Tracking key Municipal and Board of Education Elections, including Edmond mayoral race
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Mark A. Nash has won the race for Mayor of the city of Edmond. Jason Lowe has won the race for County Commissioner for District No. 1 in Oklahoma County. Camal Pennington has won the race for Councilmember for Ward No. 7 for Oklahoma City.
Submit your name suggestions for Oklahoma City’s new middle school by April 11, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY, (KOKH) — Oklahoma City Public Schools is requesting help from the public with naming a new middle school. According to OCPS, the new school will be built at S. 25th Street and High Street. This school is part of the 2022 bond package and will house the...
Remarkable Women: Oklahoma mother provides home, safe haven to 12 foster children
Things can get hectic inside Tonya Ratcliff’s home, especially during lunchtime. She likes to call it “beautiful chaos.”
House eyes Oklahoma mental health hospital alternative amid soaring price tag
The construction of a new inpatient mental health hospital is $124 million over budget, and House budget leaders do not want taxpayers to pick up the tab. The Donahue Behavioral Health Campus, located in Oklahoma City, was budgeted for $147 million and broke ground in March 2024. It would serve adults and adolescents...
Tornado Watch Issued for Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas: 3.4 Million People Affected Until Midnight
Wichita, KS – A tornado watch is in effect for parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas until 12:00 AM CDT on April 2, 2025. The alert impacts over 3.4 million residents across the region, including major cities like Wichita, Oklahoma City, and Wichita Falls. The National Weather Service issued...
Oklahoma department identifies $175M in federal grants for cuts in efficiency report
OKLAHOMA CITY, (KOKH) — The Oklahoms Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE-OK) released their first report, where they identified $175 million in federal grants to cut. According to DOGE-OK, the federal grants were duplicative and went beyond actual need in the state government. "Oklahomans work hard for their...
Murder suspect learns fate less than a year after crime
A man, who's convicted of killing a woman with a fatal dose of fentanyl, learned his fate this week. Elyse Betz's life was tragically taken last July.
4Warn Storm Team tracking severe weather moving into Oklahoma
The 4Warn Storm Team is keeping an eye on severe weather moving into the state Tuesday night.
Execution date set for prisoner transferred to Oklahoma to serve death penalty
OKLAHOMA CITY — An inmate who was transferred to Oklahoma last month to face the death penalty now has an execution date. George John Hanson, also known as John Fitzgerald Hanson, is scheduled to die on June 12 for the 1999 murder of 77-year-old Mary Bowles. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Tuesday set […]
Another Oklahoman hit by SNAP benefits crime ring
Federal funding to replace SNAP benefits stolen ran out in December. Now, those who continue to get hit by this crime ring, are left with nothing, needing to survive until the next month's benefits arrive.
