Politics Jun 17 Rep. Kevin Hern wins Oklahoma GOP nomination for U.S. Senate, governor's race heads to runoff By John Hanna, Associated Press
Politics Jun 16 Oklahoma begins choosing a new U.S. senator and governor in crowded primary If no candidate receives at least 50% of the vote, the top two will have a runoff Aug. 25. By John Hanna, Associated Press
Politics Jun 16 Live Results: Oklahoma midterm primaries A combination of term-limits, retirements, aspirations for higher office and one high-profile presidential appointment have triggered a wave of open seats in Oklahoma’s state primary on Tuesday.
Politics Jun 16 What to watch in midterm primaries and runoffs in Alabama, Georgia, D.C. and more President Donald Trump has been at the center of this year's midterm campaigns, and his influence will be tested in different ways Tuesday as four states and the District of Columbia hold primaries. By Jonathan J. Cooper, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press
World May 14 Oklahoma judge allows former death row prisoner to be released on bond while awaiting retrial The decision clears the way for Richard Glossip, 63, to leave a lockup for the first time since his arrest nearly 30 years ago over a 1997 killing that put him on the brink of execution three separate times. The… By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press
Apr 24 Tornado barrels through Oklahoma, damaging 40 homes and shutting down roads By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Communities began cleaning up Friday after a powerful tornado in Oklahoma damaged at least 40 homes, ripping roofs off of some and reducing others to rubble in a rural community as emergency crews rescued trapped residents, authorities said. Continue reading
Mar 24 Energy executive Alan Armstrong picked to fill Mullin's Senate seat through end of year By Sean Murphy, Associated Press The choice by Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, who had pledged to pick a “conservative voice” to fill Markwayne Mullin's seat, elevates to the Senate the chairman and former CEO of Williams Companies, a major pipeline operator based in Tulsa. Continue reading
Mar 06 Trump's pick for DHS secretary leaves U.S. Senate vacancy in deep-red Oklahoma By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Stitt said in a statement Thursday that he will look to appoint "a strong, small government conservative voice to support President Trump."… Continue reading
Feb 12 Trump attacked this GOP governor while claiming Democrats were always included in annual meeting By Steven Sloan, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press In a social media post, Trump blasted Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican who chairs the NGA, as a “RINO,” meaning Republican in Name Only. Trump said Stitt “incorrectly stated my position on the very exclusive Governors Annual Dinner and… Continue reading
Nov 24 Viola Ford Fletcher, one of the last survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, dies at age 111 By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press Fletcher spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black community where she lived as a child. Continue reading