Oklahoma often rates worst or close to it in many quality-of-life categories such as incarceration rates, education funding and access to mental health care and substance abuse treatment, but — probably not coincidentally — our state is consistently one of the most reliable sources for stories featured in “wacky news” columns and segments across the […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Body count
With 1,079 of every 100,000 people behind bars, according to a study released by Prison Policy Initiative last year, Oklahoma has the highest incarceration rate in the U.S., and even under the most draconian application of state laws, some of those people might not even belong there. Earlier this month, Judge Tom Price ordered Oklahoma […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Bag men
One of 2018’s most popular memes took a screen shot from a bespectacled anime character looking at a butterfly and asking the question, is this a pigeon? As Norman mayor-elect Breea Clark made the push to tax single-use plastic bags in the city, the Oklahoma Senate is looking at that attempt with the question, is […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Wake-up calls
We all get them and we all hate them because both impostor scams and robocalls intend to take your hard-earned money. Thankfully, Oklahoma’s own team of crime fighters are assembling to take down robocalls and prevent consumer fraud scams. Last year alone, 50 billion illegal robocalls were made, according to KFOR. Believe it or not, […]
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Chicken-Fried News: CEO badge
Gov. Kevin Stitt wants Oklahoma to be run like a business — just like his successful Gateway Mortgage — as he promotes his initiative for Oklahoma to be a “top 10” state. What’s a successful business without picking up a few lawsuits along the way? Gateway Mortgage has gone to court numerous times over the […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Needs improvement
Melania Trump managed a surprisingly not-horrible public relations move last week when she visited Dove School of Discovery in Tulsa. Sans her “I really don’t care, do u?” jacket, colonizer pith helmet and Santa-mocking husband, the first lady visited with students about kindness as part of a three-state tour promoting her “Be Best” anti-bullying initiative. […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Up top
Looks like Gov. Kevin Stitt’s goal to make Oklahoma a top 10 state is already working. It is just … maybe not what he had in mind. Three separate reports published since February found that Oklahoma tops the worst lists for online dating, being a woman and mental health for teenagers and children. First, a […]
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Chicken Fried News: Well done
Oklahoma City mayor David Holt completed a “personal mission” and made national news last month when he convinced Will Rogers World Airport to stop selling shirts reading, “Nothing Tips Like a Cow.” In a pair of celebratory tweets dated Feb. 21 (you’ll have to scroll past a bunch of junk about street repair and something […]
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Chicken Fried News: Caffeine slinger
A man we assume was already sufficiently over-caffeinated stole an 18-wheeler Pepsi truck late last month. The soda truck thief, Steven Allen Hart, jumped into the truck and drove off with it while workers were unloading product from the back. The truck’s actual driver had to jump out as Hart made his getaway. The man’s […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Moat problems
Moats were regarded as one of the most important elements used to defend castles back in medieval times, but they don’t seem to be effective around modern homes. At the end of January, ex-convict Raymond Lane Jr. ran a car into a Coweta Police Department vehicle after a high-speed pursuit and left the scene. He […]