‘Ass whooping’: 10th Circuit sends Grady County Jail suicide back to district court
(Editor’s note: The following article contains details about suicide and suicidal ideation. Suicide is a serious symptom of diagnosable and treatable mental health disorders,...
‘I’m nailed to the wall’: Former Lindsay bank President Danny Seibel indicted for conspiracy, fraud
Just more than a year after the failure and sudden closure of the First National Bank of Lindsay left the community reeling, a federal...
CIVICS
Focusing on rural issues, 5 Republicans campaign for HD 35 special election
Five Republican candidates are running to represent the rural hills west of Tulsa in a special primary election to succeed former Rep. Ty Burns...
Stallings recuses from EPIC case after defense attorney backs her judicial opponent
After learning that defense attorney Joe White has become the campaign committee chairman for a man seeking to unseat her in the 2026 election...
‘Slipshod’ assessments led DA to request, receive resignation of Hughes County assessor
Hughes County District Attorney Erik Johnson asked Amber Jones, the county’s assessor since 2019, to resign after officials found only 1 percent of properties...
Coal County Sheriff Jason Smith, Undersheriff Jesse Yother indicted by grand jury
Criminal indictments against Coal County Sheriff Jason Smith and Undersheriff Jesse Yother were unsealed today by Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond's office, with Smith...
Kingfisher grand jury: Video evidence, testimony corroborate self-defense claim in 2020 shooting
A final report from a Kingfisher grand jury contradicted claims that Benjamin Millis "indiscriminately" fired a gun into a crowd of partygoers, concluding he...
Accused of sexual misconduct, Coal County Sheriff Jason Smith faces removal from office
(Update: One day after the publication of this story, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond's office unsealed criminal indictments against Coal County Sheriff Jason Smith...
CULTURE
The price is wrong? Compensation chaos for politicians irks Oklahomans
With inflation defining the time in which we live, who doesn't deserve a raise, especially a seemingly arbitrary one?
If you're one of the few-dozen...
‘Nobody needs to go hungry’: Edmond nonprofits try to fill void as shutdown disrupts...
As residents reel amid disruptions to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, local Edmond nonprofits are rising to meet increased demand in the community....
Let the 2026 Oklahoma lame duck hunt begin
You've heard of duck season. Well, now it appears we have a "lame duck" season in Oklahoma, as Gov. Kevin Stitt prepares for his...
