1+ hour, 6+ min ago   (1191+ words) On the day Cathy Lamb got out of Mabel Bassett Correctional Center in McLoud, she raised her hands toward the sky and thanked God. Her freedom seemed like a miracle. Once, she thought she would die in prison. Oklahoma has…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (676+ words) Republican voters in the state will soon consider who is to be their candidate in the race to become Oklahoma's next lieutenant governor in the general election. One of the six candidates in the Republican primary will eventually face the…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (543+ words) Editor's note: This is the third of a series of profiles by Oklahoma Voice on the seven Republican candidates seeking the party's nomination for state superintendent. Profiles will run in alphabetical order. A hall of fame Oklahoma educator aims to…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (611+ words) Oklahoma Senate Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton says Senate Republicans' overarching agenda is complete. Republican priorities have revolved around balancing education and health spending with an overall agency request shortfall. Paxton says bills that are still pending represent the goals of…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (665+ words) Residents in Enid and other Oklahoma communities on Friday were picking through rubble after at least six tornadoes swept through parts of the state. About 40 homes were either damaged or destroyed in Enid and Garfield County after an EF4 tornado was…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (222+ words) Powerful tornadoes struck north-central Oklahoma Thursday evening, impacting Vance Air Force Base and the Enid area. Dramatic video showed a large, violent tornado moving through the base and southeast Enid. Only minor damage was reported at the base, but just…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (728+ words) An overhaul of early childhood reading laws, including a requirement that struggling readers repeat third grade, now heads to Gov. Kevin Stitt’s desk. Senate Bill 1778 cleared its final legislative hurdle Monday when the Senate approved it 43-2. The bill overwhelmingly passed…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1731+ words) Ryan Bellgardt doesn’t measure success in blockbuster budgets. “Don’t think of it as one $30 million movie — think of it as 30 $1 million movies,” said the Oklahoma City filmmaker and co-owner of Boiling Point Media, describing the kind of steady, small-scale production…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1627+ words) Foreign ownership of farmland, which was once a niche concern in agricultural policy circles, has become a prominent political issue in Oklahoma. In this year’s Republican primary for governor, candidates are seizing on the issue. “Traveling across the state, this…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (383+ words) Muscogee Nation Principal Chief David Hill released a statement saying the tribe is considering multiple options, such as a remedy in a lower federal court. He argues that according to the high court, tribal citizenship is a political affiliation supported…...