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2017 poverty guidelines released - February 02, 2017
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this week released its poverty guidelines for 2017. For the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia, the 2017 guidelines are $12,060 for o...
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Oklahoma’s public health lab needs more funding to continue - February 02, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A state health leader has warned lawmakers that without legislative action, Oklahoma's public health laboratory will not only lose accreditation, but it will also close. The Okla...
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GOP senators move Trump EPA pick ahead as Dems boycott vote - February 02, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans voted to send to the full Senate the nomination of President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. The vote came after Republican suspended ...
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Most counties show increase in unemployment rate in December - February 02, 2017
The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission released its latest unemployment statistics today, with most counties showing higher unemployment rates than a year earlier. In December, McIntosh County...
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Tonkawa Police debunk rumors - February 02, 2017
The Tonkawa Police Department would like to address rumors on social media regarding an, "armed man loose in Tonkawa." Tonkawa police have not received any call to report an armed person, at large...
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National fire advisory issued for drought-stricken Oklahoma - February 02, 2017
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma has been placed under a national fire advisory as much of the state struggles with persistent drought and tinder-dry vegetation capable of igniting and quickly spreading o...
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Tulsa dentist runs 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days - February 02, 2017
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Talk about a globe-trotter: A Tulsa dentist has joined the small, elite club of athletes who've completed the World Marathon Challenge - by finishing seven marathons on seven conti...
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Fallin, Oklahoma legislative leaders to discuss 2017 plans - February 02, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and legislative leaders are outlining some of their top priorities for the legislative session at a forum hosted by The Associated Press. Fallin and l...
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Oklahoma Sheriff seeking body cameras after 2015 fatal shooting - February 01, 2017
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma sheriff's agency where an ex-reserve deputy fatally shot an unarmed black man in 2015 is applying for a federal grant to outfit 50 of its deputies with body-worn camera...
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Hormel stops taking pigs from farm shown in undercover video - February 01, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Hormel Foods Corp. says it has stopped accepting hogs from a pork supplier in Oklahoma after an animal rights group released video from a farm the supplier owns there. The compan...
