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Funeral services held for Moore tornado victims Funerals for tornado victims and Moore high school graduations on Saturday will once again test the emotional ...
JARREL WADE World Staff Writer
Man killed in overnight shooting A black male was found in the courtyard of the apartments with a gunshot wound to the head.
MIKE AVERILL World Staff Writer
Pryor woman run over at Rocklahoma The injured woman was lying in the grass in a campsite.
OSBI agents arrest two in Payne County murder The Payne County Sheriff’s Office requested OSBI assistance and agents developed leads throughout the ...
One dead, one critical in Broken Arrow motorcycle collision The driver was northbound near the intersection of Elm Place and Elm Avenue when he struck a stop si ...
Jenks man dies in motorcycle collision The motorcycle left the road and struck a fence poll ejecting the driver about 18 feet.
Jayhawks dash Cowboys’ tournament title hopes The orange-clad fans at Bricktown Ballpark went home disappointed on Friday night as OSU lost a late
ERIC BAILEY World Sports Writer
ORU stumbles against Central Arkansas For nearly two-and-a-half games at the Southland Conference Tournament everything was going accordin
COREY ROEPKEN World Correspondent
Ricketts, Sooners win emotional Super Regional game with sister of tornado victim in dugout You bet Casey Angle had a favorite part of Friday night’s softball game.
GUERIN EMIG World Sports Writer
Rocklahoma kicks off with music, camping in Pryor As the Rocklahoma festival grounds filled with tens of thousands of fans Friday afternoon, music bla
JENNIFER CHANCELLORWorld Staff Writer
Owasso city manager suspended pending investigation The City Council voted unanimously to place veteran City Manager Rodney Ray on administrative leave.
RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer
Oklahoma House has anticlimactic early end to session The 101-member House had dwindled to 63 hardy souls by the time the last vote was taken.
RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer
House passes measure to 'quarantine' Insure Oklahoma — after Senate adjourns Earlier this week, Speaker of the House T.W. Shannon refused to allow a proposed law to extend the program ...
WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer
Syrian regime OKs peace talks amid skepticism Syria’s government has agreed to attend a U.S.-Russian-brokered peace conference, according to Mosco
Associated Press
Foreign preacher takes rare turn on Vietnam stage “Do you know why I love God?” Nick Vujicic asked a young girl on stage who, like him, was born without arms and legs.
Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Vince Gill to join Blake Shelton for tornado relief concert Tickets for Blake Shelton’s tornado relief concert in Oklahoma City go on sale Saturday. RELATED ...
RITA SHERROW World Scene Writer
ORU students win $100,000 on 'American Bible Challenge' In previous competition on the show, taped in January in Hollywood, Calif., the brothers — four-time ...
REVIEW: 'Epic' just isn't big enough I could have nodded off a couple of times if not for my 8-year-old daughter snickering at the comedy ...
MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer
Lawler can make $18 million at Chesapeake in first full year Doug Lawler’s combination of salary, bonus and equity awards should reach $12.6 million for 2013 alone, ...
ROD WALTON World Business Editor
Stocks: Market fades, posts first weekly loss in a month Trading was thin ahead of Memorial Day. Volume was just 2.7 billion shares.
Oil: Price ends week down 2 percent on tepid demand outlook The loss Friday was just 10 cents, to $94.15 a barrel. But four straight losses resulted in a weekly ...
Coffeyville refinery challenges EPA fairness in noting three recent settlements “These prior settlements are unrelated to EPA’s RMP (risk management program) claims and are not indicative ...
River Spirit Casino could get naming rights for Expo Center “Our version of the proposal was approved by our gaming operations authority board on Wednesday,” said ...
KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer
Hall and Oates donate signed guitar for tornado relief efforts Details about the auction will be announced at a later date, but 100 percent of the proceeds will go ...
JAMES D. WATTS JR.World Scene Writer
Grove man charged in wife's shooting death Grove Police Chief Mark Morris said the couple didn't have a history of domestic violence, but a neighbor ...
SHEILA STOGSDILL World Correspondent
American Airlines CEO's $20 million severance under fire again “As the United States Trustee previously argued in connection with her objection to the Merger Motion, ...
KYLE ARNOLD World Staff Writer
Fallin signs bill to spend $45 milion on tornado relief It allows the state to use the money to match federal disaster funds and for other 'disaster-related ...
Nike donating $1 million in goods to tornado relief Nike says it will make its donations through the nonprofit organization Good360 to prequalified char ...
Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys The Scouts' longstanding ban on gay adults remains in force.
DAVID CRARY AND NOMAAN MERCHANTAssociated Press
UK-bound Pakistan plane diverted, 2 men arrested A jet was launched to divert the Pakistan International Airlines plane carrying nearly 300 passengers ...
CASSANDRA VINOGRAD AND DANICA KIRKAAssociated Press
House passes storm damage tax relief Senate Bill 330 particularly addressed real property and vehicles damaged or destroyed in those stor ...
State Senate finishes its work for the year House Democrats were upset that pay raises for Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers were not provided, Inman ...
Staff Reports
Photos released in Dollar General robbery He appeared to shop for about 15 minutes and then pulled on a gun on the cashier as she was completing ...
AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer
Tulsa man arrested on child neglect charge; warrant out for child's mother Prosecutors allege they failed to provide a safe environment, proper supervision or both.
Pace slows in testing after Tulsa dentist health scare So far, 70 patients have tested positive for hepatitis C, five for hepatitis B and three for HIV, but ...
Acid leak closes section of North Peoria Avenue overnight Responders investigated a “white cloud” emanating from a chemical distribution center, fire department ...
OU defeats Texas Tech 8-0 in Big 12 Tournament Oklahoma’s pitching staff continued its dominance on Friday morning.
IRS replaces official who revealed targeting Lois Lerner was put on administrative leave on Thursday, said Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and two ...
ALAN FRAM AND STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press
Education standoff in state House When lawmakers returned to work Friday, House members passed a resolution to adjourn. The motion passed, ...
Temporary stay granted in hearing for brothers accused in quadruple slaying The brothers are charged in the Jan. 7 shooting deaths of four women at the Fairmont Terrace apartment ...
Republican lawmakers' feud erupts on House floor Rep. Don Armes, R-Lawton said 'You've been breathing my air a long time' to Rep. Mike Reynolds, R-Oklahoma ...
Former Ottawa County detective found guilty of making, selling meth The former detective sold a half-gram of methamphetamine for $40 to an undercover narcotics agent, according ...
Tulsa man told dogs to attack officers, police say After he was handcuffed, he allegedly told his pit bull to “Get ’em! Get ’em!” — referring to officers ...
American Legion giving $1M to Oklahoma tornado victim veterans The Legion also provided relief funds after Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Katrina and other natural dis ...
Washington state I-5 bridge collapse caused by oversize load It happened about 7 p.m. Thursday on the four-lane Interstate 5 bridge near Mount Vernon, about 60 miles ...
MANUEL VALDES AND MIKE BAKERAssociated Press
TCU ninth-inning rally tops OSU at Big 12 baseball tournament Horned Frogs score six runs in the top of the ninth inning to upend Cowboys 8-4 late Thursday.
Interstate 5 bridge collapses north of Seattle There was no immediate estimate of how many people were in the water or whether anyone was killed.
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Delaware County couple shot The man and woman were taken to Integris Grove General Hospital around 7 p.m.
Task force to consider renaming of Tulsa's Brady Street The street is named after Tate Brady, a controversial early-Tulsa businessman who died in 1925.
Councilors would shift money in mayor's budget to fund more officers The plan, outlined Thursday by councilors G.T. Bynum and Karen Gilbert, would fund 45 police cadets and ...
ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer
Watchdog group member accuses Bartlett of ethics code violation Steven Roemerman, a member of the city's Sales Tax Overview Committee, is accusing the mayor of using ...
Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys Gay adults will remain barred from serving as Scout leaders.
Hearing begins for brothers accused in Fairmont Terrace killings The Poores are accused of murdering Julie Jackson, 55; Misty Nunley, 33; Rebeika Powell, 23; and Kayetie ...
BILL BRAUN AND JARREL WADEWorld Staff Writers
Obama sees narrower terror threat, defends drones President Barack Obama defended his administration's use of drones against terror threats.
JULIE PACE AND LARA JAKESAssociated Press
Owasso considering city manager probe An agenda released this afternoon calls for an executive session discussing personnel matters related ...
Cambage on Tulsa: 'I wanted to come back so bad last year' Liz Cambage said she really wanted to join the Tulsa Shock last August for the second half of the WNBA ...
MIKE BROWN World Sports Writer
Oil: Price tracks gains in stocks, erases early losses An afternoon recovery in U.S. stock markets helped oil reverse early losses Thursday.
Stocks: Market ends lower as investors reassess Fed worries Declining stocks outnumbered advancers on the New York Stock Exchange.
Dewey man charged after allegedly killing 2 puppies with shotgun He remained jailed Thursday on $10,000 bond.
LAURA SUMMERS World Correspondent
Houston Texans give $100,000 to tornado relief efforts Team owner Bob McNair and his wife Janice made the donation on behalf of their foundation and the team ...
OU defeats Baylor 2-0 in Big 12 Baseball Tournament OU is scheduled to play Texas Tech in a 9 a.m. pool play contest on Friday.
Hugs and tears: Plaza Towers students come back to school Moore Public Schools sites that were spared by the storm reopened for a few hours Thursday morning so ...
ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer
Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook voted to All-NBA teams The third team had former Thunder and current Houston Rockets star, James Harden.
BILL HAISTEN World Sports Writer
OU, OSU, Tulsa band together for T-shirt, will provide proceeds to disaster relief and recovery The shirts include all three logos of the schools. Proceeds will be donated directly to the United W ...
Caballo starts up Carmen gas plant The project will help the company connect to the growing natural gas production in the Mississippi Lime ...
Magellan Midstream Partners considering pipeline to Little Rock The new line, if built, would transport gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, the company reported.
Motorists asked to avoid I-35 through Moore All I-35 off-ramps in Moore are now open except the southbound I-35 off-ramp to South 19th Street, the ...
Browns, former OSU quarterback Weeden to help with Oklahoma tornado Weeden said his wife, Melanie, has family in Moore, where the tornado killed 24 people and destroyed ...
TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer
Man charged in rape of 14-year-old He is scheduled for an initial appearance on May 28.
Thunder honored as team of the year at Sports Business Awards Presented by Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily, the Sports Business Awards ...
Oklahoma reopens emergency operations command center The department had previously announced that the command center would be shut down at Wednesday at m ...
UK attack suspects part of previous investigations Prime Minister David Cameron vowed that Britain would not be cowed by the horrific violence.
GREGORY KATZ AND PAISLEY DODDSAssociated Press
Kathy McConnell-Miller leaving Shock coaching staff Tulsa won five of its final 11 games to finish 9-25 in 2012 after setting a WNBA record with 31 losses ...
State House passes emergency aid bill for tornado response The bill passed 95-0.
Storms in Tulsa area possible today; Thunderstorms hit Oklahoma City area The Weather Service said more severe storms are forecast for late afternoon and at night. It said tornados ...
Staff and Wire Reports
Man sentenced in lewd molestation of relative He pleaded no contest Monday to an amended charge of lewd molestation.
Rams, former OU quarterback Sam Bradford leading Oklahoma aid effort Bradford's family is from the north side of Oklahoma City. His relatives were not hurt in the tornad ...
BP donates $500K to Moore tornado relief effort BP workers in eastern Oklahoma on Thursday delivered a trailer stocked with relief items.
Man who took stolen truck to convenience store sought He was wearing a T-shirt reading “OSUCKS” in black and orange lettering and a blue baseball cap.
Birth control coverage up for federal appeal The Oklahoma City-based Hobby Lobby argues that businesses — not just the currently exempted religious ...
KRISTEN WYATT Associated Press
Weekend TV: 'Smash' ends season 2, HBO's Liberace film premieres Two new series debut, an old comedy favorite returns online and viewers are invited to pay tribute in ...
RITA SHERROW World Television Writer
Howe teen killed in Latimer County crash The 15-year-old was thrown from a car that struck a tree due to unsafe speed, troopers said.
Two years later, Joplin residents send encouragement to Moore As recovery efforts continue in Moore, residents of Joplin, Mo., watch with a sense of deja vu.
SAMANTHA VICENT World Correspondent
Tulsa man charged with molesting 7-year-old Dwight Rake, 63, was arrested Friday and remains in the Tulsa Jail.
KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writer
Obama to visit Oklahoma on Sunday; tornado damage could top $1 billion Secretary of Homeland Defense Janet Napolitano toured the tornado-ravaged areas on Wednesday.
MICHAEL OVERALL AND AMANDA BLANDWorld Staff Writers
Shock's Cambage lands in Tulsa Cambage flew into Tulsa International Airport around 6:15 p.m. after traveling nearly 9,000 miles from ...
Six located after being deemed 'missing' Four were two couples staying in hotels who hadn't contacted family members.
MICHAEL OVERALL AND SAMANTHA VICENTWorld Staff Writers
Four arrested in Holdenville killing Agents arrested Eugenia Wakolee, 27, Kyle Morris, 22, Tara Humphries, 31 and Robert West, 30, on first-degree ...
Big 12 donates $200,000 to tornado relief The Big 12 Conference has announced a $200,000 donation to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fu ...
Report: Boat operator drinking before fatal Grand Lake crash Rachel Nicole Swetnam, 21 and William Lewis "Trey" Varner III, 21, died
Woman charged with murder in man's fatal stabbing She remains in the Tulsa Jail held without bond.
UK officials: Radical Islam drives London attack Two men apparently attacked another man near a London barracks Wednesday. Police said he died and the ...
CASSANDRA VINOGRAD AND PAISLEY DODDSAssociated Press
Before and after: Images of what the tornado did to Moore We have aerial photos of Moore that show what it looked like before and after the storm.
Sex offender arrested on rape complaint He remains held in lieu of $100,000 bond.
Commissioner to urge new Rogers County tax vote after voter challenge “We won the election,” DeLozier said after the meeting. “There were some problems, so we’re taking care ...
Tulsa Shock patners with BOK in storm relief effort The Tulsa Shock and BOK Center have partnered with the American Red Cross to assist in the Moore, OK ...
Oklahoma Senate votes to tap fund for tornado relief Gov. Mary Fallin urged lawmakers to consider the bill, which is expected to be given final legislative ...
Man with unusual facial tattoo jailed in Tulsa on public intoxication complaint His mugshot features the satanic numerical '666' tattoo across his forehead and large occult pentagram ...
NJ Gov. Chris Christie: Oklahoma tornado victims deserve aid 'Two wrongs don't make a right,' Christie told reporters, dignitaries and schoolchildren gathered at ...
ANGELA DELLI SANTI Associated Press
Kenny Wayne Shepherd to headline 'We Can Help Moore' benefit show June 7 in OKC The concert is one night only, June 7 at the Diamond Ballroom in Oklahoma City.
