Oklahoma News

Aggregated Oklahoma News Articles

• Can Penn State upset Ohio State? What to know for Week 9
  
  We preview the weekend's biggest Big Ten battle. Plus, can Oklahoma State keep rolling?
  ESPN.  Fri, 30 Oct 2020 22:48:56 EST.
• How Oklahoma State's defense made it the Big 12's best CFP hope
  
  The Cowboys have surged and are the Big 12's lone unbeaten team.
  ESPN.  Fri, 30 Oct 2020 22:48:56 EST.
• Four-year-old twin girls dress up as Donald Trump and Joe Biden for Halloween
  
  Adrea Garza, 36, from Edmond, Oklahoma, dressed up her twins Koti and Haven as the presidential nominees in a viral TikTok video.
  Daily Mail.  Sat, 31 Oct 2020 00:05:15 GMT.
• Resident shoots, kills alleged burglar in Oklahoma, police say
  
  According to police, during the confrontation, the accused burglar was shot and killed by the occupant of the home.
  KETV - Omaha, Nebraska.  Thu, 29 Oct 2020 16:23:00 GMT.
• 'Survivor Tree' that endured 1995 Oklahoma City bombing damaged by recent ice storm
  
  The Survivor Tree, a symbol of resilience that survived the Oklahoma City bombing, fell victim to a recent ice storm that hit the city.
  KETV - Omaha, Nebraska.  Wed, 28 Oct 2020 01:58:00 GMT.
• USS Oklahoma sailor killed at Pearl Harbor laid to rest in Tennessee
  
  USS Oklahoma sailor Warren Crim, who was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, has been laid to rest in his Tennessee hometown.
  James Rogers.  Fox News.  Tue, 27 Oct 2020 12:52:15 GMT.
• Critical fire danger continues for California, ice storm warnings for Oklahoma, Texas
  
  Gusty winds will continue through Tuesday in California as Red Flag Warnings and High Wind Warnings have been posted.
  ABC News.  Tue, 27 Oct 2020 07:16:01 -0400.
• Kansas father arrested, 2 daughters safe after 2 boys found dead: reports
  
  A Kansas man traveling with two daughters was located and taken into custody in Oklahoma on Saturday after the girls were reported missing from their Leavenworth, Kan., home.
  Dom Calicchio.  Fox News.  Sun, 25 Oct 2020 08:07:56 GMT.
• Mass Grave Unearthed in Tulsa During Search for Massacre Victims
  
  An excavation found 11 coffins in Oaklawn Cemetery, but painstaking work will be required to identify whether the remains are from Black victims of the 1921 race massacre.
  Ben Fenwick.  New York Times.  Thu, 22 Oct 2020 02:55:01 +0000.
• Remains found in search for 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre victims
  
  The massacre left an estimated 300 mostly Black Tulsa residents dead and 800 more wounded.
  Ap.  ABC News.  Wed, 21 Oct 2020 21:42:15 +0000.
• Human remains found at site linked to Tulsa Race Massacre
  
  At least one set of remains will be analyzed for evidence they belong to a victim of the 1921 attack on Tulsa's "Black Wall Street."
  CBS News.  Wed, 21 Oct 2020 09:40:25 -0400.
• Human remains were found by researchers in a dig searching for victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre
  
  An estimated 150 to 300 people, who were mostly Black, were killed in the Tulsa Race Massacre, which occurred from May 31, 1921 to June 1, 1921.
  Yahoo.  Tue, 20 Oct 2020 22:56:22 -0400.

Oklahoma Population Trends and Information Resources

In 2008, the estimated population of Oklahoma was 3,642,361, whereas in 2006, the population of Oklahoma was about 3,568,132.  For detailed, up-to-date information about Oklahoma's demographics, visit the U.S. Census Bureau's QuickFacts about Oklahoma web page.  For maps of Oklahoma, visit this Oklahoma Map website.

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