One person dead following vehicle crash in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA — One person was killed and another critically injured in a crash Wednesday evening in Norman, authorities confirmed. According to the Norman Police Department, officers responded just after 5 p.m. to a crash near 84th Avenue Southeast and State Highway 9. Initial reports indicated two people were critically...
USA TODAY named its Restaurants of the Year. This OKC favorite made the list
Sedalia's Oyster & Seafood in Oklahoma City made USA TODAY’s list of best restaurants in the country. The USA TODAY Restaurants of the Year 2026 list , released today, features 39 restaurants from fine-dining establishments to roadside burger shacks. "What we're doing is impacting where we are. I think that lists in...
OKCPS adds March 23 and April 17 as regular school days after winter storm
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. (KOKH) — The Oklahoma City Board of Education approved updates to the 2025–2026 academic calendar to make up lost time during the recent winter storm. Monday, March 23 and Friday, April 17 will now be regular school days with students in the classroom. The district...
Family of retired Oklahoma Co. Sheriff killed in officer-involved shooting demands justice
LINCOLN COUNTY, Okla. - A retired Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Lieutenant is dead after an officer-involved shooting over the weekend in Lincoln County. His family says the system failed him as he struggled with a mental health crisis. Steve Pence, 71, died Sunday on his property in Luther after the...
Oklahoma City homeowner escapes late-night house fire
OKLAHOMA CITY - The owner of a home in northwest Oklahoma City was able to escape after a fire broke out inside the residence on Wednesday. The Oklahoma City Fire Department says the fire broke out just after 10:30 p.m. at a home near West Britton Road and County Line Road. When crews arrived at the scene, they said...
Seized-cash claims could put rights on the line; “That’s a little frightening.”
Oklahoma City, Okla. — More than $427,000 in cash seized during arrests in Oklahoma City over nearly a quarter-century is at the center of a dispute that a former municipal counselor-turned-whistleblower describes as a “nefarious scheme” to keep money that should have been returned. Orval Jones, a...
Harold Hamm says Continental Resources isn’t leaving OKC
With the impending departures of Expand Energy and Devon Energy, firms moving their headquarters to Houston, it leaves one major oil and gas firm in Oklahoma City—Continental Resources. The company founded by Harold Hamm is still considered the largest privately held oil and natural gas producer in the world....
Driver crashes into Oklahoma Highway Patrol vehicle near H.E. Bailey Turnpike
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A driver was flown to the hospital on Monday afternoon after crashing into an Oklahoma Highway Patrol vehicle while a trooper and a worker with the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) diverted traffic due to a grass fire. Both the trooper and the OTA worker had...
Shuttered Southwest OKC Hospital Gets Second Life As Mental Health Mega Campus
The long-quiet SSM Health hospital campus in southwest Oklahoma City is getting a second act as a state-run mental health hub. The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is converting the former hospital into a centralized inpatient campus for adults, a move officials say will ease pressure...
Service Oklahoma won’t open till Tuesday for new upgrade
If you're needing to get a new driver's license or registration this week, listen up! Service Oklahoma is upgrading its software, and offices will be closed starting Thursday to allow for the upgrade.
