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Tulsa Farmers Market steps in to help SNAP users during federal benefit suspension
By Rick Maranon, FOX23 News and Mark Conro
In Depth: SNAP suspension could impact more than 600,000 Oklahomans
According to the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, about one in five residents—roughly 617,800 people—depend on SNAP benefits to help buy groceries.
DOJ arrests man who once lived in Tulsa in connection with suspected ties to Hamas attack on Israel
A federal criminal complaint unsealed this week revealed a man accused of participating in the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel first entered the United States and lived in Tulsa before relocating to Louisiana.
In Depth: Authorities investigating claims of sexually explicit images seen in Supt.’s office
State Board of Education members say there were images of nude women on a screen in the superintendent’s office and the superintendent says he’s being attacked for his political stances.
2 OSDE board members say they saw images of naked women in Supt. Ryan Walters’ office
When contacted for comment by two Oklahoma City media outlets about the allegations, an OSDE spokesperson referred to the claims as “fake news.”
Group says leaders of OK Gamefowl Commission caught on camera at illegal cockfight
In 2023, the leaders of the Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission, Anthony Devore and Blake Pearce, both said they do not support cockfighting whatsoever. Fast-forward a year and a half, and the group Animal Wellness Action says they caught the men on camera at a cockfight in McIntosh County.
Tulsa Zoo shares how Asian elephants Billy and Tina are adjusting after move from L.A. Zoo
Billy and Tina are still in quarantine, but in just a few weeks, they'll be with the rest of the herd on the new preserve.
All sports betting legislation dies in State Senate Thursday
All sports betting legislation died on the floor of the Oklahoma State Senate on Thursday.
Frustration with ODMHSAS grows, agency heads tell state lawmakers they don’t know extent of debt
Monday’s hearing showed things aren’t just bad, they’re downright terrible. Frustration now boiled over into downright anger.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear case about Oklahoma religious charter school proposal
On Wednesday, eight justices will hear arguments over the creation of the nation’s first religious charter school using taxpayer dollars, St. Isidore of Seville Online Catholic Charter School.
State Senate committee approves plan to bypass Gov. Stitt in effort to legalize sports betting in OK
According to the plan, if Governor Stitt doesn’t approve a bill to expand sports betting in a way similar to how the state did with dice and table games in 2018, then a second bill would kick in that would allow the people of Oklahoma to decide on legalization once and for all in a statewide vote.
State lawmakers close to cracking down on possessing abortion inducing medications
The State of Oklahoma cracked down on abortion three years ago. Now, the the state legislature is cracking down on the most commonly used abortion pill, mifepristone.
State House moving forward with Senate’s version of “Bell to Bell, No Cell” bill
The House and Senate have a compromise in place that will ban cell phone use in all Oklahoma public schools, but just for one year.
