Stillwater

A sharp increase in pet ownership during COVID-19 has contributed to an exodus of vets from the farm sector as they opt for better paying and less dangerous "companion" animal practices.

Former Oklahoma State University President and GOP state Senator Jim Halligan died Tuesday in Stillwater at the age of 86.

A high-tech, rare metals company announced it will invest $100 million in a new Stillwater plant.

Before desegregation in the mid 1950s, Oklahoma had nearly 100 schools educating Black students, but most of the buildings have disappeared. Now, a group of Oklahoma State University students is working to document the history of Stillwater’s Washington School, and possibly pave the way for the building's future.

A former Stillwater Public Schools employee is facing felony embezzlement charges. The former administrative assistant is accused of stealing more than $200,000 over the course of six years.

State schools superintendent and Democratic candidate for Governor Joy Hofmeister is asking for the Attorney General's formal guidance on who can use which restroom in public schools.

Stillwater Public Schools is asking for state intervention in a controversy surrounding transgender students using the restroom.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses the 2022 election season officially getting underway, a Republican candidate for State Superintendent criticizing Stillwater Public Schools for its bathroom policy and a new organization calling on candidates to sign an anti-corruption pledge.

An Oklahoma lawmaker accused Stillwater Public Schools librarians of withholding a student’s library checkout history from their parents. The accusation came as she pushed for a bill guaranteeing parents’ rights to inspect their child’s library records.

Voters in 65 of Oklahoma's 77 counties took to the polls Tuesday to decide on mayoral, city council and school board races, and bond and sales tax propositions.