Oklahoma Government News

The " CBS Evening News" will expand to 90 minutes at 6:30 p.m. WKMG-Channel 6 will break for its 7 p.m. news, then return to Scott Pelley and the network at 7:30. NBC is dropping a "Voice" recap show at 8 p.m. for the special "Devastation in Oklahoma." The network will offer the live "Voice" eliminations show at 9. " ABC World News" will offer ... (more)

Following the massive tornado in Oklahoma this week, the Better Business Bureau, Washington State Attorney General's Office and the Secretary of State are warning of bogus charities.

Governor Mary Fallin, in coordination with the United Way of Central Oklahoma, established the OK Strong Disaster Relief Fund to assist with the long-term medical, emotional and educational needs of victims of the May 20 tornado in Moore and the May 19 tornado near Shawnee.

Minnesota's Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Kris Eide said she is moved by the news of the tragedy.

Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday said various state agencies in Alabama are in contact with their counterparts in Oklahoma to offer any assistance needed in the recovery from Monday's deadly tornado.

Even as President Obama was declaring that tornado-devastated Oklahoma would get "everything it needs right away," the state's most vociferous critic of federal emergency aid vowed that he, too, would push for assistance "without delay." Republican Sen.

Sens. Tom Coburn and Jim Inhofe, both Republicans, have consistently voted against funding disaster aid for other parts of the country.

The Red Cross, for example, is taking donations so it can help the victims of the deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma.

President Obama offered prayers Tuesday for the people of Oklahoma, and said the nation will stand with them as they seek to recover from the devastating storms that claimed at least two dozen lives.

More severe weather is in the forecast for parts of the central United States already reeling from powerful tornadoes this week.

In the wake of Monday's tornadoes in Oklahoma, volunteers are being deployed from around the country to assist in the recovery, including a woman from Philadelphia.

Missouri Task Force 1, based in Boone County, went on alert. They have picked which firefighters from across the state would head to Oklahoma if they are activated.

A tornado at least a half mile-wide with 200mph winds churned through Oklahoma City's suburbs Monday afternoon, killing at least 51 and causing significant property damage for the second day in a row, forcing rescue crews to search for survivors in the debris of flattened homes, businesses and two schools.

Fox News shows devastation from the air while the ground search begins as multiple deaths are confirmed in Oklahoma.

Actor Sean Penn is urging the U.S. government to pressure Bolivia to free an American businessman jailed there since 2011.

A tornado struck just south of Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, ripping apart homes and other buildings in populated areas.

News On 6 has gotten dozens of calls and emails across Green Country about finding photos and other documents from as far away as Shawnee.

Alli Christian, left, returns Jessica Wilkinson's dog Bella to her after finding her among the wreckage of Wilkinson's home shortly after a tornado struck near 156th street and Franklin Road on Sunday, May 19, 2013 in Norman, Okla.

A tornado that hit Oklahoma late Sunday did heavy damage to the town of Shawnee.

A severe storm system that is sweeping through the Midwest has generated tornadoes in Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa and has left at least one person dead in Shawnee, Okla.