Affirming The Oklahoman libeled teacher, appellate court would cut $25 million damages to $7.5 million

An Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals panel affirmed a libel verdict Wednesday against The Oklahoman for the publication’s false identification of former football coach Scott Sapulpa as the broadcast announcer who uttered a racial slur in 2021 when a...

Texas megachurch founder pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges in Oklahoma

Texas megachurch founder pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges in Oklahoma On Thursday, Robert Preston Morris, the founder of the Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, pleaded guilty to five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child. FRONTS....

Megachurch founder Robert Morris pleads guilty to child sex crimes in Oklahoma

PAWHUSKA — Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris has pleaded guilty in Oklahoma to sex crimes against a girl that started on Christmas 1982, when the victim was 12, and continued for years. Morris, 64, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Oct. 2, to five...

Louisville braces for impact on food, services, travel during government shutdown

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The federal government is at a standstill, but here at home the effects aren’t fully visible -- at least not yet. The U.S. federal government shutdown began on Oct. 1, after Congress failed to pass a spending bill before...

Robert Morris, Gateway Church founding pastor, pleads guilty in Oklahoma child sexual abuse case

(KTVT/CBS NEWS TEXAS) - Robert Morris, founding pastor of Gateway Church — a Texas-based megachurch with one of the largest congregations in the country — pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of indecent conduct with a child. The charges stem from...

Delivering the STEM Boots: CEAT K-12 STEM impacting Oklahoma's future

Thursday, October 2, 2025 Media Contact: Kristi Wheeler | Manager, CEAT Marketing and Communications | 405-744-5831 | kristi.wheeler@okstate.edu Whether it’s a STEM camp in Stillwater, a science fair in rural Oklahoma or a STEM night in Oklahoma...

Game Notes: Henderson State vs Southwestern Oklahoma State Matchup

Henderson State aims to recover from its first loss of the season as it travels to face Southwestern Oklahoma State, a team it has historically dominated in the GAC era. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. in Weatherford, Oklahoma, where the Reddies...

No Matter How You Slice It, CT Pizza Trail Serves Up Tourism, Tradition, and Business

Anthony Anthony, Connecticut’s chief marketing officer, speaks about the state pizza trail at Modern Apizza in New Haven on Oct. 1, 2025. Credit: Karla Ciaglo / CTNewsJunkie NEW HAVEN, CT — Connecticut turned its passion for pizza into a statewide...

Oklahoma Lineworkers Volunteer for Light Up Navajo

Displaying the cooperative spirit, 10 lineworkers representing five electric cooperatives in Oklahoma returned from the Navajo Nation, where they worked for seven days bringing first-time access to electricity to Navajo families. Lineworkers...

The U.S. government has shut down. What does that mean for Oklahomans?

With the federal government closed as of Oct. 1, some of its operations in Oklahoma are interrupted, but others will continue as normal for now. "Should the harmful government shutdown continue, certain critical programs that Oklahomans rely on...

Government Shutdown Threatens to Cause Air Travel Chaos

Airlines and travelers alike are bracing for travel chaos if the government shutdown that began on Wednesday is not brought to an end quickly. The U.S. Travel Association has warned lawmakers that a shutdown would not only cost the U.S. economy $1...

Government shutdown causes issues for tourists in Philadelphia

A tour guide speaks to a group of students from Queens, New York, on the south side of Independence Hall, pointing to the bell tower where the iconic Liberty Bell once hung. But for this group, about 50 feet from the doors and behind some...

The Oklahoma Giant: The True Story of the World’s Tallest Man

Oklahoma has always had its share of tall tales, but this one happens to be true. Long before social media and roadside attractions, people traveled miles just to stand in the shadow of a man named Lewis W. Wilkins. They called him the Oklahoma...

The Funniest and Strangest Oklahoma Laws

Oklahoma’s known for a lot of things, some famous, some just plain funny. We’ve got some of the most underrated landscapes in the country, a history that’s bigger than our years as a state, and people who still wave at strangers just because it’s...

Government Shutdown Impact on Energy and Air Travel

Government Shutdown and Energy Operations The 2025 government shutdown brings major questions about its impact on U.S. energy operations. Despite furloughs across federal agencies, critical work in fossil fuel development and energy regulation...

Horror on the Highways: Oklahoma Busts Over 100 Illegal Alien Truckers With 'Unverifiable' Licenses

By Bob Hoge | 3:49 PM on October 01, 2025 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. The horrific story came out of Florida in August: a truck driver made an illegal U-turn on a...

Federal government shuts down, what happens next in Oklahoma? Updates

The federal government shut down at midnight on Oct. 1 as President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats blamed each other for failing to reach an agreement over funding the government. During a shutdown, “essential” government workers will be...

Oklahoma pursuit travels into Kansas ending in Coffeyville crash

UPDATE: Coffeyville teen has now died of injuries from September 26, 2025 crash. OKLAHOMA / KANSAS (KOAM) - Police arrest two suspects after dragging an officer in Owasso, Okla. then leading police on a high-speed chase into Kansas. According to...

Oklahoma town rocked after wife followed husband's car, crashed into it and killed him

An Oklahoma father was killed in a violent crash after his wife allegedly chased him after their son’s basketball game and rammed his car from behind. Justin Wood, 40, of Konawa, was pronounced dead at the scene Saturday afternoon after his...

The 10 Most Underrated American Cities That Should Be on Every Travel List

When travelers dream about visiting the United States, the focus often goes straight to New York, Los Angeles, Miami, or Las Vegas. While these cities are iconic, they also come with high prices, heavy crowds, and experiences that can sometimes...