• Board certifies $8.46B for Oklahoma Legislature to spend

    Board certifies $8.46B for Oklahoma Legislature to spend - December 19, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — State finance officials are projecting that Oklahoma lawmakers will have $8.46 billion to spend on next year's budget, an increase of more than 8% from the current year's spendi...

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  • Search for Tulsa Race Massacre remains may be expanded

    Search for Tulsa Race Massacre remains may be expanded - December 19, 2020

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma official says that investigators want to expand their search for bodies of people killed in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre after uncovering a dozen sets of remains duri...

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  • Oklahoma bars, restaurants get temporary curfew reprieve

    Oklahoma bars, restaurants get temporary curfew reprieve - December 19, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma bars and restaurants have effectively won a temporary reprieve from a curfew that has been forcing them to close early since November. A state judge sided with a group ...

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  • Report shows Kansas officer denied Black man was run over

    Report shows Kansas officer denied Black man was run over - December 19, 2020

    KIOWA COUNTY (AP) — An attorney representing a Black man who was run over by a sheriff’s patrol truck as he ran across a field says that law enforcement authorities have engaged in a cover-up that...

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  • AP: Oklahoma spent $87M on medical gear in early virus wave

    AP: Oklahoma spent $87M on medical gear in early virus wave - December 19, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — In the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, Oklahoma spent about $87 million on personal protective gear and medical equipment. Data obtained from the Oklahoma State Depart...

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  • Phillips 66 Contributes to Local Food Banks as Part of $1M Campaign

    Phillips 66 Contributes to Local Food Banks as Part of $1M Campaign - December 18, 2020

    Donations are being made across U.S., U.K. on behalf of the company’s employees   PONCA CITY, OK Dec. 18, 2020 – Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) announced this week that it is contributing a tot...

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  • Merry Christmas and Happy New Year By Sen. Bill Coleman

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year By Sen. Bill Coleman - December 18, 2020

    With the holidays quickly approaching, legislative staff is hard at work researching and drafting several hundred bills. We’ll know exactly how many bills will be filed when we reach the deadline on...

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  • Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 18 December 2020

    Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 18 December 2020 - December 18, 2020

    SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 This week, 77 Oklahoma counties are in the “orange" risk level for the COVID-19 Risk Level System. OSDH continues to monitor closely the statewide hospitalization...

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  • Edmond Man Charged with 35 Counts of Theft and Conspiracy

    Edmond Man Charged with 35 Counts of Theft and Conspiracy - December 18, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY – JOSHUA DECKER, 36, of Edmond, has been charged with 35 counts of conspiracy and theft, downloading, transmission, and possession of trade secrets, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J....

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  • Holiday Traffic Advisory 12-18-20

    Holiday Traffic Advisory 12-18-20 - December 18, 2020

    Safety gear saves lives - Buckle up, mask up   ***ODOT and OTA offices will be closed Thursday, Dec. 24, and  Friday, Dec. 25, for the holiday. *** The following construction projects will im...

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