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Tuesday morning was loud as thunderstorms barreled across Seminole County, but just before the rain and lightning arrived many residents were jolted out of bed by a loud boom that was not the sound of thunder. A 3.5 magnitude earthquake struck at about 1:47 a.m.

Another session passed with no agreement on wind turbine setbacks as new language fell flat in the Oklahoma House last Thursday before the chambers adjourned sine die.

Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Tuesday issued an urgent consumer alert warning Oklahomans that threatening or using force against utility workers, public works employees or county assessors is a serious criminal offense.

District Attorney Erik Johnson announced yesterday that charges have been filed against an individual accused of assaulting a home plate umpire during a local Little League baseball game in Seminole.

Legislation that eliminates the state’s five-year manufacturer ad valorem tax exemption for solar generation and battery storage facilities has advanced to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 237 from Sen. Chuck Hall, R-Perry, and Rep. Mike Dobrinski, R-Okeene, sets a Jan.

Recently, we lost four Oklahomans who made tremendous impacts for good on those around them. Two former lawmakers who I had the opportunity to first work for, then serve with, passed recently. Rep. Don Ross, D-Tulsa and Rep.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2026 Today is the 140th day of 2026 and the 62nd day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, which provided western settlers land for farms. In 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received the U.S. patent for blue jeans.

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for four years. When we got married, we were both monogamous. We wanted kids and a classic nuclear family, and our interests and political beliefs were similar. We had three kids in 15 months and received no help from anyone. I wasn’t the perfect husband.

A campaign donation to Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ from the owner of an investment firm that won a state bid further complicated the state’s Invest in Oklahoma program and may have led to the firm pulling out of the process.