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• All lanes reopened after semi-truck fire on I-35

  17-10-2016 13:49 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY – Anyone driving north on I-35 near Hefner Rd. may have experienced a delay Monday morning.
  Officials say a semi-truck caught fire in the northbound lanes of I-35 around 3:45 a.m.
  Firefighters told KFOR crews that the semi-truck’s tires and brakes were on fire and the saddle tank ruptured.
  A hazmat team was called to the scene due to leaking diesel fuel.
  At this time, it is unclear if the driver of the semi was injured.
  Fire officials confirmed the semi-truck and i
  
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• New records reveal even more unexplained five-figure payouts to Ryan Walters’ chief of staff

  23-04-2025 04:02 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — After already uncovering records Monday, News 4 found additional records on Tuesday revealing State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ new chief of staff received yet another extra paycheck worth thousands of dollars, with Oklahoma State Department of Education officials still unwilling to explain why.Last week, News 4 reported that the Oklahoma taxpayers footed the bill for a more than $76,000 final paycheck to the Oklahoma State Department of Education's (OSDE) for
  
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• Former child actress Sophie Nyweide dies at 24

  23-04-2025 02:37 via kfor.com
  
  (KTLA) – Former child actress Sophie Nyweide, who starred in films like "Mammoth" and "An Invisible Sign," has passed away. She was 24 years old.Nyweide's cause of death was not clear Tuesday; her mother told TMZ that autopsy results are still pending.In an online obituary, Nyweide was described as "creative, athletic and wise" person who was beloved by friends and family. Nyweide died April 14, according to the obit.
  The tribute also added that the 24-year-old had been dealing with unspec
  
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• Residents of a Stillwater neighborhood say data center construction is killing their pond

  23-04-2025 01:44 via kfor.com
  
  STILLWATER, Okla. (KFOR) — A Google data center being built in Stillwater is alarming an entire neighborhood nearby.
  Doris Al-Harake is the homeowners association president of Parkview Estates in Stillwater. She said that over a week ago, residents started to notice troubling changes at the pond near the neighborhood's front entrance."The construction across the street, which will be the Stillwater's new Google data center, it killed all of our fish. Like I said, hundreds of fish," said Al
  
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• Police investigating after fatal shooting outside NE OKC motel

  23-04-2025 01:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A homicide investigation is underway in northeast Oklahoma City after a man was found shot to death outside of a motel. “It's pitiful the way they take people's lives like that,” said Claudette McKissick. McKissick said she had been friends with the victim, David Hinds Jr. for years. “I just called him Cowboy. I loved him,” said McKissick. According to the Oklahoma City Police Department, around 11 p.m. on Monday, officers
  
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• Eastbound lanes of I-44 near Luther reopens after rollover crash

  23-04-2025 01:26 via kfor.com
  
  UPDATE @ 7:09 PM
  According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the outside lane of I-44 eastbound near Luther Road has been reopened.ORIGINAL STORYLUTHER, Okla. (KFOR) — The outside lane of I-44 eastbound near Luther Road has been closed due to a rollover injury crash on Tuesday evening.It's currently unclear how many vehicles were involved in the crash and how many people have been injured.No other information is available at this time.
  
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• Eastbound lanes of I-44 near Luther narrowed due to rollover crash

  23-04-2025 01:26 via kfor.com
  
  LUTHER, Okla. (KFOR) — The outside lane of I-44 eastbound near Luther Road has been closed due to a rollover injury crash on Tuesday evening.It's currently unclear how many vehicles were involved in the crash and how many people have been injured.No other information is available at this time.
  
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• 3 arrested after drug-soaked documents sent to jail

  23-04-2025 01:18 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Mail that was allegedly laced with drugs was sent to the Oklahoma County jail earlier this month. Now, officers have made arrests in connection with the case.Agents from the jail showed up at a southeast Oklahoma City home on Tuesday with a warrant for a woman who may have been sending the mail. Investigators said the mail was soaked with fentanyl and meth. Three arrested in connection to Oklahoma County Jail drug smuggling bust"At about 10:00 last night, we heard a
  
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• Judge orders Trump administration to restore Voice of America

  23-04-2025 00:30 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) – A federal judge on Tuesday found the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle Voice of America (VOA) and affiliated news services were likely unlawful, indefinitely blocking the shuttering of the government-funded news outlet and affiliated news services.U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ordered VOA’s parent agency, the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), to restore VOA and other outlets under USAGM’s umbrella and barred the agency from preventing them from s
  
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• Bills aim to tackle teacher shortage, added options for maternity leave for teachers

  23-04-2025 00:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Lawmakers at the Capitol are having conversations about how to address a growing problem across the state. Bills heard in Tuesday’s Senate Education Committee addressed the teacher workforce shortage.House Bill 1485 concerns emergency teacher certifications. The legislation would allow emergency-certified teachers to spend more time in the classroom while working to become certified."Currently, they can only provide a temporary contract for four semesters. This
  
