Emma Murphy

OKLAHOMA CITY — About $1.5 million in private donations are being used to train literacy coaches in 10 locations across Oklahoma as part of an effort to improve students' reading proficiency, officials announced Tuesday.

About $1.5 million in private donations are being used to train literacy coaches in 10 locations across Oklahoma as part of an effort to improve students’ reading proficiency, officials announced Tuesday.

Chad Warmington, president and CEO of the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce, speaks at a press conference on Aug. 4, 2026 in Oklahoma City announcing the launch of a privately-funded literacy coach program. Jake Yunker, executive director of the State Chamber Research Foundation, stands to the left and Mica Byrum, the program director of the initiative, is to the right.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The state spent nearly $900,000 to clear homeless encampments in Oklahoma's largest cities last year, according to letters sent by the state's chief operating officer.

Piner High School Junior Addison Harold, 16, recalled the seventh grade jitters she felt on the first day of school, as she waited Monday for Piner's

OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov. Kevin Stitt's latest effort targeting Muslim groups is “political theater” meant to tap into a broader undercurrent of Islamophobia and create unwarranted fears during an election year, experts said.

Gov. Kevin Stitt’s latest effort targeting Muslim groups is “political theater” meant to tap into a broader undercurrent of Islamophobia and create unwarranted fears during an election year, experts said.

Oklahoma House Republican leaders have blocked off three days next month to look into allegations of misconduct against a member of their own party.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma House Republican leaders have blocked off three days next month to look into allegations of misconduct against a member of their own party.

Oklahoma House Republican leaders have blocked off three days next month to look into allegations of misconduct against a member of their own party.