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Oklahoma’s Tulsa Public School district decided to halt biology classes for three weeks while it teaches students a 12-module sexual education curriculum.

A teacher’s aide has reportedly been charged for allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old student in Granite, Oklahoma.

An alleged home intruder is dead after a Chickasha, Oklahoma, homeowner fired at least one dozen rounds at him around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Republican Kevin Stitt won his reelection bid in the Oklahoma Governor race, defeating Democrat opponent Joy Hofmeister. 

A person of interest has been identified after four missing men were found dismembered with gunshot wounds in a river in eastern Oklahoma last week.

A mother is accused of fatally stabbing another woman after their daughters were involved in a fight, according to the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO).

First responders in Oklahome have begun special training to handle electric vehicle (EV) crashes and fires following a growing number of incidents throughout the U.S. One training coordinate explained why special EV training is required, explaining: “They burn significantly hotter so they can throw a 2,000-degree flame out like a torch.”

Rep. Mullin is leaving the House in pursuit of retiring Sen. Jim Inhofe’s seat. Mullin will go up against Democrat Kendra Horn in November.

Voters in Florida, New York, and Oklahoma vote on Tuesday in key primary, runoff, and special elections in each state that could say a lot about where the nation is headed going into the midterm elections in November.

Rep. Markwayne Mullin said China and Russia are the primary beneficiaries of the push for “renewable” energy in the Inflation Reduction Act.

A woman detained in Grady County, Oklahoma, slipped out of her handcuffs in the back of a patrol car, grabbed the officer’s AR-15, and striking a bystander with bullet fragments.

Democrat Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) is maintaining his erroneous claim that parental concerns over public schooling are “crazy culture bullsh*t,” telling his constituents, “I am not going to stand for these MAGA Republicans trying to lower our schools down to the levels of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Florida.”

More than 70 cities and towns across America have implemented incentive programs aimed at drawing businesses and remote workers away from Silicon Valley and other coastal hubs, and are enjoying increased success since the pandemic, reports the Wall Street Journal. 

A man was arrested for allegedly murdering his fishing partner out of fear that his friend would “feed him to Bigfoot,” according to the authorities.

Candidates backed by former President Donald Trump remained on fire Tuesday, going a perfect 12-0 in Colorado, Illinois, Oklahoma, and Utah.

Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) on Tuesday evening advanced to Oklahoma’s Republican Senate primary runoff on August 23 to replace retiring Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK).

Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) won the Republican nomination in his reelection bid for one of Oklahoma’s U.S. Senate seats, fending off two Republican challengers, Jackson Lahmeyer and Joan Farr.

Voters in several states head to the polls on Tuesday in the final major primary election night before a few big elections upcoming in August, with Republicans hoping to keep momentum growing ahead of November and Democrats clamoring to hang on to the slivers of power they still have.

Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor called the reversal of the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision a “staggering possibility.”

Rep. Marwayne Mullen (R-OK) said the Biden administration is deliberately harming the economy to justify expansion of government power.

Three people were killed Wednesday afternoon in a shooting inside a medical facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), the leading Senate candidate in the upcoming state primary to fill the vacated seat of Sen. Jim Inhofe, hit back at Vice President Kamala Harris’ attacks on the recent Oklahoma bill banning nearly all abortions, claiming the state is “the most pro-life state” in the U.S. and he is proud of its “unwavering commitment to protecting the unborn.”

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) on Thursday defended his decision to sign the strictest abortion law in the country, making it clear that people have a “responsibility” to protect life from conception.

Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday enabled the nation’s strictest abortion laws, honoring an election promise to end availability of the procedure.

In a wild proposal, Democrat Oklahoma State Rep. Mickey Dollens (D-OK) called for mandatory vasectomies for young men in order to highlight Republicans’ “absurd” banning of women’s abortions.

Count Oklahoma among the states that will nearly outlaw all abortions in the event that the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. 

A pair of Oklahoma high school sophomores rescued another teenage driver who crashed into a pond while having a medical issue, according to a report.

An Oklahoma couple tied the knot on a flight to Las Vegas after flight delays and a cancellation interrupted their original plans.

Citizens jumped into action when a deputy was in desperate need of help on Sunday, according to the Haskell County Sheriff’s Office in Oklahoma.

Planned Parenthood, the single largest abortion provider in the U.S., is melting down over the slew of pro-life victories secured in states across the country over the course of the last week, declaring it to be a “connected, coordinated attack”  on a woman’s “right” to end the life of her unborn child.

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that she believes the “extremist” Supreme Court is “emboldening people in the state legislatures to actually break the law” by passing laws that limit abortions.

The law would ban abortion in nearly every circumstance and punish physicians who perform abortions with heavy fines, jail time, or both.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill into law on Wednesday that prevents transgender girls and women from competing on female sports teams, joining a dozen other states with similar laws.

Arizona, Oklahoma, and Kentucky passed bills that would ban transgenders from participating in women’s sports.

Democrat Abby Broyles has ended her campaign for Oklahoma’s 5th U.S. Congressional District following allegations of a drunken tirade at a slumber party for tween girls.

Six high school students in Oklahoma died in a crash with a semi-truck Tuesday, leaving their community shocked and in mourning.