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ODVA to Conduct Transport and Burial for Eight Unaccompanied Veterans
ARDMORE, OK — The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs (ODVA) Cemetery Division will receive the remains of eight unaccompanied veterans during a Dignified Transport on Thursday, October 2, 2025. The event is part of the FOUND Project (Find Oklahoma’s Unclaimed National Defenders), a program to locate and inter veterans not claimed by family or... Read More.
Gov. Stitt announces 125 illegal immigrants caught on I-40 under Operation Guardian
On Monday, Governor Kevin Stitt announced that over 125 illegal immigrants have been apprehended under Operation Guardian along Interstate 40.In Operation Guardian, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol works in tandem with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).The immigrants who were taken into custody were from multiple countries, such as India, Uzbekistan, China, Russia, and Ukraine.In... Read More.
The Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges announces 2025 Hall of Fame Induction Class
Three individuals who committed their careers to higher education will be honored at the annual luncheon ceremony of the Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges (OACC). The luncheon will begin at 12:30 p.m. Friday, October 3, at the Oklahoma City Community College Visual and Performing Arts Center in the Sarkeys Foundation Atrium. The 2025 Class includes Larry... Read More.
Texas Officer’s joke about “narcotics-smelling horse” panics suspect, leading to chase, arrest
Body camera footage released from a foot-traffic stop is earning the Lubbock Police Department’s Mounted Patrol Unit attention from across the country.(Lubbock Police Department)LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD/Gray News) - In Texas, police officers on horseback chased down a suspect who ran after taking a joke about a “narcotics-smelling” horse... Read More.
Drummond stops deceptive cancer charity fundraising scheme
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond has stopped a deceptive charity fundraising scheme and its operators who are accused of raising millions of dollars to fund breast cancer screenings but only spending a fraction of the donations on those procedures.Drummond, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 21 other state agencies from 19 states... Read More.
House Speaker Kyle Hilbert Announces Committee Assignments
OKLAHOMA CITY –Today, House Speaker-Elect Kyle Hilbert announced the updated committee assignments for the second session of the 60th Legislature following changes in House membership:Appropriations and Budget Committee: Chair – Rep. Trey Caldwell, R-Faxon; Vice Chair - Rep. John Kane, R-Bartlesville
Rep. Steve Bashore, R-Miami
Rep. Brad Boles, R-Marlow
Rep. Chad Caldwell, R-Enid
Rep.... Read More.
Ponca City Police Dept Shop With a Cop Fundraiser Information
PCPD-As we prepare to announce our super special great amazing awesome fundraiser, we'd like to take a moment to tell you about why we're doing it and how this funding works.The Ponca City Police Foundation was organized in 1998 and is administered entirely by citizen volunteers elected to a Board of Trustees. The Trust... Read More.
College prep materials available to Oklahoma 8th – 12th graders
Oklahoma 8th – 12th grade students now have access to updated informational materials to help them plan and prepare for a college education.The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education recently produced 2025-26 editions of preparing for college brochures for middle, junior high and high school students statewide.State Regents officials produced grade-specific digital brochures for... Read More.
Aviation museum set to open in El Reno next month, what to expect
EL RENO, Okla. -The Caldwell Collection is preparing to open its hangar doors—literally—offering a rare glimpse into the golden age of flight, its founder said last week.“I’ve been in love with airplanes probably since I was a kid – little bitty kid. I loved to hang out at the airport. I loved to watch them... Read More.
Oklahoma House Speaker Kyle Hilbert Leads Legislative Delegation to the White House
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oklahoma House Speaker Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, along with members of the Oklahoma House and Senate Republican Caucuses were recently invited to hear directly from members of President Trump’s Cabinet and other federal officials about policies impacting Oklahoma.This legislative leadership visit to Washington, D.C., organized in partnership with the White House Office... Read More.
Newkirk woman injured in collision in Kay County
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported that a personal injury collision occurred at 3:46 p.m. Friday afternoon at the intersection of County Road S and County Road Brake in Kay County.The first vehicle was driven by James McWilliams, 69, of Blackwell. He was reportedly uninjured.The second vehicle was driven by Anita Denney, 58, of Newkirk.... Read More.
