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Trump’s $4 Billion Oklahoma Project Paused, ‘Build It in Mar-A-Lago’ Community Says

Inola, Oklahoma – a small rural community known as the "Hay Capital of the World" has become a center of President Donald Trump’s push to rebuild the American aluminum industry.

Benzinga · Jul 9

HR company fired a worker because of her severe onion allergy, lawsuit claims

Katie Jorgenson is claiming that she suffered several serious reactions in her office, but was not given the necessary accommodations for her safety

The Independent UK · Jul 3

Oklahoma university instructor on leave after failing Bible-based essay on gender

A University of Oklahoma instructor has been placed on leave after a student complained about receiving a failing grade on a paper

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2025

Oklahoma Public School Boss Backs Trump Plan to Shut Down Education Department, Vows to Block Federal Grants to Schools

Ryan Walters issued a memo highlighting his priorities under the new administration, backing Trump's plan to dismantle the Department of Education.

Latin Times · Nov 11, 2024

Oklahoma Loosens Rules for Mandatory Classroom Bibles

The good news is that schools won't be forced to stock Trump-endorsed Bibles. The bad news is that they're still being forced to supply Bibles.

Reason · Oct 15, 2024

Oklahoma Superintendent Wants Millions in Taxpayer Dollars to Put Pricey 'Trump Bibles' in Schools

The Oklahoma Superintendent's plan to get Bibles in every classroom could potentially dedicate millions to the purchase Trump-endorsed Bibles.

Latin Times · Oct 4, 2024

$25M in Libel Damages Based on Newspapers' Misidentification of Plaintiff as Broadcaster Who Used Racial Slurs

CBS News reports on Monday's verdict ($5M in actual damages and $20M in punitives), in Sapulpa v. Gannett Co.: The incident occurred in 2021 before the Norman-Midwest City girls high school basketball game when an announcer for a livestream cursed and called one team by a racial epithet as the…

Reason · Feb 7, 2024

Oklahoma judge accused of texting her way through murder trial of two-year-old boy

Lincoln County District Judge Traci Soderstrom is alleged to have swapped more than 500 texts with her bailiff during the seven-day murder trial

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

Ethics panel investigating Oklahoma judge using cellphone during murder trial, sheriff's office says

An Oklahoma sheriff's office official says a judicial ethics panel in investigating a new state judge who can bee seen on courtroom video scrolling through social media and texting on her cellphone throughout a murder trial

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

Toby Keith's shows at his Oklahoma music venue mark return to stage after revealing cancer diagnosis

Country music star Toby Keith was back on stage over the Fourth of July weekend with his first shows since revealing last summer that he had been fighting stomach cancer

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023