JENNIFER CHANCELLORWorld Scene Writer
Oswalt to join Drillers on Friday The three-time All-Star will be activated prior to Friday night's game at ONEOK Field. He will throw ...
Oklahoma City mayor: Up to 13K homes hit by tornado An aerial view of the site shows whole neighborhoods obliterated, with gouged earth littered with splintered ...
Former OSU assistant Whitaker begins new role as Texas Tech coach Whitaker was an assistant at Oklahoma State last season. She held the same position at Valparaiso and ...
BETSY BLANEY Associated Press
ORU baseball defeated SFA 4-2 The hot, humid weather of southeast Texas reared its ugly head at the Oral Roberts baseball team on
Obama to visit tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town White House spokesman Jay Carney says the president will view the tornado damage first-hand. He also ...
JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent
Koch Industries gives $1M to tornado recovery Several companies that Koch owns have operations in Oklahoma.
Man sentenced to 8 years in fatal crash Owasso police arrested him after a witness who’d been drinking with him at the Jack of Clubs bar saw ...
AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer
OSSAA offers to replace playoff memorabilia lost in storms “Everybody’s trying to do their part, and if we can help by replacing some type of memorabilia, then ...
Tulsa to conduct routine storm sirens test at noon The Tulsa Area Emergency Management Agency periodically tests the system to ensure the sirens are operating ...
Man sought in Walgreens robbery He told the attendant that he would not shoot her if she gave him all of the money from the register ...
Mother, newborn died seeking refuge from the storm Relatives of Megan Billingsley Futrell and her 3-month-old son, Case, grieved Tuesday outside a crumbled ...
ZEKE CAMPFIELD NewsOK.com
Moore mayor wants to require tornado shelters Underground safe rooms are typically built below garages and can cost around $4,000.
CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN AND RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTIAssociated Press
St. John to make cuts following Fallin's decision not to expand Medicaid The Affordable Care Act -- also known as 'Obamacare' -- led to reductions in Medicare payments to help ...
WAYNE GREENE AND SHANNON MUCHMOREWorld Staff Writers
Wife found guilty of murdering Nichols Hills fire chief She shed no tears Tuesday when jurors found her guilty of murdering her husband, just as friends testified ...
BRYAN DEAN NewsOK.com
ESPN cutting workforce, 'smartly managing costs' Earlier this month, it revealed that it was forming a network with the Southeastern Conference. The new ...
RACHEL COHEN AP Sports Writer
Victims tell their stories: Second-grader at Plaza Towers Elementary “I could see the third-graders all cover up in the hallway,” recalled Courtney from her room at Children’s ...
DIANA BALDWIN NewsOK.com
Charges filed in Bixby attempted strangulation case Chance Zachary Clagett, 27, is charged with domestic assault and battery.
Moore death toll stands at 24; nine of the dead were children Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie counties are named in the federal disaster declaration as ...
MICHAEL OVERALL, CARY ASPINWALL AND AMANDA BLANDWorld Staff Writers
Broken Arrow council awards $3.7 million contract for Main Street changes The project will reduce the street from four to two lanes with a center turn lane.
SUSAN HYLTON World Staff Writer
Videos, photos and reaction from Moore Tweets and Facebook posts to give you an idea of what is happening in Moore
State Senate panel OKs measure to tap rainy day fund for tornado relief Senate Bill 249 would provide up to $45 million from the fund, which contains nearly $600 million.
BARBARA HOBEROCKWorld Capitol Bureau
Shock cuts veteran guard Scholanda Dorrell One more cut is necessary for the Shock to reach the regular-season limit of 11 by Thursday’s deadli ...
Area churches, OU offer relief to survivors About everywhere you turned Tuesday in communities neighboring Moore, it was everyone's nature. Everyone ...
Tea party rally targets local IRS office 'The IRS must be above reproach,' said Tom Counts, director of OKforTea, a local tea party organization. ...
Tulsa area responders helping with recovery efforts in Moore Brian Hobbs, communications director for state Baptists, said they would continue to help victims of ...
BILL SHERMAN World Staff Writer
Walmart pledges $1M for Moore tornado recovery The Bentonville, Ark.-based company said Tuesday that it will make donations of cash and materials equal ...
WNBA general managers see Shock as most improved team in 2013 GMs rated Tulsa as fifth most likely to finish in the top four spots in the six-team Western Confere ...
Oklahoma delegation promises assistance to state Rep. Tom Cole of Moore said the president’s “was a generous and gracious gesture, and I know he meant ...
Bob Stoops: Loss of children is "heartbreaking." Just thinking about these so many families that are devastated, Stoops said during an ESPN interview. ...
How to help tornado victims A list of web sites, phone numbers, mailing addresses and more for how to help Oklahoma tornado vict ...
Moore tornado rating upgraded to EF-5 Winds at the maximum gust were estimated to be between 200 and 210 mph, the lower end of the EF-5 ca ...
JERRY WOFFORD World Staff Writer
Obama opposes GOP bill on Keystone XL oil pipeline The White House said Tuesday that the bill 'seeks to circumvent longstanding and proven processes' by ...
MATTHEW DALY Associated Press
Thunder star Kevin Durant, team, NBA and players' union each make $1M tornado pledges Later Tuesday, the NBA and the players' union announced that they are combining to donate $1 million ...
Moore tornado: A diversion in the air for 'Today' Television networks rushed their big names to the scene, including anchors Brian Williams of NBC's 'Nightly ...
DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer
'Tower man' arrested on burglary, arson complaints He became known as “tower guy” or “tower man” after he climbed the tower atop the Clear Channel Communications ...
Others tell stories of survival She says one girl was hit on the head with a light falling from the ceiling. The students sat “crisscross ...
KYLE FREDRICKSONWORLD CORRESPONDENT AND CARY ASPINWALL World Staff Writer
Toby Keith says his hometown Moore is 'resilient' During recording breaks, Keith has fielded calls about putting together a benefit for tornado victims ...
CHRIS TALBOTT AP Music Writer
Pope expresses solidarity with tornado survivors The pope posted a Twitter message to the survivors Tuesday, and followed up with a telegram to the archbishop ...
State backs off plans for Tulsa popular culture museum “We need to be thinking first of our fellow Oklahomans who have suffered from this devastating disaster,” ...
Big 12 baseball tournament postponed one day The decision was made in respect to the Moore tornado tragedy and its relief efforts.
Hearing scheduled in state's challenge to 'Obamacare' U.S. District Judge Ronald White has set a June 20 hearing in Oklahoma's challenge to IRS rules to implement ...
Bartlett's public safety tax would fund more officers, firefighters The proposal would extend the 0.167-cent sales tax permanently after its expiration on June 30, 2014 ...
More than 200 treated for injuries following tornado About 20 patients remained at one hospital Tuesday, but it wasn't clear how many patients remained hospitalized ...
Damage teams beginning to assess damage across Oklahoma Some of the storms caused isolated damage, but no injuries have been reported.
Oklahomans warned to beware of fraudulent disaster charities “The main scam that we see first in tragedies like this is charity fraud,” said Diane Clay, a spokeswoman ...
Support for tornado victims pouring in from sports, entertainment stars Stars with local ties send their well wishes and sympathy to Oklahoma tornado victims
Moore man killed in wreck during storm cleanup He was reportedly not wearing a seat belt.
Obama says Oklahoma will receive help Obama, who spoke from the White House at 9 a.m. Tuesday, said: “Our prayers are with the people of Oklahoma ...
Severe weather possible again today southeast of Tulsa area A chance of severe weather is forecast mostly for southeast Oklahoma, with large hail, damaging winds ...
