James Havens, serving a life sentence for murder, is seeking compassionate release due to terminal illness, but faces opposition from victim advocates and the Department of Corrections.

In Muskogee County, a man who escaped from an Oklahoma prison in 2006 has been recaptured. That and more headlines from across the state in Oklahoma in a Minute.

A man who escaped from a southeast Oklahoma prison nearly 19 years ago is once again in state custody, thanks to the combined ...

A top school official who wants to eliminate the source of school revenue, a department head mystified by a budget shortfall?

A House budget committee on Monday voted to move forward with spending $312 million to purchase a private prison in Lawton ...

Senate bill 418, which aims to protect the privacy rights of incarcerated women, has been signed into law by Governor Kevin ...

Good morning, Oklahoma. Here’s what we’re working on and what you should know before you start your day.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' parole board has reversed its decision to release a man convicted of a state Highway Patrol ...

The Oklahoma Legislature's Fiscal Year 2026 budget bills advanced through JCAB Monday, May 19, 2025, putting session on track ...

Fans cheer as Oklahoma City Thunder's Luguentz Dort celebrates sinking a three-pointer in the second half of Game 5 of an NBA ...

The potential purchase would move Oklahoma out of the private prison business as the Lawton facility is the state's last privately-operated prison.

Lawmakers in Oklahoma will finish up their regular session by finalizing the state's budget for the upcoming year.