Tribal roundup: Wacoche elected UKB chief, Arkansas casino battle boils, new cross-deps approved
With the 2024 election season concluding, a few new tribal government officials are being sworn into office as well. The day before Oklahomans cast...
Roundup: Slap fighting, cockfighting, in-fighting over St. Isidore and religious education
If attorneys for St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtue School have their way, Oklahoma could become the birthplace of the U.S. Supreme Court's latest...
Amid bank failure fallout, City of Lindsay audit reveals ‘gross mismanagement’
Already facing turmoil with the federal takeover of a failed local bank and the seemingly related suicide of a prominent community leader, the City...
‘Significant win for Oklahoma’: Deal reached to settle mental health competency lawsuit
(Update: A joint status report filed with the court Monday, Nov. 18, outlines the modifications to the proposed consent decree discussed below. The following...
‘Sad, scary and awkward’: Justices hear request to disqualify Commissioner Todd Hiett
Three members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives seeking to disqualify Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett from voting on cases involving companies with direct...
Lonnie Paxton to be next Oklahoma State Senate leader
One week after the 2024 election cycle concluded, members of the 2025 Oklahoma State Senate Republican Caucus gathered at the State Capitol for a...
Domino scenarios: Sen. Markwayne Mullin Cabinet rumor spurs speculation
As America's eyes turn from the presidential election to the presidential transition, questions about whom Donald Trump will choose for positions in his administration...
Langston students look to mend strained relationship with historically Black town
LANGSTON — When the fall semester began, Langston University students returned to campus and found a surprise: Town officials had passed an ordinance banning...
‘Who is paying the franchise fees?’: Supreme Court ruling could hike bills further from Winter Storm Uri
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has struck down an Oklahoma Corporation Commission order that prohibited utility companies from billing customers for any franchise fees, municipal...
Roundup: Drummond fires Stitt’s hire, Texas pays for Red River dispute, Behenna lawsuit tossed
The University of Texas may have won the Red River Rivalry this year, but Oklahomans may take some consolation in learning the state of...