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By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma's top education official said he's teaming with country music singer Lee Greenwood in seeking donations to get $59.99 leather-bound "God Bless the USA" Bibles into classrooms throughout the state, after a leg ... read more »

By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press NORMAN — Three tribal nations and five Native American students say in a lawsuit that the Trump administration has failed its legal obligations to tribes when it cut jobs at Bureau of Indian Education schools. Firings at two colleges as part ... read more »

As we enter a new week, we name a new Patriot Auto Group Area Athlete of the Week. This week, it goes to Ryan Walton of the Nowata Ironmen.   Walton just played his senior season for Nowata's boys basketball team this year and was one of five seniors on this year's squad. ... read more »

Four arrests have been made in the ongoing homicide investigation that occurred at Lake Bluestem near Pawhuska early Saturday morning. The victim has also been identified as Enrique Ramon Urbana.  According to witnesses, Caleb Andrews, also known as, "Laylo," retrieved a firear ... read more »

A chemical release occured at the Phillips 66 Research Center on Friday, March 7, 2025, at about 5:30 am. Officials with Phillips 66 have released this comment: "At approximately 5:30 a.m., there was a chemical release at the Phillips 66 Research Center (PRC). "Our internal resp ... read more »

At Monday evening's city council meeting in Bartlesville, action was taken to approve and sign contracts for two street improvement projects. These were both approved by voters during the 2020 General Obligation bond election. Earlier this week, Vice-mayor Trevor Dorsey details where these im ... read more »

A Bartlesville woman faces felony charges after allegedly selling opioids.   48-year-old Misty Bringus was charged on Friday with three counts of distribution of a controlled dangerous substance.   According to the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics Dangerous Drugs, in Dec. 20 ... read more »

This week, the legislature reached an important milestone with the completion of our committee deadline on Thursday, March 6. This was the final day for bills to pass out of committee, marking a critical point in the legislative session. With the new committee structure this year, we’ve spe ... read more »

The Board of Osage County Commissioners will convene for a regularly scheduled meeting at the fairgrounds on Monday morning.  At that meeting, the Board will consider signing a vacation of plat and termination of owner's deed of dedication and covenants on the Woods at Skiatook. Ther ... read more »

Appearing on Capitol Call sponsored by Phillips 66, Representatives Judd Strom and John B. Kane along with Senator Julie Daniels shared their insights into the progress being made at the State Capitol. With five weeks completed in the 16-week session, lawmakers hit  milestone as thousand ... read more »

  Appearing on Community Connection, Oklahoma Speaker of the House Kyle Hilbert joined Representative John B. Kane to discuss legislative priorities, budget challenges, and policy changes shaping the state's future.   Hilbert brought up the impact of the first committee ... read more »

By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press NORMAN — In tribal nations across the United States, leaders are scrambling to respond to a directive from President Donald Trump and Elon Musk to close more than a quarter of Bureau of Indian Affairs offices, which provide vital services to Ind ... read more »

Get ready to lose an hour of sleep Saturday night into Sunday morning. Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, when the clocks will jump forward one hour to 3 a.m.   The practice of daylight saving time started in some areas of the United States in 1918. President Lyndon B ... read more »

  Washington County Emergency Management is working alongside the City of Bartlesville to secure a state grant that will upgrade the county’s current enhanced 9-1-1 system to the next-generation 9-1-1 system. The upgrade will improve call routing and geolocation capabilities, ensur ... read more »

The Washington County Commissioners will meet Monday morning for a fairly standard set of items and will also take up one item of business tabled from last week.   According to an agenda, the commissioners will revisit a lease agreement between the Washington County Health Depar ... read more »