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The bill would consolidate the state's top three law enforcement agencies under the Department of Public Safety.

Legislation to create a repository of information on human trafficking useful to law enforcement and victim support groups has been approved by the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Oklahoma lawmakers will consider several bills during the coming legislative session that propose changes to the state’s justice system.

Bills aimed at easing the re-entry process for Oklahomans incarcerated received strong bipartisan support in 2021.

Many of Oklahoma’s public safety agencies are struggling to find enough workers and officials hope to address the problem this year with pay raises.

MOORE — Leaders in local government and library organizations gathered at Wayland Bonds Elementary in Moore to celebrate a young man for his years-long commitment to a reading goal.

With the beginning of the 2nd Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature in less than a month, bills are being drafted by legislative staffers for lawmakers’ consideration.

The debate over a proposal to standardize Oklahoma’s complex criminal code is heating up, with justice reform advocates arguing it would cause the state prison population to creep up over

By Adrian O’Hanlon III | Editor Jul 27, 2021 13 hrs ago FILE - In this file photo dated Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, three vials of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine are pictured in a new coronavirus vaccination center at the Velodrom (velodrome-stadium) in Berlin, Germany. The European Medicines Agency has recommended approving Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 17, the first time the shot has been authorized for people under 18. In a decision on Friday, July 23, ...

Counterfeit prescription pills are killing Americans by the thousands. And Oklahoma has new tougher laws to deal with the often deadly fake pills.