Jul 18 Watch 8:19 GOP Rep. Cole expects ‘robust use of executive power’ if Trump wins another term By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma is serving his 11th term in Congress and has seen a lot of changes in the Republican Party during his 21 years in Washington. Geoff Bennett spoke with Cole about how the Trump-Vance ticket will… Continue watching
Jul 12 A World War I veteran is the 1st Tulsa Race Massacre victim to be identified in city’s yearslong investigation By Adam Kemp The identification is the first since the city of Tulsa announced the effort in 2018 to identify victims of the massacre, giving families and descendants of each unmarked burial the recognition they never received more than 100 years ago. Continue reading
Jul 09 Oklahoma’s Sen. Jim Inhofe, Republican known for denying human-caused climate change, dies at 89 By Associated Press Inhofe was a powerful fixture in state politics for more than six decades, serving in the Oklahoma Legislature and as Tulsa mayor before heading to Washington. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 6:48 Oklahoma education head discusses why he’s mandating public schools teach the Bible By Stephanie Sy, Adam Kemp, Jackson Hudgins, Murrey Jacobson A new directive from Oklahoma’s top education official requires all public schools to teach the Bible and the Ten Commandments. It comes weeks after Louisiana mandated the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Stephanie Sy discussed more with Ryan… Continue watching
Jun 27 Oklahoma executes man on death row convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing 7-year-old girl in 1984 By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Oklahoma has executed a man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 7-year-old girl in 1984. Continue reading
Jun 12 When the storm came, alerts came only in English. This team is trying to change that By Adam Kemp NORMAN, Okla. — As the winds howled and sirens blared, the local television meteorologist delivered urgent instructions. A massive EF-5 tornado appeared to be spinning toward the Oklahoma City metro. Take shelter. Get underground. The critical warnings, though,… Continue reading
Jun 12 Oklahoma’s Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit from last 2 survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre seeking reparations By Sean Murphy, Associated Press The Oklahoma Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit of the last two survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre who were seeking reparations. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 4:04 Medical school in Cherokee Nation gives students experience serving Native communities By Adam Kemp, Rachel Liesendahl A first-of-its-kind medical school in the Cherokee Nation recently graduated its inaugural class. Oklahoma communities correspondent Adam Kemp reports on how the program was started and why the need for these doctors is so great. Continue watching
May 26 Tornadoes and heavy storms across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas leave at least 13 dead By Sean Murphy, Julio Cortez, Associated Press Powerful storms killed at least 13 people and left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where dozens sought shelter in a restroom during the latest deadly weather… Continue reading
May 23 First-of-its-kind medical school in Cherokee Nation graduates inaugural class of doctors By Adam Kemp Oklahoma State University partnered with the Cherokee Nation to open the College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2020 to help erase the shortage of Indigenous doctors nationwide. Continue reading