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Oklahoma

  1. shmashmortion
    Oklahoma Governor Vetoes Absurd Bill That Would Have Effectively Banned AbortionHappy Friday?
    By Susan Rinkunas
  2. complete and utter garbage
    Oklahoma Passed an Insane Bill That Would Make Performing an Abortion a FelonyNot okay, Oklahoma.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  3. can u not
    Oklahoma Court Rules Forced Oral Sex Isn’t Rape If the Victim Is UnconsciousWell, isn’t that something?
    By Jessica Roy
  4. reproductive wrongs
    Oklahoma’s New Anti-Choice Bill Targets DoctorsPerform a constitutionally protected medical procedure and lose your license.
  5. talking about the weather
    Multiple Tornadoes Tear Through Oklahoma, Injuring 7At least four tornadoes were spotted in Oklahoma, and one was seen in Kansas.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  6. Former Oklahoma Police Officer Daniel Holtzclaw Sentenced to 263 Years in PrisonHis sentences will run consecutively.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  7. stuff blake shelton does
    B. Shelton Uses Tractor to Save Men in Oklahoma This is one way to lend a hand.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  8. not ok!
    Oklahoma Now No. 1 in EarthquakesThanks, fracking!
    By Eric Levitz
  9. terrible things
    4 Dead After Car Crash at Oklahoma ParadeThree adults and one child were killed, and five people still remain in critical condition. The driver was arrested for a DUI.
    By Chas Danner
  10. death penalty
    Oklahoma Reportedly Used Wrong Drug in ExecutionIt took Charles Warner 18 minutes to die. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  11. the law
    SCOTUS: Death-Row Inmates Must Pick Their PoisonIn an explosive 5-to-4 ruling, the Supreme Court upholds Oklahoma’s lethal-injection protocol. And Breyer invites a constitutional challenge to the death penalty.
    By Cristian Farias
  12. More Flooding Possible for Texas and OklahomaThe death toll now stands at 18 with more still missing, and the dangerous storms could continue for another week.
    By Chas Danner
  13. Texas and Oklahoma Begin Cleaning Up After Devastating FloodsThe disaster has claimed at least four lives, led to the evacuation of thousands, and destroyed countless homes.
    By Chas Danner and Jaime Fuller
  14. Acts Of Kindness
    Read This Restaurant Owner’s Moving Letter to a Hungry Dumpster Diver“You’re a human being.”
    By Clint Rainey
  15. University of Oklahoma Cuts Ties With Fraternity After Racist Video“You are disgraceful. You have violated all that we stand for. Real Sooners are not racist. Real Sooners are not bigots.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  16. cruel and unusual punishment
    Supreme Court Delays 3 Executions in OklahomaAs the court weighs the use of the controversial drug midazolam.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. death penalty
    Oklahoma Resumes Lethal Injections After LockettCharles F. Warner is supposed to be executed Thursday night.
    By Jen Kirby
  18. Executions to Resume in Oklahoma, Despite Questions About Lethal-Injection DrugFollowing the botched execution of Clayton Lockett.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. weed
    Lawsuit Filed by Nebraska and Oklahoma Seeks to Harsh Colorado’s Mellow Not cool, guys.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  20. death penalty
    Oklahoma Promises to Stop Botching ExecutionsOr maybe we just won’t be around to see it happen.
    By Katie Zavadski
  21. early and awkward
    Tea Party Candidate Crazier Than Usual, Thinks Opponent Is Secretly DeadAnd represented by a body double (or robot).
    By Joe Coscarelli
  22. death penalty
    Botched Death Shows Problems of Lethal InjectionThe botched death of an Oklahoma inmate reveals our failed attempt to make capital punishment less abhorrent.
    By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
  23. criminal justice
    Oklahoma Botches One Inmate’s Execution, Postpones AnotherAfter being declared unconscious, he tried to get up.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  24. Quote of the Day
    Massive Oklahoma Gun Range Will Have Attached Bar and Café for Some ReasonWhat could possibly go wrong?
    By Hugh Merwin
  25. religion
    Seven-Foot-Tall Satanic Statue Actually Kind of CuteA devil-worshiping group is trying to build it at the Oklahoma state capitol. 
    By Joe Coscarelli
  26. very sad things
    Oklahoma Teens Allegedly Killed Baseball Player Because They Were ‘Bored’Three boys are accused of randomly shooting a young man.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  27. sad things
    Three Storm Chasers Died in Oklahoma TornadoThe group starred in the Discovery Channel’s Storm Chasers for years.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  28. sad things
    More Deadly Tornadoes Hit Oklahoma [Updated]Though the storms were less severe than the one that destroyed Moore.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  29. Oklahoma
    Danny Bowien Headed to Oklahoma to CookHe’ll help the OK Chefs pop-up, a tornado relief effort.
    By Hugh Merwin
  30. Oklahoma
    New York’s Food Community Rallies for OklahomaThey’re looking to raise $15,000.
    By Hugh Merwin
  31. scary things
    5 Insane Videos of the Tornado in Moore, OklahomaTerrifying.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  32. Oklahoma Lawmaker Uses the Term ‘Jew Me Down’“I apologize to the Jews,” he said, unapologetically. 
    By Dan Amira
  33. Hoof Goes There
    Oklahoma Lifts 50-Year Ban on Horse SlaughteringBut the state still can’t sell horsemeat in the U.S.
    By Sierra Tishgart
  34. crimes and misdemeanors
    Oklahoma Police Stopped Another School Shooting on FridayWhat is going on?
    By Andre Tartar
  35. obits
    Oscar-Winner Celeste Holm Dies at 95Won an Oscar for 1947’s Gentleman’s Agreement.
    By Andre Tartar
  36. crimes and misdemeanors
    Arrests Made in Tulsa ShootingsPolice take two suspects into custody.
    By Bryan Hood
  37. crimes and misdemeanors
    Three Dead and Two Injured in Tulsa Shootings [Updated]Police are investigating the possibility of a hate crime. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  38. shmashmortion
    American Hero of the Day: Ralph ShorteyHe doesn’t want you to eat aborted fetuses.
    By Dan Amira
  39. weather
    This Weekend’s Tornado Outbreak Was One of the Largest in HistoryDeath toll rises to 45.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  40. the war on christmas
    Curmudgeonly Oklahoma Senator Won’t Ride in Parade That Recognizes the Existence of Non-ChristiansHe’d rather stay home than participate in a “holiday parade.”
    By Dan Amira
  41. equal rites
    Muslims in Oklahoma Have Religious Freedom for at Least One More WeekHooray?
    By Nitasha Tiku
  42. copycats
    Oklahoma May Be Following Arizona’s LeadCivil-rights groups already up in arms.
    By Josh Duboff
  43. Mediavore
    Thomas Keller Compares the Coasts; Okie Bar Manager Slices Off Customer’s NoseThe Bouchon chef thinks New Yorkers and Californians are similar, while an Oklahoma bartender goes to jail for his messy handling of a noise complaint.