Oklahoma bill would limit virtual school days

(KTEN) — Oklahoma Senate Bill 758 would limit the use of virtual school days unless pre-approved for emergency situations. This week, the Oklahoma House and Senate passed the legislation, which prohibits school districts from counting virtual instruction …

Oklahoma group files petition to legalize recreational marijuana

Okla. (KXII) - In April, Oklahomans for Responsible Cannabis Action drafted a constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana for adults 21 years of age and older. ORCA’s director Jed Green said their message is clear. “This a plant that we have had through …

Lawmakers OK stop to Oklahoma mental health hospital construction, pivot to new OKC location

OKLAHOMA CITY — State lawmakers moved one step closer to abandoning plans to construct a state-of-the-art inpatient mental health hospital in Oklahoma City amid massive cost overruns and construction delays. A joint legislative subcommittee on Wednesday …

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Prepare For More Severe Thunderstorms In Southwest Oklahoma Tonight

With a little over 24 hours break in the weather, severe thunderstorms are forecasted to sweep through Southwest Oklahoma again Thursday night as the state rolls into May 2nd. On deck for the evening are high winds, large hail, and a low risk of tornadoes. …

Drivers told not to ignore 'road closed' signs after Oklahoma flooding

KOLBY TERRELL THEIR MESSAGE. THIS ROAD BEHIND ME WAS COVERED IN WATER WEDNESDAY, BUT NOW IT LOOKS CLEAR. EXCEPT FOR THIS ROAD CLOSED SIGN, MANY PEOPLE HAVE DRIVEN RIGHT ON THROUGH LIKE THIS PERSON BEHIND ME, BUT FIRST RESPONDERS ARE ASKING YOU TO TRUST THE …

Roads across Oklahoma washed out and destroyed from floodwaters

DAMAGE TONIGHT. ABSOLUTELY. BETWEEN ALL THE FLOODS AND ALL THAT RAINFALL WE’VE BEEN SEEING IN RECENT DAYS, NEIGHBORS I SPOKE WITH HERE JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO SAY THEY NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. I’M GOING TO SHOW YOU RIGHT NOW. THIS IS COUNTY ROAD 1322. …

Oklahoma Watch: Oklahoma prisoner perseveres in pro se wrongful detention lawsuit

Channen Smith claims he was watching a movie with his then-girlfriend in Claremore when two people were shot, one fatally, outside a north Tulsa home in 2010.  Tulsa Police Department detective Vic Regalado, now the Tulsa County Sheriff, didn’t buy his …

Oklahoma Watch: ‘A real good test for the first amendment’ comes to the supreme court

The Supreme Court will hear a case on Wednesday that could pave the way for a much closer relationship between church and state. Some members of Congress from Oklahoma, where the case originated, are eager to hear updates on the case from across the street …

Rainy April weakens drought in NW Oklahoma

ENID, Okla. — Recent rains have broken the drought over parts of Northwest Oklahoma. The eastern third of Garfield County is listed as drought free by U.S. Drought Monitor in it's latest report released Thursday, May 1, 2025. The rest of the county is …