The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear a case on whether the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school should be allowed to open in Oklahoma. The justices said they would review an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision invalidating a state board’s approval of an application by the Catholic Church in Oklahoma to open a…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered lower courts to review the case of the only woman on Oklahoma’s death row over concerns that prosecutors’ discussion of her sexual history rendered her trial unfair in the murder of her estranged husband. The court, over two dissenting votes, threw out a federal appeals court ruling that upheld…
{KXLG – Watertown, SD} Community Transit of Watertown/Sisseton announced the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation will receive $690,327 in funding to expand its transit operations, including the addition of vehicles for new routes and weekend hours to ensure continued transit services for tribal members in northeastern South Dakota. This expansion project will help…
With winter weather being a possibility in the Tennessee Valley this week, it is important to make sure you stay in the loop to prepare. In addition to Local 3’s News and Weather apps, residents in several counties in the Tennessee Valley and northwest Georgia can sign up to get emergency alerts. Here are links…
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KAUZ) – As calendars are replaced and resolutions are made, the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust is reminding Oklahoma residents of the options they have to better their health and lives in 2025. For those looking to quit smoking or manage a dependence on tobacco, TSET offers access to the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline,…
Oil held an advance as the US indicated that a softer market may allow for further sanctions on Russia’s energy sector. West Texas Intermediate traded above $70 a barrel, after rising 2.5% on Wednesday, while Brent closed near $73. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that relatively low prices might allow further action against Russia’s…
US Representative John Moolenaar on Thursday introduced a bill that would revoke the normal trade relations Washington has had with Beijing for more than two decades, joining China hawks in the Senate in a bid to decouple the countries’ economies. As proposed, the measure would set minimum 35 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports, allow…
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s higher education officials announced Thursday a $1.12 billion budget request for fiscal year 2026 and the board’s legislative agenda for the upcoming session. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education voted to approve the request which is a 9.3%, or $95 million, increase from the board’s previous allocation from the Oklahoma…