• House Appropriations Committees to Hear Agency Budget Reviews

    House Appropriations Committees to Hear Agency Budget Reviews - January 13, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY – House Appropriations and Budget subcommittees next week will begin hearing budget and performance reviews from the state agencies under their purview. Several meetings will be he...

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  • Cunningham scores 18; OSU tops No. 6 Kansas 75-70

    Cunningham scores 18; OSU tops No. 6 Kansas 75-70 - January 12, 2021

    By CLIFF BRUNT STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 18 points, and Oklahoma State held off a late rally to beat No. 6 Kansas 75-70 on Tuesday night. Kansas trailed by three in the closi...

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  • Oklahoma governor’s staffer faces heat for ‘body bags’ tweet

    Oklahoma governor’s staffer faces heat for ‘body bags’ tweet - January 12, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A new member of Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s communications staff faced fierce criticism Tuesday for a tweet last week in which she praised a national Republican group for putt...

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  • Board of Commissioners Hold Regular Session

    Board of Commissioners Hold Regular Session - January 12, 2021

    The Ponca City Board of Commissioners met in regular session on January 11. Mayor Homer Nicholson called the meeting to order, which was followed by the pledge of allegiance. Ceremonies and Proclam...

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  • Young introduces legislation requiring racial impact statements

    Young introduces legislation requiring racial impact statements - January 12, 2021

      OKLAHOMA CITY – State Sen. George Young, D-Oklahoma City, has filed legislation to require racial impact statements for specific Senate and House bills, a move he says can help reduce the ...

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  • AG Requests Progress Update on Opioid Fight

    AG Requests Progress Update on Opioid Fight - January 12, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter has sent a letter to federal regulators asking for an update in its fight against opioid abuse, after Congress granted the agency expanded authorities ...

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  • Dems: Governor Ignoring CDC in Demand for In-person Learning

    Dems: Governor Ignoring CDC in Demand for In-person Learning - January 12, 2021

      OKLAHOMA CITY -- Members of the Oklahoma House Democratic Education Group released the following statements in response to Governor Kevin Stitt’s comments today that seem to ignore CDC gui...

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  • Q&A, Info, on Vaccine Scheduler Portal

    Q&A, Info, on Vaccine Scheduler Portal - January 12, 2021

    OSDH Vaccine Scheduler Portal available: https://vaccinate.oklahoma.gov/ Find the news release here. ❗️The Vaccine Scheduler Portal is available to allow eligible Oklahomans to schedule their ...

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  • Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 12 January 2021

    Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 12 January 2021 - January 12, 2021

    SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 As of this advisory, there are 337,457 cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. Kay County is reporting a total of 3,937 confirmed cases of the virus, with 44 deaths. Osage...

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  • State Coronavirus cases, hospitalizations keep soaring

    State Coronavirus cases, hospitalizations keep soaring - January 12, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The number of people infected and hospitalized with the coronavirus in recent days continued to climb Monday to near-record levels in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma State Department of...

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