Crash in Glenpool injures 6 people, including 4 kids Witnesses told police a black SUV was driving erratically and passed a silver Toyota 4Runner using the ...
Moore tornado: At least 20 children among the dead; 2 dozen more still missing Rescue workers are searching the rubble of a collapsed school for two dozen more students.
MICHAEL B. MAROIS and BRIAN K. SULLIVAN Bloomberg News
Muskogee's Swon Brothers urge prayers for Oklahoma You can vote for Muskogee's country duo on "The Voice" by calling 1-855-864-2303.
Oklahoma to get federal disaster aid Individuals in Cleveland, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie counties can qualify for help.
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Live weather timeline Photos, radar and reaction to today's storms
Tornadoes in NE Oklahoma hit rural areas, no injuries reported A trained spotter reported a tornado about 6:30 p.m. 8 miles south of Quapaw in Ottawa County, according ...
JERRY WOFFORD AND JARREL WADEWorld Staff Writers
Severe weather threat diminishing for northeast Oklahoma Update 7:10 p.m.: The severe weather threat has diminished for much of northeastern Oklahoma. A line ...
Kids rescued from rubble at Moore elementary Rescue workers lifted children from the rubble before they were passed down a human chain and taken to ...
Some schools cancel evening plans due to weather Many area schools are keeping Monday’s severe weather outlook in mind for this evening’s events
SAMANTHA VICENT World Staff Writer
Governor tours tornado-ravaged Shawnee area At least two people have died, 39 have been injured and more than 200 homes have been damaged or des ...
MICHAEL OVERALL World Staff Writer
Tulsa school board meeting canceled The Tulsa school board meeting was set for 6:30 p.m. Monday.
House speaker won't save Insure Oklahoma “It is unfortunate these Oklahomans will be without health insurance due to President (Barack) Obama’s ...
Oklahoma City public schools now dismissing students The students were kept late because of the severe weather.
Jay-Z's sports agency buys Tulsa Shock's Diggins a new Benz 'I got 99 problems but a BENZ ain't one,' a tweet on Diggins' account said, riffing off a Jay-Z hit.
Officials: Tornado in Moore so large, may not be recognized After being on the ground for more than half an hour, the massive twister dissipated.
Oil: Price rises on falling dollar; gasoline at $3.65 Although stocks slipped in the afternoon, a weak dollar propped up oil prices.
Stocks: Small companies take the limelight The Russell 2000, an index of small-company stocks, rose above 1,000 for the first time Monday.
Oklahoma City man accused of embezzling copper He was taking copper from the company's stock and selling it to scrap yards, according to the police ...
LEIGHANNE MANWARREN NewsOK.com
Tulsan accused of kicking officer, paramedic in Sand Springs arrest He was “extremely agitated, with both hands clinched into fists … and screaming multiple profanities” ...
Experts: Conditions allowed Sunday storms to weaken when they approached Tulsa Meteorologist: “To get tornadoes like that happening, you have to have the right mix of ingredients, ...
Owasso duo heads All-State baseball team Austin O’Brien and Trae Bobo, who helped lead Owasso to a 36-0 record and the Class 6A state championship, ...
House committee advances Indian museum funding A similar bill to fund the proposed OKPOP museum in Tulsa is expected to be heard this afternoon.
Texas Tech hires OSU associate head coach Whitaker The former Lady Raiders player returns to her alma mater as the program's sixth coach. The move comes ...
Lincoln County to use police sirens to warn of storms Utilities said power is out to about 6,000 homes and businesses in the state.
Voter files challenge in Rogers County road tax vote Rogers County voters approved the renewal of a penny tax for roads and bridges by more than 16 percentage ...
Police seek woman using stolen debit card The debit card was taken from a parked vehicle near 91st Street and Sheridan Road.
Taylor Swift wins 8 trophies at Billboard Awards Justin Bieber: 'I’m an artist and I should be taken seriously and all this other bull should not be ...
MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer
Chesapeake names Anadarko executive as new CEO The appointment comes after a tough year during which Chesapeake's board ousted its founder and the company ...
Oklahoma governor to tour tornado damage The governor plans to visit Carney at 10 a.m. Monday before traveling to the Shawnee area.
Bethany woman saved from attacker by family dog The family dog, Louie, bolted toward the man when the woman screamed.
Lanes reopening near Shawnee but delays expected Officials say drivers should expect delays on Interstate 40 in Shawnee as crews continue to clean up ...
AP Wire Service
Severe weather slams parts of state Much of northeast Oklahoma is in a moderate risk of severe weather again Monday; Fallin declares state ...
Lauren Chamberlain powers OU into softball Super Regional Chamberlain came to the plate 13 times over OU's three-game regional onslaught (the Sooners won it by ...
Mayfest shuts down early because of weather forecast The nearby Blue Dome Arts Festival also shut down at 4 p.m. today.
OSU will be No. 2 seed in Big 12 baseball tourney The Cowboys (39-14) will open with a first-round game against TCU.
Oklahoma grocery store wine proposal being renewed The plan, promoted by the advocacy group Oklahomans for Modern Laws, will be resubmitted to voters this ...
TIM TALLEY Associated Press
Top-ranked Sooners defeat Arkansas to take control of softball regional OU counter-punched enough to earn a 10-5 victory to land into Sunday's 1 p.m. regional final.
TU softball season ends with NCAA regional loss Northern Iowa tops the Hurricane 2-1 in the losers bracket game.
BILL HORD World Correspondent
Drumright man arrested in woman's dragging death incident last year Charles Douglas Graves, 51, is being held in the Payne County Jail without bond in connection with the ...
Leaders, business owners celebrate opening of Shoppes on Peoria The grand opening of the Shoppes on Peoria, 1717 N. Peoria Ave., marked the realization of a concept ...
DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer
UPDATE: Tornado watch issued for parts of Oklahoma The dangerous weather is forecast to continue into Sunday night as the storms move east.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sunday: Pickens aims to make more, give more money DALLAS — Days away from his 85th birthday, T. Boone Pickens isn’t satisfied with the estimated $1.2 billion fortune he’s amassed.
ZIVA BRANSTETTERWorld Enterprise Editor
Oxbow upsets Orb in Preakness It was the sixth Preakness win for trainer D. Wayne Lukas.
Charges filed against Waurika man accused of molesting girl, 13 David Dean Grubbs, 43, of Waurika, Okla., is charged in Tulsa County District Court with two counts of ...
Charge filed against Jenks student who police say had knife on campus Reed Weldon Scroggs, 18, of Tulsa, was charged Friday with a single count of possession of a weapon on ...
Claremore man dies in Saturday morning crash The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said that William Cooper, 33, died at the scene after failing to stop at a stop sign and being struck by the driver of a pickup.
Man accused exposing self, following females into store The woman told police she saw the suspect expose himself near a curb as she was traveling east on Lansing Street.
Sunday: Jenks schools investigated after parents opt out of testing Although state education officials declined to release specifics, it appears the investigation targets an opt-out movement among parents of Jenks Middle School students during last month’s testing period.
KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
Coming Sunday: Get to know the Tulsa Shock's new star, S She’s the new face of the franchise and it’s fair to say she’s become something of a celebrity during a heralded Notre Dame basketball career.
Boston police, city to review bombings response LOWELL, Mass. — Boston's police department and mayor's office will conduct twin reviews of the response to last month's bombing of the Boston Marathon, police commissioner Ed Davis said Saturday.
FBI executes search warrant in ricin letter case Police say the investigation has focused on a neighborhood near downtown Spokane.
Nude man allegedly exposed self to teenage girls The victims and their boyfriends identified Baldwin as the nude man they saw in a parking lot at Reed Park.
