U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) visited Bartlesville on February 18, 2026, to meet with local business leaders, public officials, and high school students.

U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin visited Ponca City, Oklahoma, where he met with 24 local leaders at the Standing Bear Park Museum and Education Center.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued 2,534 home loans in Oklahoma, totaling $748.2 million, during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2025, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Clinton Ray Stowe, a 36-year-old resident of Allen, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian Country.

US Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), along with US Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ-4), have led 57 Republican lawmakers in filing an amicus brief in the US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) visited Pawhuska, Oklahoma to meet with Osage Nation and Osage County leaders during his in-state work period.

Isael Antonio Ortiz, 27, of Oklahoma City, was convicted by a federal jury on February 10, 2026, for possessing a firearm after a prior felony conviction and for witness tampering.

A man from McLoud, Oklahoma, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly attempting to murder federal law enforcement officers and making threats online.

A federal jury has found Ramone Antuane Newman, 36, of Olathe, Kansas, guilty of illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition.

A Bolivian national living in Tulsa has been charged with offenses related to child sexual abuse material.

Billy Ray St. Clair, a 25-year-old resident of Durant, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of being a felon in possession of ammunition.

Todd Philip Wilkerson, a 54-year-old resident of Ardmore, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for one count of sexual abuse in Indian Country.

A Durant, Oklahoma resident has pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge.

The Fort Towson Historic Site will host a Dutch oven gathering on Saturday, February 28, from 9 a.m. to noon.

The VA issued 336 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Oklahoma during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to 450 loans the previous quarter, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Of the $13 billion in taxes collected by Oklahoma in 2024, 5.3%, or $691.3 million, came from corporation net income taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

The nomination period for Governor Kevin Stitt’s 2026 Outstanding Achievement in Agriculture Award is now open.

Brandon Scott Waldon, a 44-year-old resident of Bowlegs, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to failing to register as a sex offender.

Rebecca Deanne Morehead, a former encumbrance clerk and activities coordinator for the Hulbert Public School District in Oklahoma, has been sentenced to twelve months and one day in federal prison for theft or bribery concerning programs receiving…

Andrew Tyler Blankenship, a 39-year-old resident of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for possessing ammunition after being convicted of a misdemeanor crime involving domestic violence.