Recent storms have left more than 100,000 Oklahoma residences and businesses across the state without power. The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is offering safety tips to prevent illness and injury in the days to come. Scott Sproat, director of the OSDH Emergency Preparedness and Response Service, said it’s important to be mindful of…
Oklahoma Baptist University recently received numerous high marks from College Consensus as part of their 2019 rankings, including a seventh-place ranking on a list of Best Online Christian Colleges and Universities in the nation. OBU also ranked second in Best Colleges and Universities in Oklahoma and eighth in Best Regional Colleges of the West. The…
Gov. Kevin Stitt said Tom Bates will lead a new initiative by the Governor’s office titled “Front Porch” to better integrate services provided by Oklahoma’s state health and human services agencies. “As I’ve looked at how we serve Oklahomans, I’ve seen how hard we’ve made it for them to engage with us,” said Bates. “Around…
MUSKOGEE – On August 27, the normal bustling activity at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center came to a temporary standstill as the sound of military cadence approached the main entrance. An elite group of U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer selectees and their Chief Petty Officer mentors marched crisply in formation while singing the…
On August 14, the City of Broken Arrow and the Military History Center hosted the 74th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) at the Veterans’ Park in Broken Arrow. The event was organized by veteran Frank Reisinger, who was in Tulsa when the surrender was announced. Over 200 hundred veterans and citizens attended….
Over the last two legislative sessions, lawmakers have increased K-12 school appropriations by 20 percent, funneling $638 million more into the system, boosting teacher pay by a combined total average of more than $7,000 apiece, and devoting millions more to classroom funding. Most of the funding increase came during the 2018 legislative session and flowed…
According to a national report, Oklahoma has a lot of 3- and 4-year-olds in public education but the quality of that learned in the bottom third of the rankings. Oklahoma is ranked No. 16 overall but No. 34 in “quality” and No. 27 in “resources and economic support” in WalletHub’s “2019’s States with the Best…
Tulsa is No. 51 and Oklahoma City is No. 24 in WalletHub’s “2019’s Best Places to Flip Houses.” Tulsa’s “market potential rank” is No. 56. Tulsa’s “renovation and remodeling costs” ranking is No. 22. The “quality of life ranking” for Tulsa is No. 143. Oklahoma City’s “market potential rank” is No. 47. Oklahoma City’s “renovation…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Why do some people face a higher risk than others for alcoholism and drug abuse? A researcher at the OU College of Medicine, William R. Lovallo, Ph.D., recently published one of the field’s few studies focused on how a person’s genes contribute to addiction. Lovallo’s research showed that a tiny genetic mutation…
KJRH 2 (Channel 2) has hired Mike Brooks and Vincent Hill as news anchors. Brooks joins Karen Larsen at the anchor desk, alongside Chief Meteorologist Mike Collier and sports Director Cayden McFarland weeknights at 5, 6, and 10. Hill will man the anchor desk Saturday and Sunday evenings. Brooks is a graduate of Oklahoma State…