Jonas Brothers and Rejects: The Jonas Brothers will stop at Tulsa’s BOK Center on Oct. 16 with special guests The All-American Rejects as part of their 20th-anniversary Greetings From Your Hometown Tour — check out how to snag tickets.
McGirt ruling’s lasting impact: Five years after the Supreme Court reaffirmed eastern Oklahoma’s tribal reservations, jurisdictional disputes and legal battles continue to reshape the state — find out how.
Emergency managers brace for floods: Oklahoma’s planners prepare for worst-case flash floods after over 100 deaths in Texas, urging residents to develop safety plans, use weather radios and heed alerts — find out how you can prepare.
Universal meals, no new funding: The Oklahoma State Department of Education has ordered every district to provide free student meals next school year without extra funding, sparking feasibility concerns from Hunger Free Oklahoma and local districts — find out how they’ll make it work.
Oklahoma cyclists champion equity: Six riders pedaled 1,600 miles from Tulsa’s Black Wall Street to New York’s Wall Street to raise awareness for racial and economic justice — find out how they did it.
Teens turn anxiety into art: Three Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute students shot Self-Reflecting in six days at Quartz Mountain, bringing intrusive thoughts to life in an award-winning short now selected for nine film festivals — find out how.
Oklahoma higher ed’s $14.6B punch: A new Regents-led study finds each state dollar in public higher education yields $17 in output, backs 111,000 jobs, and generates $460 million in tax revenue — learn what drives this growth.
High-tech inmate monitoring: The Oklahoma County Detention Center has begun installing radar-based biometric sensors to continuously track inmates’ vital signs between routine checks, aiming to detect emergencies faster — find out how they aim to save lives.
Thunder Youth Hustle Camp: On July 8 in Lawton, the Thunder and Simple Modern teamed up to drill kids on defense, shooting and leadership under coach Andre Houze Jr.’s guidance — find out how.
Oklahoma SkillsUSA wins big: At the 2025 SkillsUSA national conference, 145 Oklahoma students earned Skill Point Certificates and Memphis Hixson was elected postsecondary national officer for 2025–26, underscoring the state’s leadership in career and technology education — learn what set them apart.
Other Oklahoma headlines this week
- State Park restaurants close again after defaults
- Bojangles opens two new Oklahoma City locations
- Highway Patrol shifts resources, surprises local police
- Oklahoma Bureau warns registrants about fake fines
- Turner Turnpike’s Midway stop will close permanently
- Oklahoma City soda company sparks AfroPop revival
- Seminole OKs sales tax for sewer upgrades
