Six groups will lose their state recognition as Indian tribes in a court order that settles a lawsuit against the now-defunct Tennessee Commission on Indian Affairs.
Two Oklahoma prisons are on lockdown after an outbreak of gang violence involving makeshift knives and weapons that led to the stabbing of two inmates.
Ninety Oklahoma schools are on the state's school improvement list during this school year under standards set by the federal No Child Left Behind law.
A former auditor for the Commissioners of the Land Office in Oklahoma pleaded guilty Friday to 174 counts of embezzlement that accused him of stealing more than $1 million from the state agency.
Federal prosecutors in New Mexico have filed murder and carjacking charges against two escaped convicts from Arizona and a woman who accompanied them while they were at large.
An unattended campfire and a suspicious forest ranger led to the arrest of two of the most wanted fugitives in the U.S., ending a three-week nationwide manhunt that drew hundreds of false sightings, authorities said.
Lt. Gov. Jari Askins says Oklahoma's government should continue its efforts to foster strong working relationships with the state's 39 American Indian tribes.
Reports show U.S. Rep. Mary Fallin raised more money than her Democratic opponent in the governor's race during the most recent campaign reporting period. She also had more than twice as much cash on hand.
State officials say more Oklahomans are wearing seat belts this year than in 2009.
Authorities say at least six people were killed in a house fire in the town of Weleetka.
An escaped Arizona inmate and his fiancee may now be in northwest Arkansas and are suspects in an armed robbery, the U.S. Marshal's Service said.
Chesapeake Energy Corp. CEO Aubrey McClendon said Wednesday the company was aggressively moving into oil and natural gas liquids production as part of a plan developed two years ago.
Federal Emergency Management Agency officials say state and federal assistance for individuals and communities affected by tornadoes and other severe weather in May has topped $10 million.
Temperatures across Oklahoma soared into the triple digits Monday as the state endured its hottest weather stretch of the year. Forecasters said relief was in site for the next week.
State Rep. Mike Thompson has endorsed his Republican primary opponent James Lankford in the Aug. 24 runoff election for the 5th District U.S. House seat.
Gov. Brad Henry says he'll support his fellow Democrat, Lt. Gov. Jari Askins, for governor in this fall's general election.
Attorney General Drew Edmondson, whose political career has spanned three decades, said Wednesday that his unsuccessful race for the Democratic nomination for governor of Oklahoma will be his last.
Fallin found herself locked in a four-way GOP primary for governor as the Oklahoma primary election opened Tuesday morning. But she won't get to vote for herself.
Lively races for open seats in the governor's office and the U.S. House could lead to an uptick in turnout when voters head to the polls Tuesday for primary elections and whittle the field of political hopefuls.
