Private prison operator profits billions from taxpayers as concerns rise
Private prison operator CoreCivic, during their quarterly earnings call, announced they made billions in sales with the U.S. Dept of Homeland Security.
Woman steals rabbit in Yukon
YUKON, Okla. (KFOR) – Yukon police are investigating a theft after security footage captured a woman taking a rabbit from a cage at Atwood’s and placing it in her purse before leaving without paying. Police are still actively searching for the suspect. All facts in this report were...
Suspect in custody after officer-involved shooting, crash leads to standoff
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma City Police say one person is in custody at a hospital, after a chase ended in an officer-involved shooting and standoff in northeast Oklahoma City. Police tell News 4 it started as a domestic dispute around 8:30 pm near Britton and Westminster roads, when a man pulled a gun. When […]
Former Oklahoma DHS employee faces 5 felony counts after allegedly stealing millions from low-income...
A former Oklahoma Department of Human Services employee accused of stealing more than $2 million from a program designed to help low-income Oklahomans pay their heating and water bills now faces five separate felony counts—up from the single embezzlement charge he faced when News 4 first reported his arrest in May.
Arcadia Route 66 Crash Leaves Two Critical, Five Hospitalized, Cause Still Unknown
A single vehicle carrying five people crashed Wednesday night near the intersection of Highway 66 and Westminster Road in Arcadia, Oklahoma, injuring everyone inside. Two of the occupants were in critical condition, according to Edmond firefighters, and all five were taken to OU Health for treatment. Multiple agencies
What Caught My Eye: English police chase
A dust devil in southwest Oklahoma, bystanders assisting a police chase and a former Sooner’s home run are catching the News 9n team’s eyes. Dr. Lacy Anderson discusses how to identify heat-related illnesses. Watch News 9’s noon newscast now. 2 hours ago. Watch News 9’s 9 a.m....
Oklahoma transit agency opposes UP-NS merger; most have yet to take a position
WASHINGTON — To date, most transit agencies have remained carefully neutral about the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger. ONE Transit, the agency for Oklahoma City and the surrounding area, is a significant exception. In a late July filing with the Surface Transportation Board, ONE Transit asked the board to turn do
These are Oklahoma’s best restaurants in July, according to OpenTable
Restaurant reservation platform OpenTable has updated the way it compiles its monthly Diners' Choice lists, now slimming the lists down to a top 3 in each category and combining Oklahoma City and Tulsa. With that being said, you'll still see some familiar names on the list, but you may also see some new names entirely
Guide to Best Fishing Spots In and Around OKC
In our family, there are no stories quite like “the fishing story”! You know, the kind where the fish grows each time the story is retold, and hand gestures are essential to really show its size. But, finding the perfect fishing hole can be hard! We hope this guide to fishing around the OKC metro will help you take you
Domestic call escalates as fleeing suspect crashes into building, shots fired
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA (KOKH) — OKCPD have apprehended the suspect and placed them in custody. Oklahoma City police are at the scene where a domestic call has escalated to an officer-involved shooting in the 8900 block of Nettie Street Thursday evening. According to OKCPD, officers responded to a domestic...
