Tulsa District 3: Jackie Dutton challenged by Tanisha Bowen amid resource conversations
In Tulsa City Council District 3, incumbent Jackie Dutton hopes to continue projects she started in her first term, but voters will have the...
Tulsa City Council District 5: Local litigator Adam Burnett challenges incumbent Karen Gilbert
After reclaiming the Tulsa City Council’s District 5 seat in 2024, incumbent Karen Gilbert is determined to win another term Aug. 25, but challenger...
HD 81 runoff: Troy Talley, Rusty Rains emphasize economics, education
When Rep. Mike Osburn made a late-March announcement that he would not seek a sixth and final term representing House District 81, political consultants...
‘Not excited about those numbers’: OSDE presents teacher certification data, new initiatives
Oklahoma’s number of education preparation program completions is still decreasing year-over-year, the number of first-year teachers with traditional certifications remains less than 50 percent...
The persistent memory of Desmond Mason art issues
hen I was in art school, a phrase we all learned early on was, “Good artists copy, great artists steal.” I had heard that...
Armstrong pushes pipeline permitting reform during short term in D.C.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Alan Armstrong gave his first speech on the Senate floor last week, promoting the push for energy affordability through legislation...
Tribe asks 10th Circuit to reconsider Osage Reservation disestablishment decision
The Osage Nation is asking the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its 2010 decision in Osage Nation v. Irby and declare that...
SD 32 runoff: Jean Hausheer, Curtis Erwin talk veteran health care access, economic growth
LAWTON — Incumbent Sen. Dusty Deevers finished third in June’s Republican primary election for Senate District 32, meaning the southwest Oklahoma seat will have...
Senate District 24: Jon Painter, Robert Keyes talk taxes, schools, #okleg dynamics
For the second time in two years, environmental services businessman Robert Keyes finds himself in a Republican runoff for an Oklahoma State Senate seat,...
SD 26 runoff: Rick Koch, Jessica Winegeart face off with funding gap, contrasting profiles
CLINTON — With the Aug. 25 Republican runoff set to decide Senate District 26, a hay broker and fuel company owner are making competing...
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Son accused of shooting father in Nicoma Park
The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office responded to a shooting around midnight Friday morning in Nicoma Park. As soon as they got to the scene,...
OK County sheriff accused of breaking law over billing the jail trust for inmate...
Days before the Oklahoma County Jail Trust and the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office are scheduled for a court hearing to decide who will be...
