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Outlaw Music Festival making Oklahoma debut with Willie Nelson & Family, Bob Dylan and more

The Outlaw Music Festival will make its Oklahoma debut this summer with a star-studded lineup including music icons Willie Nelson & Family and Bob Dylan , plus Grammy-winning Americana band The Mavericks and Canadian-born and New Zealand-based country singer-songwriter Tami Neilson . Nelson launched the Outlaw Music Festival in 2016 as a one-off event in Scranton, Pennsylvania, before taking the concept on the road the following year. Dylan was among the artists on the inaugural Outlaw fest tour, and the 2016 Nobel Prize winner rejoins as the Oscar-nominated biopic "A Complete Unknown" has renewed interest in his music. The...

Oklahoma · 2025-03-10

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New bill seeks changes to how child custody is determined in Oklahoma

TULSA COUNTY, Okla. — State lawmakers from Tulsa County are pushing for changes to the way custody cases are handled in family court.

Tulsa County, OK · 2025-03-10

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PSO’s plan to purchase $730 million power plant raises customer concerns for some

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - PSO’s deal to buy the Green Country Power Plant was recently put before the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. The deal has been preapproved for the $730 million acquisition according to a press release. PSO spokesperson Matt Rahn says “Purchasing a plant that is in good condition...

Oklahoma · 2025-03-11
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Guthrie officer-involved shooting leaves witnesses stunned

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is sharing more details about a deadly officer-involved shooting in Guthrie. Officials now confirm the identity of the person killed, 54-year-old David Dunford. Witnesses say Dunford went inside an AT&T store located on S Division Street to buy a phone. The workers say he was calm and had just left when officers arrived.

Oklahoma · 2025-03-10
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Short state funding, Oklahoma is losing child care providers

It’s been a challenge for Vicki Duggan to recruit new staff for the daycare center she manages in Midwest City. Over the last few years, Kinder Castle was able to offer a $1,000 signing bonus and free child care to staff thanks to federal pandemic funding. Staff were able to get a few additional paid days off. That made it a bit easier to recruit, Duggan said.

Oklahoma · 2025-03-11

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Oklahoma Supreme Court pauses Ryan Walters' attempt to buy Bibles, Bible-infused curriculum

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has stayed so-called “request for proposals” for Bibles and Bible curriculum for Oklahoma classrooms, but has left open the question about the constitutionality of state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters’ Bible-teaching mandate for state schools. The three-page order, signed by Chief Justice Dustin Rowe, was issued Monday. In the past two weeks, there have been a flurry of filings in the lawsuit , which was originally filed Oct. 17. The lawsuit asked the court to halt Walters’ mandate, issued in June, and bar Walters and the Oklahoma State Department of Education from spending $3 million in...

Oklahoma · 2025-03-10

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Woman killed in I-244 crash involving charter bus

A charter bus loaded with University of Northern Iowa fans crashed head-on into an SUV late Sunday, killing a Sand Springs woman. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports the SUV driver, 39-year-old Kristen Pratt, was driving westbound in the eastbound lanes, but the investigation has not determined why. Dwight Meacham, a...

Tulsa, OK · 2025-03-10

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4 in custody following homicide at Bluestem Lake near Pawhuska, victim identified

UPDATE (3/9/25) — The Osage County Sheriff's Office said four suspects are now in custody in connection to a homicide at Bluestem Lake near Pawhuska on Saturday.

Pawhuska, OK · 2025-03-09

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Oklahoma: Border Casino unveils expansion

Border Casino has unveiled a significant expansion, adding a substantial 25,000 sq. ft. of gaming and amenity space. The expansion brings Border Casino’s footprint to a 110,000 sq. ft., offering a more expansive experience for patrons. The casino’s enhancements include the addition of nearly 700 new games. A second...

Oklahoma · 2025-03-10

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Disabled and Evicted, Oklahoma Tenant Buys Time with Appeal

Elena Rodriguez’ new landlord evicted her from the apartment she’d rented for a decade, presumably so he could renovate the unit’s dated interior. Rodriguez wasn’t late on rent; she’d paid a month in advance. But she had no lease; without a contractual agreement, no-cause evictions and so-called renovictions are not prohibited in Oklahoma. Renoviction is a term used to describe a landlord evicting a tenant in order to renovate the rental and increase the rent.

Oklahoma · 2025-03-10

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Police nab four serial shoplifters with stolen goods and drugs in south Tulsa bust

TULSA, OK (KTUL) — Police in Tulsa have arrested four people accused of stealing thousands of dollars of merchandise from a store along the 71st corridor. TPD said the Mingo Valley Street Crimes Unit (SCU) was notified about a group of serial shoplifters targeting businesses on Friday around 5:30 pm.

Tulsa, OK · 2025-03-10

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Rejected $3M bible plan pushes Oklahoma education official to seek donations

OKLAHOMA, USA — Oklahoma's top education official said he's teaming with country music singer Lee Greenwood in seeking donations to get $59.99 leather-bound “God Bless the USA” Bibles into classrooms throughout the state, after a legislative panel rejected his $3 million request to fund the effort. State...

Oklahoma · 2025-03-10

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Broken Arrow Public Schools addresses bus altercation: 'We are working with all parties involved'

Broken Arrow schools are working to address an incident involving a bus full of students. A video posted online shows an assault on one student by another, with other students walking by or filming the incident. In the video, one of the female students appears to be attacking the other over a perceived comment made by the other.

Broken Arrow, OK · 2025-03-10

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Man Delivers His Own Baby on the Side of an Oklahoma Highway: 'It Was All Instinct'

The new dad said the baby was “blue to the core and he wasn’t moving and he wasn’t crying" while speaking to a local news outlet

Guthrie, OK · 2025-03-09

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OSU cuts Innovation Foundation after scathing audit

Several organizational changes have been made in the wake of an audit that found Oklahoma State mismanaged millions in state funds. The changes, announced Monday in an email from Interim President Jim Hess, include cutting off funding for the Innovation Foundation, which was at the heart of the $41 million in misappropriated funds.

Oklahoma · 2025-03-10