‘A lot to implement’: OKC Mayor David Holt faces Matthew Pallares in pursuit of third term
The coming year will feature a smorgasbord of elections for those eager to head to the polls, including virtually every statewide office, congressional races...
Cheat sheet: Familiar names vie for Norman City Council Ward 5
With all three candidates carrying their own link to prior campaigns, Shaista Fenwick, Dianna Hutzel and Trey Kirby will face off Feb. 10 to...
CIVICS
‘Straight as a drone flies’: Choctaw Nation using technology to close rural health care...
ATOKA — Drones and robotic dogs demonstrated their transportation powers during an event recognizing a nearly $2 million federal grant that Choctaw Nation leaders...
‘Improper conduct’: Criminal questions linger on 2023 RFP for mental health contract
Former leaders of Oklahoma's Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services "likely" violated the law by providing GRAND Mental Health with "advanced information"...
Lowe’s county jail sales tax proposal stalls as Davidson, Maughan hold out
Oklahoma County Commissioner Jason Lowe's proposal to put a public safety sales tax before voters in April fell apart during today's board meeting when...
OKCPD officers denied qualified immunity for death of Dawawn McCoy at Biltmore Hotel
A civil rights lawsuit against three Oklahoma City Police Department officers will continue after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit affirmed...
Muscogee Rep. Robyn Whitecloud charged with 4 counts of preventing official acts
Muscogee Nation prosecutor Matthew Hall filed a four-count criminal complaint against Muscogee National Council Rep. Robyn Whitecloud on Jan. 16, alleging she "did remove...
EPS bond election seeks funding for east Edmond schools, buses
Edmond Public Schools is presenting voters with two bond proposals in the Feb. 10 election, one of which seeks more than $100 million to...
CULTURE
Housing might be nice, but only if the lines are good
In the war for apartments in Edmond, residents worried about rooflines have won the latest battle.
This past week, the Edmond City Council voted of...
The Mandela Washington Fellowship: An American experience I will never forget
NAIROBI, Kenya — My life almost ended July 27, 2024. But that's where this story started.
Over 12 days at Kenyatta Referral Hospital — including five...
Maybe the entire American Heartland project was AI hallucination
Once upon a time, circa 1997, I played a video game called Theme Park for the original PlayStation. The goal of the game was...
