Oklahoma schools now required to teach Bible, Ten Commandments
All public schools in Oklahoma are now required to incorporate the Bible and the Ten Commandments into their curriculum from grades 5 through 10, primarily for historical context. Oklahoma Public Schools Chancellor Ryan Walters issued a memo Thursday to superintendents in every school district in the state informing them that they are required to incorporate […]
Oklahoma executes state’s longest-serving death row inmate – a fiend who raped, killed 7-year-old girl
Oklahoma on Thursday executed the state’s longest serving death row inmate, a convicted felon who kidnapped, raped and murdered his 7-year-old stepdaughter in 1984. Richard Rojem, 66, was pronounced dead at 10:16 a.m. at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary by three lethal injection doses. Rojem had maintained he was innocent of the murder of his former […]
Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules Against First Publicly-Funded Religious Charter School
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the charter of what would have been the nation’s first publicly funded religious school was unconstitutional, according to court records. Oklahoma’s Virtual Charter School Board voted to approve an application for a virtual religious charter school in June 2023, but Republican state Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a lawsuit […]
Oklahoma man returning to US after ammo arrest in Turks and Caicos
An Oklahoma man facing 12 years in a tropical prison after Turks and Caicos Islands authorities found four stray bullets in his luggage is returning to the United States after an ordeal that lasted for months. Ryan Watson, 40, was arrested at the country’s main airport in April. At his sentencing hearing on Friday, Watson […]
FAA investigating after Southwest 737 flies 500 feet above Oklahoma City suburb
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Friday it was investigating an “incident” in which a Southwest Airlines plane “descended to a low altitude” near Oklahoma City on Wednesday. “After an automated alarm sounded, air traffic controllers alerted the crew of Southwest Flight 4069 that the aircraft had descended to a low altitude nine miles from […]
Southwest flight heading for Oklahoma City dives to 500 feet above neighborhood
Jack Otter and panelists join “Barron’s Roundtable” to discuss Southwest Airlines’ decline in popularity and how to turn it around. According to reports, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating a Southwest Airlines plane that fell approximately 500 feet off the ground during a go-around while landing at Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport earlier […]
Takeaways from primaries in Virginia, Oklahoma, and Georgia
A nail-biter contest between House Freedom Caucus chairman Bob Good (R-VA) and his Trump-backed challenger cast a question mark over an otherwise good election night for incumbent lawmakers. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole easily fended off a primary challenge, as did two other Oklahoma Republican incumbents. Meanwhile, the Good primary, in Virginia’s 5th District, could be headed for […]
Rep. Tom Cole fends off primary challengers in Oklahoma
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) has won the Republican nomination to represent Oklahoma’s 4th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Cole, who has served in the House for more than 20 years, won the primary election beating several challengers, notably businessman Paul Bondar. Cole is chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. Bondar is Exceeded the […]
Tom Cole easily defeats House challenge in Oklahoma
Incumbent Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) easily avoided a runoff in Oklahoma after defeating a crowded field of GOP candidates, including a wealthy self-funder vying for his House seat. Cole, who chairs the powerful Appropriations Committee in the House, received 67% of the vote with 25% of ballots counted when the primary was called. Meanwhile, insurance […]
Oklahoma or Texas will make history in 2024 Women’s College World Series
The dream of winning the Women’s College World Series every four seasons continues for the Oklahoma Sooner High School seniors. Standing in their way is Texas Longhornsare looking to win their first ever WCWS title. Neither team took the easy route to reaching the final series. The top-seeded Longhorns struggled in their super regional games […]