Beginning Friday, Sept. 9, Oklahoma City Zoo guests will have an opportunity to view the Zoo’s critically endangered Sumatran tiger cub siblings, Luna and Bob, along with their mom, Lola, at their Cat Forest habitat.
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide after a man’s body was found on a rural gravel road east of Shawnee near the North Canadian River. Sheriff Mike Booth said the man, who appeared to be in his 20s, was found Wednesday morning along Crosslin Road, just north of MacArthur.
With Lake No. 1’s external boundary now established, this week City of Shawnee staff requested to complete the same process for Lake No.
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne. She was 96.
1. The Pottawatomie County Free Fair is being held in Shawnee at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center, 1700 W. Independence, with events continuing Friday and all day on Saturday. For more information and schedules, visit freefair.org.
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In this March 30, 2022 file photo Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signs a bill in Oklahoma City that prevents transgender girls and women from competing on female sports teams. Civil rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of three transgender Oklahoma schoolchildren against the state’s new anti-transgender school bathroom bill. The lawsuit filed in federal district court in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022 argues that the law requiring students to use only the bathroom of the sex listed on their birth certificate is unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Sean Murphy, File)
The Seminole State College Board of Regents held a special meeting on Sept. 7 to review a policy regarding the election of officers and a lease-purchase agreement with the SSC Educational Foundation for the use of the Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex.
MANCHESTER, NH -- Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following area students on being named to the Summer 2022 President’s List. The summer terms run from May to August.
The Princeton Review has named Oklahoma Baptist University as one of the best colleges and universities in the western United States for the 18th consecutive year. OBU was one of the 126 institutions named for its academic standing in the “Best in the West” section of the educational research firm’s website feature, “2023 Best Colleges: Region by Region.” The Princeton Review annually salutes colleges and universities across the nation as academically exceptional and well worth the consideration of potential students. Universities are recognized in five different zones: Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, West and International. OBU is one of only seven Oklahoma universities included in the “Best in the West” list for academic excellence.