Oklahoma Headlines

Kansas won't have legal medical pot or expand Medicaid for at least another year

Kansas will remain among the handful of states that haven’t legalized the medical use of marijuana or expanded their Medicaid programs for at least another year.

Chasing ‘Twisters’ and collaborating with ‘tornado fanatic’ Steven Spielberg

Oklahoma prosecutors charge fifth member of anti-government group in Kansas women's killings

How Republican-led states far from the US-Mexico border are rushing to pass tough immigration laws

Oklahoma is poised to become the latest Republican-led state to impose criminal penalties for those who reside in the state illegally.

A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states

An effort to limit diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is gaining momentum in state capitals and college campuses.

Police say Oklahoma man fatally shot his 3 sons, including 2 children, his wife and himself

Police say a man fatally shot three of his sons, including two children, and his wife then himself in their home in southwest Oklahoma City.

New federal rule bars transgender school bathroom bans, but it likely isn't the final word

A new federal rule seeks to clarify that a law against sex discrimination at schools includes gender identity, too.

Oklahoma police say 5 found dead in home, including 2 children

Oklahoma City police are investigating the deaths of five people, including at least two children, inside a home on the city's southwest side.

Oklahoma bus driver crashes into a building after a passenger punches him, police say

A man is under arrest after being accused of punching an Oklahoma City bus driver and causing the bus they were in to crash into a building.

Oklahoma City bombing still 'heavy in our hearts' on 29th anniversary, federal official says

A Department of Homeland Security official told survivors and loved ones of the 168 people killed in the Oklahoma City bombing that federal officials are resolved to never allow a similar terrorist attack again.

The NBA playoffs are finally here. And as LeBron James says, 'it's a sprint now'

There’s a 64-win team in Boston that ran away with the league’s best record.

Oklahoma man arrested after authorities say he threw a pipe bomb at Satanic Temple in Massachusetts

An Oklahoma man has been arrested after authorities accused him of throwing a pipe bomb at the headquarters of a group in Salem, Massachusetts, called The Satanic Temple.

Bond denied for 4 'God's Misfits' defendants in the killing of 2 Kansas women

An Oklahoma judge has denied bond for the four people charged with kidnapping and killing two Kansas women.

How Kansas women's disappearance on a drive to pick up kids led to 4 arrests in Oklahoma

The search for two missing Kansas women came to a fatal end last weekend when Oklahoma authorities confirmed the two women were dead.

The Biden administration recruits 15 states to help enforce airline consumer laws

The Biden administration is enlisting officials in 15 states to help enforce consumer-protection laws covering air travel.

Owners of a Colorado funeral home where 190 decaying bodies were found are charged with COVID fraud

Federal authorities have indicted the owners of a Colorado funeral home on criminal charges for fraudulently obtaining pandemic relief funds from the U.S. government.

A 9-year-old boy's dream of a pet octopus is a sensation as thousands follow Terrance's story online

Nine-year-old Cal Clifford had always wanted a pet octopus.

Much of central US faces severe thunderstorm threat and possible tornadoes

Tens of millions of Americans stretching from Lincoln, Nebraska, to Baltimore could face strong thunderstorms tonight through Wednesday, with tornadoes possible in a few states.

2 bodies found in a rural Oklahoma county as authorities searched for missing Kansas women

Authorities say two bodies have been recovered in a rural Oklahoma county, a day after four people were charged there with murder and kidnapping in connection with the March disappearance of two Kansas women.

Four people charged in the case of 2 women missing from Oklahoma

Four people are under arrest in the March disappearances of two women in Oklahoma.

Biden's ballot access in Ohio and Alabama is in the hands of Republican election chiefs, lawmakers

Democratic President Joe Biden’s campaign is wrangling with Republican-dominated state governments in Ohio and Alabama to assure he is listed on their fall ballots.