• Sen. Thompson – Budget Breakdown

    Sen. Thompson – Budget Breakdown - September 25, 2020

    By Sen. Roger Thompson, Senate Appropriations Chair   When the legislature writes the budget, the funds we appropriate come from many different revenue streams, like income taxes, oil and gas...

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  • Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 25 September 2020

    Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 25 September 2020 - September 25, 2020

    SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 This week, nine counties moved from the "orange" risk phase to "yellow" and 13 counties moved from "yellow" to "orange". OSDH continues to monitor closely the statewide hos...

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  • Denver Appeals Court Considers Appeal in OK Trooper Shooting

    Denver Appeals Court Considers Appeal in OK Trooper Shooting - September 25, 2020

    DENVER (AP) — A lawyer for a man sentenced to death in the 1999 killing of an Oklahoma state trooper urged a Denver federal appeals court on Thursday to throw out a judge’s ruling that he was not ...

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  • Oklahoma court says child neglect charge applies to unborn

    Oklahoma court says child neglect charge applies to unborn - September 25, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Unborn children are included in the definition of a “child” for purposes of prosecuting child neglect cases, an Oklahoma appeals court ruled on Thursday. The Oklahoma Court...

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  • Task force: Oklahoma 3rd in U.S. in coronavirus positivity

    Task force: Oklahoma 3rd in U.S. in coronavirus positivity - September 25, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma ranks third in the U.S. in positive tests for the coronavirus and sixth in new coronavirus cases, according to the latest report from the White House Coronavirus Task F...

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  • Girl dead, 3 hurt in Oklahoma house explosion

    Girl dead, 3 hurt in Oklahoma house explosion - September 25, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A girl was killed and her parents and brother were injured when their home in Oklahoma City exploded Thursday morning, fire officials said. The coroner has identified the girl ...

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  • Six Schools Awarded National Blue Ribbon School designation

    Six Schools Awarded National Blue Ribbon School designation - September 25, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (September 25, 2020) – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister today congratulated six Oklahoma public schools for being named 2020 National Blue Ribbon Schools for ...

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  • Notice to Parents of Po-Hi Freshmen Regarding PreACT 9 Test

    Notice to Parents of Po-Hi Freshmen Regarding PreACT 9 Test - September 24, 2020

    All freshmen will take the PreACT 9 test on Tuesday, September 29; Wednesday, September 30; or Tuesday, October 6, 2020. Freshmen enrolled in Option 1: All On-Site Learning will test on Tues, Sept....

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  • Cherokee Strip Credit Union Donates Water for Liberty students

    Cherokee Strip Credit Union Donates Water for Liberty students - September 24, 2020

    Liberty Pie Partner Cherokee Strip Credit Union donated 12 cases of water for Liberty students. Pictured Front Row L-R: Liberty students Evan Briggs, William Phipps, Raedyn Golay and Emmalyn Mi...

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  • Community Health Foundation Donates Masks For PreK-7th Grade Students

    Community Health Foundation Donates Masks For PreK-7th Grade Students - September 24, 2020

    Kelli Northcutt, Executive Director of Community Health Foundation, presented masks for all Ponca City Public School students in Prekindergarten through 7th grade. They wanted to match the Alliance He...

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