News;Ben Fenwick

Cyclists, joggers and walkers haven’t had the full go-round of Lake Hefner’s trails so far this year, but that’s about to change. For almost anyone serious about cycling, the 9.1-mile track around the lake has been pure bicycle joy: little traffic to worry about; scenic views of open water, sailboats and sun-drenched greenery; and a […]

Last week, researchers at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation in Oklahoma City ” along with others at Emory University in Atlanta ” cured the flu. But wait: You can’t cure the flu. Antibiotics don’t work. There’s no medicine that can kill the flu. You just gotta take acetaminophen and sweat it out ” if you […]

SB 163, saying that it is as racist as HB 1804. “Representative Terrill is wanting to make the lives of any immigrant here, legally or illegally, miserable,” Coates said. “There is something about inflicting pain on folks who cannot defend themselves that gives him delight. It’s in the language of these bills, that is intended […]

Sorghum ” a low-maintenance, drought-resistant, cane-like grass that was known throughout Dixie for the syrup it could produce ” is again poised as a crop that could deliver sweet profits to state farmers, according to professor Ray Huhnke, a biofuels research team leader at Oklahoma State University. As fuel prices rise, so does the opportunity […]

Beginning in November, any female who seeks an abortion in Oklahoma will likely be required by law to have an electric wand inserted into her vagina before the doctor is allowed to perform the operation, according to opponents. The trans-vaginal ultrasound is the most common method used to view a pregnancy in the first trimester, […]

The state of Oklahoma has requested execution dates for two inmates on death row now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that lethal injection executions are not cruel and unusual punishment. Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson said the two inmates, convicted of capital murder, exhausted their appeals some time ago but that the state […]

What would happen to Oklahoma City’s landmarks like the Oklahoma state Capitol if people suddenly vanished from Earth? The main structure of the Capitol building is bedded with cast concrete and finished on the ground floor with granite. The aboveground building and facades are faced with limestone panels cemented and bolted to a steel structure, […]

Gen. David Petraeus’ statements before a U.S. Senate hearing this week will have little immediate effect on Oklahoma National Guard soldiers serving in Iraq, according to the unit’s commander in Baghdad. Brig. Gen. Myles Deering said his soldiers are conducting their business as usual as it may be in an area hit frequently with rocket […]

On April 2, the state Capitol was crammed with hundreds of people, standing shoulder to shoulder, many wearing clothing depicting religious or patriotic symbols, for what was billed as the “Rally for Sally,” organized by national lobbying group Concerned Women for America. In her now-famous rant, Sally Kern railed that homosexuality is “the death knell […]

Hundreds of supporters turned out to the State Capitol Wednesday for a rally in support of embattled Republican legislator Sally Kern, under fire in recent weeks over her comments about gays.   The largely white, working- class crowd – with many members wearing patriotic or religious symbols – crowded three floors of the Capitol, disrupting […]