Ada City Schools will see a $178,447 reduction in state aid this fiscal year due to a midyear adjustment to its funding.

ENID, Okla. — Enid City Commission was presented an executive summary of the Vance Air Force Base Joint Land Use Study final report in its study session Tuesday

Selby Minner has two passions: playing the blues and teaching guitar.

Community spirit fills this year's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and Celebration, officials say.

Expect to see more young people picking at the Western Hills Winter Bluegrass Festival this weekend.

The Peak medical marijuana dispensary, also known as the Wade Watts Dispensary, has opened at 1200 E. Wade Watts Avenue McAlester — even though the dispensary’s request for a use after review permit from the McAlester City Council failed to pass a council vote last week.

Oklahoma Department of Public Safety Commissioner Rusty Rhoades has appointed DPS general counsel Megan L. Simpson as chief of administration.

When school is out, a decent meal can be harder to come by for many schoolchildren across the state.

Youth and Family Services of North Central Oklahoma will hold its eighth annual Gala on March 9 at Central National Bank Center. This year’s theme is “Casino Masquerade.”

Dressed to impress, more than 100 Cherokee County students participated in the 4-H Appropriate Dress competition Tuesday morning in the Cherokee County Community Building.

Air Force JROTC at Enid High had fallen apart, and there didn't seem to be any way to put it back together. All that was left to do was shut it down.

The rollercoaster otherwise known as the stock market did not diverge from its usual operations in 2018, as investors saw an up-and-down year and likely expect the same in 2019.

All of Caleb Brewer's training as a paramedic didn't prepare him for what happened Monday.

In a short regular meeting Tuesday night, Enid City Commission unanimously voted to authorize a $57.7 million loan to pay for a portion of the Kaw Lake water pipeline project.

MOORE — Gov. Kevin Stitt said he felt God called him to run for office while speaking at the Inauguration Prayer Service Tuesday at First Moore Baptist Church.

The Krebs Board of Education recently approved an agreement between the city and the school district regarding the use of a school resource officer.

A man wanted for and alleged assault and kidnapping has been apprehended, according to Muskogee police.

NORMAN — The 2019 Norman Music Festival is a little over three months away (April 25-27), but the festival headliners have been released.

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake, followed by a magnitude 3.2 quake, struck in southeastern Garfield County Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

First Assistant District Attorney Joshua C. King was sworn in Monday morning as the new Cherokee County associate district judge.

Advocates for clean water protections plan to gather Tuesday by the scores in Oklahoma City to oppose a proposed rule that would make procedural changes for granting variances to water standards.

Muskogee County District Court Judge Bret A. Smith highlighted the need for sentencing reforms Monday after taking the oath of office. 

Oklahoma State University is preparing to welcome dockless electric scooters back to its campus beginning on Jan. 22 after banning them in October. OSU Sr. Vice-president for Administration and Finance Joe Weaver cited concerns about safety due to their speed and problems with users parking them in places that blocked crosswalks and buildings and prevented people with disabilities from being able to safely cross the street or use facilities when he booted them from campus.

A former Congressional candidate was jailed Monday on three counts of child sexual abuse, said Muskogee County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Michael Mahan.

Payne County Facilities Authority listened to a presentation Monday on the use of excess sales tax funds to pay for medical treatment for Inmate X, and potential repayment by the Hallett fund, a/k/a the Medical Expense Liability Fund. The three county commissioners also serve as the trustees of the authority. Undersheriff Kevin Woodward made a presentation concerning the medical expenses of James Clyde Jenkins III.

Out in the universe, billions of light years beyond our galaxy, astronomers have recently begun detecting quick, powerful blasts of radio waves called fast radio bursts. Nobody knows precisely where they are coming from or why they occur.

OKLAHOMA CITY — County jails in Oklahoma County and Woods County have sent DNA samples from new arrestees to Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the result of a controversial law passed in 2016 that only just got off the ground late last year.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of an Ada police officer accused of threatening his estranged wife with his service weapon.

Tricia Fields-Alexander knew she had to come back to Wagoner after the success of Native American Christmas Market in early December.

NORMAN — Shortly after state Sen. Paul Scott, R-Duncan, announced he intended to file legislation that would end Oklahoma's "Soon-To-Be-Sooners" program in December, which provides pregnancy and maternity services to low-income Oklahomans, he received criticism on his political Facebook page.

Equine athletes – those beautiful horses who compete in races, rodeos and other events – can suffer any number of medical issues. One common affliction that causes lameness in these animals is bone spavin, or degenerative joint disease. Arising from various factors, bone spavin destroys the joint cartilage in the bottom two joints of the hock.

State transportation officials have yet to schedule a public hearing to get input from Muskogee residents about ideas to address the growth of freight transportation on U.S. 69.    

Muskogee Board of Adjustment granted variances to zoning codes for two medical marijuana-related businesses but rejected a third applicant's request after fielding several objections.

PAWNEE – The impact of the federal government’s shutdown, which entered its 21st day on Saturday and is affecting an estimated 800,000 workers, is being felt locally by the people who provide services to Native American tribal members. Many of the affected workers have relationships with the tribes through Indian Health Service, which provides federal health services to Native Americans and Alaskan Natives and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, which is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior.

NORMAN — An 8-year-old Norman boy reunited with the first responders who helped save his life after he was hit by a car last year.

NORMAN — As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history continues to grind on, its impact on Norman and Cleveland County is beginning to come into focus.

Described by one client as feeling like "a big drink of sunshine," reflexology is similar to a foot massage, but it targets specific regions or zones of the foot and hand.

State auditors unearthed what they described as a “culture of noncompliance” and “disregard for the law” in the town of Boynton that resulted with the “misuse of public assets ... and material misappropriation of funds.”

By Tyler Palmateer

Video games have become a part of modern culture ever since the early days of arcades. There have been movies made that began as video games, and even movies where video games become a way of life for those characters, and in many ways, video games have become a way of life in the real world.

Gunfire rang out inside the Pittsburg County Courthouse on Friday — but the shots fired were only blanks that were part of an active shooter drill.

Join Oklahoma Barbecue Society when it hosts two-time world champion David Bouska and Butcher BBQ for a meat-trimming class 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, prior to the OKBS Annual Cleaver Team of the Year banquet held at the Grand Hotel Casino and Resort in Shawnee.