A Moore church employee was sentenced to 50 years after convictions for lewd acts with a minor; court records say parole won’t be considered until he serves about 85% of the term.

Wagoner County deputies broke a window to free a child locked inside a car in Okay on May 9. Officials say the youngster was cooled on scene and is OK.

A 45-year-old Oklahoma City man admitted to distributing child sexual abuse material after an HSI dark‑web sting and now faces federal prison time.

A Tulsa man received 37 months after prosecutors say he worked as a courier for a Mexico-based cartel that supplied large fentanyl shipments seized in Oklahoma.

Family, classmates and civic leaders gathered at the Clara Luper National Sit‑In Plaza to honor Richard O'Dell Brown, one of the 13 youth who helped desegregate downtown OKC.

Oklahoma City police are searching for a suspect after a pre-dawn stabbing near NW 31st and N Pennsylvania; the victim is expected to be OK.

A judge has bound over Ryan McIntosh for trial in the Jan. 2 fatal shooting of Willie Cook in southeast Oklahoma City. Arraignment is set for June 17, 2026.

Clear skies and highs near 86°F today. Gusty Thursday with elevated fire danger, and storm chances rise late Sunday into next week.

Anadarko is grieving after two students died over the weekend; hundreds joined a prayer walk and a candlelight vigil while schools and tribal programs offered counseling and resources.

Gov. Kevin Stitt signed SB 1344, creating a state program to fund domestic biosimilar insulin production and push for lower, more transparent patient prices.

Gov. Kevin Stitt signed SB1644 adding alpha‑gal syndrome to Oklahoma’s reportable diseases; labs and providers must notify OSDH beginning Nov. 1, 2026. The law aims to give officials better data on where cases are occurring.

Reno Swim & Slide needs roughly two dozen lifeguards or it could face major cuts or a summer closure; the city is running certification classes and stepping up recruitment.

Mazaheri Properties and partners closed on University Town Center in Norman for $82.25M, adding a high‑traffic, 416,766‑sq‑ft retail asset to their portfolio.