Author: Derek Darr

(Enid, OK) Joseph "Lew" Lewis Meibergen passed away at the age of 88 on April 16, 2020. Lew was a great man, soldier, businessman, entrepreneur, philanthropist, hunter, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather who was born on September 5, 1931 in Enid, Oklahoma to the... Read More.

(Oklahoma City, OK) Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday announced details on how Oklahoma will reopen businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic.Stitt said the state’s plan to reopen is based on coronavirus testing and tracing, and the state will reopen the economy in three phases.PHASE ONEDuring... Read More.

(Oklahoma City, OK) The state’s shortfall for the upcoming budget year ballooned Monday to nearly $1.4 billion as oil prices plunged to record lows and the COVID-19 outbreak continued to decimate the economy.Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt warned that even if lawmakers exhaust the remainder... Read More.

(Enid, OK) An Enid man is back in custody after he escaped from Major County Sunday afternoon, according to law enforcement officials.Ronntae Brian Stewart, 27, was a trustee at the Major County Jail when he fled from custody and stole a silver Nissan at... Read More.

(Stillwater, OK) The U.S. cattle industry lost an estimated $13.6 billion by early April this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and more economic damages to agriculture are likely, according to a study commissioned by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association released this week.The research... Read More.

(Enid, OK) An inmate from Garfield County has escaped from serving time in Major County at 5:15 pm on Sunday April 19th. The escapee is 27 year-old Ronntae Bryan Stewart, a black male described as 5'3 and 119 lbs.If seen, please contact the Garfield... Read More.

(Oklahoma City, OK) Facing growing pressure to jump-start the state’s economy, Oklahoma’s governor said he’s working on a plan to slowly reopen the state’s shuttered businesses and get people back to work. But Gov. Kevin Stitt acknowledged Wednesday that officials were wrestling with... Read More.

(Oklahoma City, OK) Amid increasingly vocal demands from the public to loosen pandemic restrictions, Gov. Kevin Stitt urged Oklahomans Wednesday to stay home as much as possible "just a little bit longer."At a briefing on the COVID-19 situation, the governor... Read More.

(Oklahoma City, OK) Medical experts say Oklahoma’s 100-plus death toll from COVID-19 could be higher than the official tally if the state isn’t conducting autopsies on people found dead in their homes.Dr. Mo Som, OSU Medicine chief of staff, said last week that Oklahomans... Read More.

(Washington, D.C.) Former President Barack Obama offered his formal endorsement of Joe Biden on Tuesday, injecting himself squarely in the presidential race for the first time by urging Democrats across the party's ideological spectrum to rally behind... Read More.