As new facility remains unfunded, Oklahoma County Jail deaths on pace to match worst year
Nearly halfway through 2025, the Oklahoma County Jail is on pace to break its grim record for detainee deaths while still struggling with staffing...
‘Pretty frustrated’: Stitt video leads lawmakers to override extra vetoes to end session
At his weekly Wednesday press conference, Gov. Kevin Stitt summoned a slate of officials and Firehawk Aerospace executives behind his podium for the company's...
Legislature removes Allie Friesen as mental health commissioner
In the late hours of what was functionally its final day of regular session, the Oklahoma Legislature voted in supermajorities to remove Allie Friesen...
‘We need the TIF’: Capitol Hill area sees proposal for redevelopment in SWOKC
The ranks of Oklahoma City’s tax increment finance districts may be expanding soon with the addition of one in the Capitol Hill area that...
Muscogee high court reschedules Freedmen oral arguments, quietly responds to hack
The Muscogee Nation Supreme Court has rescheduled oral arguments in the Muscogee Freedmen citizenship case for Tuesday, June 10, while also ordering the hearing...
HD 97 candidates set to debate June 3 for NEOKC seat
(Update:Â Read a recap and watch the stream of this debate here.)
Oklahoma House District 97 candidates Aletia Timmons and JeKia Harrison have agreed to participate...
Roundup: Corp Comm hears PSO proposal, judge pauses immigration law, former officer charged
With any luck, you were able to have a long holiday weekend free from the sort of news coverage that can add stress to...
Grand jury petitions circulating in Wagoner, Kingfisher counties
(Update: On Friday, June 20, organizers behind the Wagoner County petition referenced below announced the submission of 3,730 valid signatures, which was 569 signatures...
Citing ‘private property rights,’ Stitt vetoes pair of housing bills
Housing stability has been a priority for Senate Minority Leader Julia Kirt (D-OKC) since she took office.
Her district is home to City Care, a...
St. Isidore decision: Split SCOTUS means Oklahoma Catholic charter school still blocked
Split 4-4 in a decision announced this morning, the U.S. Supreme Court left in place the Oklahoma Supreme Court's decision to block the creation of...
