Classically trained pianist/existential philosopher Andrew W.K. famously said, “Let’s get a party going (let’s get a party going)/When it’s time to party we will always party hard.” These are words Gov. Kevin “The Original Party Animal” Stitt seems to live by, as the Associated Press recently reported his first-term inauguration celebrations cost more than $2.4 […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Fish fry
According to the Oklahoma Game Wardens Facebook page, a phrase that is a can’t miss conversation starter at any party, three game wardens spotted illegal electrofishing along the Kiamichi River in southeast Oklahoma on July 6. “After making the observations, wardens raced to a nearby boat landing and waited for the fishing crew,” wrote whoever […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Rolling thunder
While most of Oklahoma City was sleeping, the shocking news that changed the course of beloved National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise Oklahoma City Thunder blared across notification screens. Not only was reigning NBA finals MVP Kawhi Leonard spurning the team with whom he won a title, he was signing with the Los Angeles Clippers and […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Oklahoma’s rebrand-around
Say goodbye to Oklahoma’s scissor-Twitter flycatcher plates! Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell wants to ditch Mary Fallin’s infamous 2016 license plate design and replace it with something that is “better than OK,” which is not nearly as inspirational as the Gov. Kevin Stitt cabinet thinks it is. Not only that, but Pinnell wants Oklahoma to get […]
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Chicken-Fried News: G.O.A.T. lawn care
Oklahoma City’s most unusual, cutest and — face it — coolest employees are back in action. That’s right; our very own goat herd lawn crew is back to clearing out overgrowth at Hefner Canal. The city posted on Twitter that its “little grass munchers” were clearing out invasive species along the canal that transports water […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Fine, fine
If you have been avoiding paying fines for traffic violations in Oklahoma City for two years or more, congratulations — your strong-arm negotiation tactics are finally paying off. Beginning this month, an Oklahoma City Council-approved amnesty program will allow drivers to resolve old citations and court fees, including failure to appear charges, for less than […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Kings Road
There very well might come a day in our future where you are hailing a rideshare app on Kings of Leon Lane in downtown Oklahoma City. Mayor David Holt has submitted the proposal to honor the rock band, which opens Scissortail Park Sept. 27 with a free concert, by renaming a stretch of E. California […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Sculpted by Angel
Donald Trump officially announced his bid for re-election with all the expected bells and dog-whistles on the border wall, the “witch hunt” and the “angry, left-wing mob.” He even went back to his roots, obsessing over Hillary Clinton and prompting “Lock her up” chants. While Trump lied to the public about being tough on Russia […]
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Chicken-Fried News: H2OMG
Welcome to another hilarious edition of Oklahoma’s Wackiest Criminals. This week, we bring you the weird tale of the Warr Acres “water worshipper,” a man KFOR reported has allegedly been entering businesses and churches for more than a decade, turning on the water and leaving — LOL, WTF. Most recently, the man reportedly walked into […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Sick vape, bruh
The offices at Chicken-Fried News are constantly inundated with many of those lists that rank the 50 states, and Oklahoma’s position is usually the same: near the bottom of the good ones and at the top of the bad ones. According to two different studies released this year, Oklahoma ranks as the country’s top consumer […]