Oklahoma Government News

East Central University's undergraduate elementary education program and Northeastern State University's undergraduate special education program were flagged with so-called consumer alerts on the nonprofit National Council on Teacher Quality's Teacher Prep Review.

A 13-year-old boy from a New Orleans suburb was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 5-year-old half-sister after investigators said he told them he repeatedly struck her with wrestling moves... A 13-year-old boy from a New Orleans suburb was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 5-year-old half-sister after ... (more)

This June 29, 2011 file photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows James DeRosa.

Most of us are familiar with Brown v. Board of Education , a class action suit, with Oliver Brown as the named plaintiff, which ended with a landmark decision by the Supreme Court in which the Warren Court, in 1954, declared unanimously that state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students were unconstitutional.

Dr. Mary Pat McKay told the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday that the driver of one of two trains that collided last June said his eyesight fluctuated from day to day.

The final plan for A Gathering Place for Tulsa park along Riverside Drive will be unveiled Tuesday - a moment officials at the George Kaiser Family Foundation have been anxious to see come for nearly seven years.

Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Justin Jones, whose agency drew criticism from the governor and legislative leaders recently over a lack of fiscal candor, has announced he will resign, effective Oct. 1. "It is just time to turn the page and move on to another chapter in my life," Jones, 57, told the Tulsa World on Monday.

For John "J.D." Sanders, riding his 2010 Harley-Davidson gives him a "sense of freedom and a sense of being unencumbered."

The Tarrant Regional Water District will continue to look for water to support its growing population following a Supreme Court decision last week that rejected its claim to water stored in reservoirs in Oklahoma.

Is President Barack Obama focusing on climate change to the detriment of today's weather? Freshman Rep. Jim Bridenstine, R-Okla., thinks so.

A number of thunderstorms began to pop up across Oklahoma and much of the state was placed under a severe thunderstorm watch.

On a scale of one to 50, how "free" do you consider Oklahoma? Freer than, say, New Hampshire, with the no wiggle-room motto: "Live Free or Die"? In 1999, during a garden gala outside the governor's mansion, Gov. Frank Keating unveiled plans for an ambitious project, the No.

Syrian rebels fire shells made from gas cylinders at Syrian government forces in Idlib province, northern Syria, in May. Associated Press file Gov. Mary Fallin is due some credit for asking the Obama administration to reconsider its decision to terminate the state's Insure Oklahoma program, a federal-state-private initiative that currently provides ... (more)

When Oklahoma looked to redesign its license plate five years ago, the iconic image of a young Apache warrior shooting an arrow skyward depicted in Allen Houser's "Sacred Rain Arrow" statue was a clear choice of a public that looked at more 40 designs that featured Native American art, cowboy images and western and wildlife themes.

The 2013 finalists are David Berg of the University of California-Los Angeles, Jonathan Gray of the University of Oklahoma and Aaron Nola of Louisiana State.

FIRST in a Two-day series Kyle Kirk is a foster care kid who fell through every hole of every safety net to become one of Tulsa's 1,500 homeless youths.

Rep. Jim Bridenstine, a freshman Republican from Oklahoma, assailed President Barack Obama's spending priorities on climate change and weather forecasting during a House floor speech on June 11, 2013.

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak has issued a bulletin to all Oklahoma-licensed property and casualty insurers and insurance producers, advising them to keep customers on their current policies for at least 60 days after the completion of repairs.

The National Transportation Safety Board plans to meet next week to determine the probable cause of a head-on train collision in the Oklahoma Panhandle.

Oklahoma City-based First Liberty Bank has moved to foreclose on the Arkansas-based owners of Gaillardia Golf and Country Club in Oklahoma City.