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A missing Tecumseh man has been found dead days after a Silver Alert was issued for him, Tecumseh police reported Thursday

Legislators wrapped up the 2021 legislative session today after last-minute passage of some remaining bills

The 28-year-old expectant mom had just dropped her children at day care and school when she was hit by the speeding pickup truck. her family said.

Is Your Pet Ready For You To Go Back To Work In An Office? A year and a half. Weve all had our lives completely turned upside down since last March when the coronavirus first reared its ugly head and shut everything down. We all had to learn to work from home, go to school from home, never leave home for any reason but to pick up food and groceries and generally be available to our pets 24/7. Now that things are opening back up and getting back to whatever normal will look like post-pandemic it...

May 22, 2021 Another rookie class has endured their first season as professional football players. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this past season was unlike any other in NFL history and took a more difficult road than previous rookie classes had to deal with in their debut seasons. Just like last year, I’m going to dig into the Kansas City Chiefs rookie class and see how they can make that second-year jump. First up is Clyde Edwards-Helaire, the running back from LSU. Heading into his rookie...

The race massacre that took place in Tulsa was hidden from view for decades. But as details finally emerge, it’s the leader of the NAACP who gets credit for helping document the event. May 31, 1921, was one of America’s darkest days and the start of one of the worst acts of violence and domestic terrorism in U.S. history. It later became known as the Tulsa Race Massacre. But for a time, accounts of what happened were hard to come by. “Of course you have those who survived and the sur...

A Norman neighborhood is on edge after a black bear made its way into a home’s backyard and climbed a tree.After several tense hours, game wardens shot and killed the bear. Many people want to know why the bear was killed, so KOCO 5 got answers. The Norman Police Department said officers had to make a decision in order to protect the public. They spotted the bear in a tree in the backyard of a home near Elmwood and Pickard around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Curious crowds gathered to see the be...

Wildlife experts are weighing in after a black bear was shot and killed in the backyard of a Norman home overnight.“We’re not surprised that bears are on the move. We’ve known that for a long time,” said Micah Holmes of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. “The only surprising thing was it was in someone’s backyard.”While an encounter with a bear is unusual for the metro, it’s not uncommon in other parts of the state. “That population is very healthy in South...

Oklahoma’s $8 billion budget is inching closer to approval. The state Senate is working into the evening, with tax cuts, education funding and much more on the table. It has been a week since Gov. Kevin Stitt and top Republican lawmakers announced a budget agreement. It has flown through committees and the state House of Representatives.The overall budget agreement is expansive, and, Republicans say, historic. It increased education funding by $172 million, triggers class size caps in ki...

Talk of reparations for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre is picking up steam. Those advocating for survivors and their descendants say they aren’t giving up. They’re taking their case to Capitol Hill.“Reparations are due, the harm is ongoing,” state Rep. Regina Goodwin, D-Tulsa, told a U.S. House subcommittee Wednesday.The hearing featured the three known living survivors of the race massacre. The issue is close to home for Goodwin. She is a descendent of a race massacre sur...