Amid calls by Gov. Kevin Stitt, Democratic legislative leaders and the chairwoman of the Oklahoma Republican Party that he relinquish his House District 35 seat, Rep. Ty Burns announced his resignation today, two days after he pleaded guilty to three misdemeanors for domestic abuse and assault. Burns, a decorated military veteran who was first elected […] The post Rep. Ty Burns resigning 48 hours after guilty pleas appeared first on NonDoc.| NonDoc
Accused of trying to “gouge” his wife’s eye out on Thanksgiving 2024 and of running his wife’s former mother-in-law and their teenage daughter off the road in April, Oklahoma House Rep. Ty Burns pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of domestic abuse and two misdemeanor counts of assault today in Pawnee County District Court. Oklahoma […] The post ‘Serious charges’: Rep. Ty Burns pleads guilty to domestic abuse, assault involving family members appeared first on NonDoc.| NonDoc
Nearly two months after the Department of Public Safety announced plans to shift “primary call responsibility” from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol to local police agencies along interstates in the state’s metro areas, Attorney General Gentner Drummond released an official opinion today that DPS has no authority to “abandon” any part of Oklahoma’s interstates. According to […] The post Drummond opinion wrecks OHP plan to transfer ‘primary’ call authority to metro police appeared...| NonDoc
Oklahoma County District Judge Heather Coyle recused herself from the pending murder trial of Richard Glossip on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025.| NonDoc
In July 2025, Kay County Commissioner Shane Jones was indicted for the theft of Newkirk Public Schools board member Jeff Schieber's cattle.| NonDoc
Several high-profile Supreme Court rulings from an unusually active court are set to have an impact on Oklahoma at the state level.| NonDoc
Attorney General Gentner Drummond appointed the Oklahoma District Attorneys Council’s assistant executive director as a special assistant prosecutor in the Richard Glossip case, raising eyebrows in legal circles and prompting criticism from supporters of the former death row prisoner.| Oklahoma Watch
Oklahomans should be thankful that our legislators are investing significant funds in school safety.| Oklahoma Voice