By John Dobberstein, Editor As police departments have faced retirements, recruitment challenges and in some cases increasing property crimes, some
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Attorney General intervenes in State Farm lawsuit
By J.C. Hallman, Oklahoma Watch On Nov. 25, Oklahoma City attorney Lance Leffel, representing State Farm, set himself up for a rude surprise. “I
‘It made me feel like a sucker’: lawsuits accuse State Farm of billion-dollar hail scheme
By J.C. Hallman, Oklahoma Watch On Oct. 4, 2023, a vicious hail storm battered the Broken Arrow home of Billy and Lacy Hursh. Billy Hursh, 39, a
Broken Arrow unveils $416M list of projects for GO Bond election
Source: City of Broken Arrow The city released its recommended list of projects to fall under 8 propositions for the 2026 “Build Our Future
Broken Arrow may study feasibility of building a municipal airport
By John Dobberstein, Editor At his State of the City speech next week, Broken Arrow City Manager Michael Spurgeon plans to announce he will request
Hearings for Coweta data center delayed again, more details emerge
By John Dobberstein, Editor Beale Infrastructure, the firm proposing a 400-megawatt data center in Coweta, has now asked the city twice to delay
Potential Oligopoly: a deep dive into competition in homeowners insurance
By JC Hallman, Oklahoma Watch As the Oklahoma homeowners insurance market has come under intense pressure, Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready has
Northeastern State University receives $17M gift, largest ever for school
By John Dobberstein, Editor TAHLEQUAH — Northeastern State University announced Monday it received an “unprecedented” $17 million unrestricted
What’s on the horizon at NSU-Broken Arrow as 2025 wraps up
By Dr. Dan Mabery, NSU November is here, bringing a new season and exciting developments for the NSU–Broken Arrow campus community! Beginning in
Master plan emerges for Broken Arrow’s grain silo, Rose District plaza
By John Dobberstein, Editor Voters next spring will get a chance to decide if funding should be allocated to transform the site of the former
Q&A with gubernatorial candidate Charles McCall: ‘I’m going to get it cleaned up’
By John Dobberstein, Editor As the gubernatorial campaign in Oklahoma gets into full swing, the current frontrunner — longtime state lawmaker and
NSU-Broken Arrow to offer freshman and sophomore courses in spring
Source: NSU-BA Northeastern State University will open enrollment to freshman and sophomore students in the spring 2026 semester, university
