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OKEMAH, Okla. (AP) — Chip Baker surveyed a vast field on the outskirts of an old hay...

An former Oklahoma police officer killed while working in Arkansas was honored Saturday in McAlester. Officer Kevin Apple was working in Pea Ridge, Arkansas when he was killed by a suspect last weekend. Officer Apple worked in Oklahoma with the Haskell County Sheriffs Office and Stigler Police Department during his more than 23 years in law enforcement.

OBN describes toll illegal grows take on workers and communities Connor Hansen Law enforcement agencies are continuing to bust large-scale illegal marijuana grows across Oklahoma. The latest was raided Wednesday morning in Grady County. The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics says the word has gotten out that Oklahoma is a cheap place to buy land and to get a growing license. Agents say the influx is keeping them busy and they want people to know theyre cracking down. For hours on Wedn...

Counties With The Highest COVID-19 Vaccination Rate In Oklahoma Written by: As has been true throughout America’s COVID-19 history, every state—and every county therein—has its own COVID-19 story, driven by local policies and behaviors. The United States as of June 4 had reached 596,723 COVID-19-related deaths and more than 33.3 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Amid the grim numbers come two bright spots: As of Feb. 2, more Americans had been vaccinated fo...

At least, thats the intent. Elected after a Republican runoff against former state Rep. Susan King in 2016, Buckingham has announced her bid for land commissioner. The current commissioner, George P. Bush, also hopes to move up the state ladder by winning election as attorney general, an office currently held by embattled Ken Paxton. Republicans have occupied every rung on the state leadership ladder for decades. Haskell County native Rick Perry as a Democrat was elected to the Legislature in...

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Data centre firm CyrusOne announces all its facilities are now running on a 100 per cent renewable energy tarrifs

CyrusOne has also pledged to become a carbon-neutral by 2040

Novel coronavirus variants now have new nicknames. To combat both stigma and confusion, the World Health Organization (WHO) is borrowing from the Greek alphabet to rename the variants of SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, that have been reported to date.

Pittsburg County is slated to get $8,479,278 in federal American Rescue Plan funding — but county commissioners say they arent yet sure how they can spend it.