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1 Injured In NW Oklahoma City Shooting
One person is injured following a shooting Thursday morning in Oklahoma City, according to authorities. The incident happened around 4 a.m. Thursday near NW 10th Street and North Davis Avenue. Authorities said they received a call about people arguing. When police arrived on the scene, they said they found a...
SEVERE WEATHER RISK UPDATES: Storms with enhanced risk possible during overnight hours
Severe storms are expected to develop late Thursday night and into Friday morning across Oklahoma, bringing a tornado and hail risk. >> Check live radar | KOCO weather page | Get KOCO on the Go. Below is a running blog of updates on Oklahoma's severe weather threat. Check back throughout...
Woman arrested at Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting
OKLAHOMA CITY — A mother was arrested at an Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting Thursday after refusing to leave the room while complaining of poor access in the building for people with disabilities. Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers escorted Audra Beasley, 45, of Oklahoma City, out of the meeting room in handcuffs at the Oklahoma […] The post Woman arrested at Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting appeared first on Oklahoma Voice.
OKC's development has the vibe of the '80s oil boom. Are we destined for another bust?
Promises of stunning skyscrapers and a major new amusement park. Local dealerships selling Porsches and Jaguars. Celebrity sightings. Restaurants catering to patrons who can afford $1,000 dinners. It’s 2024. Or is it 1980? Economists say the good times currently underway in Oklahoma, especially in Oklahoma City, are not fleeting or built on shaky ground...
Former OSBI agent on HB 4156: Nothing in the bill justifiies an arrest for impermissible occupation
Oklahoma House Bill 4156, it took me back to 1973 and a practice I abandoned a long time ago when I was a rookie police officer with the Oklahoma City Police Department. Back then, it was standard procedure when encountering a Hispanic male to assume he was not a “citizen or national” of the United States if he could not speak English. I arrested him without any charge other than being an undocumented immigrant if he could not produce a “green card.” I placed him in the city jail on an “immigration hold.” Later, I found out that everyone I had arrested was released in a few days because the U.S. Department of Immigration and Naturalization Service never sent anyone from Dallas to pick them up.
Cyclist taken to hospital after hit-and-run crash in northwest Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY — A cyclist was taken to a hospital after a hit-and-run crash early Thursday morning in northwest Oklahoma City. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here. The incident happened around 2:30 a.m. near Northwest Second Street and MacArthur Boulevard. The cyclist was taken to...
Tanika Nikole Mason
Norman resident,Tanika Nikole Mason passed away Thursday, April 11, 2024, in Oklahoma City. Tanika, the daughter of Mickey and Cindy (Buchanan) Lovett, was born August 10, 1977, in Oklahoma City. Tanika graduated from Purcell High School with the class of 1995. After high school she attended cosmetology school and started...
‘I was shaking’: Oklahoma City mom says school lost her child
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — An Oklahoma City mother is criticizing her child’s school for losing track of her and another student while they were in the school’s care. Kily Keeling said she dropped off her eight-year-old daughter at John Glenn Elementary Tuesday morning, not expecting anything out of the ordinary.
Investigation underway after person shows up to OKC hospital with gunshot wound
OKLAHOMA CITY — Police responded to a shooting on Wednesday afternoon in northwest Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma City Police Department was initially called to the area of Northwest 85th Street and Hudson Avenue for a shooting, but they couldn't locate a victim. A short time later, someone checked themself into a hospital in the area with a gunshot wound.
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