Out of the $13 billion in total tax revenue collected by Oklahoma in 2024, $2.1 million came from amusements license taxes, representing a decrease from the previous year, when the total was $3.3 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s…

An analysis by Sooner State News shows that, following President Donald Trump’s Feb. 5 executive order titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” Oklahoma is one of 29 states following the order that bans biological males from playing on female…

The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) will induct four individuals into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame at its annual Awards Banquet, scheduled for March 19 at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City.

US Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and John Boozman (R-AR) have introduced a bipartisan resolution to honor Team USA athletes ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Italy.

America First Legal filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court, joined by Sen. Ted Cruz, Rep. Jim Jordan, and other lawmakers, backing President Trump’s Executive Order 14160 addressing birthright citizenship.

Abraham Suy Suar, a 35-year-old Guatemalan national, has pleaded guilty to unlawful reentry after being found in Bryan County, Oklahoma.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma (NDOK) reported collecting more than $2.5 million in criminal and civil actions during fiscal year 2025, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

Ersy Gregorio Umanzor Lopez, a 33-year-old Honduran national, has been sentenced to time served for unlawful reentry into the United States.

Cesar Briseno Mauricio, a 26-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to time served for unlawful reentry into the United States.

Jalen Jace Cancel, a 25-year-old resident of Chicago, Illinois, has been sentenced to one month in prison and seven months of home detention after pleading guilty to charges of wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering conspiracy.

Daeshaun Jared Ickle Cobretti Small, a 22-year-old resident of Henryetta, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Indian Country.

Michael Morgan Ellis, Jr., a 38-year-old resident of Wilburton, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to multiple counts related to the sexual abuse of a minor.

United States Attorney Clint Johnson has announced the results of the February Federal Grand Jury 2025-A indictments.

A woman from Anadarko, Oklahoma, has admitted to embezzling funds from the Caddo Nation.

Christian Ismael Soto Retamosa, a 35-year-old registered nurse from Oklahoma City, has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography.

A Tulsa resident, Devin James Woodis, 34, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for receiving and distributing child pornography. U.S. District Judge John D. Russell handed down the sentence, which also includes lifetime supervised…

The Oklahoma Transportation Commission convened on February 2 to discuss the Oklahoma Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) response to a recent winter storm and to approve nearly $140 million in contracts for infrastructure projects across the…

Out of the $13 billion in total state taxes collected by Oklahoma in 2024, $5.6 billion—or 43.2%—came from sales and gross receipts taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

US Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), together with Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH-04), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, have joined an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold the Fourteenth Amendment by not…

After several years of advocacy led by Mikaela Naylon and others, President Trump has signed the “Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act” into law.