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Oklahoma City Republican Mayor David Holt is castigating the GOP after Democrats swept Republicans in high-profile races across the country. His remarks were perhaps the sharpest condemnation leveled by a party insider after the midterm election in Oklahoma. "A political party that is morally and intellectually bankrupt deserves the rebuke of the American people," he said in a social media post on Election Night, after it became clear that the predicted blue wave was even stronger than expected. More: 5 things to know about midterm election results in Oklahoma While Republicans maintained control of all statewide offices and congressional seats in Oklahoma, the party recorded widespread losses elsewhere during the Nov. 3 election. In neighboring Texas and Kansas, Democrats claimed two U.S. Senate seats. "It is now time to make America good again," Holt said in his post. He said the results had "rejuvenated" the American experiment. Holt, who was first elected in 2018 and reelected in February, has been known to work across the political aisle as a leader of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. He has condemned the Trump administration in the past, particularly the president's escalating immigration enforcement policies. He also was critical of President Donald Trump
You might spot it from the highway and think it is just a big green hill with a curved building beside it. I almost drove right past, hungry for lunch and curious about nothing in particular. Once I stepped inside, I found one of the most moving places in all...
Some of the brightest December nights in Oklahoma happen in towns you could drive across in ten minutes. From Chickasha to Elk City, small communities pour their hearts into light displays that feel way bigger than the places hosting them. Many are free or cost about the same as a...
OKLAHOMA CITY — Warning signs of domestic violence can be scattered across different court cases, leaving officials without the full picture before someone is killed, witnesses told Oklahoma lawmakers examining a proposed intervention court. Oklahoma County Special Judge Sara Murphy Bondurant said she has presided over more than 19,000...
Federal authorities have charged an Oklahoma man with mailing hundreds of letters containing white powder to public officials ahead of the 2024 and 2026 elections. Robin Martin is charged with conveying a hoax and mailing threatening communications, the Associated Press reported. He was expected to make his initial court appearance Tuesday afternoon in Oklahoma City. Online records did not list an attorney who could comment on his behalf. Also Read: 'A bunch of lies': Democracy lawyer slams Trump tactic as key states come down to wire In a court filing made public Tuesday, the FBI said the pow...
A new $42 million family justice center under construction in Oklahoma City will give Palomar the space to more than double its capacity when it opens next spring.
BLANCHARD — For almost 50 years, Bert Burnside has been a registered Republican, and when it came to voting in the 2026 midterm election, he decided to stick with the party he has been part of his entire adult life. "I vote straight party. ... I come for every election, and I just wanted to cast my vote," Burnside, 67, of Blanchard, told The Oklahoman. "Most important race was the (U.S.) Senate race for me. I want to see the Republicans retain the Senate." From Capitol Hill Library and Millwood Public Schools in Oklahoma City to Blanchard and Lindsay south of the OKC metropolitan area, The Oklahoman's journalists headed to the polls along with voters on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Although the Republican Party boasts the most registered voters in each of Oklahoma's 77 counties, many Republicans were reluctant to speak on the record about the midterm election . Tuesday's votes will determine the Sooner State's first new governor in eight years, the outcome of two state questions and lawmakers who will represent Oklahomans on the state and federal levels. LIVE: It's Election Day in Oklahoma: Governor race, state questions, live updates "Trump 2028," shouted one voter leaving his polling place
Inside a glass tower at Hearts for Hearing's Oklahoma City campus, a 42-foot sculpture transforms the spoken words “Celebration of Sound” into an illuminated work of art. Suspended in the lobby of the organization's expanded facility, the sculpture lights up to commemorate milestones in patients' hearing journeys. Visible to motorists along Lake Hefner Parkway, the installation offers a glimpse into the life-changing work happening inside Hearts for Hearing.
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahomans are heading to the polls Tuesday, November 3, for the 2026 midterm elections, with voters deciding races for governor, Congress, and other state and local offices. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. across Oklahoma. Election results will begin coming in after polls close,...
For 26 years, students at ASTEC Charter Schools in Oklahoma City did their coursework inside a shopping mall, with no gymnasium of their own and no windows in many classrooms. This year, that changed. The school has moved its secondary students into a brand-new 157,000-square-foot building, leaving behind the former Shepherd Mall space that was never built with classrooms in mind.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA (KOKH) — A tornado watch has been issued for several Oklahoma counties until 10:00 p.m. Monday evening. The following counties are listed within the tornado watch:. Alfalfa. Beckham. Blaine. Caddo. Canadian. Carter. Cleveland. Comanche. Cotton. Custer. Dewey. Ellis. Garfield. Garvin. Grady. Grant. Greer. Harmon. Jackson. Jefferson.
Four blown-glass artworks by world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly are now on display at the Oklahoma City Convention Center, installed on the second floor as part of a five-year public art loan agreement. The pieces come from the Oklahoma City Museum of Art's permanent collection and mark the latest addition to the convention center's growing roster of public art.
There could be a record-breaking day of voter turnout after the November 3 election. According to numbers from the Oklahoma State Election Board, over 186,000 Oklahomans voted early.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Open enrollment for 2027 health insurance begins Sunday, Nov. 1, giving Oklahoma residents an opportunity to compare Marketplace plans, review premiums and determine whether they qualify for financial assistance.
USPS moving mail sorting operations from Fayetteville to Oklahoma City
A local Muslim leader said he's disappointed with anti-Muslim rhetoric featured in an ad for an Oklahoma Republican gubernatorial candidate that contains negative views of his Democratic opponent. Imad Enchassi, senior imam of the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City, said a member of his mosque congregation initially alerted him to an ad released on behalf of gubernatorial candidate Mike Mazzei. He said the ad featured a 2024 selfie that he took with state Rep. Cyndi Munson, D-Norman, Mazzei's opponent in the Oklahoma gubernatorial race. Enchassi said Munson was among several visitors to his mosque when the photo was taken, so he was surprised to learn that it was featured in an ad that he felt was intended to show Munson in a negative light all because she visited a mosque and was pictured with an imam. More: Attention grows on Oklahoma governor's race between Mazzei, Munson The ad shows an image of Munson smiling at a board that says "To what extent Cyndi Munson is liberal" in Arabic, according to Enchassi. The imam's selfie is shown, while a narrator says "How liberal is Cyndi Munson?" A narrator on the ad made the assertion that Munson backs a terrorist group
A former State School Board of Education secretary filed a wrongful termination lawsuit this week and claimed that she was fired due to her age, gender, and a hostile work environment.
Wall Colmonoy Oklahoma City has been awarded a multi-year, multi-million-dollar contract by the United States Air Force (USAF) to remanufacture the Primary/Secondary Heat Exchangers for the F-16 Fighting Falcon. The contract covers P/N 764967-7 (NSN 1660-01-331-0068) and P/N 764967-5 (NSN 1660-01-046-0943). The F-16 Fighting Falcon is one of the world's...
Some Oklahoma County advocates strongly oppose a proposed sales tax to fund the construction and operation of a new county jail. They say it would punish poor people.