New Orleans says gunfire won't end 'second lines' Buckner said the kind of violence that happened May 12 can't be allowed to destroy such a unique tradition.
CHEVEL JOHNSON Associated Press
OJ's ex-lawyer contradicts his testimony on guns Galanter denied giving Simpson the go-ahead to retrieve the photos and footballs he believed had been stolen from him.
KEN RITTER AND LINDA DEUTSCHAssociated Press
Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth? Vote is imminent There have been warnings of mass defections if the ban is even partially lifted.
DAVID CRARY AP National Writer
Probe begins after Connecticut commuter trains crash Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent about 70 people ...
SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press
Obama agenda seems to be weathering controversies Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated ...
DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent
South Korea says North Korea fires 3 short-range missiles North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean ...
Missing Holdenville man found dead in Seminole County Eric Stephens, 33, was found dead on a roadside, the OSBI reported.
DATELINE TULSA: Amber Hilberling gets national spotlight from prison She says she still doesn't know what happened when her husband fell to his death from their highrise
Charges filed in case of Tulsa couple accused of tying boy with belts Investigators noted more than 30 injuries on the child that were inflicted with belts or cords.
Obama budget cuts deficits $1.1 trillion by 2023 The report said to achieve his $1.1 trillion in savings, Obama relies on $974 billion in higher revenue and $172 billion in spending cuts.
ALAN FRAM, Associated Press
Schwarz no longer at TU; walk-on kicker gets apparent promotion The university acknowledged that kicker Daniel Schwarz and wide receiver Adam Boyd – each of whom was ...
OSU won't release Lunt to certain transfer sites Oklahoma State has confirmed that former Cowboy quarterback Wes Lunt will not be released to transfer ...
JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer
Silver Alert issued for missing Barnsdall man Kenneth Charter has Alzheimer's disease and has been missing since about 2:30 p.m., authorities said
Coming Sunday: Boone Pickens talks about his legacy, why he needs to make more money With a net worth now estimated by Forbes at $1.2 billion, Pickens tells the Tulsa World in an exclusive ...
ZIVA BRANSTETTER
Tulsa man pleads guilty to involvement in plot to distribute marijuana Thamous Eugene Taylor, who said he now lives in California, admitted that he engaged in the conspiracy ...
Inhofe says Obama lies with conviction Inhofe: 'Never in the history of our country have we had a president with so much disdain for every institution ...
Bob Stoops commits to Patriot Cup The Patriot Cup, always held on Memorial Day, will pair 38 pro golfers and celebrities with active and ...
Emergency repair approved for Turner Turnpike bridge Work should begin later this month on the Oak Road bridge on the Turner Turnpike in Lincoln County, the ...
MICHAEL MCNUTT NewsOK.com
GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law The Internal Revenue Service has a major role in carrying out the health care law, because financial ...
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press
Fallin asks lawmakers to save Insure Oklahoma before session ends “Insure Oklahoma is currently delivering affordable health insurance options to 30,000 Oklahomans with ...
Stocks: Market rises on hopeful signs for the U.S. economy The Standard & Poor's 500 rose 12 points to 1,662, or 0.7 percent.
Oil: Price rises above $96 on encouraging economic news A gauge of future economic activity in the U.S. rose more than analysts expected, as did a measure of ...
Sooners secure pair of commitments 'He walks across the wrestling mat onhis hands,' Troy coach Scot Brewer told the Tulsa World.
Coming Sunday: Get to know the Tulsa Shock's new star, Skylar Diggins She will play her first regular-season home game for the Shock on May 27.
Powerball jackpot grows to $600 million Odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are about 1 in 175 million.
Kansas inmate makes appearance in 1996 Delaware County murder case John Lee Weeks was charged in May 2011 with first-degree murder in the disappearance of Barbara Ann ...
Sallisaw man bound over for trial on murder charge Authorities found the victim's body on Oct. 9, 1997, near Sallisaw. Sequoyah County authorities took ...
Grand Lake boating victims died of blunt force trauma injuries Two died Tuesday when the boat they were riding in hit a 100-foot unoccupied houseboat.
American Airlines will favor passengers without roller bags American said that the change will allow flights to take off sooner, helping the airline improve its ...
DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer
State's jobless rate dips to 4.9 percent in April April’s rate was down from 5.0 percent in March and February. A year ago at the same time, the state’s ...
LAURIE WINSLOW World Staff Writer
After 10 years, Toby Keith pleased with the progress on the OK Kids Korral “I see it on paper, I see great graphics, I see the people working on it. I see our goal...'
BRANDY MCDONNELL NewsOK.com
How Candice Glover won 'American Idol' 'I don't remember him saying my name,' said Glover. 'I do remember confetti getting in my mouth.'
DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment Writer
OU assistant coach's wife hosts Zumbathon to battle cystic fibrosis Doctors once told her parents she wouldn't live long enough to start kindergarten.
JASON KERSEY NewsOK.com
Warr Acres police arrest two after home burglary, manhunt “The other one led them on a hunt for quite some time, jumping fences, hiding in houses.”
JULIANA KEEPING NewsOK.com
Oklahoma City psychiatrist fined $25,000 for letting students write prescriptions He was placed on 30 months' probation and will not be allowed to supervise students studying to become ...
ANDREW KNITTLE NewsOK.com
Death row inmate accused in LeFlore County killings to ask board for clemency He is scheduled to die June 18 for the stabbing deaths of an elderly couple in 2000.
Officials report attempted jury duty scam in Oklahoma The caller asks for the intended victims' Social Security number and date of birth to allegedly verify ...
Attic damaged in morning house fire The home, near Pine and Marshall streets, sustained about $15,000 in damages.
TPD: Mom pursuing charges after son, 15, steals van The teen was arrested after wrecking the van near Pine Street and Union Avenue.
Some lost everything to North Texas tornado Raul Rodriguez counts himself a lucky man.
DAVID WARREN & JAMIE STENGLEAssociated Press
Obama vows to end 'scourge' of military sex abuse President Barack Obama is pledging to eliminate the 'scourge' of sexual assault in the military while ...
LOLITA C. BALDOR ROBERT BURNSAssociated Press
City councilors reject potential pay increase The proposal would have put before voters a charter amendment that would raise councilors' salaries.
Charges filed in alleged molestation of Broken Arrow schoolgirl Peter Lance Nolan is accused of touching a girl's buttocks and making an indecent proposal to her.
Candice Glover wins ‘American Idol’ The 23-year-old R&B vocalist from St. Helena Island, S.C., bested 22-year-old Kree Harrison
DERRIK J. LANG, Associated Press
City Council hears from Tulsans on controversial Brady name Tate Brady was in the Ku Klux Klan and has been accused of organizing the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot.
Liz Cambage returning to Tulsa Shock The 6-foot-8 Australian is due in Tulsa next Wednesday. Depending on the results of her medical exam, ...
$44 million stock fraud conspirator sentenced to seven years in federal prison Joshua Wayne Lankford, 39, fled to Costa Rica after the investigation came to light.
Afghanistan: Bomb kills 15, including 6 Americans Thursday's bombing pushed the monthly toll for the U.S.-led coalition to 18.
KATHY GANNON, KAY JOHNSONAssociated Press
Michael Bublé postpones Oct. BOK show Bublé last played a sold-out concert the BOK Center in June 2010.
Heat-exchanger manufacturer makes Tulsa its North American headquarters SWEP's new facility will add up to 75 jobs now and qualifies for the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program.
Williams paying out higher quarterly dividend The board of directors has approved paying a quarterly dividend of 35.25 cents per share.
