Oklahoma – Page 3

Tulsa Schools, Under Threat of Takeover, Retain Control for Now

The schools in left-leaning Tulsa have been at the center of a campaign by Ryan Walters, Oklahoma’s Republican superintendent.

Tulsa Superintendent to Step Down, in a Showdown With State Officials

Deborah A. Gist hopes to stop a state takeover of the district, which is majority Black and Hispanic. Ryan Walters, the state superintendent, is a fiery conservative.

Oklahoma’s Religious Public Charter School Would Be an Affront to Taxpayers Everywhere

Christian nationalists right see charter schools as fertile ground for a full-on assault on the separation of church and state in public education.

ChiefsAholic, Kansas City Superfan, Charged in $70,000 Bank Theft

Federal prosecutors accused Xavier Babudar, a Kansas City Chiefs fan known as ChiefsAholic, of committing a string of bank robberies across the Midwest.

Extreme Heat, Storms and Hail Threaten an Already Battered Oklahoma

Thousands of people were without power in the state, with days of sweltering triple-digit temperatures still to come, along with the possibility of more severe storms.