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September 15, 2023

Archeologists exhume remains to identify victims of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Archaeologists have exhumed the remains of one person and plan to exhume a second in the search for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

September 13, 2023

Oklahoma school staff, board defend drag queen elementary school principal

Western Heights Public Schools held a board meeting on Monday that addressed parents' concerns over elementary school principal Shane Murnan, who is a drag queen.

September 12, 2023

Oklahoma prosecutor to not seek retrial for freed convicted killer who spent 50 years in prison

Glynn Ray Simmons, who was accused of murder in 1974, was freed after spending five decades behind bars. A prosecutor in Oklahoma said she will not seek to retry the convicted killer.

September 8, 2023

Country music star Zach Bryan arrested in rural Oklahoma

Country music star Zach Bryan was arrested on Thursday and booked into the Craig County Jail in Vinita, Oklahoma, on an obstruction of investigation charge.

September 7, 2023

Oklahoma district that hired drag queen to be elementary school principal faces backlash: 'Unimaginable'

After reports found Oklahoma's Western Heights School District hired a drag queen to be a principal of John Glenn Elementary School, the state's superintendent responded.

September 6, 2023

Gagged woman serial killer BTK drew in torture fantasy sparks new clues for investigators

Oklahoma cold case detectives believe they may have identified a woman drawn tied up and gagged by the Kansas serial killer Dennis Rader, also known as BTK.

September 5, 2023

Oklahoma suspect allegedly solicited $30K from Hurricane Ian victim, fled Florida: police

Oklahoma man Michael Shannon Key was charged with grand theft and unlicensed contracting after allegedly stealing $30,000 from a Hurricane Ian victim last year.

August 30, 2023

Oklahoma police arrest 16-year-old suspect in deadly high school football game shooting

The Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of a 16-year-old male suspected of opening fire at a high school football game Friday.

August 30, 2023

Oklahoma deputy allegedly shot and killed by fellow deputy husband

A sheriff's deputy in Oklahoma was shot and killed Wednesday by her husband, a fellow deputy in the same office, police say. Deputy Jordan Cannon died after a "heated argument."

August 29, 2023

Video shows 5-year-old boy ringing doorbell, seeking help after let off at wrong bus stop in 105-degree heat

An Oklahoma mother says her 5-year-old son and her boyfriend's 5-year-old daughter were dropped off at the wrong bus stop and wandered around in 105-degree heat trying to get home.