A judge revoked Melvin Platt’s suspended sentence and ordered him back to custody after new rape counts and a 2024 police chase put pressure on prosecutors. The ruling sends him to serve roughly four years and 10 months.

OBN agents intercepted a vehicle Tuesday and seized about 190 pounds of black‑market marijuana and 4 pounds of butane hash oil, officials say.

OSU modeling shows carbon payments can make loblolly pine plantings profitable on marginal eastern Oklahoma acres where timber alone doesn't pay.

Tahlequah police arrested Zackery Wise on outstanding domestic‑assault warrants after a multi‑agency search. Authorities said he should be considered potentially dangerous.

Clear, breezy Tuesday with highs near 72 and gusts up to 22 mph. Storm chances increase late week with locally heavy rain possible.

Oklahoma’s only passenger train runs daily between OKC and Fort Worth, but a Texas funding gap and emergency local money have left its future in doubt.

Tamashii Ramen House will open a Quail Springs location at 2701 W. Memorial Road in north Oklahoma City by mid‑April 2026, expanding beyond its Midtown base.

An Edmond seafood shop says a prepaid pickup turned into a scam that cost the business about $5,000 in snow crab. Police filed a report and the FBI is involved.

A bicyclist died Friday morning after a crash at Newcastle Road and MacArthur Boulevard in Oklahoma City. Police say the driver stayed and is cooperating.

After a blockbuster year for Red Dirt, Cross Canadian Ragweed and the Turnpike Troubadours return to Boone Pickens Stadium as STOKd fills Stillwater with music. The weekend includes downtown stages and a Gypsy Café songwriter festival.

The Oklahoma Tax Commission says letters sent last Friday warn that OkTAP files — including W‑2s and 1099s — may have exposed Social Security numbers; credit monitoring is being offered.

A Pontotoc County judge gave 26-year-old Bryan Countryman of Ada a 45-year sentence after an OSBI ICAC probe found more than 100 files of child sexual abuse material. The bureau says the case began with a CyberTip from NCMEC.

A pedestrian was critically injured in a hit-and-run near Straka Terrace in Oklahoma City. Police are investigating and asking the public for tips.