(TULSA, Okla.) In less than a year since the state’s first COVID-19 death, Oklahomans are now mourning more than 4,000. According to numbers released by the Oklahoma State Department of Health on Sunday, there are 4,024 total COVID-19 deaths in the state. This includes 30 additional deaths
(NATIONAL) As part of our new series “Community Voices”, we’re looking deeper into how reporting on crime and justice affects our local communities. If you’ve ever watched a newscast, you may have noticed that crime news is most often reported in the beginning, or A Block, of a
(TULSA, Okla.) Icy weather showed no signs of stopping Wednesday, following icy conditions that impacted travel and led to an uptick in falls at the beginning of the work week. School sites were closed. Scheduled vaccinations were rescheduled. Vehicles risking travel could be seen sliding all over the roads in
(TULSA, Okla.) UPDATE: EMSA said they responded to 125 Motor Vehicle Collisions and 35 Transports by 5 p.m. Monday. We’re told their usual amount is 24. Officials said they also responded to eight exposure calls and 113 falls. ORIGINAL STORY: Officials are urging residents to exercise caution while
(NATIONAL) When a crime news story breaks, the first step a news organization takes is reaching out to local law enforcement for information. The end result news product is usually accompanied by a “man-on-the-street” interview, often involving someone who knows little about the story, filmed around the location where the
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) Students, teachers and staff can now report threats in Oklahoma schools via text message. Through a partnership between the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) and the Oklahoma School Security Institute (OSSI), a division of the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (ODEMHS), this state-of-the-art
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) An Oklahoma lawmaker is renewing his effort to make play-based learning a statewide standard. State Rep. Jacob Rosecrants (D-Norman) filed the Oklahoma Play to Learn Act, House Bill 1569, on Thursday. The legislation comes from the brains of a 30-person task force of educators and education advocates
(NATIONAL) Journalists from across the country met virtually Thursday night to kick off discussion about how the news industry can and needs to improve for the betterment of society. “Repairing the Divide” was the first in the virtual town hall series, tackling topics such as the decline of trust in
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) UPDATE: The Norman Police Department said the children were found safe and have been returned to their custodial guardian. ORIGINAL STORY: Oklahoma Highway Patrol is calling on the public’s help to find three missing children. We’re told the children were last on Sunday at a
(TULSA, Okla.) On Wednesday, the Tulsa City Council voted 9-0 to amend the city’s mask ordinance, extending the expiration date from January 31 to midnight on April 30. Officials said the 90-day extension gives time needed for people to get vaccinated. The Tulsa Health Department said the mandate should
(NATIONAL) New Year’s Eve, 2020. Many were celebrating. At the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), commissioners were adopting and releasing an 11th-hour report on the communication industry. Literally the last day they could legally publish it. The FCC is required by the RAY BAUM’S Act of 2018 to publish
(TULSA, Okla.) “We need a change.” Those four words sum up the sentiment VNN has received over the last three months, speaking with educators and experts across Oklahoma. “I know someone who did her dissertation in Texas where she looked at the number of minutes of recess and compared it