After week of legal confusion, judge suspends Coal County sheriff
A district judge formally suspended Coal County Sheriff Jason Smith and ordered him to turn over his badge and gun Thursday, issuing the ruling...
‘Little to no direct benefit to students’: Western Heights audit notes legal fees, superintendent fight
More than four years after the State Board of Education and a community petition requested an audit of Western Heights Public Schools, State Auditor...
BLMOKC leader T. Sheri Dickerson indicted for $3.15 million alleged fraud
A federal grand jury has indicted The Rev. T. Sheri Dickerson, co-founder of Black Lives Matter OKC, for allegedly diverting $3.15 million from the...
As 2025 concludes, Tulsa Housing Authority still without audits for 2021-2024
Members of the Tulsa Housing Authority Board declined to comment today on the agency's multi-year audit backlog after their final scheduled meeting of 2025....
Muscogee Nation proposes requiring 1860s census verification to enroll Freedmen
The Muscogee Nation Citizenship Board filed its first monthly status report with the Muscogee Nation Supreme Court on Dec. 5, which outlines how the...
‘Life-changing health care’: After contentious lease decision, renovated McAlester cancer center reopens
Nearly two years after McAlester Regional Health Center declined to renew its lease with a previous cancer treatment provider, a newly renovated center operated...
Travis, Waters advance to Republican runoff in HD 35 special election
In the first of three elections to fill a vacant legislative post west of Tulsa, Dillon Travis and Mike Waters advanced Tuesday night to...
‘Given bad advice’: Coal County sheriff’s suspension invalid after legal snafu
Decisions the Coal County Board of Commissioners made during three meetings Monday were ultimately deemed null after a review of state law found their...
Legal roundup: AI filings kicked, KFOR defamation case continues, CVS Caremark settles for $5 million
(Correction: This article was updated at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, to correct reference to where state law allows the attorney general to direct...
‘Phalanx of literacy coaches’: Experts, state leaders eye Oklahoma expansion
As state leaders explore reading reforms by opening the door to literacy-based retention, they are also examining the expansion of statewide literacy coaches as...
