U.S. Rep. Tom Cole plans to seek a 13th term, citing increased influence in Congress and his role in protecting Oklahoma’s federal interests. The longtime lawmaker says his appropriations work remains ...

Investigation of a second harrowing attempt to seize control of an elderly vet establishes a troubling pattern of abuse in the St. Francis Health System and uncovers hints of turmoil and controversy ...

Walters received an annual salary of at least $120,000 as the CEO of the nonprofit Every Kid Counts, which receives a substantial amount of its funding from national school privatization and charter ...

Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let Ted Streuli guide you beyond the surface of daily news. Oklahoma Watch · Anonymous Source Sheds Light on Panhandle Police Impunity ...

Here is the audio of Oklahoma Watch published stories for the week of July 21, 2025. – Full Week Playlist: Listen to all the stories back-to-back, without interruption. – Individual Stories: Select ...

Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let Ted Streuli guide you beyond the surface of daily news. The story of Ken Donley, a once-vibrant Oklahoma patriarch, offers a ...

For the first time since the mid-1990s, Oklahoma is out of the private prison business. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections took control of the Lawton Correctional Facility, a 2,697-bed prison ...