'So many problems': After reporting to FBI, John Chancey resigns as Horse Racing Commission director
Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission executive director John Chancey resigned following a Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2025, meeting at Remington Park.| NonDoc
n 2023 and 2024, the American Dialect Society and the Macquarie Dictionary selected “enshittification” as their respective “word of the year.” The more-than-vaguely-vulgar-sounding word — and make no mistake, it IS an actual word as outlined by Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com — has a strong definition: when products and services decline in quality over time, or […] The post HH: A broken foot, a grumpy cat and the enshittification of college football appeared first on NonDoc.| NonDoc
Principal Chief David Hill signed an executive order Aug. 28 requiring the Muscogee Nation Citizenship Office to “not issue citizenship cards or any form of membership identification cards” to Freedmen applicants until the nation reviews and amends its laws and regulations to comply with a Muscogee Nation Supreme Court order. That court order, issued in […] The post Hill order means Freedmen unlikely to vote in 2025 Muscogee Nation elections appeared first on NonDoc.| NonDoc
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
The Muscogee National Council indefinitely postponed consideration of a resolution that would have sided with the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in a dispute with the Cherokee Nation over land rights within the affirmed Cherokee Reservation. Sponsored by Muscogee Reps. Dode Barnett and Patrick Freeman Jr., the resolution would have called “upon the (U.S.) […] The post After Cherokee Nation, UKB chiefs speak, Muscogee Council shelves resolution about their dispute appeared first...| 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
Despite a year’s worth of conversations about options to end its overcrowding issues, the Comanche County Detention Center still has more detainees than beds, a problem exacerbated by reforms passed this year by the Oklahoma Legislature that reduced the jail’s legal capacity from 283 people to 240. However, contracts with other counties have allowed officials […] The post Despite inspection progress, Comanche County still seeks ‘long-term solution’ for jail capacity appeared first o...| 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
(Editor’s note: This story includes graphic descriptions of a traffic stop and a photo showing blood on the road. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion, linked in the article below, includes several additional graphic photos that should be viewed with caution.) While a Wagoner County initiative petition failed to gather enough signatures to convene […] The post 10th Circuit: Wagoner County officers potentially liable in death of Jeffrey Krueger appeared first on NonDoc.| NonDoc
RENTIESVILLE — The 35th annual Dusk ‘Til Dawn Blues Festival returns this weekend at the Down Home Blues Club, but this year’s three days of celebration in one of Oklahoma’s original all-Black towns will be somewhat somber as musicians and music lovers mourn the woman who made it all possible: Selby Minner. “It’s just not […] The post ‘Preserve this history’: Dusk ‘Til Dawn festival plays on after Selby Minner murder appeared first on NonDoc.| NonDoc
Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission executive director John Chancey resigned following a Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2025, meeting at Remington Park.| NonDoc
Monthly Archives: August 2025| NonDoc
Oklahoma County's new jail funding package is close to being considered for public review, and a vote could be called for early next year.| NonDoc
The Oklahoma Ethics Commission ruled Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, that state officials may use campaign funds to pay for security measures| 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
The Edmond City Council approved plans for a UCO campus corner, Liberty Park and a new 7 Brew during its Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, meeting.| 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
New Seminole Nation leaders are on deck after voters chose chief change for the third straight cycle. Review that and other tribal affairs.| NonDoc
Explore Enid through the eyes of two NonDoc News Ambassadors in this Q&A featuring community insights and a look toward the future.| NonDoc
With a 1985 Jackie Chan film causing a kerfuffle at the Oklahoma State Department of Education, Ryan Walters is keeping his head on a swivel.| NonDoc
Oklahomans should support Puerto Rican sovereignty instead of statehood, writes a San Juan resident in response to a recent NonDoc commentary.| NonDoc
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Despite recent increases, Sen. Regina Goodwin and Sen. Nikki Nice still see continued state funding disparities facing Langston University.| NonDoc
