Oklahoma News

Aggregated Oklahoma News Articles

• Giannis carries red-hot Bucks to NBA Cup title
  
  The Bucks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 97-81 in the NBA Cup title game Tuesday night.
  ESPN.  Tue, 17 Dec 2024 23:20:49 EST.
• Oklahoma transfer QB Arnold signs with Auburn
  
  Oklahoma transfer quarterback Jackson Arnold has signed with Auburn, the school announced Saturday.
  Max Olson.  ESPN.  Sat, 14 Dec 2024 13:46:39 EST.
• Grieving mom's heartbreaking first words after waking up in ICU after accident that killed her son
  
  A grieving Oklahoma mother, Megan Barnett, woke in up intensive care following a car crash that killed her 18-year-old son.
  Daily Mail.  Sat, 14 Dec 2024 06:57:46 GMT.
• Oklahoma moves toward final U.S. execution of 2024
  
  Kevin Ray Underwood is scheduled to receive a lethal injection on Thursday, his 45th birthday.
  CBS News.  Fri, 13 Dec 2024 15:40:51 -0500.
• KC's only Sotheby's real estate firm sells to Oklahoma business
  
  The Sotheby's International Realty operation in Kansas City sold to a larger operator with an eye toward local growth.
  Ellen Cagle.  American City Business Journals.  Thu, 12 Dec 2024 20:30:00 +0000.
• How DNA technology solved a 48-year-old Oklahoma murder case
  
  A breakthrough in DNA technology leads to justice in a decades-old murder.
  KETV - Omaha, Nebraska.  Mon, 09 Dec 2024 22:18:00 GMT.
• Garth Brooks gave up being 'biggest superstar' on planet to raise kids in Oklahoma
  
  Garth Brooks' newly released fourth book of his Anthology series gives fans a raw look at the years he spent out of the spotlight, raising his children in Oklahoma.
  Fox News.  Sat, 07 Dec 2024 04:00:07 -0500.
• Sailor who died in Pearl Harbor attack finally accounted for
  
  U.S. Navy Seaman 2nd Class John C. Auld, 23, was from Newcastle, England, and died aboard the USS Oklahoma on Dec. 7.
  CBS News.  Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:19:00 -0500.
• Oklahoma measure seeks to make school district superintendents an elected position
  
  Legislators in Oklahoma are primed to consider forthcoming legislation making the position of local school superintendent an elected one, just as the statewide superintendent is so.
  Fox News.  Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:40:03 -0500.
• Feds fine cleaning company $172,000 for using 11 children at meat plant
  
  An Oklahoma-based cleaning company has been fined nearly $172,000 by the U.S. Department of Labor after investigators found the business employed 11 children to clean meat processing equipment.
  Vaughn Cockayne.  Washington Times.  Wed, 04 Dec 2024 11:44:38 -0500.
• Tech provider AgVantis hires Justin Schwanke as next CEO
  
  AgVantis, which has about 80 Wichita employees, provides technology and business services to eight farm credit associations across Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado and California.
  Shelby Kellerman.  American City Business Journals.  Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:55:53 +0000.
• Lakers' chance to advance in NBA Cup slim after bruising loss to the Thunder
  
  Oklahoma City handed the Lakers a hard-fought defeat that might leave the defending NBA Cup champions out of the in-season tournament's next stage.
  Dan Woike.  Los Angeles Times.  Sat, 30 Nov 2024 05:42:32 GMT.

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In 2008, the estimated population of Oklahoma was 3,642,361, whereas in 2006, the population of Oklahoma was about 3,568,132.  For detailed, up-to-date information about Oklahoma's demographics, visit the U.S. Census Bureau's QuickFacts about Oklahoma web page.  For maps of Oklahoma, visit this Oklahoma Map website.

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