After Brian Bonner died from a treatable illness in Tulsa’s city jail, records reveal a pattern of preventable deaths and ignored warnings.
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Hern announces bid for open Oklahoma Senate seat
Oklahoma Representative Kevin Hern formally announced his bid for U.S. Senate on Wednesday.
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Oklahoma House advances measure to bolster state gas, AI and space research
Oklahoma lawmakers advanced a measure to bolster Oklahoma’s research capabilities on Tuesday. Rep. Nick Archer’s House Bill 3176 hopes to position the state as a federally designated National Laboratory.
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Amazon to build four new delivery facilities across Oklahoma
A same day delivery site planned in Broken Arrow and rural stations in three other cities are expected to create more than 100 jobs locally and expand delivery access statewide.
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Oklahoma politicians announce future plans, considering open Senate seat
As Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin prepares to take on the role of Secretary of Homeland Security, some of the state’s politicians are making announcements about their political futures.
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Cherokee Nation Principal Chief optimistic for next Oklahoma governor, addresses Stitt on ‘McGirt’
Gov. Kevin Stitt, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, has repeatedly called for limits to tribal sovereignty and has claimed Oklahoma’s reservations were disbanded upon statehood, despite the landmark McGirt case that ruled half the state was tribal land.
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Federal judge agrees Oklahoma is failing to implement mental health consent decree
The state of Oklahoma is making insufficient effort to fix a system that keeps people languishing in jail instead of getting mental health treatment, according to U.S. District Judge Gregory Frizzell.
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Oklahoma ranks third in fatal police encounters
Oklahoma has recorded 383 fatal encounters involving police over the past 12 years, consistently ranking among the highest in the nation per capita.
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Tulsa friends turn grief and friendship into business, prepare to audition for ‘Shark Tank’
Two Tulsa women who met more than a decade ago are now business partners. Kristine Fears and Suzanne Boyd created a stain remover inspired by Boyd’s late mother and will audition for Shark Tank next week.
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Open primaries state question fails to make it on to Oklahoma ballot
The Oklahoma Secretary of State’s office says State Question 836 did not receive the signatures it needed to appear on an Oklahoma ballot.
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Oklahoma just had its warmest winter on record. How does it compare to the rest of the country?
State records dating back to 1895 show mild temperatures from December through February were the highest yet.
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Oklahoma governor repeals rules allowing sex marker change on state driver’s licenses
Governor Kevin Stitt and Oklahoma lawmakers removed state agency administrative rules that allow people to change their sex markers on state driver’s licenses Tuesday evening.