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Kevin Stitt, Jeff Starling and Blayne Arthur: Judge's order strips poultry litter management away from Oklahomans
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (173+ words) Drive through eastern Oklahoma, and one message is impossible to miss: "Attorney General Gentner Drummond, stop bankrupting farm families." Jeff Starling is Secretary of Energy & Environment, Blayne Arthur is Secretary of Agriculture and Kevin Stitt is in his second term…...
Settlement announced with two companies in state's poultry litigation
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (143+ words) Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Wednesday announced a settlement had been reached with two of the companies that are defendants in the state's long-running poultry litter pollution litigation. The front entrance to the Arvest Bank at 4301 S. Garnett Road is blocked…...
FCC may give OK for state to jam cellphone signals in prisons
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (697+ words) OKLAHOMA CITY " Oklahoma officials say they hope the federal government will make a change soon to allow states to jam cellphone signals inside prisons. Cellphones have long been banned in lockups, but inmates have found myriad ways to smuggle them…...
Wisconsin and Arkansas explore possible link in 'Devil' state park murders
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (421+ words) Similarities between the unsolved murder at Devil's Lake State Park in Wisconsin in 2020 and the stabbing deaths of a couple at Devil's Den State Park in Arkansas last month have members of the public and authorities wondering if the two…...
USDA approves Oklahoma application to ban candy and soda from SNAP
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (312+ words) Oklahoma this week joined the list of states barring the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for items defined as candy or soft drinks. Oklahoma's SNAP waiver was among six signed Monday by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, bringing…...
Arrest made in Devil's Den park killings; suspect taught in BA, Sand Springs
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (968+ words) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. "A man who had taught elementary students in Broken Arrow and Sand Springs admitted that he fatally stabbed a couple he didn't know who were hiking with two of their children in an Arkansas state park, authorities…...
Two men jailed, charged with murder in 2018 slaying at south Tulsa hotel
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (267+ words) Two young men have been arrested and charged with murder 6" years after the slaying of a 21-year-old man outside a south Tulsa hotel. Kristopher Dwayne Thompson, 21, has been held at the Tulsa County jail since June 16, and 23-year-old Blevin Williams…...
OU softball's Sam Landry picked No. 1 overall by Volts in inaugural AUSL college draft
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (312+ words) Watch the OU Sports Extra Show: From Norman to the NFL. Juwan Lee, Mason Young and Berry Tramel discuss their confidence in OU's current football roster, the pro potential of Danny Stutsman and Bill Bowman and if softball at the…...
Senate passes bill restricting citizen-led petitions for ballot measures
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (805+ words) Here's the latest for Sunday, March 23 2025: Pope Francis returns to Vatican after five weeks of hospitalization; Gaza's Health Ministry says more than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed during the war between ISrael and Hamas; Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative…...
Bill would allow for more raw milk to be sold by Oklahoma farms
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (384+ words) OKLAHOMA CITY " Legislation that would increase the amount of raw milk that may be sold in Oklahoma advanced in committee with no discussion or debate, though public health officials recommend against consuming unpasteurized dairy products. Rep. Tom Gann, R-Inola, said…...