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Oklahoma Pediatrician Accused of Staging 4-Year-Old Daughter's Drowning to Cover Up Her Murder: Police

People - New York ·

NEED TO KNOW An Oklahoma pediatrician has been accused of staging an accidental drowning to conceal the murder of her 4-year-old daughter in Florida Dr. Neha Gupta was taken into custody in Oklahoma City and will be extradited to Florida, where...

Oklahoma Watch - AG Opinion: Door badge swipes …

The Duncan Banner - Oklahoma ·

After the Department of Education withheld information on a top official’s key card swipes to enter the agency’s offices, Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s office affirmed the data is subject to disclosure under the state’s open records law. A...

TSET sues to have new law thrown out

Enid News & Eagle - Oklahoma ·

OKLAHOMA CITY — A constitutionally created board overseeing nearly $2 billion in public dollars on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, asked the Oklahoma Supreme Court to overturn a recent state law saying it threatens its independence. House Bill 2783, which...

WATCH: President Trump signs 'big, beautiful bill' into law

News9 - Oklahoma ·

President Trump signs the "big, beautiful bill" into law. Watch the full ceremony. Friday, July 4th 2025, 5:07 pm By: Christian Hans WASHINGTON - On Friday, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law in a special Fourth of July...

States Scramble to Protect Hospitals Ahead of Republicans’ Medicaid Cuts

Truthout · July 7, 2025

Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! The giant tax and spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law over the weekend includes the biggest health care spending cuts in U.S....

Trump’s Funding Delay Will Devastate Adult Literacy Programs

New America - The Thread · July 7, 2025

The U.S. Department of Education’s (ED’s) decision to withhold more than $6 billion in grants from six federal programs that the law requires it to distribute to states on July 1 is sowing chaos among public schools just as they are preparing for...

Don't miss the IFYR action in Shawnee: Tickets available for events until July 11th

KOKH - Oklahoma ·

The International Finals Youth Rodeo is happening right now at the Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center in Shawnee. We had our own Alexis Young live there all morning long. She was able to speak with kids competing, the youth director and Miss Teen Rodeo...

Oklahoma’s eviction timeline is one of the fastest in the nation

KGOU - Oklahoma · July 3, 2025

Oklahoma’s eviction laws are among the most lenient in the nation. With the sixth-highest rate of evictions in the United States, Oklahoma evicts tenants at a significantly faster rate than most of the country. Senate Bill 128 sought to address...

COLUMN: Trump's actions are political attacks on academia

The Daily Star - New York ·

I recently rewatched “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” with the kids. Toward the beginning of the book, when Dolores Umbridge — Defense Against the Dark Arts professor and resident toadface — usurps the podium at the start-of-term feast,...

Oklahoma pediatrician arrested, charged with murder of 4-year-old daughter

News9 - Oklahoma ·

The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, in conjunction with the U.S. Marshals Oklahoma City Metro Fugitive Task Force, announced the arrest of 36-year-old Dr. Neha Gupta on Wednesday. This comes days after Dr. Gupta's 4-year-old daughter was found...

Oklahoma communities prepare for Fourth of July festivities

KOCO 5 - Oklahoma · July 3, 2025

WHAT YOU CAN DO. EVEN STARTING TONIGHT. IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE TO WATCH FIREWORKS OR SPEND TIME WITH THE FAMILY FOR THE 4TH OF JULY, THERE’S ALL SORTS OF EVENTS ACROSS THE STATE LIKE EDMOND LIBERTY FEST, WHERE YOU CAN SEE A RODEO CAR...

Optics Over Results? New York's Zohran Mamdani Proposed Government-Owned Grocery Stores, But What Do People Really Think About Them

Benzinga ·

Zohran Mamdani, fresh off a primary win and favored to become New York's next mayor, is stirring up debate with a bold pitch: open five city-owned grocery stores, one in each borough. The plan is designed to bring affordable, fresh food to areas...

New law banning foreign ownership of Texas land goes into effect Sept. 1

The Black Chronicle - Oklahoma · July 4, 2025

(The Center Square) – As foreign espionage threats continue in the U.S. and in Texas, a new bill becomes law Sept. 1 that prohibits foreign ownership of Texas land. SB 17, filed by state Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, passed the Texas legislature...

Months after leading Oklahoma State to NCAA third place, David Taylor vacations in Hawaii with his favorite people

Sportskeeda · July 4, 2025

Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestling head coach David Taylor took to social media to share a few glimpses of his time on vacation with his family. Taylor concluded his first NCAA season as head coach earlier this year, helping his team to a...

Oklahoma AG files brief prohibiting books with sexual acts in public school libraries

FOX23 News - Oklahoma ·

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Attorney General Gentner Drummond says he has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit supporting Iowa in a challenge to its law that prohibits public school libraries from having books that...

Oklahoma bipartisan nonprofit relaunches to advocate for LGBTQ+ issues

Oklahoma Voice · July 2, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY — LGBTQ+ supporters are relaunching a bipartisan advocacy group in an effort to provide a more centrist conversation amid increasingly hateful rhetoric. The Equality Network which launched last week aims to change the narrative...

Almost $80 million for Oklahoma schools blocked by Trump administration

High Plains Public Radio - Kansas · July 4, 2025

The blockade affects multiple areas of education funding. Most of the blocked money for Oklahoma is concentrated in five funds: More than $31 million is in Title II-A funds for Oklahoma. Title II-A funds go toward professional development for...

Oklahoma Seminole Nation joins protest against Florida detention center

KOCO 5 - Oklahoma · July 2, 2025

HOMELAND. WELL, JESS, THE SEMINOLE NATION HERE IN OKLAHOMA TOLD ME THIS STATEMENT THIS AFTERNOON. THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THEIR VOICES ARE HEARD AND UNITED WITH THE TRIBES IN FLORIDA. AND THEY SAY THEIR ANCESTRAL HOMELANDS AREN’T BEING USED THE WAY...

Oklahoma doctors accused of fraud in massive DOJ investigation

High Plains Public Radio - Kansas · July 2, 2025

Two Oklahoma doctors face criminal charges following a nationwide healthcare fraud investigation conducted by the Department of Justice. Ladd Clayton Atkins of Tulsa and Alexander Frank of Oklahoma City were among 324 defendants listed on the...

Oklahoma Supreme Court rules tribal citizens must pay state income tax

The Journal Record - Oklahoma · July 2, 2025

Summary: – Alicia Stroble argued her income was tax-exempt because she lived and worked on Muscogee Nation land. – Court ruled 6-3 that McGirt doesn’t apply to state tax law without U.S. Supreme Court expansion. – Tribal leaders criticized the...