Oklahoma
Oklahoma sues company over failed campaign finance website
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OKC police arrest man in Capitol vandalism
Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troopers and OKC police arrested a man relation to vandalism that occurred at the Oklahoma State Capitol earlier in January.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Oklahoma is suing the company that state officials blame for the failed launch of a new campaign finance website.
RFD & Associates, Inc. did not complete a working site, even after the Oklahoma Ethics Commission repeatedly extended deadlines, according to the suit filed by Attorney General Gentner Drummond.
The website, dubbed Guardian 2.0, was supposed to allow Oklahomans to monitor donations to candidates seeking public office. Delays tied to its launch left Oklahoma without a campaign finance site for three months as the 2026 election season got underway.
The state is seeking in excess of $800,000 to recoup the costs of the project, according to the suit, which was filed in Oklahoma County District Court.
Drummond contended that RFD failed to meet six of seven contractual milestones, on top of failing to produce the site.
“Timely and reliable reporting systems are essential to transparency and public trust in our elections,” Drummond said in a statement. “RFD & Associates, Inc. failed to deliver the system it promised, despite repeated opportunities to correct course and must now be held accountable.”
RFD & Associates did not respond to a request for comment about the suit or the state’s claims by publication.
The state had allocated $2.2 million to the new website project, and had spent a total of $960,000 on the site, Commission Executive Director Lee Anne Bruce Boone said at a recent budget meeting. The money that the Ethics Commission had not yet spent is in a revolving fund.
After officially deciding to scrap Guardian 2.0, state officials struck a three-year deal with Civix, the government software provider that built and maintained the original campaign finance site.
The contract will be for $217,000. Bruce Boone said there is a possibility the state will be able to renew the contract after three years.
OKLAHOMA CITY (KSWO) – The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture is taking proactive steps to prevent the spread of New World Screwworm into Oklahoma.
The Department issued new animal movement restrictions today.
Anyone transporting livestock into Oklahoma from an “infested zone” must get a permit from the State Veterinarians Office.
They must also have a CVI that states the animals have all been individually inspected and found free of the worm.
The Department says no confirmed cases of Screwworm have been reported in Oklahoma but they are working with the USDA to monitor the pest’s spread.
Copyright 2026 KSWO. All rights reserved.
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) — Crime Stoppers of Southwest Oklahoma is set to host a Dice Run fundraiser on Saturday.
Registration will begin at 9 a.m. with the first bike out set for 9:30 a.m.
The ride will begin at Diamondback Harley-Davidson in Lawton and head to the first stop at Kochendorfer Brewery in Duncan. Riders will then head to Cotton Blossom Winery in Marlow, then Rising Eagle Brewery in Elgin, to Bootleggers in Medicine Park and back to Diamondback Harley-Davidson.
The last bike in is set for 2 p.m.
The cost to participate is $20 per bike with an extra $10 for additional riders or passengers.
The event will also feature cash and door prizes, a raffle, food trucks and live music.
Copyright 2026 KSWO. All rights reserved.
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A man is dead following a fire late Wednesday afternoon at a northwest Oklahoma City apartment complex.
According to the Oklahoma City Fire Department, just after 4 p.m., firefighters responded to reports of a fire involving a second-story window air conditioning unit at an apartment complex in the 8300 block of Northwest 10th Street.
When fire crews arrived to the scene, smoke and flames were seen coming from the complex and they quickly started tackling the fire.
Firefighters conducted a search of the second-floor apartment where the fire originated and found an adult male inside.
The man was removed from the structure in critical condition and transported to an area hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.
No other units were damaged as a result of the fire, and no other injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
-
Business1 minute ago
AI is cutting hours of office work, but also creating a new kind of busywork
-
Entertainment4 minutes agoReview: ‘The Little Sister’ finds a young Muslim woman taking risks to show her true self
-
Lifestyle9 minutes agoL.A. Affairs: Dating an L.A. braggart taught me a lesson in positive self-talk
-
Politics16 minutes agoHouse Democrats ask new ICE director to roll back policy limiting oversight visits
-
Science19 minutes agoWarning of cuts to medical services, L.A. health officials ask state for emergency funds
-
Sports24 minutes agoCommentary: Cameron Brink is trying to navigate a fouled-up situation
-
World34 minutes agoNigeria killed more than 13,000 ‘terrorists’ in past year, president says
-
News1 hour agoWhich billionaire said they learned a ‘significant lesson’ this week? The quiz knows
