Tramel's ScissorTales: Bob Bowlsby still says 'betrayal' about OU & Texas move to the SEC

Columnist Berry Tramel notes that Bob Bowlsby keeps using the word “betrayal” when discussing the announced departure of OU and Texas to the Southeastern Conference. Betrayal is a powerful word. But you certainly can understand the Big 12 commissioner’s reason for using it. Same as you can understa…

Storylines, runners to watch at the Oklahoma high school cross country state races

The Oklahoma high school cross country state championship races are set for Saturday at Edmond Santa Fe High School. The Class 6A girls race will begin at 8:30 a.m. The other races will follow throughout the day. The 4A boys run will be the last and is scheduled to begin at 2:55 p.m. We'll have ful…

Oklahoma-made indie movie '13 Minutes' spins through tornadoes and social issues

It's hard to imagine a more ideal spot to make a tornado movie than central Oklahoma. But the independent film "13 Minutes" wants to talk about more than just the weather. The twister drama spins through a veritable tsunami of hot-button social issues in the build-up to the rampaging storm.

New habitat housing cheetah opens while African savannah is underway at Oklahoma City Zoo

Change is underway at the Oklahoma City Zoo as one new habitat opens and another is under construction. A new home for African painted dogs and cheetah, Predator Pass, opened Friday, allowing the zoo to have cheetahs for the first time since 2019. Across the street, the zoo's largest habitat expans…

Oklahoma keeps adding renewable energy, but faces struggles to get that power on the grid

Oklahoma continues to be one of the nation's leaders in adding renewable energy, but it's getting tougher to get that power on the grid. The state was in the top-five for its additions of wind, solar and storage resources to power transmission systems across the nation during the third quarter, acc…

OKC Public Schools Foundation adopts new mission statement, logo

The Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation has adopted a new mission statement, and a new logo to represent the group. The foundation's new mission statement reads: "To advance excellence, advocate for equity, and build strong support for Oklahoma City Public Schools.”

Oklahoma health officials look to 'more sustainable' phase of pandemic, as cases decline

With declining COVID-19 cases and the resignation of its commissioner, the Oklahoma Health Department is facing a transition. Oklahoma — and the rest of the country — could be entering into a new stage of the pandemic. Health experts have said it’s too soon to know whether we’ll see another COVID-1…

COVID-19 in Oklahoma tracker Daily updates on new cases, deaths, vaccines for October 2021

The Oklahoma State Department of Health on Friday reported 920 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state. The Health Department on Friday reported 33 new coronavirus-related deaths. The cumulative number of provisional deaths, as tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stands …

OU, OSU announce COVID vaccine mandate for employees

Oklahoma's two largest universities announced Friday they will require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to comply with a Biden administration mandate. The University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University said all employees must be fully vaccinated by Dec. 8, except those who are …

Details of John Grant's execution were 'embellished,' Oklahoma corrections chief says

Witness accounts of Thursday's execution, in which reporters on site reported seeing the inmate convulse two dozen times before vomiting on himself, were "embellished," the head of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections said. In a Friday news conference held nearly 24 hours after Oklahoma's first e…