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Earthquake recorded near Yale - February 16, 2017
At 9:33 this morning the U.S. Geological Survey recorded a 3.7 magnitude earthquake 14 kilometers (about 8.7 miles) west of Yale, Oklahoma, in north central Oklahoma. Yale is located in Payne Count...
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Federal judge resentences ex-jailers at Oklahoma jail - February 16, 2017
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) - Two former jailers at the Muskogee County Jail have been resentenced to longer terms in prison for violating the civil rights of inmates. Federal prosecutors say 46-year-old fo...
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Oklahoma Senate panel passes 6 teacher pay raise measures - February 16, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Members of an Oklahoma Senate subcommittee have given preliminary approval to six bills that would raise the salaries of Oklahoma public school teachers. The Senate Appropriation...
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Oklahoma House committee OKs measures expanding gun rights - February 16, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma House committee has given preliminary approval to bills that expand gun rights in Oklahoma. A measure by Republican Rep. Jeff Coody would allow non-felons to transpor...
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Plans to change voter-approved drug laws face backlash - February 16, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Some Republicans in the Oklahoma Legislature are pushing back against voter-approved changes in November that soften drug-possession penalties. The lawmakers maintain voters di...
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Fairfax man dies in accident near Pawnee - February 15, 2017
A fatal accident was reported at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday on State Highway 18, three miles north of Pawnee, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Reported. Austin Lee Franks, 22, of Fairfax was pronounced dead at...
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Governor lifts burn ban Wednesday - February 15, 2017
Due to significant rainfall that moved across the state, Gov. Mary Fallin issued a proclamation canceling the Governor’s burn ban that was in effect for 53 counties. This change came at the recom...
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Former Wagoner County sheriff sues Oklahoma attorney general - February 15, 2017
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Former Wagoner County Sheriff Bob Colbert is suing President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for slander over comments made during an online...
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Oklahoma finance officials say revenue continues to lag - February 15, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - State finance officials are releasing more bad news about Oklahoma's economy, announcing that revenue collections to state government's main operating fund are continuing to trail...
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OSBI Special Agents search for Davis woman who stole from daughter’s trust fund - February 15, 2017
In December 2016, Garvin County Sheriff Larry Rhodes requested OSBI special agents investigate an allegation of fraudulent withdrawals of money by Sheryl Lynne Clark from her daughter’s trust accoun...
