Bodycam footage shows Oklahoma state Sen. Regina Goodwin involved in a heated exchange with a Tulsa County sheriff's deputy.

Oklahoma lawmakers are gearing up to debate a variety of criminal justice bills, including one that would pause the death penalty.

Parents enrolling children in Oklahoma public schools will be required to provide proof of their child’s U.S. citizenship or legal immigration status under a proposal rule approved by the State

Oklahoma's top prosecutor asked the federal Bureau of Prisons to transfer an inmate to state custody so that he could be executed for his role in the kidnapping and killing of a 77-year-old woman in 1999.

Police in Oklahoma arrested a 27-year-old for a deadly shooting in Las Vegas last month. Las Vegas police said the shooting happened the afternoon of Dec. 23 near H Street and Owens Avenue at the Nucleus Plaza Shopping Mall.

Several bills filed in the Oklahoma Legislature seek to expand regulations on the state’s environment and energy industries. StateImpact’s Chloe Bennett-Steele reports on a few of the proposed laws.

Sen. Lisa Standridge said the bill is a response to constituents who had expressed frustration that local tax dollars were being used to address homelessness rather than other needs.

Just months before his scheduled execution in 2022, the state's request to transfer John Hanson was denied. He murdered a retired Tulsa banker and an Owasso trucking company owner in 1999.

In an order Jan. 24, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to take up a case regarding the legality of an Oklahoma Catholic charter school.

A state lawmaker has proposed a bill that would include images created by artificial intelligence in Oklahoma's intimate images law.

Okmulgee County prosecutors charge a woman Tuesday with child neglect after her toddler died from fentanyl in June. The Medical Examiner says Leonardo “Leo” Towe died of fentanyl toxicity and ruled the death accidental.

Confrontation ensued after Oklahoma State Senator Regina Goodwin was pulled over by a Tulsa County deputy for running two stop signs. (Tusla County Sheriff's Office)