Red Dirt Ruckus

Cookie from the Cincinnati Zoo is an oldie but a goodie. (Tickling and hilarious penguin giggling starts after 1 minute.)

Do you see this otter? This is me. In March, I did the Rock’n'Roll Half Marathon in Dallas.

So somebody is either a brilliant criminal mastermind or someone who’s about to grow a third arm.

The state Department of Environmental Quality issued a notice today that 32 state lakes have enough mercury that people shouldn’t eat an unlimited amount of fish from those lakes.

A Georgia-based group is bringing 60,000 jars of peanut butter to those affected in the Moore and Shawnee areas.

With severe weather on the way again today, many of us will be tracking weather news online and on television.

Oh God. The more I watch this, the funnier it is.

May is Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month. Let’s celebrate with facts from the U.S. Census! 18.2 million: The estimated number of U.S. residents in 2011 who were Asian, either alone or in combination with one or more additional races. 5.8 million: The Asian alone or in combination...

Hooray for the old folks! The U.S. Census sent out some fun facts in honor of Older Americans Month. 41.4 million: The number of people who were 65 and older in the United States on July 1, 2011, up from 40.3 million on April 1, 2010 (Census Day). In 2011, this group accounted for 13.3 ...

Whenever I run, I like to be as incognito as possible. We’re talking border-line ninja. I think my goal is to blend in as much as possible so nobody will notice the super-slow girl bringing up the rear. So my running attire for races is pretty standard: black shirt, black pants, white socks. No...

The state Education Department released survey data Thursday that showed how many high school seniors still needed to pass state-mandated end-of-instruction exams to graduate this year. (You can read a bunch of stuff about it in The Oklahoman on Friday.) I sorted the data out by county so you can...

Just in case you are on the Oklahoma State University campus Saturday and wonder what’s up with the bajillion people wearing fake mustaches, this is what’s up: (STILLWATER, Okla. April 15, 2013) – High school juniors and their families will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for...

In case you were wondering, this is happening: Flirt.com, an online dating site for the romantically adventurous, has looked at the Top 25 Liberal U.S. Cities and the Top 25 Conservative U.S. Cities [note: full list included at end of this release]. The Bar Area Center for Voting Research, a...