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Oklahoma elections office evacuated after receiving envelope with 'suspicious white powder'
15+ hour, 34+ min ago (134+ words) OKLAHOMA CITY — Officials said Tuesday that an envelope containing a "suspicious white powder" was delivered to the Oklahoma State Board of Elections office, prompting evacuations. State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax said in a statement on Oct. 13 that Oklahoma Highway…...
Regulators say they need a better way to track Oklahoma marijuana grows
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (797+ words) Leaders of Oklahoma's drug enforcement agency say they need a statewide database to track compliance and enforcement of marijuana grow sites. Donnie Anderson, director of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, told legislators at a Capitol hearing…...
Oklahoma federal judge rules deputy's unwarranted Flock camera searches violated Fourth Amendment
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (714+ words) Tulsa County Deputy Sheriff Freddie Alaniz was parked on the side of the highway observing traffic when for no apparent reason, he began to follow a driver with a California license plate. He also entered the vehicle's license plate number…...
Woman alleges Oklahoma trooper stopped her over U-turn then broke her arm
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1161+ words) A woman is accusing an Oklahoma Highway Patrol state trooper of using excessive force during a 2024 traffic stop in Shawnee after she says the officer forced her out of her car and broke her arm. Denise Beck is alleging troopers…...
Oklahoma National Guard member deployed to Washington, DC, is arrested on firearms charge
1+ week, 4+ day ago (26+ words) Oklahoma National Guard member deployed to Washington, DC, is arrested on firearms charge...
Oklahoma court rules against birth certificate sex changes
1+ week, 5+ day ago (451+ words) Oklahoma law prohibits changes to the sex designation on a birth certificate and has never permitted such changes based on gender identity, the state's highest civil court has ruled. The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, Sept. 29, that the law has…...
NextEra liable for price-gouging during Winter Storm Uri, Oklahoma judge rules
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (377+ words) NextEra Energy Marketing is liable for price-gouging during Winter Storm Uri, an Oklahoma judge ruled this week. The decision sets up a trial where the state of Oklahoma will pursue damages related to NextEra's sale of natural gas to Oklahoma…...
What appeals to children? Processors say Oklahoma’s new medical marijuana law sparks confusion
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (413+ words) Oklahoma’s new medical marijuana packaging law is forcing processors to redesign products — and they say the rules are still too vague. A new law designed to prevent Oklahoma children from mistaking edible marijuana for candy is causing a headache for…...
Oklahoma homeowner’s fight over roof damage is pulling back the curtain on State Farm
2+ week, 1+ day ago (314+ words) An Oklahoma judge ordered 11 State Farm documents released in a roof-claims case, after hours of arguments over sealed records. A judge in Oklahoma has approved the release of 11 documents in a State Farm case involving alleged unpaid roof claims for…...
Oklahoma Marijuana Grows Abandoned, No Cleanup Funds Collected
2+ week, 1+ day ago (345+ words) The gap between those numbers and the state's original licensing boom is where the trouble lies. Brian Surber testified before the state House in October that operators may have abandoned as many as 6,000 grows, the newspaper reports, and officials have…...