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Man set to be executed for the 1996 slaying of a University of Oklahoma ballet student
Sanchez was convicted of raping and murdering 21-year-old Juli Busken, an Arkansas native who had just completed her last semester when she was abducted on Dec. 20, 1996
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A man accused in a child rape case was arrested weeks after he faked his own death, sheriff says
A Louisiana sheriff says a man wanted on a child rape charge in North Carolina faked his own death last month in a kayaking accident on the Mississippi River.
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Evidence insufficient to charge BTK killer in Oklahoma cold case, prosecutor says
An Oklahoma prosecutor says there’s insufficient evidence to charge the BTK serial killer in the 1976 disappearance of a 16-year-old girl despite statements from law enforcement officials calling him a prime suspect.
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Democrats push for investigation of Ryan Walters, Oklahoma's firebrand schools superintendent
A Tulsa-area school district is in its second week of bomb threats after Walters shared a Libs of TikTok post about a school librarian on social media.
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Police say 1 teenager is dead, 2 people wounded after shooting at Oklahoma high school football game
Police in Oklahoma say a teenager has died after being shot during a Friday night high school football game where two other people were wounded and two were injured fleeing the scene.
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4 hurt after gunman opens fire during Oklahoma high school football game, police say
Four people were shot during a high school football game Friday night in Oklahoma where a police officer also fired a weapon, authorities said.
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Oklahoma authorities name the BTK killer as the ‘prime suspect' in at least two unsolved cases
The BTK serial killer has been named the “prime suspect” in at least two unsolved cases, including one in Oklahoma that led authorities to dig this week near his former Kansas property in Park City, authorities announced Wednesday.
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Gwen Stefani's son makes live music debut at stepdad Blake Shelton's bar
Kingston Rossdale was joined by Stefani and Shelton at the Oklahoma bar.
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Tulsa man arrested for allegedly stabbing another man with flagpole in Sonic parking lot
An Oklahoma man was arrested after allegedly stabbing another man through the head with a flagpole during an altercation outside a fast-food restaurant. KJRH’S Erin Christy reports.
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Man survives being stabbed through the head with a flagpole outside Sonic in Tulsa
Police in Oklahoma say a man is expected to survive being stabbed through the head with a flagpole at a fast-food restaurant in Tulsa. The city’s police department says the stabbing occurred Wednesday evening at a Sonic. It ended with the arrest of another man who has been charged with felony maiming. Police say the pole entered the victim’s head...
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Charges dropped against 7 Oklahoma police officers in 3 separate fatal shootings
Oklahoma County’s new prosecutor says she’s dropping criminal charges against seven police officers in three separate fatal shootings in 2020.
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Mother and 3 children dead in possible Oklahoma murder-suicide
Authorities say a woman and her three children were found dead in an Oklahoma home in what may be a murder-suicide.
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Oklahoma judge faces scrutiny for texting and scrolling on phone in trial over fatal beating of 2-year-old
Oklahoma judge faces scrutiny for texting and scrolling on phone in trial over fatal beating of 2-year-old
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A theme park nearly the size of Disneyland is coming to Route 66
“American Heartland Theme Park and Resort is a family-friendly park promising timeless fun and boundless adventure,” a statement said.
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Historic WWII memorabilia discovered in Oklahoma Goodwill's donated lockbox
Goodwill employees found the historic documents in a secret compartment inside a donated lockbox.
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Goodwill employees discover WWII documents in donated lockbox
Employees of the Goodwill in Edmond, Oklahoma, discovered a cache of World War II-era documents inside a locked box.
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Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
An Oklahoma judge has thrown out a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
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DeSantis gets Oklahoma governor's endorsement as Trump's indictment overshadows 2024 race
The Florida governor sought to project strength by campaigning in one of the more than a dozen states scheduled to hold GOP primaries on Super Tuesday next March.
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Oklahoma school board approves what would be the 1st taxpayer-funded religious school in US
An Oklahoma school board has voted to approve what would be the nation’s first publicly funded religious school.
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Scuba diver finds live tear gas grenade while exploring Oklahoma lake
A scuba diver in Oklahoma discovered a live tear gas grenade at the bottom of a lake.