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Oklahoma lawmakers advance Medicaid ban on gender-affirming care
9+ hour, 37+ min ago (609+ words) Oklahoma lawmakers have advanced a Senate bill that would ban transgender adults from receiving gender-affirming care using state funds, after a similar House bill was amended to only cover children. Senate Bill 904 would bar transgender children and adults from both…...
Oklahoma State men's basketball transfer portal tracker: Live updates on who's in, out
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (351+ words) STILLWATER " Oklahoma State men's basketball coach Steve Lutz heads into his second offseason in a more stable position than a year ago. The Cowboys are coming off a 20-15 season that ended in the second round of the NIT and Lutz…...
2 firefighters die in tanker crash, leaving Oklahoma town 'devastated"
2+ week, 5+ day ago (506+ words) Two Oklahoma firefighters were killed the morning of March 20 when a fire tanker crashed on the way to battle a blaze, officials said. Oklahoma Highway Patrol said it responded to a call at 3: 17 a. m. and found the Goldsby Fire Department tanker…...
Oklahoma Lottery Powerball, Lotto America results for March 18, 2026
3+ week, 16+ hour ago (287+ words) The Oklahoma Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here's a look at March 18, 2026, results for each game: 14-18-19-21-69, Powerball: 01, Power Play: 3 16-18-29-31-39, Star Ball: 07, ASB: 03 Sign Your Ticket: Please make sure to sign and complete the back…...
Oklahoma tornado season 2026 is already second-most deadly in last decade: Data
4+ week, 2+ day ago (499+ words) Oklahoma's tragic familiarity with tornadic destruction runs deep, from the catastrophic Moore tornadoes of 1999 and 2013 to countless smaller outbreaks across the decades. The state's 2026 tornado season so far has already claimed four lives after only three days of storms, which…...
The Charming Oklahoma Town Locals Hope Stays Off Tourists' Radar
4+ week, 2+ day ago (501+ words) A hidden small town in Oklahoma, lying within the Ouachita National Forest by the Arkansas border, Wister is a place you can truly get away from it all. The community here is strong and close-knit, and while residents enjoy a…...
Oklahoma riot law at the middle of years-long court dispute
1+ mon, 10+ hour ago (1211+ words) Oklahoma's top criminal appeals court has ruled that a standard set by the U. S. Supreme Court about "true threats" of violence does not apply to the state's century-old law on prosecuting riots. The constitutionality of the state riot law has been…...
Mother, daughter killed in Oklahoma tornado; more severe storms expected
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (440+ words) Two people in Oklahoma were killed by an apparent tornado on March 5, authorities said, which was part of a sprawling storm system that's forecast to bring more severe weather to the region on March 6. They were the nation's first tornado…...
Trump turns to an Oklahoma senator with a fighter's reputation as his next choice to lead DHS
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (733+ words) Mullin, 48, has become one of Trump's fiercest defenders in the U. S. Senate and is now positioned to join his administration after the president on Thursday fired embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who had come under mounting criticism over her leadership…...
Wildfire explodes across Oklahoma, Kansas as extreme fire danger grips the Plains
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (329+ words) A volatile wildfire threat is unfolding across the southern Plains this week, with the largest blaze early in the 2026 wildfire season, the Ranger Road Fire, scorching huge swaths of land in western Oklahoma and southwestern Kansas. On Tuesday, the Oklahoma…...