Thank you so much! Appreciate it!
Thank you so much! Appreciate it!
BREAKING:
Ryan Walters has submitted his formal letter of resignation to Governor Stitt., Pro Tem Paxton and Speaker Hilbert.
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BREAKING NEWS!
Oklahoma State Suoerintendent Ryan Walters is resigning.
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#Oklahoma #BreakingNews #RyanWalters #Teacher #Schools #Politics
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JUST IN: Oklahoma State Rep. Ty Burns (R-Morrison) just submitted a letter of resignation, officially resigning his seat pleading guilty to multiple counts of domestic violence.
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ICYMI: A Pennsylvania company is raising eyebrows after raking in more than $5 million from Oklahoma Lottery scratch-offs in a single day this month, sparking questions about how groups of out-of-state players are targeting certain games.
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State Superintendent Ryan Walters about to hold a press conference outside the Oklahoma Governorโs office at 3:30.
Iโm here.
Iโll let you know what happens.
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ICYMI: A charter school run by a private online school system which State Supt. Ryan Walters claims to have partnered OSDE withโis facing a potential state shutdown in Arizona, because of its poor academic performance.
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ICYMI: A critic of Ryan Walters arguesโrushing to decry the merits of Waltersโ controversial announcements can give unearned legitimacy to policies he believes Walters doesnโt have authority to enact, and play directly into his political strategy.
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ICYMI: Supt. Ryan Walters is facing backlash for what critics call an unenforceable political stuntโdemanding schools give all students free lunch, but not giving them any money to pay for it... threatening to strip all their funding if they donโt.
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EXLCUSIVE: We've learned the father of a man who planned an ISIS-style terror attack โ is Blanchard, Okla.'s deputy chief of police.
Documents raise questions over whether the man's parents reported his plans to anyone, after he confessed.
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โชUPDATE: Police say sadly, it appears the man had a medical episode and fell into the canal. โฌ
โชNo foul play suspected.โฌ
โชPolice and medical examiner have left and area is back open. โฌ
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***BREAKING***
Oklahoma City Police tell us they investigating after someone found a body in the Bricktown Canal.
Located at the end of the canal near the Land Run monument.
No other info so far other than itโs an adult male, per OKCFD.
Weโll keep you posted.
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BREAKING: Epic Charter Schools superintendent Bart Banfield has resigned.
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OU CAMPUS, NORMAN GET IN YOUR TORNADO SAFE SPOTS! (5:12 pm) CONFIRMED TORNADO ON THE GROUND!
ICYMI: Although SCOTUS shuttered Oklahomaโs plans for a taxpayer-funded religious school, State Supt. Ryan Walters vows keep the legal fight in favor it, and similar fights, goingโso long as the religion involved meets certain โcriteria.โ
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Learned Iโve been nominated for 4 Heartland Emmysโreporting on Ryan Walters, dark money efforts to oust OK Supreme Court justices, and more. Grateful for the recognition, thankful for incredible photojournalist Isaac Korstjens and the whole News 4 team! Winners announced in July!
Can you forward me the response you received?
Spencer.Humphrey@KFOR.com
That is the GoFundMe Marissa asked us to share. Yes she said it was set up by a friend
NEW: Weeks after ICE agents raided an OKC home and removed a U.S. citizen at gunpoint, weโve uncovered documents disproving DHS claims that the property was owned by a woman indicted for human smuggling at the time of the raid.
Get the facts! โฌ๏ธ
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Spotted a rare sight at the Oklahoma Capitol today.
A non-robotic lawnmower!
If youโd like to โget the factsโ I will have the *actual* facts tonight on @kfor4.bsky.social at 10.
Hey there!
Sorry I have been overwhelmed with messages asking this very thing!
As of right now, the family is not seeking assistance.
I will let you all know if that changes!
I've posted it now! Sorry I go into work at 2 p.m. so that's when I usually post!
ICYMI: A woman says her familyโs fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings โ even though they weren't the suspects the agents were looking for.
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ICYMI: After already uncovering records Monday, we found more records on Tuesday revealing State Supt. Ryan Waltersโ new chief of staff received yet another extra five-figure paycheck, with OSDE officials still unwilling to explain why.
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THENโฆ tomorrow morning, read @oklahomawatch.bsky.socialโs new report detailing new records they foundโshowing *another* out-of-state political consultant has joined OSDEโฆ commanding a near six-figure salary.
Their story goes live tomorrow morning on OklahomaWatch.org!
TONIGHT AT 10โฆ an update on this.
NEW March payroll records released today reveal yet *another* five-figure payout to OSDEโs new chief of staff.
Tune in to @kfor4.bsky.social at 10 for all the details!
ICYMI: The Okla. State Dept. of Ed. was unable to explain to me why it paid Supt. Ryan Waltersโ newly-hired chief of staff nearly $50k his first month on the job, despite a Florida company also listing him as a current full-time employee.
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EXCLUSIVE: How would you like to get paid more than $76,000, just to leave your job?
Turns out, taxpayers did just that for former Okla. Dept. of Education Spokesperson Dan Isett.
Now, lawmakers from both parties want an investigation.
READ โฌ๏ธ
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Also just spoke with House Speaker Kyle Hilbert, who has quite a few thoughts.
Tonight at 10 on @kfor4.bsky.social