Senate committee passes funding for OKPOP, Indian center The committee passed Senate Bill 1133 that provides $40 million for the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture in Tulsa.
Machete reportedly used in city's 30th homicide He struck her with a machete before smashing her head “to put her out of her misery,” according to an ...
Streets around BOK Center temporarily renamed to honor Paul McCartney The streets will revert back to their old names after the May 29 and 30 concerts.
NBC news program to feature Hilberling case Producers for NBC’s dateline attended the trial in Tulsa and Hilberling’s sentencing to produce the story, ...
CARY ASPINWALL World Staff Writer
Stocks: A late fade on Wall Street; Wal-Mart, Disney slump Wal-Mart blamed higher payroll taxes, bad weather and delayed tax refunds for a sales slump.
Oil: Price reverses early losses, tops $95 a barrel Oil followed a familiar pattern Thursday, moving higher despite some less-than-stellar economic repo ...
Okay woman arrested in sister's death Investigators believe the victim died after ingesting morphine given to her by her sister.
Another former Harrington patient tests positive for hepatitis B As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, testing results were in for 3,899 people.
SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
Woman given 17 years for burning son's genitals “She never gave a reason on why she burned the toddler,” said Jack Thorp, First Assistant District A ...
Update: 5 questioned, arrested in robbery of McDonald's patron Five, ages 15 to 19, were booked on robbery complaints. The victim’s iPhone, iPad and credit cards were ...
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Star Trek' is both thrilling and intelligent “Into Darkness” is a film that frequently rewards longtime fans with drive-by references.
S&P slightly downgrades Berkshire Hathaway credit rating “It seems to be a strange call because Berkshire just reported the best numbers it ever had,” said Andy ...
Fallin signs abortion reporting bill, 19 others Abortion providers in Oklahoma will be required to report dozens of new details about each procedure ...
Muldrow man sentenced to life in deaths of parents Prosecutors said he shot his parents, stole his mother's purse and father's wallet and drove to North ...
Update: Cleanup, inspection continues in downtown parking garage fire Damage from the incident was listed at approximately $75,000, including clean-up costs, wiring and vehicles, ...
Williams Cos. focuses on Northeast at annual meeting The 2012 year was the first since Williams Cos. split from exploration and production unit WPX Energy, ...
Fallin's energy conference coming to Tulsa This year’s event will focus on workforce development and research in the energy industry.
‘Idol’ to crown Harrison or Glover latest champion Reports surfaced last week that the entire judging panel would be replaced following a season overshadowed ...
Ouster of IRS official isn't ending investigations Three congressional committees are investigating, and the FBI is looking into potential civil rights ...
STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press
Obama aims to halt perception of passive president 'Americans have a right to be angry about it, and I am angry about it,' Obama said of the IRS action ...
Coming Friday: Tulsan Heather Langenkamp talks 'Star Trek' role Imagine a “Star Trek” alien that is “very green-looking and very frog-looking,” Langenkamp said during ...
Unmarked police car totaled on IDL Westbound motorists on the Broken Arrow Expressway may experience delays at the U.S. 75 interchange.
Tulsa Port of Catoosa’s shipping up in April “Our tonnage figures are showing that this year is holding fast to the strong levels realized last year,” ...
At least 6 confirmed dead in Texas tornado The powerful storm crushed buildings as it tore through the area, leaving some as just piles of planks ...
ANGELA K. BROWN & JOHN L. MONEAssociated Press
David Beckham to retire from soccer at end of season The 38-year-old Englishman recently won a league title in a fourth country with Paris Saint-Germain.
ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer
Man found shot to death in Bartlesville Officers discovered the victim had been shot while working on a vehicle in a residence's front yard.
Court upholds Enid man's homicide conviction Authorities said the victim was bicycling with friends on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 412 when he was ...
Authorities seek missing Holdenville man The name of the person being sought was not released.
Former Sooner Mark Clayton retiring He made the announcement on Twitter and Facebook, posting “NFL as I know it will be something I watch ...
RYAN ABER NewsOK.com
TNT's Shaquille O'Neal, Charles Barkley squabble over Kevin Durant's missed shot “He had a good look,” Barkley said. “He was just trying too hard.”
MEL BRACHT NewsOK.com
Murder defendants mocked dead Midwest City man, witness testifies The witness also said she saw the word “snitch” carved into the chest of the victim.
TIM WILLERT NewsOK.com
Gym little used as smokers are booted from Oklahoma Capitol You can lead a state worker to the gym, but you can't make him exercise.
GOP demands more despite Benghazi email release The White House release of some 100 pages of emails and notes about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic ...
DONNA CASSATA Associated Press
City Council to discuss the name of the Brady District Public comments on whether to change the name of the Brady Arts District will be heard Thursday.
Reported bruises on student lead to BA woman's arrest Charity Grace Wrather, 30, is charged with abusing a 6-year-old boy.
Gasoline price spikes to $3.82 per gallon The current price is within 11 cents of the all-time high of $3.93 in July 2008.
LAURIE WINSLOWWorld Staff Writer AND ROD WALTON World Business Editor
Charges filed against suspect in Mingo Trail assault The assailant grabbed the woman's arm before she managed to get away and call for help.
Sand Springs woman arrested in sister's drug-related death in Fort Gibson A sheriff's official said Sara Davis had given her sister drugs that were not prescribed for her.
Man charged with indecent exposure, attempted burglary Justin Malachi Gadlage, 27, is accused of exposing himself and then trying to break into a business.
UPDATE: Victims in Grand Lake boating wreck identified Indications are that alcohol and speed were among the contributing factors in the crash, GRDA officials ...
Man arrested on attempted murder complaint after domestic altercation The alleged victim said he told her that “he killed 21 people and that she would be his 22nd victim,” ...
Missouri-based lender to acquire Summit Bank Summit will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Commerce Bancshares Inc.
LAURIE WINSLOW World Business Writer
Obama: IRS acting commissioner has resigned Steven Miller became acting commissioner in November, after Commissioner Douglas Shulman completed h
JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press
Small earthquake recorded in central Oklahoma Geologists say earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 to 3.0 are generally the smallest that are felt by human ...
Update: Overturned semi reported on I-244 cleared Authorities were working to try to get lanes of the highway clear for traffic until about 2:30 p.m.
Teen arrested after knife found in his car at Jenks High School He was later released after posting bond on $10,000 bail.
Oil: Price back above $94 a barrel after early loss It fell as low as $92.13 in the morning before rising in tandem with U.S. stock markets.
Stocks: Market indexes shake off early slide, close higher Google closed above $900 a share for the first time, rising $28.79 to $915.89. Macy's rose $1.18 to ...
Oklahoma Senate OKs 'Gordon Cooper Day' resolution Gordon Cooper was a Shawnee native who was one of the nation's first astronauts.
Inhofe becomes co-sponsor of bill targeting IRS Inhofe announced Wednesday that he was an official co-sponsor of the Taxpayer Nondiscrimination and Protection ...
Koch Nitrogen Co. to build plant in Enid Koch estimates the project will create 500 to 800 construction jobs and the company said it expects to ...
REVIEW: Four stars for Michael V's The stacker had a lot going on flavor-wise as each item perfectly complemented the others.
SCOTT CHERRY World Scene Writer
REVIEW: Los Cabos in Owasso We had our eyes on the Cabo Wabo since we first visited the Los Cabos Mexican Grill & Cantina in Jenks ...
ABLE agents seize restaurant's beer equipment Samples of beers sold at the establishment tested higher than 3.2 percent alcohol by weight, Capt. Kent ...
