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Here’s your guide to the can’t-miss acts at Norman Music Fest 2026

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It's time again to dive into the massive three-day lineup for the Norman Music Festival and spotlight some of the must-see Oklahoman acts.
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Dark thrillers, artsy horrors sink their teeth into OKC theaters

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🎬 April is serving up some tonally taught, psychological thrillers and some gruesome, gritty horror for filmgoers that prefer their springtime a little darker.
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Oklahoma City remembers 31 years since Bombing with solemn focus

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Survivors, families, and officials came together early Sunday morning to mark 31 years since the Oklahoma City Bombing that killed 168 people on April 19th, 1995.

Latino leaders, luminaries inducted into OK Hispanic Hall of Fame

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Community leaders, artists, and cultural figures from across Oklahoma's influential Hispanic community were inducted into the Oklahoma Hispanic Hall of Fame Wednesday.
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Wide Open Experimental Film Fest spotlighting students, strangeness

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The Wide Open Experimental Film Festival is returning for its fifth year, with expanded involvement from OCU film students.

NEWS!

police

2 homicides, 1 arrest mark deadly early week in OKC metro

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Two early-week homicides across the OKC metro area have resulted in one suspect in custody and a search for another in back-to-back days rocked by gun violence.
crime

New murder charge for suspect in February police shooting

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The OKCPD has released new charges from their investigation following the discovery of a dead body in a trailer home after a police shooting incident in February.
fire

Hit-and-run killing leads to homicide arrest in northwest OKC

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A woman is dead from a hit-and-run in northwest OKC and police have arrested a suspect charged with hitting her intentionally with a vehicle.

Blockbuster season is coming with remakes, retreads, risky originals

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The summer season is heating up, so we take a look at the buzziest upcoming films, including big sequels, superheroes, unnecessary remakes, and intriguing originals.

Chris Prather’s ‘Through Falling Rain’ a dense, diverse musical catch-all

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Composer Chris Prather drops his years-in-the-making, genre-mashing "Through Falling Rain," a deep, dense dive into complex grief featuring a host of Oklahoman talents.

Support, events, creative power mark World Autism Month in OKC

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April is World Autism Month, and that means that OKC organizations are spreading the word and demystifying assumptions about autism care.
Oklahoma County Jail

OK County Jail inmate dies just hours after being booked

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An inmate from the Oklahoma County Detention Center died Wednesday night following a medical episode just hours after being booked into the jail.

Alicia Keys’ ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ a fiery jukebox musical at Civic Center

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OKC Broadway presents "Hell's Kitchen," the Tony-winning smash from superstar Alicia Keys, at the Civic Center in an intimate and rousing production filled with attitude.
crime

Northwest OKC apartment complex sees city’s 18th homicide for 2026

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Oklahoma City Police have recorded the city’s 18th homicide for 2026 after a man was shot to death in a northwest OKC apartment complex.

Galilea Martinez wins race for District 7 school board seat

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Galilea Martinez has won the race to represent OKC’s District 7 on the Oklahoma City Public Schools board in the district’s first contested race in over a decade.
Congress

OKC’s federal Reps silent as Trump threats to Iran reach new extreme

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OKC's congressional delegation remained silent Tuesday regarding President Trump's statement that "a whole civilization will die" in American strikes on Iran.

New ways to engage at the Norman Music Festival

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It's April, and that means all eyes and ears are on this year's Norman Music Festival, with a whole selection of new ways to engage the fest and the OK music scene.

Get a glimpse of home with Oklahoma-made movies in April

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🎬 April is all about Oklahoma-made films, from an indie comedy and a bleak, bloody streamer to some experimental shorts and the godfather of Okie blockbusters.
crime

Suspicious death in Dec 2025 now ruled homicide; suspect in jail

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A suspicious death in late 2025 is now being ruled a homicide, and the suspect charged was found already in jail.

Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE: AutismOklahoma and Delta Dental debut video to ease dentist visit anxiety for people with autism

AutismOklahoma and Delta Dental debuted a new video helping people with autism conquer their fears of visiting the dentist.

PRESS RELEASE: Metro Tech Board of Education appoints David Martin as Superintendent & CEO

The Metro Tech Board of Education appointed Deputy Superintendent David Martin as the next Superintendent & CEO of Metro Tech.

PRESS RELEASE: Foundation for Liberating Minds presents ‘Radical Dreaming’ art show and fundraiser Sat, April 18

Foundation for Liberating Minds will host its first-ever art show and fundraiser Saturday, featuring the work of 20 local artists from across Oklahoma.

PRESS RELEASE: Regional Food Bank’s Senior Match to provide over 837,000 meals to Oklahoma seniors

The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma’s Senior Match campaign will help provide more than 837,000 meals to Oklahoma seniors facing hunger.

PRESS RELEASE: OVAC announces $60,000 in grants available to Oklahoma artists

OVAC announces applications are now open for THRIVE Grants, funding ambitious, innovative, and community-engaged visual arts projects in Oklahoma.

PRESS RELEASE: Applications open for Oklahoma Human Services Energy Crisis Assistance Program from OKDHS

OKDHS is now accepting online applications for the Energy Crisis Assistance Program to help homes in crisis cover costs for heating and cooling.

Opinion

For the fire facilities line item on the GO Bond vote

OKC resident James Nimmo advocates for Prop #11 — Fire Facilities — on the General Obligation (GO) Bond vote in the City of Oklahoma City on Tues, Oct. 14.

Holt: ‘Commitment … to stand against evil must endure’

Holt: Thirty years later, Oklahoma City stands united in remembrance and recommits to stand against hate for as many tomorrows as it takes.

Holt: ‘Evil acts…depend on the triumph of dehumanization’

This statement from Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt in 2020, on the 25th anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing, still resonates today.

The vocabulary to describe Timothy McVeigh

In this guest opinion for the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing, Constance Squires looks at what we now call the "alt-right" and how it influenced Timothy McVeigh.

Government transparency is critical to living your best life

How can you live your best life? An honest and transparent government is a must for a stable, non-lethal life, long life.