The state of Oklahoma, once consisting of vast tracts of sparse “unassigned lands” in the Great Plains, joined the Union on this day in history, Nov. 16, 1907. “Oklahoma has become a state, standing on full equity with her elder sisters, and her future is assured by her great natural …
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The Oklahoma man at the center of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on tribal sovereignty has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors less than a week before he was to go to trial, according to court documents. Jimcy McGirt, 75, pleaded guilty Tuesday before a federal magistrate in …
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An Oklahoma judge has exonerated a man who spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder, the longest serving inmate to be declared innocent of a crime. Glynn Simmons, 71, who was released in July after prosecutors agreed that key evidence in his case was not turned over to his …
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FIRST ON FOX: An illegal immigrant carrying a New York state commercial driver’s license with “NO NAME GIVEN” listed as his name was arrested by ICE in Oklahoma, according to DHS. The agency said that it has been working in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Transportation as well as …
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A shooting at an Oklahoma State University (OSU) residence hall left multiple victims hospitalized on Sunday, authorities said. Officers responded around 3:40 a.m. to reports of a shooting at Carreker East residential hall, OSU Police Department said in a statement. OSU Police Chief Michael Beckner said there were multiple victims, …
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Ryan Walters vows Turning Point USA will have a presence in every high school in Oklahoma, saying in a new interview that “the process has already begun.” Walters, the former Oklahoma State Superintendent who recently resigned to become CEO of the Teacher Freedom Alliance, spoke with Fox News Digital about …
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An Oklahoma State University student leader who was reprimanded by a university staff member after giving a speech honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk says the incident only strengthened his resolve to share his political views. “It seems like the entire thing was meant to make me be very scared or …
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National Geographic has released its annual Best of the World travel list, featuring must-visit destinations around the world. The 2026 round-up called out four locations in the United States — including scenery and sites in North Dakota, Oklahoma, Hawaii and Pennsylvania. Below are the U.S. states that NatGeo recommends visiting …
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Parents and community members in Payne County, Oklahoma, are expressing outrage after a student accused of multiple violent sexual assaults was reclassified in court from being tried as an adult to a “youthful offender.” Now 18, Jesse Butler recently entered a no contest plea to 11 felony charges, including attempted …
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