OKDHS suspends SNAP benefits as of November 1

This week the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) notified the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) that the federal funding for the Supplemental Food Assistance Program (SNAP) will be suspended on Nov. 1, 2025. If you are one...

Center Stage unites Oklahoma leaders through honest conversation

Linda Clark, founder of Linda Clark Consulting, is the scheduled keynote speaker at the upcoming Center Stage: Fearless Founders leadership series event. (Photo from devmarstrategies.com) OKLAHOMA CITY — DevMar Strategies will launch Center Stage:...

New Orleans ranked #1, Baton Rouge #3 among most dangerous U.S. cities in 2025

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans and Baton Rouge rank among the most dangerous cities in the United States, according to a WalletHub study. WalletHub evaluated 182 cities using 41 metrics across three dimensions to determine how safe a city is:...

Oklahoma Lottery Powerball, Lotto America results for Oct. 20, 2025

The Oklahoma Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Oct. 20, 2025, results for each game: Winning Powerball numbers from Oct. 20 drawing 32-38-66-67-69, Powerball: 19, Power Play: 2 Check Powerball payouts...

WATCH: Strong hail core pummels central Oklahoma

WATCH: Strong hail core pummels central Oklahoma KOCO 5 Storm Chaser Nick Smith captured a strong hail core as it tracked with storms that hit central Oklahoma Thursday night. KOCO 5 Storm Chaser Nick Smith captured a strong hail core as it...

Denver Nuggets Trade Michael Porter Jr. at Right Time

DENVER, Colo. — The Denver Nuggets traded Michael Porter Jr. just before the start of the season, a move that appears timely based on his performance in the season opener. Porter Jr. helped the Nuggets capture a championship last season, but his...

The waiting game for Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg is the only one Dallas can play

If the Mavericks weren’t struggling enough with a 1-3 start after four home games, the news came out Wednesday that Cooper Flagg ranks fourth in the first Kia Rookie of the Year standings. Maybe you aren’t overly alarmed at this. Maybe, like me,...

Brandon Wade (D) for CD-2 to Hold Food Drive for Those Losing SNAP Benefits

Brandon Wade grew up in Copan, Oklahoma, which is in Washington County near the Kansas border. He is a Democrat candidate for Oklahoma Congressional District 2 who comes from Rural Oklahoma and understands rural issues, such as the importance of...

An immigrant’s death at an Oklahoma poultry plant highlights dangerous conditions for workers

This story was originally published by The Frontier. It was just before 3 a.m. in March when the hum of machinery at the OK Foods poultry plant in Heavener, Oklahoma, was broken by a haunting scream, according to one worker. That night, the...

CRI merges in Abroms

Carr, Riggs & Ingram, a Top 25 Firm based in Enterprise, Alabama, is adding Abroms & Associates, PC, based in Florence, Alabama. The merger will expand CRI's presence in the northern part of its home state and comes on the heels of its merger last...

Higher education leaders ask Oklahoma Legislature to increase budget by millions

EDMOND — The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education on Thursday unanimously approved a request for an additional $426 million from the state Legislature for next budget year. Regents said they will need hundreds of millions more on top of...

Lawmakers continue to grapple with regulating Oklahoma’s…

Oklahoma lawmakers are revisiting legislation to regulate the state's growing wind energy industry. Discussions focus on balancing economic needs, property rights, and increased power demands. Oklahoma ranks as the third-largest wind energy...

Oklahoma Senators Back Russia Sanctions Bill

Lankford and Mullin Join Bipartisan Push It’s called the Russia Sanctions bill and it has the support of Oklahoma U.S. Sens. James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin along with dozens of others on Capitol Hill. It is a weapon proposed by Trump...

Military aircraft crash-lands in southeast Oklahoma City, crew unharmed

BURGER WAS OUT THERE ALL AFTERNOON GETTING DETAILS. TWO CREW MEMBERS, AN AIR FORCE PILOT AND A CIVILIAN CONTRACTOR NOT INJURED AT ALL, RIGHT BY KITCHEN LAKE. THANKFUL TO REPORT THAT THE TWO SOULS THAT WERE ON BOARD DID WALK AWAY FROM THIS PLANE...

Part of Interstate 240 in Oklahoma City closed after wreck

BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT, DAMON, THANKS VERY MUCH. WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU THIS. POLICE RESPONDING TO A ROLLOVER CRASH THIS EVENING. THE VIDEO IS ON YOUR SCREEN RIGHT NOW. THAT VEHICLE ON ITS SIDE WITH FIRST RESPONDERS CLIMBED UP ON TOP OF IT. THIS IS...

Federal shutdown threatens Oklahoma Head Start programs

POTENTIAL IMPACTS FOR HEAD START PROGRAMS TODAY IN ORDER TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT, YOU HAVE TO MAKE GREAT AMERICANS, AND THAT STARTS WITH HEAD START. SOME HEAD START PROGRAMS, THE FEDERALLY FUNDED DAYCARES USED BY THOUSANDS OF OKLAHOMA FAMILIES MAY...

Mom of 4 killed when family crashes into big rig hidden by fog, Iowa family says

DAVENPORT — A mother of four is dead, with her husband and son seriously injured, after colliding with a semi-truck in foggy weather, Iowa officials and family say. A pickup truck crashed into a big rig as it was pulling out of a business and...

Check out Oklahoma high school football scores from Week 8

DRIVE. AND NEW THIS MORNING, STORM CHANCES FOR FRIDAY AFFECTING SOME HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAMES. EDMOND NORTH SANTA FE. THEY WILL PLAY THEIR GAMES TOMORROW AND THE CHEYENNE CIMARRON FOOTBALL GAMES WER Oklahoma high school football season is in the...

Oklahoma Weather Forecast: Much-Needed Rain and Cooler Temps Arriving This Week

Oklahoma is set to trade its recent stretch of summer-like warmth for some much-needed rainfall and cooler, more seasonable temperatures as a significant storm system approaches the state midweek. A “Glorious” But False Fall Oklahomans have been...

Is this Christian school in Colorado public or private? Answers vary.

Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox. Riverstone Academy, a new school in southern Colorado, has been billed as...