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A former Mustang Public Schools payroll services director has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for defraudi...
08/11/2025

A former Mustang Public Schools payroll services director has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for defrauding the district and filing a false tax return. | Brett Dickerson reports:

Former Mustang Public Schools payroll director Kim Weinrich gets 18 months in federal prison for $470K fraud scheme. Also, she must repay nearly $600K.

Traffic disruptions continue near the former Myriad as demolition progresses and OG&E reroutes power lines. Lane closure...
08/11/2025

Traffic disruptions continue near the former Myriad as demolition progresses and OG&E reroutes power lines. Lane closures are expected through the fall. | Brett Dickerson reports:

Traffic impacts continue near the former Myriad as demolition progresses and OG&E reroutes power lines. Lane closures expected through fall.

In a massive departure from past practice, Oklahoma may scrap statewide reading, math tests this year for district-selec...
08/11/2025

In a massive departure from past practice, Oklahoma may scrap statewide reading, math tests this year for district-selected exams under Walters’ plan. | Nuria Martinez-Keel with Oklahoma Voice reports:

In a massive departure from past practice, Oklahoma may scrap statewide reading, math tests this year for district-selected exams under Walters’ plan.

Traffic impacts continue near the former Myriad as demolition progresses and OG&E reroutes power lines. Lane closures ex...
08/11/2025

Traffic impacts continue near the former Myriad as demolition progresses and OG&E reroutes power lines. Lane closures expected through fall. | Brett Dickerson reports:

Traffic impacts continue near the former Myriad as demolition progresses and OG&E reroutes power lines. Lane closures expected through fall.

🎬 OKC theaters are eschewing escapism and embracing chaos this month with dark emotion, punk rock reality, and the antic...
08/10/2025

🎬 OKC theaters are eschewing escapism and embracing chaos this month with dark emotion, punk rock reality, and the antics of chaotic cats. | Film by OKCMOA with Brett Fieldcamp

🎬 OKC theaters are eschewing escapism and embracing chaos this month with dark emotion, punk rock reality, and the antics of chaotic cats.

An Oklahoma City man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for trafficking a minor for s*x and producing child p**...
08/10/2025

An Oklahoma City man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for trafficking a minor for s*x and producing child p**n. | Brett Dickerson reports:

An Oklahoma City man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for trafficking a minor for s*x and producing child p**n.

A man was arrested after a fatal shooting Thursday at a N. Brookline Ave. apartment complex in NW OKC. He was booked int...
08/10/2025

A man was arrested after a fatal shooting Thursday at a N. Brookline Ave. apartment complex in NW OKC. He was booked into the Okla County Jail for murder. | Bett Dickerson reports:

A man was arrested after a fatal shooting Thursday at a N. Brookline Ave. apartment complex in NW OKC. He was booked into the Okla County Jail for murder.

The former Mustang Public Schools payroll director, Kim Weinrich, gets 18 months in federal prison for $470,000 fraud sc...
08/10/2025

The former Mustang Public Schools payroll director, Kim Weinrich, gets 18 months in federal prison for $470,000 fraud scheme. Also, she must repay nearly $600,000. | Brett Dickerson reports:

Former Mustang Public Schools payroll director Kim Weinrich gets 18 months in federal prison for $470K fraud scheme. Also, she must repay nearly $600K.

NEW - In a massive departure from past practice, Oklahoma may scrap statewide reading, math tests this year for district...
08/10/2025

NEW - In a massive departure from past practice, Oklahoma may scrap statewide reading, math tests this year for district-selected exams under Walters’ plan. | Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice reports

In a massive departure from past practice, Oklahoma may scrap statewide reading, math tests this year for district-selected exams under Walters’ plan.

A 20-year-old has been arrested in a Scissortail Park shooting that wounded a 14-year-old after a Thunder game. Police s...
08/10/2025

A 20-year-old has been arrested in a Scissortail Park shooting that wounded a 14-year-old after a Thunder game. Police say he confessed. | Brett Dickerson reports:

A 20-year-old has been arrested in a Scissortail Park shooting that wounded a 14-year-old after a Thunder game. Police say he confessed.

OKC stages are gettin' weird with it this month, with genre-blenders, space-metal, noisy experimentation, and a tribute ...
08/10/2025

OKC stages are gettin' weird with it this month, with genre-blenders, space-metal, noisy experimentation, and a tribute to a beloved quirky film soundtrack. | Music with Brett Fieldcamp by True Sky Credit Union:

OKC stages are gettin' weird with it this month, with genre-blenders, space-metal, noisy experimentation, and a tribute to a beloved quirky film soundtrack.

A 20-year-old man has been arrested in a Scissortail Park shooting that wounded a 14-year-old after a Thunder game. Poli...
08/09/2025

A 20-year-old man has been arrested in a Scissortail Park shooting that wounded a 14-year-old after a Thunder game. Police say he confessed. | Brett Dickerson reports:

A 20-year-old has been arrested in a Scissortail Park shooting that wounded a 14-year-old after a Thunder game. Police say he confessed.

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