The Latest Breaking News from Oklahoma

Republican Senator Worried About Atheist Teachers Reading Bible to Students, Wants to Replace Them with Religious Scholars

Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin, from Oklahoma, expressed concern about teachers who "may not be believers" themselves teaching the Bible in the state's public schools.

Latin Times · Nov 21, 2024

Oklahoma parents who ‘glued daughter’s mouth shut’ charged with murder

The 7-year-old girl weighed just 25 pounds at the time of her death

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2024

Oklahoma Family Glued Starving 7-Year-Old Girl's Mouth Shut, Bludgeoned With Broom Before She Died: Police

Violet Mitchell arrived on the autopsy table with 'sunken eyes, wearing a diaper that was otherwise sized for a 3-year-old,' the medical examiner determined.

International Business Times · Nov 20, 2024

Space-flown Choctaw Nation seeds to be planted on Earth for STEM experiment

Five varieties of heirloom seeds from the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma were flown to the International Space Station last year and will be compared to Earth-bound seeds when planted this coming spring.

Space · Nov 17, 2024

Head of Oklahoma Public Schools Orders Teachers To Show Students Video Of Him Praying For Trump

The Superintendent of Public Instruction informed school districts that they had to play a video of him inviting viewers to join him to pray for Donald Trump.

International Business Times · Nov 15, 2024

Oklahoma Opens Office of Religious Liberty and Patriotism

The taxpayer-funded office will investigate cases where religious freedom is trampled on while the state implements biblical study into the curriculum.

Reason · Nov 15, 2024

Head of Oklahoma Public Schools Orders Teachers to Show Students Video of Him Praying for Trump

The Superintendent of Public Instruction informed school districts that they had to play a video of him inviting viewers to join him to pray for Donald Trump.

Latin Times · Nov 15, 2024

Oklahoma School District Found In Violation Of Title IX

US Department of Education uncovers Title IX violations in Owasso Public School District after tragic suicide, prompting new policies for safety and inclus...

Top News · Nov 14, 2024

Oklahoma school district adding anti-harassment policies after nonbinary teen's death

A federal investigation into an Oklahoma school district launched after the death of a nonbinary student has led to the school agreeing to develop policies to prevent sexual discrimination and harassment

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024

Video shows Oklahoma City police officer throwing elderly man to ground

Body-camera footage shows officer violently arresting 71-year-old after traffic stop, leaving him with serious injuries

The Guardian - US · Nov 13, 2024