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Election results + Oklahoma board reconsiders raises for top state officeholders

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Nov 19, 2025

Election results + Oklahoma board reconsiders raises for top state officeholders

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for November 19, 2025

Ryan Welton
Ryan Welton
Oklahoma votes: What’s at stake in 26 county elections

Politics

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Nov 18, 2025

Oklahoma votes: What’s at stake in 26 county elections

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for November 18, 2025

Ryan Welton
Ryan Welton
Oklahoma spares Tremane Wood from execution with minutes to spare

Sports

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Nov 14, 2025

Oklahoma spares Tremane Wood from execution with minutes to spare

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for November 14, 2025

Ryan Welton
Ryan Welton
Loved ones plead for mercy as Oklahoma man faces execution

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Nov 12, 2025

Loved ones plead for mercy as Oklahoma man faces execution

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for November 12, 2025

Ryan Welton
Ryan Welton
Oklahoma’s two largest cities weigh utility relief for furloughed residents

Crime

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Nov 7, 2025

Oklahoma’s two largest cities weigh utility relief for furloughed residents

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for November 7, 2025

Ryan Welton
Ryan Welton
Bid to legalize recreational marijuana in Oklahoma fails to qualify for ballot

Politics

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Nov 6, 2025

Bid to legalize recreational marijuana in Oklahoma fails to qualify for ballot

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for November 6, 2025

Ryan Welton
Ryan Welton
Oklahoma City, Tulsa join nationwide ‘No Kings’ demonstrations as crowds top 1,000

Politics

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Oct 20, 2025

Oklahoma City, Tulsa join nationwide ‘No Kings’ demonstrations as crowds top 1,000

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for October 20, 2025

Ryan Welton
Ryan Welton
State inks $100 million deal to detain migrants at Watonga prison

Politics

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Oct 7, 2025

State inks $100 million deal to detain migrants at Watonga prison

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for October 7, 2025

Ryan Welton
Ryan Welton
Ryan Walters to formally resign today, senior adviser says

Politics

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Sep 30, 2025

Ryan Walters to formally resign today, senior adviser says

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for Sept. 30, 2025

Ryan Welton
Ryan Welton
Gov. Stitt appoints three officials to new roles in his administration

Housing

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Sep 12, 2025

Gov. Stitt appoints three officials to new roles in his administration

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for Sept. 12, 2025

Ryan Welton
Ryan Welton
Beloved drive-in closing for several months due to oil well drilling — Oklahoma news recap for September 5

Community

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Sep 5, 2025

Beloved drive-in closing for several months due to oil well drilling — Oklahoma news recap for September 5

Also inside: Okla. County jail struggling with shrinking number of detention officers. Gov. Stitt intends to clear Tulsa streets of the unhoused. Three Oklahoma Congress members share their views on unsealing the Epstein files.

Ryan Welton
Ryan Welton
Where Sen. Lankford errs on state's crime data and president's strategy — Oklahoma news recap for September 3

Politics

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Sep 3, 2025

Where Sen. Lankford errs on state's crime data and president's strategy — Oklahoma news recap for September 3

Also inside: Report finds that minimum wage increase would benefit public safety. 5 things to know about today's state Board of Education meeting. Drummond says housing agency appointees are discriminating against white, heterosexual homeowners.

Ryan Welton
Ryan Welton
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon visits Oklahoma — and small-town police taking federal immigration role

Politics

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Aug 20, 2025

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon visits Oklahoma — and small-town police taking federal immigration role

This is your 5-minute round-up of Oklahoma news for August 20, 2025

Ryan Welton
Ryan Welton
Oklahoma AG sends state agents to Okemah after entire police force collapses — and what is the Oklahoma Single Parent Scholarship Program?

Crime

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Aug 19, 2025

Oklahoma AG sends state agents to Okemah after entire police force collapses — and what is the Oklahoma Single Parent Scholarship Program?

This is your 5-minute round-up of Oklahoma news for August 19, 2025

Ryan Welton
Ryan Welton
Investigation uncovers more concern about Guymon Police — and an Oklahoman has been executed in Syria

Crime

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Jul 22, 2025

Investigation uncovers more concern about Guymon Police — and an Oklahoman has been executed in Syria

This is your 5-minute round-up of Oklahoma news for July 22, 2025

Ryan Welton
Ryan Welton
$70M in federal education funds for Oklahoma frozen — OKC doctor accused of killing 4-year-old daughter

Politics

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Jul 3, 2025

$70M in federal education funds for Oklahoma frozen — OKC doctor accused of killing 4-year-old daughter

This is your 5-minute round-up of Oklahoma news for July 3, 2025

Ryan Welton
Ryan Welton
Oklahoma sues 23andMe — Minnesota shooting suspect once lived in state, report says

Politics

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Jun 18, 2025

Oklahoma sues 23andMe — Minnesota shooting suspect once lived in state, report says

This is your 5-minute round-up of Oklahoma news for June 18, 2025

Ryan Welton
Ryan Welton
Oklahoma executes man in connection with 1999 murder — what to see at deadCenter Film Festival this weekend

Crime

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Jun 13, 2025

Oklahoma executes man in connection with 1999 murder — what to see at deadCenter Film Festival this weekend

This is your 5-minute round-up of Oklahoma news for June 13, 2025

Ryan Welton
Ryan Welton
Trump cancels investigation into OCPD; Muskogee parents upset at 'prison ramen' assignment — and SGA is MVP!

Sports

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May 22, 2025

Trump cancels investigation into OCPD; Muskogee parents upset at 'prison ramen' assignment — and SGA is MVP!

This is your 5-minute round-up of Oklahoma news for May 22, 2025

Ryan Welton
Ryan Welton
Oklahoma passes bill raising age of consent to 18 — and free college for teacher's kids

Politics

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May 16, 2025

Oklahoma passes bill raising age of consent to 18 — and free college for teacher's kids

This is your 5-minute round-up of Oklahoma news for May 16, 2025

Ryan Welton
Ryan Welton
Tulsa Police hope to keep records secret; Stitt vetoes bill that would have supported MMIW efforts

Politics

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May 7, 2025

Tulsa Police hope to keep records secret; Stitt vetoes bill that would have supported MMIW efforts

This is your 5-minute round-up of Oklahoma news for May 7, 2025

Ryan Welton
Ryan Welton
Remembering April 19, 1995 — plus Easter events and Thunder playoff preview

Sports

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Apr 18, 2025

Remembering April 19, 1995 — plus Easter events and Thunder playoff preview

This is your round-up of the best in Oklahoma journalism for April 18, 2025

Ryan Welton
Ryan Welton
More forestry drama, proposed new jail rules & heartbreak for Kelvin

Sports

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Apr 8, 2025

More forestry drama, proposed new jail rules & heartbreak for Kelvin

This is your round-up of the best in Oklahoma journalism for April 8, 2025

Ryan Welton
Ryan Welton
Oklahoma's illicit marijuana market is now $100B, state says

University of Oklahoma

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Mar 31, 2025

Oklahoma's illicit marijuana market is now $100B, state says

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Ryan Welton
Ryan Welton
OU Vandalism, Education Meeting Delayed, and Shake Shack Coming

Politics

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Mar 28, 2025

OU Vandalism, Education Meeting Delayed, and Shake Shack Coming

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Ryan Welton
Ryan Welton
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