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Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters explains battle with textbook vendors over CRT

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Bus driver accused of kidnapping but video may tell different story: 'Run my bus a certain way'

October 19, 2023

Bus driver accused of kidnapping but video may tell different story: 'Run my bus a certain way'

Thomas Young was slapped with kidnapping and child abuse charges after a power struggle between the driver and a school bus full of middle schoolers went south.

Oklahoma teen wins Volkswagen Beetle after attending a stranger's funeral: 'Perfect winner was drawn'

October 16, 2023

Oklahoma teen wins Volkswagen Beetle after attending a stranger's funeral: 'Perfect winner was drawn'

A teen from Oklahoma, Gabriella Bonham, took home a Volkswagen Beetle after winning the vehicle at a generous stranger's funeral in Oklahoma City. Fox News Digital spoke with the teen and family.

Oklahoma fugitive charged in wife's murder hauled home from Mexico after six years on the run

October 12, 2023

Oklahoma fugitive charged in wife's murder hauled home from Mexico after six years on the run

Jose Gomez-Baca, 31, was arrested in Tecomán, Colima, after evading custody for six years. He is back in Tulsa to face charges in the 2017 death of wife Elizabeth Rodriguez.

Imprisoned Oklahoma man used pandemic relief funds to clear himself of murder

October 12, 2023

Imprisoned Oklahoma man used pandemic relief funds to clear himself of murder

An Oklahoma man, who spent decades behind bars for a 1997 cold-case killing, has been exonerated. The man used pandemic relief funds to hire a private investigator.

Missing girl's dad hunts ex-wife he believes disappeared with daughter after 34-day marriage

October 12, 2023

Missing girl's dad hunts ex-wife he believes disappeared with daughter after 34-day marriage

The father of missing Texas girl Ava Grace Baldwin, last seen when she was 6 in 2015, believes his ex-wife of 34 days, who is also misisng, may be hiding her.

Oklahoma chief justice calls for removal of judge caught texting during 2-year-old's murder trial

October 11, 2023

Oklahoma chief justice calls for removal of judge caught texting during 2-year-old's murder trial

John Kane IV, the Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, has recommended the removal of Lincoln County District Judge Traci Soderstrom.

Youngest known Tulsa Race Massacre survivor dead at 102

October 10, 2023

Youngest known Tulsa Race Massacre survivor dead at 102

Hughes Van Ellis, a World War II veteran and the youngest known Tulsa Race Massacre survivor, died in hospice Monday. He was 102 years old.