Oklahoma will see 17-year cicadas in 2030. Here’s why you may have heard some...
Trees in south Oklahoma City and Moore had unexpected visitors this year. Despite the four years left on their clock, some Brood II cicadas emerged from the ground in the spring looking for mates. Periodical cicadas differ from the annual singing insects heard in hot summer months. The broods are...
Federal instability threatens jobs for blind, visually impaired Oklahomans
NewView is the largest employer of blind and visually impaired Oklahomans. Turbulence at the federal level is hurting the nonprofit's bottom line.
OKC man says he’s waited nine months for AC repairs as dangerous heat builds
OKLAHOMA CITY - As dangerous heat intensifies across Oklahoma, many residents are looking for ways to stay cool, whether it’s hanging out at splash pads, pools or just staying indoors with air conditioning. At Scissortail Park’s splash pad, Oklahoma City mother Mariana Candia said she’s been taking her children...
Two men found dead in tent near I-240 and Walker Avenue, OKC police say
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA (KOKH) — The Oklahoma City Police Department responded to a report of a deceased person in a tent late Sunday evening. Near I-240 and Walker Avenue, officers located the reported tent. At the scene, officers found Christopher Anderson, age 26, and Brian Hedrick, age 42, deceased...
Alva Man Gets 6 Years in Federal Lockup After Domestic Violence Call
A 40-year-old Alva man is headed to federal prison for six years after a violent domestic incident last summer led to a federal firearms indictment. Michael Dewayne Hebert was arrested after Alva police responded to a June 26, 2025 call in which the victim reported that he grabbed her by the throat and threatened to st
Car Plunges Into NW OKC Spillway, Killing One Off Busy May Avenue
A weekend drive in northwest Oklahoma City turned deadly when a car left the roadway and crashed into a roughly 20-foot-deep concrete spillway, killing one person and sending two others to the hospital, officials said. The wreck happened shortly before 2:50 p.m. Saturday near Northwest 35th Street and May Avenue,...
Police release more information after two found dead in SW Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Oklahoma City Police have released new details after two people were found dead Sunday evening. According to the Oklahoma City Police Department, officers responded an apartment complex near I-240 and Walker Ave. at around 11 p.m. Upon arrival, officers found two people deceased in a tent behind
AG: Counselor convicted of using deceased Oklahomans information to charge Medicaid
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Two Medicaid providers have been convicted or pleaded guilty in separate cases after investigators said they used Medicaid recipients’ identities to bill for services that were never provided, including claims tied to deceased people and times when one provider was out of the country.
Midwest City visionary receives honor as park bears her name
MIDWEST CITY, Okla - Espy Bowen has been working for change in Midwest City for close to 40 years. But her latest community change changed her. “I have sat on the Citizens Advisory Board for Midwest City for 19 years, City Council for four years,” said Bowen. She has...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know
Oklahoma’s Encampment Sweeps Had Three Very Different Outcomes in Three Cities. When Gov. Kevin Stitt’s Operation SAFE came to Norman on May 22, Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers cleared a homeless encampment on state-owned property without warning to service providers or the people living there. Advocates said it strip

















