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.
Picture of horror
A century later, the photograph of an Oklahoma lynching still resonates.
Challengers in Oklahoma City Council races discuss online photos
Photos in revealing poses, of Confederate flags
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.
The former Color Me Badd members have never told their whole story in one place, until now
Creative dissent
Opposition came in various forms at last week’s rally against the Personhood Act.
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Bully pulpit
Oklahoma gets a starring role in a controversial documentary.
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Phil Bacharach
Ty Field-Smalley had had enough of being bullied at his school in Perkins. Slammed into lockers. Shoved into a garbage can. Chocolate milk dumped on his head in the cafeteria.
Walk this way
In the midst of a recall campaign, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will share his message with a friendly OKC audience.
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Clifton Adcock
Embattled Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is scheduled to visit Oklahoma City this evening, and some in organized labor are planning to roll out their own welcome wagon.
Wills' way
The Bob Wills archives make its way to Oklahoma
Audit now, money later
Fallin, state lawmakers say a bond issue for the American Indian Cultural Center and Museum is contingent on an audit.
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Clifton Adcock
State Senators today announced that an agreement had been reached with Gov. Mary Fallin and legislative leaders that an audit must be conducted of the American Indian Cultural Center & Museum.
War of the womb
A legal tug-of-war proceeds as the legislative and judicial branches consider abortion rights.
Chipping in
OKC leaders contribute $9 million toward the partially constructed American Indian Cultural Center & Museum.
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Clifton Adcock
The Oklahoma City Council pledged to chip in the remaining $9 million required to get matching state funds for the completion of the American Indian Cultural Center & Museum.
Safe room
The conversation about gender-neutral housing at OU continues along a hopeful path for LGBT advocates.
Family affair
An Oklahoma City medical researcher has a personal stake in his research of autism.
‘Collateral’ soldier
An initial responder to the controversial New Baghdad helicopter assault shares his experience in an OKC appearance.
Plaza, sweet
The 16th Street Plaza District makes a historic resurrection.
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Peter Wright
After decades of neglect and disrepair, the 16th Street Plaza District is in the midst of a full-fledged resurgence.
Artful move
City Arts Center announces move from fairgrounds for Automobile Alley
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Clifton Adcock
The Kirkpatrick Family Fund and City Arts Center announced today that the arts center, currently housed at the Oklahoma State Fair Park, will move east to Automobile Alley near downtown.
Off the air
Longtime KTOK newsman Jerry Bohnen let go after more than 30 years.
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Phil Bacharach
In Oklahoma City radio news, KTOK-AM 1000's Jerry Bohnen has been nothing short of an institution, having worked in the station's newsroom for more than 30 years — much of that period as its news director.
Take me to the river
OKC’s rising tide lifts the future for the Boathouse District.
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Clifton Adcock
Mike Knopp was sorting through some old photos when he found one of himself standing in a sandy ditch and looking 10 years younger.
A Sooner snubbing?
In his first presidential visit to Oklahoma, Barack Obama delivered a speech on energy to a crowd largely devoid of state officials.
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Clifton Adcock
A palpable energy ran through the crowd at the Ripley High School parking lot, despite the cold and rainy weather that hung overhead.
It was March 22, and several hundred people were waiting for a bus to take them to a muddy location in the Payne County countryside that soon would play host to the leader of the free world.
Stretching for serenity
A local woman travels to Uganda to teach yoga to victims of Joseph Kony.
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Mia Cantu
After an eight-hour drive through back roads and over potholes, Oklahoma City yoga instructor Laura Lester reached the St. Monica Girls’ Tailoring Centre in Gulu, Uganda. She was there at the invitation of Pros for Africa, a locally based nonprofit that had asked Lester to teach yoga to the students between March 8 and March 16.
