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...

FTC Non-Compete Enforcement and State Law Restrictions: What Employers Need to Know

The month before it was scheduled to take effect in 2024, a federal district court in Texas enjoined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) non-compete rule that effectively banned employers' use of non-compete agreements. Another court issued a...

Oklahoma law enforcement conducts immigration operation on Interstate 40

post Home > The Nation > Oklahoma law enforcement conducts immigration operation on Interstate 40 Reading Time: < 1 minute Last week, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol conducted a special emphasis operation on Interstate 40 in Beckham County. “The goal...

Chip Keating launches 2026 governor campaign in Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY — Former Oklahoma Secretary of Public Safety Chip Keating, son of former Gov. Frank Keating, has officially entered the 2026 race for governor, joining a growing list of candidates vying to succeed term-limited Gov. Kevin Stitt....

Lack of training endangers Oklahomans with epilepsy

On May 20, Nikole Janowski, 31, was arrested by Guymon police while having an epileptic seizure. She was denied medications and held overnight in the Texas County jail. Charges against her were dropped, but not before responding police had...

Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board tables approval of abortion-related emergency rule

The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) Board voted to table the approval of an emergency rule related to Gov. Kevin Stitt’s recent anti-abortion executive order, which asked the agency to take certain actions regarding provider contracting. The...

A new facility in Oklahoma City will seek to help people too sick to stay in a homeless shelter

Bobbi Six first heard of medical respite care after learning that hospitals in Oklahoma were sometimes discharging people experiencing homelessness back to the streets or to shelters after they received services. At the time, Six, who is also a...

Oklahoma in political shake-up

Oklahoma is in the midst of an unprecedented political shake-up as a wave of highprofile resignations has left stategovernmentscrambling and raised questions about the stability of its leadership. The exodus spans key offices, from the Department...

Federal government shutdown to impact OU research, National Weather Center

Pending university research, the National Weather Center and Tinker Air Force Base will feel the effects of the federal government’s shutdown Wednesday. The government shutdown began at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday morning after a vote to fund the...

Oklahoma's 2026 Governor's Race: Who’s running, who’s speculated to run?

As Oklahoma prepares for the 2026 gubernatorial race, several high-profile political figures are generating buzz as potential candidates. Current Governor Kevin Stitt, who has served since 2019, will reach his term limit of two four-year terms in...

Brown, URI vie for the Governor's Cup again under Friday night lights

PROVIDENCE — There are few firsts remaining in a rivalry that dates back to 1909, but Friday night will bring one for the football teams from Brown and the University of Rhode Island. Centreville Bank Stadium will play host to the Bears and Rams...

Q&A with Senator Lankford and Congressman Hern on Government Shutdown

On Wednesday, October 1, the start of the 2026 fiscal year, the federal government shut down as a result of Congress not having authorized funding for federal agencies beyond the end of FY 2025. Both Republicans and Democrats have proposed...

Oklahoma Prisons One Step Closer to Blocking Contraband Cell Phone Signals

Sign up today for First Watch! Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let Ted Streuli guide you beyond the surface of daily news. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections might soon have a long-forbidden security tool at its...

Ryan Walters’ Oklahoma Tenure Offered ‘Microcosm’ of Trump’s Education Overhaul

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Just after taking office in 2023, Oklahoma education chief Ryan Walters removed portraits of respected educators from the walls of the state education...

Can I apply for unemployment during a federal shutdown? How in Oklahoma

Whether you lost your job due to firing, severance or a furlough, in Oklahoma, you can be eligible for unemployment benefits through the state. Unemployment insurance is a temporary supplemental income for individuals experiencing loss of work due...

Oklahoma AG requests investigation of education department, 1 day after Walters resigns

In a press release, Attorney General Gentner Drummond said he formally requested a financial audit of the department, from Walter's first day as superintendent to his last. State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd would be responsible for combing...

Lankford Blames Democrats for Government Shutdown

U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-OK), Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference, criticized Democrats for allowing the federal government to shut down, saying they prioritized politics over keeping services open. “Democrats own this government...

Data Doesn’t Lie: Political Violence Is An Overwhelmingly Left-Wing Problem

Even before Charlie Kirk had been pronounced dead, the narrative apparatus of the Left was in full gear trying to blame the assassination on the Right. Once it became clear that the shooter was a standard-issue leftist, the narrative shifted to...

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...

Oklahoma Authorities Seize Nearly 600lbs of Cannabis at ‘Straw Ownership’ Cultivation Site 

The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) last week seized 577 pounds of processed cannabis and 18,644 plants from New Good Harvest 999 LLC as part of an ongoing investigation into illegal cannabis cultivation and diversion under the guise of legal...