to serve as Senate appropriations and...
Tom Woods v. Keith Barenberg: SD 4 runoff gets ‘dirty’ over mental health remarks
The Republican runoff for State Senate District 4 in eastern Oklahoma has turned contentious after the first-place finisher in the June primary said one...
‘Warning’: State board admonishes Tulsa, Mustang Public Schools after HB 1775 complaints
The Oklahoma State Board of Education voted 4-2 today to lower the accreditation status of Tulsa Public Schools to "accredited with warning" owing to...
Prater’s Seeworth Academy charging decision looms for senator, judge, others
In June, Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater filed criminal charges against the founders and former chief financial officer of Epic Charter Schools, dramatically...
‘It’s clearly unresolved:’ Lankford requests solution in hearing on Five Tribes’ Freedmen
During a U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing this afternoon regarding the descendants of slaves formerly held by the Muscogee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole...
LOFT suggests changes to education funding formula, OCAS reporting
Lawmakers should adjust the Oklahoma education funding formula by providing additional money to school districts with high concentrations of poverty and through amending the...


















