Oklahoma City’s 2026 resident survey finds 69% believe the city is headed in the right direction, but street conditions, homelessness and traffic remain major concerns.
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OKC Animal Welfare launches ‘Empty the Shelter’ campaign ahead of move
Oklahoma City Animal Welfare is calling on residents to help find homes for shelter pets through its new “We Are Moving, Empty the Shelter” campaign as the organization prepares to move into a new $42 million facility. The campaign comes ahead of the opening of the MAPS 4 Louisa McCune Animal Welfare Center, a 70,000-square-foot […]
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Dems oust five Oklahoma Republican incumbents
While failing to win any statewide races on Tuesday, Oklahoma House Democrats saw their biggest caucus gains in over 20 years. Democrats not only maintained their existing seats, but gained six more in the state House by ousting five Republican incumbents and winning one other open seat previously held by the other party. After experiencing […]
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New Oklahoma schools chief preparing for ‘behemoth’ challenge of education turnaround
The work of Oklahoma’s top education official has already begun for state Superintendent-elect Robert Franklin. By late Wednesday afternoon, not even 24 hours since being elected Tuesday, the longtime educator from Sand Springs had spoken with a local district superintendent about preparations for the state’s new literacy law and exchanged messages with Gov.-elect Mike Mazzei, […]
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Oklahoma Voter Turnout Lags
More than half of Oklahoma voters sat out Tuesday’s midterm election. Statewide turnout was 45.84%, according to unofficial results from the Oklahoma State Election Board. That’s a notable decline from 50.35% in 2022. All 77 counties saw their turnout percentage decline compared to four years ago. Voter turnout was lowest in Comanche County, home to […]
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Kicks 66 time capsule to preserve OKC memories for 100 years
Oklahoma City’s celebration of Route 66’s 100th anniversary will leave a lasting message for future generations when a time capsule is buried beneath the towering Kicks 66 sculpture on Thursday, Nov. 12. The public is invited to attend the dedication ceremony at 9:30 a.m. near the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, where the capsule […]
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Republicans Sweep Oklahoma’s Statewide Offices. Democrats Find a Silver Lining in the Legislature
Republicans swept every statewide office in Tuesday’s Oklahoma midterms, with Mike Mazzei winning the governor’s race by carrying 72 of 77 counties. Democrats’ lone bright spot: flipping five Republican-held state House seats in urban and suburban areas, the largest House power shift in over a decade. Voters rejected both state questions.
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What I’m Seeing
God bless the great state of Oklahoma and greetings from West Hollywood! Oklahoma’s election season is finally approaching the finish line. It’s been so ugly the Oklahoma Department of Tourism is changing its slogan to “Oklahoma is OK … Depending on who you ask.” Republican Mike Mazzei has campaigned hard to portray himself as both […]
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Aday Mara Makes His Mark
Basketball behemoth Victor Wembanyama is a 7-foot-4 phenomenon, the favorite for both Defensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player in the NBA. He’s a once-in-a-generation talent. Rookie Aday Mara blocked him in the first game of the season. With 4:24 left in the third quarter, Victor Wembanyama thought he spotted a hole in […]
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Swadley Free To Go
Swadley Free To Go Brent Swadley, founder of the Swadley’s Bar-B-Q chain of restaurants, finally had to face the music for his six felony convictions in the State’s fraud case related to the now defunct Foggy Bottom Kitchens. Judge Cindy Truong handed down a devastating six-year suspended sentence, meaning after 144 days in county jail […]