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December 19, 2024

Oklahoma executes man convicted of grisly murder of 10-year-old girl

The 25th and final execution of the year took place in Oklahoma Thursday morning when Kevin Ray Underwood was put to death by lethal injection for murdering a 10-year-old girl.

December 19, 2024

State revamps curriculum, bans ‘woke garbage’ to teach all aspects of Obama-Biden-Trump era

Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters will ensure wokeness is removed from curriculum about Obama, Trump and Biden particularly, he told Fox News Digital.

December 18, 2024

Oklahoma lawmakers on board with abolishing the Department of Education

The Oklahoma delegation is all in on abolishing the Department of Education after President-elect Donald Trump floated the idea. However, one of them doubts he'll get the Senate votes.

December 4, 2024

Oklahoma measure seeks to make school district superintendents an elected position

Legislators in Oklahoma are primed to consider forthcoming legislation making the position of local school superintendent an elected one, just as the statewide superintendent is so.

November 27, 2024

Sleeping man saved from rolling off bridge by police officer, Good Samaritan in dramatic video

Dramatic new video has been released showing the moment a quick-thinking police officer and a Good Samaritan save a sleeping man from rolling off a bridge in Oklahoma.

November 24, 2024

Fred Harris, former Democratic senator from Oklahoma and presidential candidate, dies at 94

Former Sen. Fred Harris, D-Okla., died Saturday at age 94, his wife said. Harris is remembered for championing Democratic Party reforms in the 1960s.

November 22, 2024

Murdered Kansas mom suffered 30 stab, cut wounds trying to defend herself: autopsy

An Oklahoma medical examiner's office has released the full autopsy report for the one of the two Kansas moms found buried in a freezer in a cow pasture earlier this year.

November 20, 2024

'Common sense': Red state governor makes crucial move to boost Trump's deportation push

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is planning to deport criminal illegal immigrants in state prisons, coinciding with a push by the incoming Trump administration.

November 18, 2024

Oklahoma superintendent spars with CNN host over Bibles in schools: Liberals 'don't have to like it'

Oklahoma's state superintendent Ryan Walters defended his position on mandating public schools begin incorporating the Bible into lessons on CNN Monday.

November 11, 2024

Entire police department resigns after town's 'failure' to meet law enforcement needs: former chief

Former Geary, Oklahoma, Police Department Chief Alicia Ford says the entire department resigned last month after they were refused help from city leaders.