Police chase on Kansas highway ends in crash that killed Oklahoma woman, KHP says

An Oklahoma woman fleeing from the cops in southeast Kansas was killed after her vehicle crashed during the chase, officials said. Carla D. Tewell, 29, of Broken Arrow, Okla., was pronounced dead at the scene of the fatal crash in Montgomery County on …

Decline In Oklahoma School Arts Programs Follows Funding Drop, But Cuts Aren't Equally Felt

The Wanette School District is nestled in a rural stretch of Oklahoma about 30 miles southeast of Norman. For a long time, high school juniors and seniors had a dedicated art teacher who taught class five days a week. They would paint, sketch and learn …

Oklahoma Lands Top Ten Spot in Mortgage Free Homes

Oklahoma ranks sixth in the nation for mortgage-free homeowners. According to Move.org, more than 45-percent of Oklahoma's homes are owned free and clear. That means over 400,000 out of approximately 962,500 homeowners in Oklahoma get to skip their …

Winter Storm Brings Snow To Eastern Oklahoma

Oklahoma Legislators Launch Bipartisan Effort To Make State Question 780 Retroactive

Two state lawmakers filed a bipartisan bill Thursday to make State Question 780 retroactive. The 2016 ballot initiative reclassified felony drug possession and some felony property crimes often associated with addiction as misdemeanors. Generally, the most …

Man Wanted For Multiple Burglaries Across Oklahoma

After a months-long investigation, deputies with the Pottawatomie, Lincoln and Oklahoma counties searched the RV park for stolen property. They said they found hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen merchandise.

Oklahoma Founder Of 'Free Mom Hugs' For LGBTQ+ Community Gets Attention Of Hollywood

“It will really truly show how a woman of faith, a mother, can really be frozen in fear and ignorance to be made aware of this outcry of what is happening to a beautiful, spirit-filled community,” said Cunningham.

Federal Grant Allows Oklahoma To Improve Equity In Early Childhood Education

Keynote speaker, University of Maryland College Park professor Brenda Jones Harden, is encouraged by the fact that 87% of four-year-olds are enrolled in preschool here, but points out that some children are still falling behind.

First person: Thoughts on ‘Oklahoma!’ – a radical production with Jewish roots

  It may not seem like it, but the radical LGBTQ production of “Oklahoma!” at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, has radical Jewish roots that go all the way back to the show’s original production back in 1943. The Oregon production, about two romances in a …

Travel Advisory Issued For Parts Of NE Oklahoma

The National Weather Service on Friday afternoon issued a Travel Advisory for parts of northeast Oklahoma. The advisory will be in place from 4 a.m. to noon on Saturday, January 19, 2019. The advisory covers Craig, Mayes, Cherokee, Adair, Delaware and …