• Thorpe’s sons taking case to U.S. Supreme Court

    Thorpe’s sons taking case to U.S. Supreme Court - June 03, 2015

    Jim Thorpe's surviving sons are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow them to pursue reburial of the famed athlete on American Indian land in Oklahoma. Thorpe's body was laid to rest in Pennsylvani...

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  • Osage Nation to consolidate small land parcels

    Osage Nation to consolidate small land parcels - June 03, 2015

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Osage Nation has become the 20th tribe to sign a U.S. Interior Department plan to consolidate small parcels of land divided up over generations. The agreement is part of the...

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  • Agra motorcyclist dies

    Agra motorcyclist dies - June 03, 2015

    BRISTOW, Okla. (AP) - A motorcyclist has died two days after colliding with a pickup in Creek County. The Oklahoman (http://bit.ly/1KCCNcV ) reports 27-year-old Jacob Bottger of Agra died Tuesday at ...

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  • Woman due in court today in corpse-slashing case

    Woman due in court today in corpse-slashing case - June 03, 2015

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A hearing is scheduled for an Oklahoma woman accused of slashing the corpse of her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend during a funeral home viewing. Court records show Shaynna Sims is due ...

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  • Clayton man drowns in McCurtain County - June 02, 2015

    A 73-year-old Clayton, Oklahoma, man drowned Monday southeast of Tom in McCurtain County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports. Benjamin Morris was driving a 2009 Chevrolet pickup truck three miles so...

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  • Officials: Man shot, killed by police shoved trooper

    Officials: Man shot, killed by police shoved trooper - June 02, 2015

    OKMULGEE, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a man shot dead after being told to leave a flooded area had grabbed a trooper and shoved him to the ground. At a news conference, the ag...

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  • Officials: Man shot, killed by police shoved trooper

    Officials: Man shot, killed by police shoved trooper - June 02, 2015

    OKMULGEE, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a man shot dead after being told to leave a flooded area had grabbed a trooper and shoved him to the ground. At a news conference, the ag...

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  • Oklahoma’s first teacher climate science summit in July

    Oklahoma’s first teacher climate science summit in July - June 02, 2015

    NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - In-depth climate science curriculum and activities will be showcased for Oklahoma's classroom teachers at the state's first teacher climate summit. Applications are being a...

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  • FBI behind mysterious surveillance flights

    FBI behind mysterious surveillance flights - June 02, 2015

    WASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press has learned the FBI is operating a small air force with scores of low-flying planes across the country carrying video or, at times, cellphone surveillance tech...

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  • Former Choctaw construction director sentenced

    Former Choctaw construction director sentenced - June 02, 2015

    MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) - A former Choctaw Nation construction director has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in a bribery and tax fraud case in Oklahoma. The Tulsa World (http://bit.ly/1I85G...

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