Major updates for BikeWalkOKC plan ready for Council’s vote
135 pages of updates to the BikeWalkOKC plan were first presented to the Oklahoma City Council April 23. On May 7 the Council will take a vote on the updates.
Events plans changing due to storms in OKC metro April 27
Here is our list of postponements and cancellations for Saturday evening, April 27 only. We will keep this list updated throughout the evneing.
Bethany City Council criticized during public workshop
The Bethany City Council held its long-planned public workshop where councilors heard good reports but also criticism from residents who attended.
Woman arrested at Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting
A mother was arrested at an Okla State Board of Ed meeting Thursday after refusing to leave the room pushing for more access for people with disabilities.
Oklahoma school chaplain bill passes House, continues to Senate
The Oklahoma House passed a bill permitting chaplains to be hired or to volunteer in public schools, but lawmakers tightened qualifications needed for the role.
Murder-suicide cause of 5 killed in SW OKC, say police
The five persons found dead in their home in far western Oklahoma City Monday are believed to have died from a murder-suicide according to police.
Children among five dead in SW OKC – investigation underway
Five people were discovered dead by police Monday after receiving a 911 call about this situation. At least two of those five were children.
Holt — OKC Nat’l Memorial is ‘scar that will never fully heal’
In his 7th-year speech at the memorial service for those whose lives were taken in the Oklahoma City bombing, Mayor David Holt challenged extremism once again.
The Frontier fact-checked claims about abortion pills
As Oklahoma lawmakers and anti-abortion groups seek to restrict access, The Frontier found false and exaggerated claims of the dangers of medical abortion.
House advances legislation that allows Oklahoma law enforcement to boot squatters upon request
Oklahoma lawmakers on April 17 advanced legislation that would allow law enforcement to immediately remove squatters at the request of a property owner.
Six police officers fire at and miss OKC man pointing gun
Six police officers fired on one man who they believed pointed a firearm at them but the man was not hit. The man was booked in the Okla County Jail.
Controversial Oklahoma immigration bill heads to the Senate
The Oklahoma House on Thursday passed a controversial illegal immigration bill which is expected to draw a legal challenge.
Bethany City Council hears budget highlights
The City Council for the City of Bethany is in the process of wrapping up its budget for the next fiscal year beginning July 1 and making plans for events.`
OKC residents’ ideas shape future of Classen Corridor TIF
OKC City Councilors James Cooper and JoBeth Hamon led a public forum on a TIF district to revitalize the Classen corridor and heard residents’ ideas.
OKC man accused of supplying fentanyl is booked for murder
In a continuing trend of arresting the supplier in a fentanyl death, an Oklahoma City man is now in custody in connection to a fentanyl overdose death in 2023.
