Oklahoma's top education official orders Bible instruction in public schools

Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters has mandated Bible instruction in public schools for grades 5 through 12, causing backlash from civil rights groups and uncertainty about his authority to enforce the order.

Rare ‘backward-spinning’ tornado detected in Oklahoma twister outbreak

There have been dozens of tornadoes sighted across the Plains and Midwest over the past week in a relentless severe weather pattern, but one tornado in particular has the meteorology community buzzing.

Oklahoma tornadoes: Cleanup efforts underway in towns hit hard by deadly twisters

At least 22 tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma, the National Weather Service confirms, with the most powerful ripping through the towns of Holdenville, Marietta and Sulphur.

Woman tells police stolen SUV was birthday tip from Waffle House customer

In Oklahoma, Angela Harrison was arrested and charged with possession of a stolen vehicle after claiming a stolen SUV was a birthday tip from a Waffle House customer.

Widower pays off school lunch debts statewide, honoring late wife's legacy

An Oklahoma widow has embarked on a mission to pay off school lunch debts for students across the state following the death of his wife from cancer.

Nex Benedict: Nonbinary teen died by suicide, autopsy shows

The death of a nonbinary student the day after a fight inside an Oklahoma high school restroom has been ruled a suicide by the state medical examiner's office.

Wild Oklahoma dashcam video shows trooper thrown from side of highway crash

While Trooper Jesse Gregory was speaking to the driver, another vehicle crashed into the stopped vehicle, which struck the trooper and sent him flying.

Oklahoma superintendent faces criticism for appointing Libs of TikTok creator to library panel

Oklahoma's new Republican superintendent of public schools is facing bipartisan criticism for appointing a right-wing social media influencer from New York to a state library advisory committee.

Oklahoma executes man who claimed self-defense in 2001 double killing

Phillip Hancock has long claimed he acted in self-defense when he shot and killed two people. Hancock’s execution went forward once Gov. Kevin Stitt declined to commute his sentence.

University of Oklahoma football coach falls, gets trampled on by players: 'This is how people die'

The University of Oklahoma's head football coach, Brent Venables, escaped what could've been a life-threatening incident when his players accidentally trampled him during their field entrance.

Oklahoma teen hunter bags rare 'Cactus buck' during youth season

Oklahoma teen hunter, Major Edmonds, made headlines for his rare catch – a "Cactus buck." During the youth hunting season, Edmonds encountered a deer with abnormal antler growth, retaining its velvet, resembling a cactus.

Teen wins car in raffle after attending stranger's funeral

A woman passed away last year from an unexpected illness, but she had her final wish fulfilled as her 2016 Volkswagen Beetle was raffled off during her funeral.