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Oklahoma Farmer Killed by Water Buffaloes He Just Bought

In a sad accident in Oklahoma, a farmer named James Miller lost his life after being attacked by water buffaloes he had recently bought. This tragic event has shocked his friends, family, and neighbors in the small farming community. What...

Oklahoma man attacked, killed by water buffaloes

Oklahoma man attacked, killed by water buffaloes

Police discovered that McMichael had purchased the two water buffaloes at auction on July 10, a day before the attack. JONES, Okla. — A man was killed by water buffaloes at his property outside of Oklahoma City on July 11. The Jones police and...

Oklahoma goes digital with car titles: What vehicle owners need to know

Oklahoma goes digital with car titles: What vehicle owners need to know

After more than a century of using paper car titles, Oklahoma is officially going digital. As of July 1, the state now issues electronic vehicle titles through a state-run database. While the change won't impact every driver immediately, it could...

Oklahoma Legal Climate impacts business growth, job opportunities

Oklahoma Legal Climate impacts business growth, job opportunities

What happens in a courtroom impacts more than the entities directly involved in a case because the repercussions of court decisions reach across the state. And bad judicial opinions can ultimately reduce business growth and job creation, according...

Inszone Insurance Services Expands Presence in Oklahoma with Acquisition of Stephenson, Baggs & Guthrie, LLC

Inszone Insurance Services Expands Presence in Oklahoma with Acquisition of Stephenson, Baggs & Guthrie, LLC

SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#agencyacquisition–Inszone Insurance Services, a rapidly growing national provider of commercial, personal, and benefits insurance, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Stephenson, Baggs & Guthrie, LLC, a...

Oklahoma’s Roller Coaster Bridge Is Finally Getting Fixed

Oklahoma’s Roller Coaster Bridge Is Finally Getting Fixed

If you’ve ever taken the Creek Turnpike through Broken Arrow and wondered if your shocks were going out, it’s not you. It’s the bridge. For the better part of 25 years, drivers have been white-knuckling it over the now-infamous “Roller Coaster...

Why Oklahoma needs CDC funding for injury prevention across the state

Why Oklahoma needs CDC funding for injury prevention across the state

There’s a photo that has quickly become iconic of the Oklahoma City Thunder team riding in a double decker bus as it passed one of the Gates of Time at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum during the celebration parade after clinching the...

Oklahoma State University launches Horizon Scholars Program with $12M in donor support

Oklahoma State University launches Horizon Scholars Program with $12M in donor support

Oklahoma rethinks employment options for people with disabilities

Oklahoma rethinks employment options for people with disabilities

Sitting at his tidy work station, one employee carefully wraps wires around a metal fishhook at the Dale Rogers Training Center in Oklahoma City. Another worker, surrounded by piles of clear baggies and cardboard packaging, ties the hooks into...

Oklahoma group working to stop ATV-related deaths in children

Oklahoma group working to stop ATV-related deaths in children

TRAINING THEY HOPE WILL HELP. DURING THE SUMMER, MANY OKLAHOMANS TAKE A BREAK FROM WORK AND SCHOOL AND HIT THE GAS. ATV AND UTV RIDING IS A POPULAR RECREATIONAL HOBBY IN OKLAHOMA, BUT EACH YEAR, OKLAHOMA SEES 20 TO 26 ATV RELATED DEATHS. ATVS ARE...

Oklahomans expand flood assistance efforts to New Mexico

Oklahomans expand flood assistance efforts to New Mexico

WITH A CREW ON THE WAY TO NEW MEXICO TO HELP. NEW MEXICO HAS REQUESTED THAT, YOU KNOW, WE COME AND ASSIST THEM AND AND WE’RE HAPPY TO DO THAT. OHP LIEUTENANT ERIC FOSTER AND NINE OTHERS ARE PART OF THE OKLAHOMA EMERGENCY RESPONSE CREW ON THE WAY...

6 Largest and Deadliest Snakes in Oklahoma You Should Never Ignore

6 Largest and Deadliest Snakes in Oklahoma You Should Never Ignore

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, crotalus atrox, Arizona, desert, Sonoran, Southwest, Snake, Viper© Clint H/Shutterstock.comThere are 48 different snake species in Oklahoma. This means that the chances of running into one of these slithering...

Oklahoma DOT seeks public input on long-range transportation plan

Oklahoma DOT seeks public input on long-range transportation plan

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) is inviting public input on the future of transportation in the state. The latest edition of the Long-Range Transportation Plan aims to assess long-term trends, community needs, and emerging...

Oklahoma Supreme Court reviews challenge to new business courts

Oklahoma Supreme Court reviews challenge to new business courts

KYLIE. SENATE BILL 632 CREATED BUSINESS COURTS. THE IDEA WAS THAT THESE SPECIALIZED JUDGES WOULD HANDLE HIGH DOLLAR, COMPLICATED BUSINESS DISPUTES. BUT SOME ATTORNEYS ARE CHALLENGING THIS NEW LAW, SAYING IT’S UNCONSTITUTIONAL BECAUSE VOTERS WOULD...

Oklahoma man scams elderly Lamar resident out of $150K

Oklahoma man scams elderly Lamar resident out of $150K

BARTON COUNTY, Mo. (KOAM) -- Barton County authorities charge an Oklahoma man after he scams an elderly Lamar resident. According to court documents, Ravi Amanaganti, of Edmond, Oklahoma, scammed an elderly person out of more than $150,000 by...

Q&A: What could be next for Oklahoma City's new arena after naming rights become available

Q&A: What could be next for Oklahoma City's new arena after naming rights become available

On Monday, Paycom and the Oklahoma City Thunder announced that the partnership and naming rights agreement would end when the city's new arena opens in 2028. Previously, city leadership said naming rights would carry over to the new arena. An...

Oklahoma Charter School Board approves Epic audit after financial crisis, mass layoffs

Oklahoma Charter School Board approves Epic audit after financial crisis, mass layoffs

The move comes after the school’s financial crisis forced mass layoffs and program changes. At its Monday meeting, the board unanimously approved a motion to hire a firm for a financial, operational and performance review of Epic, the...

New Auburn QB Jackson Arnold dishes on Oklahoma Sooners

New Auburn QB Jackson Arnold dishes on Oklahoma Sooners

It could end up being a very emotional game for new Auburn quarterback Jackson Arnold, but for now, the junior transfer from Denton, Texas, is playing it cool. The game in question is Auburn's SEC opener on September 20 in Norman against the...

Oklahoma City Police doing enhanced traffic safety on part of I-40 this week

Oklahoma City Police doing enhanced traffic safety on part of I-40 this week

Oklahoma City Police are doing enhanced traffic safety enforcement this week on part of Interstate 40. Officers are focused on the area on I-40 from Czech Hall Road to Shields Boulevard from now through Friday, July 18, according to department...

Oklahoma seeks a virtual ban on poultry litter as fertilizer in Arkansas, Farm Bureau expert says

Oklahoma seeks a virtual ban on poultry litter as fertilizer in Arkansas, Farm Bureau expert says

Arkansas poultry growers would face a legal limit of less than one-fourth as much phosphorus on their land as their Oklahoma counterparts under a court judgment proposed Wednesday, records show. The Oklahoma attorney general's recommended limit...

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