A federal appeals court revived a prisoner’s Eighth Amendment claim over filthy, overcrowded conditions at Mack Alford Correctional Center and sent the case back to Muskogee.

Four Langston volunteer firefighters were hurt returning from Enid after a powerful tornado; Chief Bobby Anderson remains in intensive care. The community has rallied around the family.

Kevin Cobbs, a former Yukon principal and coach, was sentenced to up to 10 years after admitting he possessed a nude image of a student and secretly recorded boys in a locker room.

Yukon officials have proposed a $73.6M mixed‑use project east of Yukon High School funded by a 25‑year TIF. Two public hearings are scheduled as the city and developer finalize annexation and financing details.

More than a year after Mark Goeller's exit, Oklahoma still has no permanent state forester; the job resurfaced on the state careers page and remains open.

Safdie Architects unveiled designs to remake the long-closed Cherokee Heritage Center in Tahlequah as a 43-acre campus of pavilions, water and preserved seminary columns.

Yukon is testing Bethany wells and reclaimed‑water reuse as a proposed data center and an expiring wholesale contract put pressure on local supplies. Officials say safeguards and permits must come first.

The Loaded Bowl, OKC’s popular vegan spot, announced it will close on June 27 after 13 years. Fans and regulars are sharing memories and planning final visits.

Putnam City West moved to remote learning after a late-day altercation between two students; police and campus officers are investigating.

City councilors will vote Tuesday on an emergency ordinance that would temporarily halt new data‑center permits while staff finish zoning updates and study water, power and other impacts.

Two inside lanes of westbound I‑40 at S.E. 29th Street were shut after concrete fell from an overpass; troopers advised alternate routes.

A Le Flore County deputy was shot during a standoff on U.S. 270 near Wister; a suspect is in custody and officials say the public is not at risk.

A Freeman family ranching empire across the Texas‑Oklahoma Panhandle is for sale as a single package for $127.7M, offering irrigated cropland, a 9,000‑head feedyard and energy royalties.