Oklahoma City

Mike Schuster has the disease, glioblastoma, that killed Sen. John McCain. He has lived with the disease for three years, longer than most, and has recently decided to try an experimental drug developed right here in Oklahoma.

OKC's Riversport Rapids surprised and impressed many at the second annual Outdoor Retail show

The number of people put in jail in Oklahoma City for municipal charges has dropped more than 40 percent since 2015, Police Chief Bill Citty said.

And the number of days that detainees spent in jail declined even more, nearly 55 percent for the same period. The result is a significant economic savings to the city, Citty said.

“A lot of it’s just common sense policing and adjusting our judicial processes,” Citty said. “If you’re keeping people in jail, you’re not improving anything, especially if it’s because they can’t afford to pay and post bail.”

The Oklahoma City Council on Tuesday awarded a $168.2 million construction contract to Flintco LLC to build MAPS 3 convention center. Financed by the voter-approved, 1-cent MAPS 3 sales tax, the convention center is to open debt-free by June 2020.

Amazon is putting a fulfillment center in OKC. This fulfillment center will create 1500+ jobs (including 50+ managerial jobs) and should be up and running by the end of 2019.

Oklahoma will be voting on State Question 788 (usage of medical marijuana) on June 26. An official opposition group has risen up, urging voters to vote "No" due to vague wording on the bill.

Oklahoma City Councilwoman Meg Salyer and children’s author Brenda Maier are challenging OKCPS students through ReadOKC to read 1 million books this summer.