Oklahoma Offers Under-the-Radar Wide Receiver Prospect from Texas
The Sooners sent an offer to a potential diamond in the rough wide receiver prospect on Thursday.
City attorney: Norman liable for millions if entertainment district TIF brought to public vote
Norman City Council discussed the possibility of a public vote on a Rock Creek Entertainment District ordinance and heard a presentation on the addition of a monarch butterfly habitat in a study session Tuesday. Entertainment district discussion. The news: City Attorney Rick Knighton told council he did not believe...
There is no ‘I’ in ‘team’ for this Pay it Forward winner
Oklahoma City-based consumer electronics company Jasco has a national footprint but is known for its local, loyal, and tight-knit workforce, including our Pay it Forward winner Bobbi Cotton.
‘We are America’: Norman High School students protest ICE in walkout
Norman High School students held a walkout Tuesday in protest of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. About 100 students gathered on the front lawn of Norman High with signs and flags and wrote anti-ICE messages on themselves with markers. The protest at Norman High follows a similar walkout at Norman North...
Burger Barn: Smalls Sliders coming to North OKC
OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) — Smalls Sliders is sliding into North Oklahoma City. Local operator Kyle Abrusley and his Slide Thru group signed a multi‑unit development agreement to open several locations, extending their Oklahoma run after debuting the brand’s first in‑state “Can” in Tulsa in September 2025.
OK County assessor warns property tax relief plan would devastate schools, counties
State lawmakers have proposed a plan to cut homeowners’ property taxes, but Oklahoma County’s assessor warns the plan would drastically slash funding for public schools, count law enforcement agencies and other local governments—and says insurance costs, not property taxes, are what’s really driving up housing bills.
Crews put out three grass fires near Lake Hefner Parkway
OKLAHOMA CITY - Fire crews put out three fires near Lake Hefner Parkway and 122nd on Wednesday afternoon. The on-ramp to Lake Hefner Parkway is closed near 122nd Street while crews battle three fires in the area. Two of the fires are in the grass near the highway. The third...
People Drive For Hours Just To Feast At This Oklahoma Fried Chicken Icon
There’s a stretch of Route 66 in Arcadia, Oklahoma that I can never just “drive past.” The parking lot is always packed, trucks and road-trippers squeezed in tight, and before I even open the car door I can smell fried chicken in the air. It’s the kind...
Oklahoma middle school employee arrested after using THC pen on campus
OKLAHOMA — A Bethany Middle School employee was arrested Wednesday after police say the individual was caught using a THC vape device on school property. According to the Bethany Police Department, officers responded to the school after receiving a report that an employee had been using a THC vape in a bathroom...
Jail trust says employees fired over relationship, not whistleblowing
Two top Oklahoma County jail employees were fired because they were lovers who created a hostile work environment and not for being whistleblowers, the jail trust claims in a federal court filing. When asked about the new allegations, an attorney for the former jail employees told The Oklahoman the explosive...

















