No charges to be filed in fight involving Oklahoma nonbinary teen Nex Benedict, prosecutor says
An Oklahoma district attorney says he doesn't plan to file any charges in the case of Nex Benedict, the nonbinary 16-year-old Owasso teenager whose death following a fight in a high school bathroom was ruled a suicide.
No. 14 Arizona forces 6 turnovers, rallies to beat No. 12 Oklahoma 38-24 in Alamo Bowl
Gunner Maldonado returned a fumble 87 yards for a touchdown and also had an interception as No. 14 Arizona forced six turnovers in a 38-24 comeback victory over No. 12 Oklahoma on Thursday night in the Valero Alamo Bowl.
Neal scores go-ahead TD with 55 seconds left, KU holds on to beat No. 6 Oklahoma 38-33
Devin Neal ran for 112 yards and the go-ahead touchdown for Kansas with 55 seconds left, and Oklahoma’s Dillon Gabriel threw incomplete to the end zone on the final play of the game, as the Jayhawks beat the sixth-ranked Sooners 38-33 on Saturday.
Supreme Court won't block a ruling favoring a Native American man cited for speeding in Tulsa
The Supreme Court has left in place a lower court ruling that invalidated a speeding ticket against a Native American man in Tulsa, Oklahoma, because the city is located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation.
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.
Texas power grid asks customers to cut electricity use as heat wave scorches southern US
Texas’ power grid operator is asking residents to voluntarily cut back on electricity due to anticipated record demand on the system as a heat wave keeps parts of the state and southern U.S. in triple-digit temperatures.
Sex offender fatally shot 6, then killed self, official says
An Oklahoma sex offender who was released early from prison shot his wife, her three children and their two friends in the head and then killed himself, authorities confirmed Wednesday as concerns grew about why he was free in the first place.
'War of the states': EV, chip makers lavished with subsidies
States are doling out more cash than ever to lure multibillion-dollar microchip, electric vehicle and battery factories, inspiring ever-more competition as they dig deeper into their pockets to attract big employers and capitalize on a wave of huge new projects.
Chinese fugitive in marijuana farm murders begs to stay in Miami over fear of ‘mafiosos’
After he was arrested in Miami Beach for killing four at a marijuana farm in Oklahoma, a Chinese man told a judge in Miami-Dade County court that he feared the members of an organized crime organization were going to kill him.
Man gets nearly 22 years for $60M film finance fraud scheme
An Oklahoma man claiming to be a film financier has been sentenced in Florida to nearly 22 years in federal prison for participating in a scheme to steal more than $60 million from investors and producers seeking financing for movies and Broadway shows.