Oklahoma

Oklahoma lawmakers wrapped a three-year effort to tighten restrictions on abortion pills during the 2026 legislative session.

An eight-year-old girl lay undiscovered for six hours after a Guymon crash that killed her and her grandfather when a drug task force officer's vehicle, traveling 85 mph in a 70 mph zone, struck their car. Records show a haphazard investigation, no photos taken, no interviews conducted and an incomplete collision report.

State Question 832 would increase Oklahoma's minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Route 66 turns 100 this year. To celebrate, the Oklahoma History Center is offering a condensed journey through Oklahoma's portion of the Mother Road.

As Oklahoma farmers struggle to turn a profit on their crops, their real estate remains a solid investment.

Every spring, high school students from across the country travel to Oklahoma for the National Land and Range Judging Contest. The three-day event tests their knowledge of land and soil.

About 49,000 acres are burning in the Oklahoma panhandle. Teams have been fighting the fires and much of western Oklahoma remains under heavy drought conditions.

Congress established the rural emergency hospital designation to provide financial stability to facilities amid growing concerns over closures. The goal is to maintain access to outpatient and emergency services in rural communities.

Oklahoma soybean farmers are navigating a cascade of financial pressures: trade war fallout that cut China's soybean purchases by 78%, fertilizer prices driven up by tariffs and the closing of the Strait of Hormuz, and fuel costs up more than 50%. Government assistance has helped, but margins remain deeply negative.

A growing partnership between a Kansas organization and an Oklahoma breast milk bank is expanding access to donated milk and donation drop off locations in Kansas. Breast milk is critical in situations like premature birth.