Crime and Public Safety

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (735+ words) By: Paul Monies//Oklahoma Watch//September 4, 2026// – ISS wants a federal judge to block Oklahoma’s proxy adviser law. – HB 4429 is set to take effect Nov. 1. – Oklahoma’s pension commission is reviewing thousands of proxy votes. A global shareholder advisory firm is challenging…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1174+ words) Oklahoma’s marijuana industry faces a survival test after an 85% plunge in its licensed grows. Now, the "Wild West of weed" is vanishing as the state's crackdown transforms the industry. With dispensaries lining the streets and buildings turned to grow houses,…...

1+ week, 5+ day 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+ week, 1+ day ago   (339+ words) On Thursday morning, state agencies took a closer look at Oklahoma’s federally-funded childcare subsidy program following an audit by the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency, or LOFT. The review came amid concerns of fraud in childcare subsidy programs across the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1031+ words) Attorneys representing hundreds of Oklahoma homeowners say the newly released public records strengthen their allegations against State Farm as key cases move toward trial. Newly public State Farm documents are providing a closer look at the company’s efforts to reduce…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1031+ words) Attorneys representing hundreds of Oklahoma homeowners say the newly released public records strengthen their allegations against State Farm as key cases move toward trial. Newly public State Farm documents are providing a closer look at the company’s efforts to reduce…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (607+ words) OKLAHOMA CITY — A Texas company countersued the state Ethics Commission on Tuesday, alleging it suffered $6 million in losses after the agency ended a contract to replace the state's campaign finance system. RFD and Associates filed a counterclaim against the Oklahoma…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (145+ words) A welcome-home ceremony was held Thursday in Mustang as the service members reunited with family and friends. Friends, family members and Oklahoma National Guard leaders welcomed home nearly 50 soldiers Thursday following a nine-month deployment to the Middle East. The soldiers…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (533+ words) Oklahoma City officials are set to take up again a disputed deal involving Flock Safety, which has automated license plate readers that are already in use around the city. KOSU reported the proposed $270,000 renewal comes as city officials face growing…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (502+ words) Oklahoma's secretary of state was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication after police say he was found standing outside an Edmond McDonald's drive-thru window. A police report says Benjamin Lepak was taken into custody by Edmond Police after officers found…...