OKLAHOMA CITY — Fiercely proud of her Choctaw heritage, Emily Morgan dreamed of being a voice for Oklahoma’s indigenous communities and environment.

OKLAHOMA CITY - Friends of the Oklahoma Governor's Mansion presents the 2019 Oklahoma holiday ornament, the Governor's Mansion in a snow globe. It features golden snowflakes surrounding the adorned Mansion, and the front lawn covered in snow.

Law enforcement officials have released the identifications of three people left dead after a domestic dispute that led to a deadly shooting in the southern portion of Walmart’s parking lot.

A Cleveland County jury deliberated Monday for about an hour before deciding a Noble man is guilty of stomping to death his ex-girlfriend's toddler and should spend the rest of his life in prison without parole.

Dozens showed up to Enid Public Schools board of education meeting wearing red in support of officer Mike Dods on Monday night.

Not all rural communities have ample health care services these days, but doctors in Cherokee County are being trained every day through residency programs to provide care those who need it.

It took Erika Leuchte, 23, a graduate with a psychology major, a few seconds to figure out how learning how to rip shingles off a roof would help her future career.

Tears came to the eyes of Angela Langham when she was asked how she felt Monday morning.

The isolated shooting, which resulted in the deaths of the two victims and the suspect, occurred in the southern side of the Walmart parking lot. No shots were fired inside the building and no bystanders were hurt.

A man arrested on drug charges now faces first-degree murder charges in the overdose death of a Perkins woman, according to Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter.

DUNCAN— Three people were killed Monday morning in a shooting outside the Walmart store in this rural Oklahoma town, said Duncan Police Chief Danny Ford. He said the shooter was among the dead.

A local man was killed after being struck by a vehicle and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol continues to investigate the circumstances.

Teacher pay raises in 2018 and 2019 likely helped address some of the educational needs facing rural schools raised in a new report by a national education group. But other funding and academic issues remain, a rural schools organization leader says.

An interstate committee looking to improve water quality in the Illinois River watershed met publicly for the first time Thursday.

WAGONER — The blare of the whistle announces the train well before it's visible. The blast of sound silences the chatty, excited crowd momentarily as the huge black engine pulls into view, steam pouring from its sides and top.

WAGONER — Joe McDuffie checked the lights on the "big" tree with a smile on his face.

The Tahlequah High School Drone Club took flight into its first competition Thursday in Tulsa.

Two candidates withdrew their names from consideration in the 2020 municipal elections slated for Muskogee City Council.

Boulevard Christian High School junior Zachary Hedge knew about the people in need for food in Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian hit there in August. But he also found out about the needs of people right here in Muskogee.

With Oklahomans hoping to see improvements in the state's health care system, Gov. Kevin Stitt indicated during a recent radio interview that the solution might come in the form of a block grant, rather than through Medicaid expansion, which is set for a vote of the people in 2020.

Investigators believe an inmate’s cellmate was involved in his death at Oklahoma State Penitentiary.

Social workers, foster parents, teachers and mental health care providers gathered at Northwestern Oklahoma State University-Enid on Friday morning to learn about the effects of childhood trauma, and discuss efforts to rally community support to combat those effects.

OKLAHOMA CITY — A Cleveland County judge Friday slashed the state’s opioid award against Johnson & Johnson by nearly $107 million.

An Edmond resident’s complaint concerning a long-standing holiday tradition at an Edmond elementary school has caused a change in the yearly holiday performance.

Jayci Jacks stands out in her class.

There are many forms of identification people can carry, but residents of Northeast Oklahoma have another option if they're members of a federally recognized tribe.

Muskogee County District Court Judge Tim King was sworn in Thursday afternoon in a ceremony that swung between humor and reverence.

Ward III Councilor Derrick Reed won a third term Thursday after he saw the three-day filing period for the 2020 municipal elections come to a close without drawing a challenger. 

Several memories David Adams says he has about Alice Robertson Junior High School "involve different levels of corporal punishment."

Oklahoma School for the Blind junior Nathan England says he has a problem with cracked sidewalks.

Two individuals from two separate cases are wanted by Stephens County Sheriff’s Office for violating terms of the Sex Offender Registry.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Gaming compact talks appear stalled after tribal leaders booted the state’s negotiators out of a meeting last month.

The auditor found missing funds in the amount of $1,732.36.

Investigators with the District Attorney’s Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force and Duncan Police Department arrested a man they say is accused of possession of drugs with intent to distribute and conspiracy of trafficking in these drugs.

An Enid man with prior felonies is facing three possible life sentences after a woman ran into a bar Saturday saying she had been raped and beaten for two days.