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June 20, 2022

Oklahoma sheriff's deputy fatally shoots man with weapon

An Oklahoma man was fatally shot outside of a home in Anadarko by a sheriff's deputy. The man was 'brandishing a weapon' following a disturbance report by the homeowners on Sunday.

June 14, 2022

Devon Tower climber in Oklahoma City known as 'Pro Life Spiderman' now in custody, police say

Oklahoma City police said the man who scaled Devon Tower is in custody, and social media posts indicate the climber, known as “Pro Life Spiderman” was protesting against abortion.

June 14, 2022

Tax cuts being considered in special session among Oklahoma lawmakers

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is looking to cut taxes and allocate federal COVID-19 relief funds that were part of the American Rescue Plan Act.

June 12, 2022

Oklahoma man arrested at Tulsa hospital after threatening to shoot doctors, police say

Reuben Cheatum was arrested Friday at Ascension St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, after assaulting staff and threatening to shoot doctors, authorities said.

June 6, 2022

Oklahoma man arrested after allegedly threatening Tulsa hospital in wake of deadly shooting

Matthan Staerkel was arrested for threatening a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, less than a week after a gunman killed four people and then himself at St. Francis Hospital.

June 4, 2022

Banning assault weapons looks like ‘big action,’ but isn’t ‘big impact’: Oklahoma attorney general

Oklahoma Attorney General John O'Connor argues an assault weapons ban may look like a "big action," but isn't a "big impact" on the true "culprit" of mass shootings: mental health.

June 2, 2022

Tulsa hospital shooting victims identified, one was gunman's surgeon, police say

The Tulsa gunman recently underwent surgery with one of the victims, a doctor at the hospital, whom police say he blamed for continued pain.

June 1, 2022

Tulsa, Oklahoma, police say 5 dead, including gunman, after hospital shooting

Police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, said 5 people, including a gunman, are dead after a shooting at a medical office building on a hospital campus.

May 26, 2022

Oklahoma game warden hailed as hero after rescuing man sucked into water vortex

Oklahoma Game Warden Riley Willman rescued a drowning man who was sucked into a water vortex below a dam near Flint Creek Water Park in Delaware County.

May 26, 2022

Oklahoma Gov. Stitt signs bill requiring students to use bathrooms aligned with their biological sex at birth

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt says a new law requiring students to use bathrooms based on the biological sex at birth is "common sense."