Aug 15 How schools in Oklahoma are responding to a new Bible mandate By Adam Kemp Oklahoma’s top education official issued a mandate over the summer that Oklahoma classrooms must now incorporate the Bible in lesson plans. As the school year begins, several of the state’s largest school districts say they determine what is taught. Continue reading
Aug 02 How a political fight is delaying timely mental health treatment in Oklahoma’s jails By Adam Kemp Two of Oklahoma’s top state officials are at an impasse over how to settle a class action lawsuit that accused the state of not providing timely mental health services to people awaiting services in county jail. Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 6:50 How storm chasers and meteorologists are working together to improve tornado forecasts By Miles O'Brien, Will Toubman Millions of moviegoers are expected to see "Twisters" this weekend, a sequel to the 1996 blockbuster. It's a summer escapist thriller that you might say goes well beyond the science and true boundaries of tornado prediction. Miles O'Brien spent some… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch 5:57 Okla. Gov. Stitt says GOP is ‘clearly behind Trump’ and has ‘never been more unified’ By Amna Nawaz, Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Juliet Fuisz Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma endorsed former President Trump after his first choice, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, dropped out of the primary race earlier this year. Stitt joined Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett at the Republican National Convention to discuss… Continue watching
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