Ellen Buettner to step down as Oklahoma Health Care Authority CEO for new state role

Governor Kevin Stitt announced the appointment of current Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) CEO Ellen Buettner to a new role as CEO of the state’s largest four-year university system. Abegail Cave, a spokeswoman for Stitt, confirmed Buettner...

health care worker compacts belong in the special session | Opinion 

When the legislature convenes for a special session starting Oct. 1, they should enact a straightforward reform that will immediately increase access to health care providers in New Mexico: join all the interstate compacts for health care workers....

New CEO for Oklahoma’s regional university system named

OKLAHOMA CITY — The head of Oklahoma’s health care authority will serve as the next leader of a board that governs six regional universities. Regents with the Regional University System of Oklahoma tapped Ellen Buettner as the next CEO of the...

New OKC homeless shelter facility will provide medical respite care: What that means

Bobbi Six first heard of medical respite care after learning that hospitals in Oklahoma were sometimes discharging people experiencing homelessness back to the streets or to shelters after they received services. At the time, Six, who is also a...

Cleveland County deputies enlisted to assist Oklahoma town with 1 officer

Cleveland County deputies enlisted to assist Oklahoma town with 1 officer Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office officials on Thursday said they would be “immediately” increasing patrol coverage within the city of Lexington as they will soon will have...

Texas megachurch founder pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges in Oklahoma

Texas megachurch founder pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges in Oklahoma On Thursday, Robert Preston Morris, the founder of the Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, pleaded guilty to five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child. FRONTS....

TSET grant opportunities to support healthier communities now open

Three new grant opportunities are now open to help communities reduce tobacco use and increase physical activity. From Sept. 23-Nov. 18, eligible organizations across Oklahoma can apply for funding to support community efforts that make it easier...

Oklahoma Neighbors Help ‘Lost’ Child, Uncover Abuse Case

Vigilant neighbors recently got involved when a child was seen wandering the streets in Moore, Oklahoma. Soon, however, they realized that something more sinister was going on. Once local police got involved with the case, the case eventually led...

Watch Korn Ferry Tour pro drain 40-footer for birdie to shoot 59 in Oklahoma

Davis Chatfield entered the Compliance Solutions Championship in the ninth position on the Korn Ferry Tour points list. With only the Tour Championship remaining after this week, he’s in a good position to earn PGA Tour status for next year, but...

Lane Johnson’s Season of Strong Mental Health: Students, Help Each Other

With a home game coming up against Denver this weekend, I’ve been thinking about mental health resources here in Philly, and I just learned about something that happened here in 2000. A student named Alison Malmon was finishing her first year at...

Oklahoma providers offer free eye exams as part of annual ‘Giving Sight Day’

Providers across Oklahoma are offering complimentary eye exams to those in need starting this Friday as a part of the Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physicians’ sixth annual Giving Sight Day. Giving Sight Day is the association’s largest...

Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board tables approval of abortion-related emergency rule

The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) Board voted to table the approval of an emergency rule related to Gov. Kevin Stitt’s recent anti-abortion executive order, which asked the agency to take certain actions regarding provider contracting. The...

Kevin West announces for Oklahoma Labor Commissioner

State Representative Kevin West (R-Moore) announced his candidacy to serve Oklahoma statewide as Labor Commissioner in the 2026 election cycle. West, who has represented Oklahoma House District 54 since 2016, has built a strong record of advancing...

Freeman Health System pauses mammography services – again

For the second time in less than a full year, Freeman Health System in Joplin has suspended its mammography services for area women. Freeman suspended mammography services for the first time in November 2024. NewsTalk KZRG reached out to Freeman...

Oklahoma launches Sober October with pledge wall initiative to combat addiction statewide

TULSA, OKLA (KTUL) — A statewide wellness movement, "Sober October," has kicked off in Oklahoma, marked by the unveiling of a pledge wall at the Pittsburg County Courthouse. Community members gathered to sign their names, publicly committing to...

'A new day in Oklahoma': Gov. Kevin Stitt appoints Lindel Fields as new state superintendent

'A new day in Oklahoma': Gov. Kevin Stitt appoints Lindel Fields as new state superintendent The governor also has urged the state legislature to start the process to have the Oklahoma state superintendent to be an appointed position instead of an...

Are Oklahoma lawmakers considering a bill that would require Charlie Kirk statues on every college campus in Oklahoma?

Sign up today for First Watch! Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let Ted Streuli guide you beyond the surface of daily news. Yes. SB 1187, prefiled for the 2026 legislative session, would require every Oklahoma...

‘A total shock’: Ousted Oklahoma Co. Jail CEO breaks silence on problem-plagued facility

Former Oklahoma County Detention Center CEO Paul Timmons says he was blindsided when jail trustees abruptly ended his seven-month tenure in mid-September. In a closed-door meeting, the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority, known as the jail...

New Extension specialist focusing on food and nutrition security

Thursday, October 2, 2025 Media Contact: Trisha Gedon | Sr. Communications Specialist | 405-744-3625 | trisha.gedon@okstate.edu As state residents continue to contend with rising food insecurity and nutrition concerns, Oklahoma State University...

OU Health raises awareness of prostate cancer

OU Health raises awareness of prostate cancer September is prostate cancer awareness month IT IS 912 ON THIS TUESDAY MORNING. AND ABOUT ONE IN EVERY EIGHT MEN WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH PROSTATE CANCER IN SEPTEMBER IS A MONTH DEDICATED TO RAISING...