The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned last year after a woman in Oklahoma accused the pastor of sexually abusing her in the 1980s pleaded guilty Thursday to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child, authorities said. Robert Preston Morris, 64, entered the pleas before a judge in Oklahoma’s Osage County…
A leading MAGA education official has announced plans to establish chapters of Turning Point USA, the conservative organization founded by slain MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk, in every high school across his state. Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters unveiled the proposal on Tuesday and warned schools would be punished if they refused to…
New details are emerging after a large tiger fatally attacked an animal handler during the end of a big cat show at a preserve in southeastern Oklahoma. Ryan Easley, 37, was dead when deputies arrived Saturday at the Growler Pines Tiger Preserve near Hugo, not far from the Texas border, just minutes after dispatchers received…
An animal handler was killed by a tiger under his care at a preserve for big cats in southeastern Oklahoma, the organization said Sunday. Growler Pines Tiger Preserve said in a statement that Ryan Easley died Saturday in “an accident” involving a tiger at the property near Hugo, not far from the Texas border. Easley…
Oklahoma Chronicle: How has the new “bell to bell, no cell” law worked so far? Open the video player below to watch the full panel discussion on Oklahoma’s new law RECEIVED FROM SOME TEACHERS ARE LIKE, KIDS ARE ACTUALLY COMING IN AND INTRODUCING THEMSELVES TO EACH OTHER AND, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY HAD TO TAKE UP…
ELGIN, Okla. (KSWO) – Elgin Public Schools has announced it’s new policy regarding student cell phone use. Starting this school year, students will no longer be allowed to use personal electronic devices while on school grounds from bell-to-bell. That includes phones, smart watches, tablets, laptops, smart headphones, smart glasses and more. High school students will…
Several executions are expected to take place in the United States this week, with two scheduled Tuesday and one each on Thursday and Friday. The executions were ordered in Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma and South Carolina. If all of the procedures are carried out as planned, the inmates’ deaths will bring the national total of executions…
Gunfire broke out at a Juneteenth celebration Saturday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma, killing one person and wounding seven others, according to police and the organizers of the event. No arrests have been made. The 2025 Tulsa Juneteenth Festival took place in the city’s Greenwood district, historically home to the affluent community known as “Black Wall Street”…
TULSA, Okla. – On Saturday, June 14, 2025, the historic Big 10 Ballroom on East Apache Street pulsed with music, movement, and meaning as Tulsa’s Juneteenth Festival unveiled the “Legacy & Luxury” Fashion Show. The runway experience honored the past while spotlighting the brilliance of Black fashion’s future. Featuring collections from local designers, the event…
9-year-old who survived tornado shows how far he’s come one year later – CBS News Watch CBS News River Garrett’s family survived a deadly tornado in May 2024, but their ranch in northern Oklahoma was leveled. Dave Malkoff went back one year later. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live…