Oklahoma

Federal prosecutors in Oklahoma City say a jury late Thursday found 55-year-old Tommy Dean Bullcoming of Hammon guilty of first-degree felony murder.

Federal prosecutors in Oklahoma City say a jury late Thursday found 55-year-old Tommy Dean Bullcoming of Hammon guilty of first-degree felony murder.

Okla. jury convicts man for Indian Country slaying

News Staff
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – A federal jury in Oklahoma has convicted a Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes man of felony murder and other charges for the 2017 killing of a woman on Indian Country land in western Oklahoma.
AP file photo The Capitol, originally completed in 1917, is currently undergoing repairs. A new roof is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2020.

AP file photo The Capitol, originally completed in 1917, is currently undergoing repairs. A new roof is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2020.

Populists roots of Oklahoma

News Staff
Monday, November 11, 2019
Most histories of Oklahoma tend to start in the 1830s with Indian Removal. After all, it is impossible to understand this state without understanding the people who populated the Indian Territories.
State falls out of the top spot in incarcerations

State falls out of the top spot in incarcerations

State falls out of the top spot in incarcerations

News Staff
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma will shed its status as the No. 1 incarcerator in the nation when more than 450 prisoners are released. House Bill 1269, authored by House Majority Floor Leader Jon Echols (R-Oklahoma City), is responsible for the Nov. 4 commutation of prisoners.
Senate confirms Oklahoman to be U.S. Marshal

Senate confirms Oklahoman to be U.S. Marshal

Senate confirms Oklahoman to be U.S. Marshal

News Staff
Monday, September 30, 2019
WASHINGTON D.C. – Senators Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and James Lankford (R-OK) praised the Senate confirmation of Kerry Pettingill to serve as the United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. “I am glad Kerry Pettingill was confirmed as U.S.
Economic growth in Oklahoma August 2019

Economic growth in Oklahoma August 2019

Oklahoma economic conditions for August 2019

Steve Sichterman Data Journalist
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY - Economic growth in Oklahoma continued again for the month of August 2019 with gross receipts to the Treasury up 3.2% over August 2018, according to the Oklahoma Economic Report for September 2019, released by the Oklahoma Treasurer’s Office.
H.E. Bailey Turnpike

H.E. Bailey Turnpike

AT A GLANCE: H.E. Bailey Turnpike

News Staff
Monday, September 9, 2019
• During the first seven months of this year, OHP troopers on the H.E. Bailey Turnpike wrote an average of almost 5.8 traffic tickets per day, 175 per month. • Users of Oklahoma’s turnpikes are cautioned about their obligation to pay the tolls. The two motorists on the H.E.
Carter Kimble, Deputy Secretary of Health for Gov. Kevin Stitt, speaks during a joint legislative meeting on health care last week at the state Capitol.

Carter Kimble, Deputy Secretary of Health for Gov. Kevin Stitt, speaks during a joint legislative meeting on health care last week at the state Capitol.

Joint legislative working group wrestles with expanding coverage Medicaid talks continue

M. Scott Carter Okc Bureau Reporter
Monday, September 9, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY – A joint legislative working group, meeting for the fourth time this summer, spent last Wednesday trying to determine which Oklahomans, exactly, were covered by Medicaid and what the cost of providing Medicaid coverage for more residents would be.
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