Parent on child in neonatal intensive care: 'Scariest thing ever' Bells and alarms are a normal part of working in the NICU.
NOUR HABIB World Scene Writer
Coming Thursday: Uncle Lucius among downtown Tulsa's weekend Mayfest performers Uncle Lucius frontman Kevin Galloway loves great a live show. He also loves a lively festival.
Coming Thursday: Jason Boland returns to Tulsa for show Jason Boland’s happy to be back at the Cain’s Ballroom on Friday with his band The Stragglers.
Coming Thursday: Downtown Tulsa festivals complement each other, not in competition The Blue Dome Arts Festival is the all-local complement to Tulsa International Mayfest.
Families welcome returning soldiers from 120th Engineer Battalion “I just squeezed him very, very hard,” said Cindy O’Grady about when she first saw her son, Pfc. Phillip ...
Dems, GOP raise concerns over subpoenas to AP White House officials have said they are unable to comment publicly on the incident at the heart of the ...
PETE YOST Associated Press
Rickie Fowler, Zach Johnson commit to 2013 Patriot Cup The Patriot Cup, which benefits the Folds of Honor Foundation, takes place May 27 at the Patriot Golf ...
2 Holdenville men die in head-on collision One was pronounced dead at the scene. Another died after being flown to OU Medical Center in Oklahoma ...
Stephanie Spring sentencing delayed until September She pleaded guilty March 14 to a criminal charge that had been filed against her on Jan. 31.
Police ID victims in apparent murder-suicide Officers were called to the residence after their daughter was unable to reach them.
Thunder economic impact estimate tops $64 million for the current season “I have friends who are Sooners and friends who are OSU fanatics who will get into fistfights over sports, ...
STEVE LACKMEYER NewsOK.com
Video: Oklahoma City screen printing company behind OKC Thunder playoff t-shirts They might be free, but in Oklahoma City, Thunder playoff shirts allow fans to wear their hearts on their ...
JENNIFER PALMER NewsOK.com
Toby Keith Foundation's 10th annual fundraiser brings in $1 million Toby Keith Foundation's primary project is the construction of the OK Kids Korral, a home-away-from-home ...
Judge sets June hearing in LeFlore County murder case A man is charged with first-degree murder in the March death of his 77-year-old father.
7 Oklahoma students hurt in inflatable accident Wind lifted an inflatable obstacle course and flipped it over at an elementary school in south Oklah ...
Investigators in Nichols Hills fire chief murder case testify Tuesday A gun belonging to the chief's wife was found in the dryer of their home, along with a spent shell casing, ...
Tips needed in Tuesday restaurant holdup The robbers sat at a table outside the Sonic restaurant at 1007 W. 23rd St., ordered drinks and waited ...
OJ Simpson set to speak in bid to win freedom More than four years after the world last heard from O.J. Simpson in court, one of the nation's most ...
KEN RITTER & LINDA DEUTSCHAssociated Press
US ambassador summoned by Russian Foreign Ministry The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the U.S. ambassador to Russia on Wednesday to submit a formal protest ...
NATALIYA VASILYEVA Associated Press
Silver Alert still active for Okmulgee County man Garland Ray Trapp, 65, is missing from Hectorville.
2 dead in Grand Lake boat crash The boat crashed into a parked houseboat at the Arrowhead Yacht Club on Grand Lake.
Voters approve Tulsa Public Schools technology bond issue The vote was 8,960 to 4,332 with 141 of 149 precincts reporting by 8:30 p.m.
Man gets 10 years for violent Tulsa convenience store robberies The heists occurred within an hour of each other at two Kum & Go stores.
Voters OK road measure in Rogers County, Muskogee school propositions The Rogers County measure won by more than a 16 percent margin.
Broken Arrow man charged with rape, kidnapping The assaults are alleged to have occurred before a six-hour standoff with police.
Couple found dead in Tulsa home; murder-suicide suspected The bodies were in a home in the 6300 block of South 29th West Place.
Coming Wednesday: Get the beef from butchers on steak cuts and cooking tips Cooking and eating a steak is a feast for the senses.
NICOLE MARSHALL MIDDLETONWorld Scene Writer
ABC announces fall 2013 lineup, adds 14 series next season The network has canceled 'How to Live With Your Parents,' 'Body of Proof,' 'Red Widow,' Reba McEntire's ...
RITA SHERROW World Television Editor
UPDATE: Health board takes no action on Tulsa dentist Neither Dr. W. Scott Harrington nor his Tulsa-based attorney was in attendance Tuesday.
Oil: Price slides as IEA sees U.S. output rising Oil has declined $2.41 a barrel over the last four trading sessions.
Stocks: Indexes close higher, led by small companies Sony jumped 10 percent after a hedge fund manager proposed that the company be broken up.
Man sentenced to 30 years in stepfather's killing The fatal shooting occurred at a Sapulpa residence in Tulsa County.
BILL BRAUN World Staff Writer
Defense Department announces 11 days of furloughs, beginning in July Civilians working for the U.S. Defense Department — including about 24,000 in Oklahoma — will be fur ...
CHRIS CASTEEL NewsOK.com
Terry Fator brings comedy variety to Tulsa's Hard Rock on July 20 Scowling critic Simon Cowell even called the comic, singer and celebrity impressionist “one of the best ...
Tulsa Shock cut 2 more from training camp roster The Shock's next preseason game is Friday night at Seattle.
Police find man's body near creek in Pauls Valley Police in Pauls Valley said officers investigating reports of a fight found a man's body near Rush C ...
Guantanamo prisoner: Obama has 'abandoned' detainees 'I believe that President Obama must be unaware of the unbelievably inhumane conditions at the Guantanamo ...
FREDERIC J. FROMMER Associated Press
About 150 Oklahoma National Guard soldiers returning to Tulsa tomorrow The ceremony is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Tulsa Air National Guard Base, 9100 E. 46th ...
Ottawa County man sentenced in federal court for threatening to bomb high school He admitted stating during a phone call Sept. 11 that a bomb had been placed in the school and was set ...
ESPN says it’s not worried about a la carte or competition Proposed legislation from Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., would allow consumers to pick what channels they ...
JOE FLINT Los Angeles Times
Unions agree to share power in merged American Airlines The new union will be known as the TWU/IAM Employee Association and could cover 30,000 employees at the ...
OU to face A&M, OSU takes on South Carolina in Big 12/SEC challenge OU, which faced the Aggies in Oklahoma City last year in the All-College Classic, will make the return ...
89 charged in Medicare fraud busts in 8 cities 'Taxpayers expect us to work harder and smarter, and that is exactly what happened across the nation ...
KELLI KENNEDY AND PETE YOSTAssociated Press
IRS chief: Agency lacked sensitivity in screenings The IRS apologized Friday for what it acknowledged was 'inappropriate' targeting of conservative political ...
Thunder falls to Grizzlies in OT for 3-1 series lead Tony Allen scored on a driving layup to open overtime and the Memphis Grizzlies held off the Oklahoma ...
TERESA M. WALKER, Associated Press
Government probe obtains wide swath of AP phone records The records obtained by the Justice Department listed outgoing calls for the work and personal phone ...
MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
Top prep prospect Andrew Wiggins to attend Kansas He chose the Jayhawks over Kentucky, North Carolina and Florida State.
Father, wife suspected of abusing 9-year-old The boy was reportedly bound with belts on his hands and tied to a closet door for “extended periods ...
Senate sends spending bill on to the governor Critics said the appropriations bill did not contain enough funds for education.
Pair arrested in Oklahoma pipeline protest The women are members of Cross Timbers Earth First!
