Oklahoma in a Minute: June 8, 2026
In Oklahoma City, police released security camera video of man wanted in connection to a sex crime that happened at a convenience store last week. That and more headlines from across the state in Oklahoma in a Minute.
State Board of Education rejects eastern Oklahoma district’s high school expansion
OKLAHOMA CITY — Balancing the aspirations of an expanding school district and a potentially existential impact on its neighbors, the Oklahoma State Board of Education denied a plan to open a fifth high school in rural Adair County. Dahlonegah Public Schools, a K-8 district in Stilwell, had proposed opening...
Yukon Mayor responds to resignation of Jeff Wootton after recall petition filing
City Manager and Vice Mayor Jeff Wootton resigned from his position Saturday after being named in a recall petition to be removed from office.
Police: One injured in shooting near downtown OKC
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Authorities say one person was injured in a shooting near downtown Oklahoma City on Monday. Around 11 a.m. on Monday, Oklahoma City police and emergency crews were called to a reported shooting near N.W. 3rd and Pennsylvania Ave. Investigators say one person was found with...
Cities in Oklahoma clear homeless encampments, share outcomes
It is a tale of three cities. On the morning of May 22, Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers cleared a homeless encampment on vacant state-owned property in Norman under Gov. Kevin Stitt’s Operation SAFE initiative. Service providers said there was no warning that an encampment sweep would be happening. The...
Police investigating shooting in Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Oklahoma City Police responded to a shooting on Monday. According to the Oklahoma City Police Department, officers responded to the area of NW 3rd St. and Virginia Ave. after receiving reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers found one person injured. They have been taken...
‘Like a time capsule’: 72-year-old diploma found at thrift store returned to high school
GRANTS, N.M. — An Oklahoma man who found a 1954 high school diploma at an Oklahoma City thrift store spent more than a year trying to return it before finally finding its home back in New Mexico. Eddie Sein said he found the diploma while searching through the Goodwill...
Surgeons, patient describe near amputation crash rescue in SE OKC
OKLAHOMA CITY - A trash truck driver is recovering after a horrific crash last month in southeast Oklahoma City that left him trapped in his cab for about an hour and prompted emergency crews to call in surgeons prepared for a possible on-scene amputation. Robert Bryan says he had no...
Woman at center of Oklahoma City Sirloin Stockade massacre seeking parole
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — A woman convicted for her role in a horrific murder case that sent shockwaves through Oklahoma City in the 1970s is now seeking parole. Verna Stafford gained notoriety following a killing spree across central Oklahoma with her husband, Roger Dale Stafford, and his brother, Harold.
K-Nation (06/07/26) — The Lawrence Super Regionals, Clive Pullen, Emmah Jemutai, and more
NORTHEAST KANSAS (KSNT) — This week’s episode of K-Nation focuses on a three-game series between the Kansas Jayhawks and the Oklahoma Sooners in the Lawrence Super Regional. Plus, exclusive one-on-one interviews with K-State jumps coach Clive Pullen and Kansas distance runner Emmah Jemutai. For more sports news, click
