Travis, Waters advance to Republican runoff in HD 35 special election
In the first of three elections to fill a vacant legislative post west of Tulsa, Dillon Travis and Mike Waters advanced Tuesday night to...
‘Given bad advice’: Coal County sheriff’s suspension invalid after legal snafu
Decisions the Coal County Board of Commissioners made during three meetings Monday were ultimately deemed null after a review of state law found their...
Legal roundup: AI filings kicked, KFOR defamation case continues, CVS Caremark settles for $5 million
(Correction: This article was updated at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, to correct reference to where state law allows the attorney general to direct...
‘Phalanx of literacy coaches’: Experts, state leaders eye Oklahoma expansion
As state leaders explore reading reforms by opening the door to literacy-based retention, they are also examining the expansion of statewide literacy coaches as...
‘Ass whooping’: 10th Circuit sends Grady County Jail suicide back to district court
(Editor’s note: The following article contains details about suicide and suicidal ideation. Suicide is a serious symptom of diagnosable and treatable mental health disorders,...
‘I’m nailed to the wall’: Former Lindsay bank President Danny Seibel indicted for conspiracy, fraud
Just more than a year after the failure and sudden closure of the First National Bank of Lindsay left the community reeling, a federal...
OKC Mayor David Holt draws lone challenger in reelection bid; others file in OK County
With candidate filing for 2026 municipal and school board races concluding Wednesday, Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt drew Matthew Pallares, 34, as the only...
Ashley, Lamkin challenged for TPS seats; 18 Tulsa County races decided by default
After the candidate filing period for 25 public offices in the Tulsa area closed today, six offices will go to an election, 18 elections...
‘Revisit McGirt itself’: Oklahoma Tax Commission responds to Stroble’s SCOTUS petition
In a 22-page filing calling the McGirt v. Oklahoma decision "incorrectly decided," attorneys for the Oklahoma Tax Commission asked the U.S. Supreme Court to...
‘I’ll get it filed’: Prosecutor says more charges coming against sex offender whose case has lingered
More criminal charges are coming for registered sex offender Melvin Platt, an Oklahoma County prosecutor said in court Monday, but a long-delayed motion to...