JAY F. MARKS NewsOK.com
Oklahoma's general revenue fund collections up for April 'The economy is kicking and revenues are right on pace,' said State Director of Finance and Revenue Preston ...
Double Eagle Pipeline begins operations The expected cost of the joint venture infrastructure is approximately $150 million, and will be shared ...
ROBERT EVATT World Staff Writer
Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomy She writes that she made the choice with thoughts of her six children after watching her own mother die ...
Most Wanted suspect arrested in Arkansas He was charged in Tulsa District Court with one count of larceny of an automobile in April.
Power out to southeast Tulsa customers overnight Equipment failure affected between 11,000 and 13,000 customers beginning at midnight. Service was restored ...
Injured laborer flown from turnpike construction site Westbound lanes of the Turner Turnpike were closed west of Stroud so a medical helicopter could land ...
Rihanna to perform Nov. 12 in Oklahoma City The performance is part of her “Diamonds World Tour” in support of her 2012 album, “Unapologetic.”
GEORGE LANG NewsOK.com
Why running back Samaje Perine turned down Alabama for OU Perine told ESPN.com: “There wasn't a need for me there.”
14-year-old boy drowns in lake near Guthrie Police said it's the first drowning on Liberty Lake in at least 15 years.
Muldrow board approves removal of 10 Commandments Ten Commandments plaques were displayed in each classroom in the eastern Oklahoma high school.
Garfield County man faces federal gun charge He said he was “upset with Mr. Ott for kicking him out of school almost 20 years ago,” a federal investigator ...
Man dies of gunshot wound in Lawton Police are investigating the eighth homicide of the year, Capt. Craig Akard reports.
STAFF REPORTS NewsOK.com
Audio: Mustang murder defendant Becky Bryan told police: 'We were quite in love.' Jurors listened intently Monday to the 35-minute recording of the interview that began about 1:30 a.m. ...
NOLAN CLAY NewsOK.com
Justice Department obtains AP's phone records after news agency broke leaked story The investigation involved the unauthorized release of information about a terrorist plot.
City's efficiency study touted to save Tulsa millions City officials expect it to save $26.5 million through 2016.
Woman, boyfriend charged in meth case; children in DHS custody Prosecutors say the crimes occurred in the presence of her 9- and 10-year-old children.
Arrests made after nearly 20 marijuana plants found in Tulsa home Shannon Elane Shell, 33, and Jason Leslie, 37, are in the Tulsa Jail.
Elevator malfunction causes smoke scare at BOk branch The Bank of Oklahoma branch at 2021 S. Lewis Ave. was evacuated just after 6 p.m.
Popular psychologist Joyce Brothers dead at 85 Her celebrity took off after she entered a television quiz show called "The $64,000 Question."
Minnesota Senate approves gay marriage; governor to sign It puts the state on the brink of becoming the 12th to allow same-sex couples to marry.
BRIAN BAKST AND PATRICK CONDONAssociated Press
Wes Lunt asks for release to five schools, his high school coach says Find out where he might end up playing.
Former OSU star Justin Blackmon says he doesn't have alcohol or substance-abuse problem He says his issue is "making a poor decision."
MARK LONG AP Sports Writer
Governor signs tax cut for 2015 It will result in an $82 average in savings per tax return, according to the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
Government obtains phone records from The Associated Press An AP executive called it a "massive and unprecedented intrusion."
Suspect sought in commercial truck theft Reid Andrew Neff was named the Tulsa Police Department's most wanted person of the week.
Philadelphia abortion doctor found guilty in 3 babies' deaths The jury will hear evidence Tuesday on whether he should get the death penalty.
MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press
Serge Ibaka repeats as a member of the NBA All-Defensive team During the 2012-13 regular season, the 6-foot-10, 235-pound Ibaka led the league in blocked shots (3.03 ...
Kathy Taylor campaign sends out absentee ballot applications The Election Board has received a few calls from residents questioning how their personal information was available.
Police release photos in Walgreens burglary on Pine Street Surveillance video shows him taking several single cigarette packages and cash.
Man arrested on manslaughter complaint in Holdenville death Investigators said that a 911 call was made from the residence early Monday morning.
Obama slams IRS targeting conservative groups and defends Benghazi effort 'There's no there there,' Obama said about the attack in Libya.
JULIE PACE White House Correspondent
Rep. Tom Cole joins call for committee to investigate Benghazi attack "After all this time, we should have resolved what circumstances led to the murder of four Americans."
Police release images in 31st and Sheridan gas station robbery He was wearing a black mask, a green backpack and orange gloves.
Former Stone Bluff hazardous waste site certified for reuse The former hazardous waste site was where a chemical explosion killed a man 16 years ago.
Top Democrat calls for public testimony on Benghazi Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland wants officials to respond to Republican criticism.
PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press
Detroit's net cash position: negative $162 million The city is broke and faces a bleak future given the precarious financial path it's on.
COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press
Monday last day for morning-after pill appeal Ruling would lift age restrictions for women and girls wanting to buy it.
Oil falls to near $95 as dollar strengthens The price of oil fell to near $95 a barrel on Monday, reflecting the recent strengthening of the dollar ...
PABLO GORONDI Associated Press
Bangladesh collapse search over; death toll 1,127 Nearly three weeks after a Bangladesh garment-factory building collapsed, the search for the dead is ...
FARID HOSSAIN & JULHAS ALAMAssociated Press
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Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Vince Gill to join Blake Shelton for tornado relief concert Tickets for Blake Shelton’s tornado relief concert in Oklahoma City go on sale Saturday.
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Plan to give $1,200 debit cards to tornado victims rejected Fallin administration officials rejected a plan to distribute debit cards worth $1,200 - funded with ...
'Healing the Heartland' concert tickets on sale Tickets for country music star Blake Shelton's tornado relief concert next week in Oklahoma City will ...
John Klein: College transfer rule that limited Wes Lunt must be changed Former Oklahoma State quarterback Wes Lunt, just like any college athlete, should not be free to transfer ...
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Death notices for May 24 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.
Tickets for Shelton tornado relief concert sold out Tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday and sold out within 30 seconds according to Reba McEntire's ...
Class act: Collinsville teacher gets support from school during health crisis Terry Coburn's third-grade class had to say goodbye to their teacher for the second time this year.
Death notices for May 25 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.
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Plaza Towers students, teachers gather for a tearful reunion to close out the school year Just three days after a deadly tornado ripped apart Plaza Towers Elementary School, the school community ...
Moore residents learn from past regarding tornadoes As Larry Brake watched television reports of a tornado that struck Shawnee on Sunday, he turned to his ...
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Rocklahoma welcomes Korn as headliner For a festival that boasts so many repeat customers, there are a few prominent newbies this year - ...
JENNIFER CHANCELLOR World Scene Writer
Owasso city manager placed on leave The City Council voted unanimously Friday to place veteran City Manager Rodney Ray on paid administrative ...
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51 killed, including 20 children, in Moore tornado A powerful tornado roared through Moore and south Oklahoma City on Monday, killing at least 51 people ...
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Will congressmen help their fellow Oklahomans? What will Jim Bridenstine do? It was only a matter of time until he faced the question.
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Open carry in Oklahoma is nonissue When Oklahoma joined 43 other states in allowing residents to openly carry handguns last year, local ...
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Letter to the Editor: Where's the outrage? I just read the article in the Tulsa World announcing that Gov. Mary Fallin has signed into law a bill ...
Tedd Adams, Tulsa
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Amber Hilberling discusses husband's fatal fall Amber Hilberling told a national television audience on Friday that she still can't understand what happened ...
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