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.

A federal jury awarded $2 million after finding Oklahoma County jail staff were deliberately indifferent to a detainee’s medical needs in 2021.

An OBN diversion probe led to the arrest of a temporary Reasor’s pharmacist in Owasso on suspicion of stealing oxycodone; investigators say audits, interviews and video led to the arrest.

A local nonprofit has asked a judge to pause more than 100 pay raises at the county jail, saying the chairman approved them without board consent. A hearing is set for July.

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is installing CLEARPASS full-body scanners at five prisons to detect phones, drugs and other contraband as part of a technology push.

Court records and advocates say an 11‑year‑old in Oklahoma City was trafficked by a family member — and that traffickers are often people victims already know.

Lawmakers sent SJR 39 to the Aug. 25 special election to lower annual assessed‑value growth caps and create an income‑based senior freeze.

Oklahoma senators have filed SB2148 to deposit $250 from state funds into each eligible child's federal "Trump Account," a move Gov. Kevin Stitt is backing during budget talks.

Charging documents in Cleveland County accuse Julius Jones of conspiring to receive marijuana, cellphones and other contraband at his prison in 2024. The filing adds new legal exposure for the man whose sentence was commuted in 2021.

A person was shot in the head Monday night near SE 15th and South High in south Oklahoma City. Police confirmed the shooting and say the investigation is active.