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• Artificial dyes to be phased out of US food supply, RFK Jr. announces

  23-04-2025 00:28 via kfor.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials on Tuesday said they would phase out petroleum-based artificial colors in the nation's food supply, potentially triggering an ingredients overhaul for scores of brightly hued products on American store shelves.The federal Food and Drug Administration will take steps to eliminate the synthetic dyes by the end of 2026, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said at a news conference. The agency will establish a standard and timeline for industry to sw
  
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• Tesla profits fall by 70% amid backlash tied to Musk's role in Trump administration

  23-04-2025 00:26 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Tesla’s first-quarter profits plunged by more than two-thirds amid a backlash against Elon Musk’s electric car company that has hurt sales and sent its stock plunging.The Austin, Texas, company said Tuesday that quarterly profits fell by 70% to to $409 million, or 12 cents a share. That’s far below analyst estimates. Tesla’s revenue fell 9% to $19.3 billion in the January through March period, also below Wall Street’s forecast.The disappointing
  
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• 'Love on the Spectrum' star 'disgusted' with RFK Jr. over autism comments

  23-04-2025 00:25 via kfor.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Department of Human Health Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recent comments regarding autism have caused frustration from some who have the disorder, including Dani Bowman, who appeared in Netflix's "Love on the Spectrum."Bowman told NewsNation she was "disgusted" with Kennedy's comment in a press conference last week that those with autism "will never pay taxes, they’ll never hold a job, they’ll never play baseball, they’ll never write a poem, th
  
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• Gunmen kill at least 20 tourists at Kashmir resort, Indian police say

  23-04-2025 00:22 via kfor.com
  
  SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Gunmen shot dead at least 20 tourists at a resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said Tuesday, in what appeared to be a major shift in the regional conflict in which tourists have largely been spared.Police described the incident as a “terror attack” and blamed militants fighting against Indian rule. “This attack is much larger than anything we’ve seen directed at civilians in recent years,” Omar Abdullah, the region&rsqu
  
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• VIDEO: Man pins down 11-year-old girl he assumed threw eggs at his home

  23-04-2025 00:21 via kfor.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man was arrested for attacking an 11-year-old child, believing she had been throwing eggs at his apartment for the past week, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.Just after noon on Saturday, deputies responded to Allison Park Place apartment complex after receiving reports of the assault.Warning: This video contains graphic content that may disturb some viewers. 
  Marius Mutu, 43, was caught on video pinning the young girl down as she screamed o
  
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• City council approves plan for nature preserve in NE OKC, trail users concerned

  23-04-2025 00:21 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The city gave the green light on Tuesday to develop a nature preserve in northeast Oklahoma City.However, the plan is sparking some concern because of original plans for a trail to run through the property.The Kirkpatrick Family Fund, which purchased the 133 acres to create the Red Ridge Nature Preserve, was seeking new zoning that eliminates the prior agreement for the owner to cooperate in construction of the trail. OKC City Council approved that on Tuesday.&l
  
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• Cardinals set Pope Francis' funeral for Saturday morning, public viewing starts Wednesday

  23-04-2025 00:20 via kfor.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals have taken their first decisions following the death of Pope Francis, setting Saturday as the date for his funeral and allowing ordinary faithful to begin paying their final respects starting Wednesday, when his casket is brought into St. Peter's Basilica.The cardinals met for the first time Tuesday in the Vatican's synod hall to chart the next steps before a conclave begins to choose Francis' successor, as condolences poured in from around the world grieving
  
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• Harvard sues Trump administration

  23-04-2025 00:19 via kfor.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Harvard University announced Monday its suing the Trump administration after the White House froze more than $2 billion worth of funding for the institution.The legal fight comes as the Trump administration tries to crackdown on what it says is activism on college campuses.Other universities have caved to the White House’s demands, but Harvard is now the highest-profile school to push back.In a lawsuit filed Monday, Harvard says the Trump administration’s effor
  
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• Mike Patrick, former ESPN broadcaster and voice of Sunday Night Football, dies at 80

  23-04-2025 00:18 via kfor.com
  
  CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — The City of Clarksburg, West Virgina, has confirmed that longtime play-by-play announcer and Clarksburg native Mike Patrick passed away over the weekend. He was 80.(Credit: WBOY)
  Patrick was born in Clarksburg in 1944 and grew up in the Chestnut Hills neighborhood before attending Washington Irving High School. He later attended George Washington University, where he joined his college radio station, WGRW, after seeing a bulletin board poster on campus.After coll
  
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• Will your student loans be sent to collection? What to know about Education Department changes

  23-04-2025 00:16 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — If you haven’t been making payments on your federal student loans, you could soon find yourself sent to collection with your wages garnished following the return of a Department of Education program. The department announced Monday that it would restart collections in two weeks, on May 5, a process that has been on hold since the start of the COVID pandemic. While the Education Department has warned that defaulted borrowers could be sent to collections, it has offere
  