In this roundup, read about new funding to address spiking OKC water line breaks, Superintendent Ryan Walters' latest legal victory and more.| NonDoc
Monthly Archives: April 2025| NonDoc
Four candidates are challenging incumbent Seminole Nation Assistant Chief Brian Palmer in a July 12, 2025, election.| NonDoc
Five candidates, including a political newcomer, are challenging incumbent Seminole Nation Chief Lewis Johnson in a July 12, 2025, election.| NonDoc
The Oklahoma City Thunder kept it rolling all year long on their way to the 2024-2025 NBA Championship and a sweet parade.| NonDoc
Trace Cole Sherrill of Durant and Steven Stice of Norman will join the Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission after winning the OBA election.| NonDoc
The Muscogee Nation and City of Tulsa released an agreement to settle a jurisdictional lawsuit regarding the prosecution of tribal citizens.| NonDoc
NonDoc's Andrea Hancock shares her experience at the 2025 Oklahoma City Thunder parade celebrating the team's first NBA championship.| NonDoc
Gov. Kevin Stitt and Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols are clashing over the Muscogee-Tulsa settlement agreement set to be revealed June 25, 2025.| NonDoc
An Edmond Walmart proposal was again denied by the planning commission June 17, 2025, after multiple years of litigation in Oklahoma courts| NonDoc
With Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission members recorded at cockfights in McIntosh County, questions about how "shady" Shady Grove is persist.| NonDoc
Monthly Archives: June 2025| NonDoc
Find the latest updates in Stitt v. Drummond, controversial education cases and more in this legal roundup from June 2025.| NonDoc
A Muscogee Nation and the City of Tulsa settlement agreement over criminal jurisdiction is inching toward approval in June 2025.| NonDoc
Rep. Tammy Townley has agreed to pay a fine for failing to report flights booked through a credit originally obtained from campaign funds.| NonDoc
Videos from 2025 allegedly show leaders of the Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission, Anthony DeVore and Blake Pearce, attending illegal cockfights.| NonDoc
On May 14, 2025, Gov. Kevin Stitt revealed an FY 2026 budget deal compromise impacting the state's required number of school days policy.| NonDoc
The University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University have "different" tuition tactics. OU is increasing tuition in FY 2026. OSU is not.| NonDoc
The OKC Thunder blood pressure effect was in full force for Game 4 of the 2025 NBA Finals, raising heart rates and readings across Oklahoma.| NonDoc
On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court held chapters of Catholic Charities are religious entities eligible for tax-exempt status.| NonDoc
Oklahoma's Ethics Commission voted in June 2025 to prosecute Rep. Ajay Pittman for noncompliance with a campaign finance violation settlement| NonDoc
Jurors convicted Charles Bishop of obstruction June 11, 2025, for an odd 2023 incident in the Canadian County Sheriff's Office lobby.| NonDoc
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Brad Carson announced he would leave the presidency of the University of Tulsa effective May 31, 2025, to lead an AI organization.| NonDoc
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Oklahoma newspapers and magazines can now republish NonDoc's content in their print editions thanks to a new distribution program.| NonDoc
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State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced his request for a block grant, vastly increasing state control of federal funds.| NonDoc
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The 2025 April Fools' Day elections included several local school board elections and school bond proposals across Oklahoma.| NonDoc
The Judicial Nominating Commission announced Donna Dirickson, Jon Parsley and Travis Jett as Oklahoma Supreme Court nominees March 12, 2025.| NonDoc
The Edmond City Charter's property ownership requirement to hold public office would likely be found "invalid" by a court, an AG letter says.| NonDoc
In Norman Ward 1, three candidates are competing for a seat on the City Council dais. The election will take place Feb. 11, 2025.| NonDoc
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Feb. 4, 2025, a state sex offender registry residency requirement for parks is constitutional retroactively.| NonDoc
Amid rumors of employee unrest, OSBI Commission names deputy director Steven Carter interim director to succeed Aungela Spurlock.| NonDoc
OKCPS chairperson candidates Jan Barrick, Paula Lewis and Niah Springs participated in a Jan. 28, 2025, debate ahead of the Feb. 11 election.| NonDoc
After years of declining teacher retention and recruitment rates, Oklahoma incentive programs have positively impacted teacher shortages.| NonDoc
Millwood Public Schools board member Marvin Provo will face two challengers, Andre Coleman and Danta Robinson, in the Feb. 11 primary.| NonDoc
All four Edmond mayor candidates took the stage for NonDoc's Mayoral Matchup, but only three remained by the event's end.| NonDoc
