The head of a nursing home watchdog organization claims the state has placed a man charged with four counts of first-degree murder in a nursing facility. Wes Bledsoe (pictured), founder of Tulsa-based A Perfect Cause, said Earl Bradford Postelle, 43, was ordered to reside at the OakHillsLivingCenter in Jones. The order came from Oklahoma […]
Scott Cooper
Posted inNews
Norman to vote on curbside recycling
Voters in Norman will cast ballots on curbside recycling on May 8. If approved, Norman would become one of just a handful of cities in Oklahoma to offer such a program. Oklahoma City and Edmond have conducted curbside recycling for nearly 10 years. DETAILSThe ballot measure will ask voters if urban residents of Norman will pay […]
Posted inNews
University of Oklahoma responds to false gun report
The University of Oklahoma Norman campus was placed under a lockdown after a student reported possibly seeing an individual with a gun this morning. The report turned out to be false, but the campus was placed under the lockdown anyway. All buildings were locked up preventing any one from entering.
Posted inNews
Access questioned in OU’s new open records request office
The University of Oklahoma has established a new office to handle inquiries into disseminating public information, but there are questions about whether the office is in full compliance with state law. The Open Records Office was created just over a month ago and is run through OU’s collections department. “OU saw the need for such […]
Posted inNews
Spring brings crappie out for Okie fishermen
For some Oklahoma fisherman, one of the tastier fillets is crappie. Considered one of the easier species to catch, crappie is best caught in spring. Through March and April, crappie swim into shallower waters to spawn, particularly around areas of brush or wood. Minnows and jigs work best for catching crappie.There are two types of […]
Posted inNews
Doctors not fleeing Oklahoma, stats show
One of the reasons given for so-called “tort reform” is the claim doctors are heading out of Oklahoma because of skyrocketing insurance costs due to frivolous lawsuits. However, few numbers show evidence of this mass exodus. Some reports show just the opposite. MORE DOCTORS According to the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure & Supervision, […]
Posted inNews
Oklahoma Speaker of the House pushes ethics bill
Amid alleged unethical conduct involving campaign fund-raising, Oklahoma Speaker of the House Lance Cargill is now pushing through an ethics reform bill, and all sides are taking a wait-and-see approach. “Obviously, this is an issue the speaker had to deal with,” said Rep. Richard Morrissette, D-Oklahoma City, an outspoken critic of Cargill. “I’ve been […]
Posted inNews
Oklahomans travel to Texas to buy hard-core porn
Oklahoma has some of the strongest obscenity laws in the country, which may be why a place like DW’s Video in Gainesville, Texas, has more Oklahoman than Texan license plates in the parking lot. “Probably about 60 percent of our business comes from Oklahoma,” said Charlotte, who works at the pornographic video store. […]
Posted inNews
Oklahoma attorney general’s office moves to new home
At the state attorney general’s office, moving from their cramped office at the state Capitol to a newly remodeled two-story building across the street has meant big changes. “It’s nice because we consolidated our offices,” said Charlie Price, the attorney general’s director of communications. “We had people in the first floor of the […]
Posted inNews
Oklahoma parks, museums offer respite from cold-weather blues
For those who can’t stand sitting in the house waiting for the winter months to go away, the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department recommends state parks that feature cabins. “Whether they are state park cabins or private cabins, sitting in front of a fireplace in the woods is very romantic,” said Ron Stahl, marketing director […]