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  • Governor asks halt to tribal lawsuit

     

    Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has requested the Chickasaw and Choctaw nations dismiss a federal lawsuit over water rights in southeastern Oklahoma.

     

    February 3, 2012

  • Two Oklahoma youths face charges as adults in robbery

    A Krebs teenager, who has been charged as an adult in Pittsburg County District Court with robbery, is the second local teen to be charged in relation to the alleged robbery.

    February 3, 2012

  • Tulsa AA workers rally for jobs

    Dozens of American Airlines workers are rallying to keep their jobs in Tulsa a day after the struggling air carrier announced that 2,100 workers would likely be eliminated at the city’s maintenance hub.

    February 3, 2012

  • Gov. Fallin plans to reduce number of income tax brackets for residents

    Gov. Mary Fallin says her plan to reduce Oklahoma’s income tax will reduce the number of tax brackets from seven to three and will include revenue growth criteria that will trigger future tax cuts.

    February 3, 2012

  • Earthquake drill set Tuesday in Oklahoma

    Oklahomans are encouraged to join more than 2 million people in nine states as they “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” in a region-wide earthquake drill. The event, scheduled for 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, is sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) and the Oklahoma Geological Survey and is part of the second annual Great Central U.S. ShakeOut.

    February 3, 2012

  • Oklahomans receive more than $1.6 million in disaster assistance

    Nearly a year after Atoka County in Oklahoma was declared a federal disaster area following the April 14, 2011, tornado, the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have approved more than $1.6 million in Individuals and Households Program (IHP) assistance for affected residents.

    February 1, 2012

  • Keel urges power be given back to tribes

    The president of the National Congress of American Indians urged the federal government Thursday to be more flexible in its relationship with tribal governments and put decision-making power back in the hands of the people who live in Indian Country.

    January 27, 2012

  • Standoff suspect found dead

    Tulsa police say a man involved in an hourslong standoff with officers has been found dead inside his condominium.

    January 27, 2012

  • SBA quake office to close

     

    A Small Business Administration Disaster Loan Outreach Center set up for Oklahoma residents affected by last year’s earthquakes will close its doors soon.

     

    January 27, 2012

  • Union Pacific train derails in Rogers County

    Union Pacific says 12 cars of a freight train have derailed near Inola in Rogers County.

    January 25, 2012