Grove police have identified the man slain in a home shooting as 33-year-old Robin Quinn Sharp and say 31-year-old Terry Joe Hicks is in custody. Investigators say the shot was fired through an opening where an air-conditioning unit had been removed.

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.

The Tenth Circuit affirmed a $33M jury award after jurors found Ottawa County failed to provide timely medical care to a pretrial detainee who later died.

A multiagency raid in Wynnewood led to the seizure of nearly 9,000 marijuana plants and illegal pesticides; three people were detained and one handed to ICE.

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.

SB 1221 would require Service Oklahoma to add mail-tracking and offer a $25 expedited delivery option for driver licenses, with implementation due by Jan. 1, 2027.

A late-night fight near SW 27th and Douglas left one person critically injured after a thrown pole impaled them; one person is in custody, police say.

A loose horse from the OKC Fairgrounds ran onto northbound I‑44 near NW 23rd on Wednesday; officers secured the animal and are searching for its owner. Traffic was briefly disrupted but no injuries were reported.

Zillow’s April forecast sees a tiny 0.3% statewide uptick in Oklahoma home values through December 2026 as mortgage rates and inventory shifts reshape the spring market. Local medians would see only modest dollar gains.

ONE Transit won a $400,000 federal grant to study 52 rail crossings between Edmond and Norman as it moves to finalize a commuter‑rail proposal that could reach voters within about a year.

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.

Dense morning fog and spotty drizzle slow commutes. Gusty south winds build toward Thursday with a Fire Weather Watch for western Oklahoma.

OSBI says four people were arrested after a probe into alleged sexual assaults at a Purcell home; charges include rape and lewd acts involving a minor.