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DOJ finds OKC police discriminate against people with behavioral disabilities

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By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City and its police department have discriminated against people with behavioral health disabilities, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday after releasing the latest in a series of investigations into state and local law enforcement agencies. In its 45-page report, the DOJ found the city...
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OKC officer charged for slamming 71-year-old man to the ground

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Prosecutors charged an Oklahoma City police officer with felony assault on Thursday after he slammed a 71-year-old man to the ground, breaking his neck, following an argument over a traffic ticket.Sgt. Joseph Gibson, 28, was charged in Oklahoma County with one count of aggravated assault and battery in connection with...

OKC Business Expects More Interest After Route 66 Monument Installed

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) — Oklahoma City businesses expressed excitement at the prospect of more tourism and foot traffic along Route 66. Officials unveiled the first urban installation of the Route 66 Centennial Monument Project at NW 23rd St and N Hudson Ave on Tuesday, Nov.26. The new marker is just a few blocks up...

OSU professor and student wins OKC Men’s and Women’s Marathon races

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After two years of changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 22nd annual Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon made it’s comeback on Sunday. One of the winners from the different races Sunday was McKale Montgomery, a nutrition professor at Oklahoma State University and a Fairfax, Oklahoma native. According to KFOR-TV, when Montgomery was 15-years-old and living...
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Area Wrestlers Bring Home State Titles And More From OKC

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This past weekend was the Oklahoma High School State Wrestling Championship in Oklahoma City, and Ponca City, Newkirk, Perry, Tonkawa and Blackwell all had wrestlers competing. Posted below are some of the results from local teams. The Ponca City Wildcats had themselves a weekend as Spencer Schickram took home the State Title in the 138...