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Cherokee Nation to offer military branch license plates
TULSA, OKLA. (KTUL) — The Cherokee Nation has announced plans to introduce new specialty license plates recognizing specific branches of the U.S. military for Cherokee veterans and active-duty service members.Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. revealed the new designs during the Cherokee Veterans Christmas Gathering.The plates are expected to enter production soon and will become available... Read More.
Oklahoma doctor explains health risks of processed meats
OKLAHOMA CITY -Many health officials have said that processed meat can be bad for you due to its link to increased health risks. Doctor Lacy Anderson tells us what those risks include.Anderson says processed meat has been preserved through methods like smoking, curing, salting, or adding preservatives to extend its shelf life or change... Read More.
Drummond renews call for poultry litter settlement after court issues sweeping cleanup order
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond has responded to a federal court judgment holding major poultry corporations responsible for phosphorus pollution in the Illinois River Watershed (IRW). The ruling requires Tyson, Cargill, George's, Simmons and Cal-Maine to fund decades of cleanup and imposes strict restrictions on waste application practices. “This judgment has significant ramifications... Read More.
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicaid programs made more than $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died, according to a new report from the independent watchdog for the Department of Health and Human Services.But the department’s Office of Inspector General said... Read More.
Child Development Center Mac ‘n Cheese Cookoff fundraiser
Get it on your calendars!
The Mac 'n Cheese Cookoff fundraiser, benefiting the Child Development Center will be held on Saturday, January 24 at noon at the Pioneer Tech Center.
Compete for People's Choice award and Judges Award. Two award categories: Traditional and Most Creative.
Tickets will go on sale in January.They are currently looking for cook... Read More.
Duncan teacher placed on leave after students stuck with needle, police say
DUNCAN, Okla. -An investigation into a teacher is ongoing after an alleged incident at a Duncan school, according to police.The Duncan Police Department says on Dec. 17, officers responded to a local hospital, where they say a child was being treated after being stuck with a needle by a teacher.After arriving at... Read More.
Former ‘The Voice’ contestant arrested in Oklahoma after deadly crash
A former contestant on NBC’s “The Voice” is in custody in northeastern Oklahoma, accused in a deadly crash in Tennessee.Kata Hay, whose legal name is Kata Huddleston, was arrested last week near Pawhuska on a warrant for vehicular homicide out of Tennessee. She remains in the Osage County Jail and is... Read More.
Some Homeland grocery store shelves bare amid financial and supply chain challenges
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Shoppers at Homeland grocery stores across the state have recently been greeted with empty shelves.Homeland, a 100% employee-owned grocery company based in Oklahoma City, cites financial pressures and supply challenges as the reason for the stock shortages.Homeland issued a statement to FOX 25 about the issues some shoppers may be seeing:Over... Read More.
President Trump signs order declaring Christmas Eve, Dec. 26 federal holidays
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — President Trump signed an executive order declaring Dec. 24 and Dec. 26 as federal holidays.Federal employees will receive a five-day holiday break.The order states that the heads of executive departments and agencies may determine that certain offices and installations of their organizations, or parts thereof, must remain open and that... Read More.
Vance wins Turning Point USA’s straw poll for 2028 GOP presidential nominee
WASHINGTON (TNND) — The Turning Point USA straw poll from AmericaFest showed that Vice President J.D. Vance is the favorable nominee for the 2028 GOP presidential candidate.
“JD Vance won the 2028 nomination straw poll by more than Donald Trump won the 2024 one we did two years ago,” Blake Nuff, producer of the Charlie... Read More.
Ponca City Public Schools Announces Tina Fisher as Assistant Principal
Ponca City Public Schools is proud to announce the appointment of Tina Fisher as the new assistant principal at Ponca City High School, pending Board of Education approval at the January meeting. A proud Ponca City High School graduate from the Class of 2002, Tina brings deep roots in our community and over 20... Read More.
