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Public Service Company of OklahomaTornadoes touched down in Central and Northeast Oklahoma, leaving destruction — especially in the small Osage County town of Barnsdall and in Bartlesville. -
A bill to up the age of sexual consent to 18 in Oklahoma won’t pass this session. An Oklahoma tribal nation is spreading awareness about missing and murdered indigenous people. The leader of the State Senate is concerned over reports the Oklahoma Department of Education did not submit permission to use data to a national media company that ranks education institutions.
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Tulsa City Councilor Grant Miller entered a not guilty plea in his misdemeanor domestic assault case. Oklahoma joins a handful of states aiming to change the status quo of American immigration enforcement. If you enjoy an extra hour of sunshine in the evenings, Oklahoma’s elected officials have good news. The Satanic Temple is looking to participate in a school chaplain program, should the measure pass the state legislature. -
Oklahoma lawmakers are close to reaching a budget deal. It could be as soon as the weekend if you ask certain members of the House. But remaining funding disagreements and a shake-up in Senate fiscal leadership are expected to delay productive negotiations. -
The transition to managed Medicaid has been decades in the making. StateImpact’s Jillian Taylor spoke with Lou Carmichael, the CEO of Variety Care, about how it all happened. -
Osage Nation police are investigating damage to the Million Dollar Elm in Pawhuska discovered earlier this week. -
Polls have shown many Americans are sick of the time change. -
FEMA officials visited the city of Sulphur to assess the damage from Saturday's storm and offer help to those affected. They also met with Chickasaw Gov. Bill Anoatubby and Sen. James Lankford at the Artesian Hotel to discuss the current situation in Sulphur. -
President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster exists in Oklahoma, making federal aid available to those affected by last weekend's severe storms in Hughes, Love, and Murray counties. -
Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin is retiring. President Biden has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma. The U.S. Postal Service is moving some of Tulsa’s mail processing center functions to Oklahoma City. Osage Nation police are investigating a potential act of vandalism to a landmark tree in Pawhuska. City councilors are considering updating Tulsa’s right-of-way obstruction ordinance to penalize people who block pedestrian traffic.
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Mayor G.T. Bynum confirmed Franklin’s retirement Wednesday afternoon. Franklin served at the police department for 27 years. He was was appointed chief in January 2020. -
Gov. Kevin Stitt’s signature on House Bill 4156 means Oklahoma joins the handful of other states trying to change the status quo of American immigration enforcement.
