Politics Aug 19 Oklahoma to require ideology test for teachers from New York and California By Heather Hollingsworth, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press
Nation May 22 Supreme Court 4-4 vote ends Oklahoma’s taxpayer-funded Catholic charter school The outcome keeps in place an Oklahoma court decision that invalidated a vote by a state charter school board to approve the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, which would have been the nation’s first religious charter school. But… By Mark Sherman, Associated Press
Nation Apr 30 Watch 7:34 Justices appear divided in Supreme Court case over publicly-funded religious schools Oklahoma's charter school board approved the creation of a Catholic virtual school in 2023, establishing the nation’s first publicly-funded religious charter school. Oklahoma's Supreme Court blocked it, saying it violated the state constitution. The U.S. Supreme Court heard the case… By John Yang, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens, Taylor Bowie
Nation Apr 30 Parts of Oklahoma and Texas see record rainfall after storm leaves 3 dead in Pennsylvania Slow-moving thunderstorms dropped record rainfall across much of southern Oklahoma and northern Texas Wednesday, triggering flash flooding and forcing evacuations, as residents in Pennsylvania and Ohio picked up from a powerful storm that left more than half a million customers… By Sarah Brumfield, Marc Levy, Associated Press
Nation Apr 30 How this ‘vessel of freedom’ in Oklahoma honors Vietnamese refugees who built new lives in America A new art installation in the heart of Oklahoma City’s Asian District marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. By Adam Kemp
Apr 29 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case on whether public money can go to Catholic charter school By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Chief Justice John Roberts appears to hold the key vote over whether the Supreme Court will allow the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school. Continue reading
Apr 20 Former President Clinton speaks at memorial service 30 years after Oklahoma City bombing By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Thirty years after the deadliest homegrown attack in U.S. history, former President Bill Clinton returned to Oklahoma City on Saturday to remember the people who were killed and comfort those affected by the bombing. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 6:37 Retired firefighter looks back at tragedy of Oklahoma City bombing, 30 years later By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Kaisha Young Oklahoma City held a solemn ceremony Saturday morning, honoring the 168 people who died 30 years ago today when an anti-government extremist set off a powerful bomb outside the federal building there. A single photograph captured the horror of that… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 6:34 U.S. trade battle ‘headed to a good spot long-term,’ GOP Sen. Lankford says By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold As a member of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma questioned President Trump’s trade representative Jamieson Greer about the president's tariffs. Sen. Lankford joined Amna Nawaz to discuss that issue and his new book, “Turnaround:… Continue watching
Mar 17 At least 4 dead, hundreds of homes destroyed after wildfires sweep across Oklahoma and Texas By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management said Sunday evening that over 400 homes were damaged statewide. Officials said Sunday that at least four people had died because of the severe weather in Oklahoma. Continue reading