Oklahoma State University art gallery is both public museum and student...
BY K.S. MCNUTT kmcnutt@opubco.comSTILLWATER— A new 5,000-square-foot classroom at OSU is a mixture of movable walls, decades-old features and art from around the world.The Postal Plaza Gallery is both...
View ArticleIf you go: 'Sharing a Journey' exhibit
IF YOU GOArt exhibit“Sharing a Journey: Building the Oklahoma State University Museum of Art Collection” runs through May 24.The Oklahoma State University Museum of Art unveiled its first formal...
View ArticleWoman who aided firebombings sentenced to 5 years
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — One by one, members of the 1990s radical environmentalist movement dropped out of sight. Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleObama to visit Costco, steel plant after address
WASHINGTON (AP) — A steel plant and a Costco store are among the places President Barack Obama plans to visit on a four-state tour after the State of the Union address.The president addresses a joint...
View ArticlePressure is on for Oklahoma third-graders as reading test looms
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comThe pressure is on for thousands of third-graders who will get held back if they can't pass a reading test in April.Wilbur House, director of curriculum development...
View ArticleAvalanches cut off only road to Alaska city
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Highway access to the city at the end of the trans-Alaska pipeline has been cut off indefinitely by avalanches, including one that dammed a river and created a lake up to a...
View ArticleOklahoma legislators want oversight on high school activities association
BY NOLAN CLAY nclay@opubco.comFed up with the association that oversees high school athletics in Oklahoma, three state legislators announced plans Monday to force changes there but not to take it...
View ArticlePlan for Vanderbilt mansion in RI to go forward
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — A plan to build a welcome center on the Rhode Island grounds of The Breakers, the historic Vanderbilt family mansion, has won a critical endorsement.Newport zoning officials Monday...
View ArticleUS ship to help destroy Syrian chemical weapons
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. cargo ship departed Monday on a mission to destroy dozens of containers of deadly chemical weapons being removed from Syria as part of international efforts to dismantle that...
View ArticleOkla. will not review protocol after 2 executions
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma has no plans to review its lethal injection protocol even though two inmates executed this month complained as the drugs began to flow through their bodies.Michael Lee...
View ArticleOhio guards: Inmate was urged to fake suffocation
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An attorney for a condemned Ohio inmate whose slow, gasping execution with a new drug combination renewed questions about the death penalty was temporarily suspended last week...
View ArticleAsia stock markets stabilize after sell-off
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks stabilized Tuesday as selling pressure eased after several days of steep losses and investors shifted to a holding pattern ahead of a Fed decision on scaling back...
View ArticleCalifornia students file suit aimed at tenure law
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a packed courtroom, attorneys unveiled opposing views Monday on the emotionally divisive issue of whether California public school teachers should be protected from dismissal if...
View ArticleTroopers identify Midwest City man involved in pursuit, officer-involved...
FROM STAFF REPORTSA man who died in a gunfight with state troopers first attracted their attention when he ran a stop sign, authorities said Monday.Troopers began pursuing Zachary J. Sumner, 34, of...
View ArticleOklahoma same-sex marriage appeal will be put on fast track
Chris CasteelThe 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to hear the appeal of Oklahoma’s same-sex marriage case on an expedited basis.In an order, the court also said the Oklahoma case would be...
View ArticleMeet Marcus Smart's top competition: Dante Exum
For the past two seasons, Oklahoma State guard Marcus Smart has been viewed as either the best or one of a handful of top point guard prospects in the amateur ranks.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleSecond stabbing victim found near Skiatook; suspect in custody
BY DYLAN GOFORTH and SAMANTHA VICENT, Tulsa WorldThe Tulsa World reports that a 19-year-old male was taken into custody in Tulsa Tuesday in connection to a pair of apparently connected stabbing deaths,...
View ArticleMan arrested for allegedly locking child in closet for interrupting video game
BY AMANDA BLAND, TULSA WORLDThe Tulsa World reports that a father accused of locking his 3-year-old in a closet after she interrupted his video game was arrested Tuesday.A maintenance worker at the...
View ArticleWatch the State of the Union address
FROM STAFF REPORTSEditor's note: This article will be updated throughout the evening as information about the 2014 State of the Union address is forthcoming.When President Barack Obama delivers the...
View ArticlePolice: Gunman had often hung out at Maryland mall
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Maryland man who killed two people at a mall before shooting himself often hung out at the shopping center, though investigators have not yet determined whether he had previously...
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