Live. Local. Leaving.
Longtime KOCO chief meteorologist Rick Mitchell heading to severe skies of Dallas TV.
It's about time
A century-old time capsule is opened in an OKC church.
Fade out
A Senate bill phases out incentives that lure filmmakers to the state.
Challengers in Oklahoma City Council races discuss online photos
Photos in revealing poses, of Confederate flags
Picture of horror
A century later, the photograph of an Oklahoma lynching still resonates.
Romney and religion
Will Mitt Romney’s Mormonism be a factor for Oklahoma voters in next Tuesday’s presidential primary?
Fame, Sweet fame
Does this OKC woman have time to be a worldwide Internet sensation?
To the letter
The OKC school district begins investigating charges of grade-tampering by a high school principal.
Creative dissent
Opposition came in various forms at last week’s rally against the Personhood Act.
Spirited reformation
Two grassroots organizations seek changes to Oklahoma’s liquor laws.
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Facebook fumble
CFN
Gazette staff
Wes Welker’s wife apparently forgot that social media isn’t the safest place to say mean things about famous people. Anna Burns Welker, whose husband is the Oklahoma City native-turned-New England Patriots wide receiver, recently vented her frustration on her personal Facebook page following the Patriots’ 28-13 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship.
Blue moon
CFN
Gazette staff
In the Downwardly-Spiraling- Individual-Spirals-Downward department, Oklahoma City attorney Lewis B. Moon has been disbarred for recent actions ranging from threatening others to posing as a federal agent. The state Supreme Court called Moon “an embarrassment to the legal profession” in its Jan. 22 order.
Bills of goods, the sequel
CFN
Gazette staff
Last week, Chicken-Fried News took note of some of the more, um, interesting bills filed for the Oklahoma legislative session, which begins Monday.
Boeing bucks
OKC plans to negotiate incentives for a second round of Boeing job relocations.
News
Clifton Adcock
The Oklahoma City Economic Development Trust unanimously approved efforts paving the way for the city to award the Boeing company incentive money in exchange for new jobs.
Watching the feds
Concerns arise over a state House committee designed to guard against federal encroachment.
News
Greg Horton
The prerecorded message encourages listeners to dial a number to “hear more about God’s hand in America’s history.” Callers to David Barton’s WallBuilders ministry hear it while on hold. Barton, who holds a religion degree from Oral Roberts University, presents himself as an expert on America’s history, especially as it relates to religion and politics.
Artful dodge
Arts advocates celebrate the apparent death of a state bill to eliminate arts funding.
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Rachael Cervenka
With a controversial bill seeking to eliminate state funding to the arts apparently dead for the upcoming legislative session, Oklahoma Arts Council officials say they are beyond grateful for the vast amount of support they received statewide in response to the legislation.
Village green
Plans are unveiled for the MAPS 3 downtown park.
News
Clifton Adcock
Consultants on the downtown park unveiled to the public last week a draft master plan for the project.
Game change
After several unsuccessful attempts, a state senator plans to reintroduce medical marijuana legislation this session.
News
Brendan Hoover
The fight to legalize medical marijuana in Oklahoma will continue this year, despite recent setbacks. State Sen. Constance Johnson, D-Oklahoma City, the issue’s champion since 2006, has authored two marijuana-related bills this legislative session.
So long, Mary Ann
CFN
Gazette staff
In terms of job security, TV news director ranks somewhere between major-league baseball manager and suicide bomber. KFOR Channel 4 and news director Mary Ann Eckstein have parted ways after her being with the station for 33 years. Reasons for Eckstein’s departure remain murky, but sources say there were long-simmering tensions between her and KFOR General Manager Wes Milbourn.
Bricktown Holiday
News
Kelley Chambers
A Holiday Inn Express with 124 rooms will replace the former Steffen’s Ice Cream building in Bricktown. A building permit filed with Oklahoma City listed the job value of the project at $18 million.
...Went the trolley
News
Rachael Cervenka
Downtown Oklahoma City is now home to several new public transit buses, with the Downtown Discovery already rolling through town.
McClendon announces retirement from Chesapeake
The energy company's founder and CEO will step down April 1.
News
Clifton Adcock
Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon announced that he will be retiring from the company, effective April 1.
Going downtown
OPUBCO requests $1.5 in city incentives funds to help with its planned move downtown.
News
Clifton Adcock
A city oversight committee today unanimously passed a measure to provide public incentives to OPUBCO, the parent company of The Oklahoman newspaper, for its planned move into downtown’s Century Center.