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• Elementary students release butterflies for Earth Day

  22-04-2025 23:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Today is Earth Day. It's a time to inspire action to save the planet and a day to learn about nature. That's exactly the hands-on learning elementary school students got while watching the butterflies they helped raise take flight."We can't keep the butterflies, we have to release them!" said a student.It was Earth Day at the Outdoor Classroom at Putnam City North. The vibrant wildflowers are maintained by the high school's Eco Club. "We have a perfect garden for the
  
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• Oklahoma measles case count now at 13 after new confirmed case reported

  22-04-2025 22:45 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The measles case count in Oklahoma has risen to 13 according to the latest numbers released on Tuesday by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.OSDH added a new confirmed case to the measles situation update webpage on Tuesday afternoon, bringing the total case count the 13 — 10 confirmed cases and three probable. Sooner Mall, Slaughterville Town Hall named as potential measles exposure sitesThe health department has now separated the unvaccinated and unknown
  
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• Wall Street rallies and recovers Monday's losses as the dollar and US bond market steady

  22-04-2025 22:22 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks jumped in a widespread rally Tuesday, and other U.S. investments steadied a day after falling sharply on worries about President Donald Trump’s trade war and his attacks on the headof the Federal Reserve.
  The S&P 500 climbed 2.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1,016 points, or 2.7%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 2.7%. All three indexes more than made up their big losses from the start of the week.
  The value of the U.S. dollaralso stabilized a
  
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• Who was the oldest pope?

  22-04-2025 22:17 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Pope Francis, whose death was announced Monday, was one of the oldest pontiffs to serve as the head of the Catholic Church.Francis died at the age of 88 amid ongoing health issues, and following a respiratory crisis that necessitated a prolonged hospital stay earlier this year. But his papacy, which was marked by his humble demeaner and compassion for the sick and less fortunate, was not abnormally short by any stretch: At 12 years, his tenure as pope was right about average fo
  
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• Wall Street rallies and recovers Monday's loss as the dollar and US bond markets steady

  22-04-2025 21:21 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are jumping in a widespread rally Tuesday, and other U.S. investments are steadying a day after falling sharply on worries about President Donald Trump’s trade war and his attacks on the head of the Federal Reserve.
  The S&P 500 was up 2.4% in late trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 996 points, or 2.6%, with an hour remaining in trading, and the Nasdaq composite was 2.7% higher. All three indexes more than made up their big losses from the
  
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• Three arrested in connection to Oklahoma County Jail drug smuggling bust

  22-04-2025 19:59 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Three people accused of mailing false documents soaked in fentanyl and meth into the Oklahoma County Detention Center were arrested in southeast Oklahoma City on Tuesday.OCDC investigators say they executed a search warrant at a home near SE 15th Street and Bryant after intercepting a jail phone call on Monday night stating they "had brought everything inside and attempted to barricade" the home.The investigation began back on April 10 after jail officials say they n
  
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• Wall Street rallies and recovers most of Monday's slide as the dollar and US bond market steady

  22-04-2025 19:42 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rallying Tuesday after companies reported fatter profits than expected, and other U.S. investments are also steadying a day after falling sharply on worries about President Donald Trump’s trade war and his attacks on the head of the Federal Reserve.
  The S&P 500 was 1.8% higher in afternoon trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 726 points, or 1.9%, as of 1:38 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 2.2% higher. Every major index r
  
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• MAP: Where are the biggest measles outbreaks in the US right now?

  22-04-2025 19:38 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – A total of 800 measles cases across two dozen states have been confirmed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
  As new cases pop up every week, at least 10 official outbreaks have occurred, according to the CDC. An outbreak is defined as three or more cases of measles that are related.
  The largest known outbreak is in West Texas, where the case count nears 600, according to local health officials.Oklahoma Poison Center cautions about using Vitamin A to treat Meas
  
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• Can you have a stroke without realizing?

  22-04-2025 19:33 via kfor.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Can you have a stroke without knowing? The short answer is yes.They're called silent strokes.Strokes in general occur when a blood vessel carrying oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked or ruptured, causing brain damage. Silent strokes can also cause brain damage but may not show symptoms that are easy to identify.Also called undetected strokes, silent strokes are more common with older age, according to the American Stroke Association, a division of the America
  
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• UPDATE: Stillwater PD identify body found in water at Boomer Lake East

  22-04-2025 18:58 via kfor.com
  
  UPDATE @ 3:27 p.m. - Stillwater officials released the following information on Facebook, "The next of kin has been notified. The victim has been identified as William Whittington, 43, of Stillwater. This case is still open and under investigation by the SPD Criminal Investigations Division pending the report from the Oklahoma State Medical Examiner’s Office. The preliminary investigation does not indicate foul play is involved."No further information has been released at this time.
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