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November 15, 2023

Oklahoma tribe takes legal action against city of Tulsa for allegedly violating court ruling

An Oklahoma tribe has filed a lawsuit against the city of Tulsa, accusing its police of issuing tickets to Native American drivers within the tribe's reservation boundaries.

November 15, 2023

Sen. Markwayne Mullin says he thought 'I’m gonna break my hand on this guy’s face' in spat with union boss

During a CNN interview, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., revealed he thought he was going to break his hand on Teamsters President Sean O'Brien's face during Tuesday's Senate hearing.

November 15, 2023

GOP lawmaker reveals backstory after nearly coming to blows with union boss at Senate hearing

Oklahoma Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin spoke out against Teamsters Union President Sean O'Brien after the two had a confrontation in a Senate hearing.

November 14, 2023

GOP Sen Mullin, union boss almost come to blows in Senate hearing: 'Stand your butt up'

GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin almost came to blows with the Teamsters President Sean O'Brien on Tuesday amid a heated argument that was broken up by Sen. Bernie Sanders.

November 8, 2023

Oklahoma Parole Board will recommend clemency for inmate who insists double homicide was in self-defense

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board will recommend that Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt grant clemency to Phillip Hancock, a death row inmate who insists he killed two men in self-defense.

November 2, 2023

Massive python that left neighborhood on edge turns up in unlikely spot

An albino python that's more than 8 feet long was recently captured inside an Oklahoma City mobile home park six months after its disappearance.

November 1, 2023

Oklahoma Superintendent warns math publishers, 'Go to California' if they can't teach math without CRT

Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters said he's working to eliminate woke content in schools and argued these ideologies are harmful.

October 31, 2023

Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters explains battle with textbook vendors over CRT

Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters explained how some textbook publishers pulled out of the state after he warned them critical race theory would not be allowed in textbooks.

October 31, 2023

Poultry producers, including Tyson Foods, seek dismissal of Oklahoma pollution ruling

Tyson Foods and other poultry producers have approached a federal judge seeking the dismissal of his ruling which found them to be responsible for polluting an Oklahoma watershed.

October 26, 2023

As Oklahoma schools challenge ‘woke’ content, textbook publishers withdraw from state

Publishers are withdrawing their textbooks from review as Oklahoma increases its scrutiny on materials submitted for recommendation to the state textbook committee.