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Oklahoma pop museum gets support from stars but lacks go-ahead from Legislature

May 07, 2013 Oklahoma lawmakers would have to authorize a $42.5 million bond issue this year in order for the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture to open in 2017 in Tulsa, the director of the state's historical society says. Read More

Miranda Lambert wins a leading 4 trophies at the ACM Awards

April 08, 2013 Thompson Square earns vocal duo of the year for the second straight year. Read More

Garth Brooks and George Strait to play tribute to Dick Clark at ACM Awards

April 05, 2013 Garth Brooks and George Straight will perform a tribute to Dick Clark, who died April 18. Clark began producing the ACM Awards in 1979 and helped introduce audiences all over America to country music's most talented artists. Read More

Best Valentine's day films and songs

February 12, 2013 Staying in on Valentine's Day? A movie and music list to warm hearts Read More

Man walking on I-40 killed in Canadian County October 12, 2012 The highway was closed about 5:15 a.m. at Garth Brooks Boulevard. Read More

Two die in separate accidents on Oklahoma roads July 22, 2012 Charles Frederick Allen, 65 of Oklahoma City, and Johnny Lanor McGinnis, 40 of Bristow, died in separate accidents, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported. Read More

Oklahoma folk icon Woody Guthrie would've celebrated his 100th birthday Saturday

July 14, 2012 At the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival in his hometown of Okemah, musicians, fans and relatives of the Oklahoma icon reflect on the lasting legacy of the famed folk troubadour, who would have turned 100 on Saturday. Read More

Oh, say, who will sing before the Thunder's NBA Finals games?

June 11, 2012 The Oklahoma City Thunder's front office won't reveal what entertainers will sing the national anthem before the upcoming home games, but belters who have performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” for OKC's NBA team call the opportunity a big honor. Read More

Stillwater is an Oklahoma town for all ages

June 02, 2012 WONDERtorium is a new children's museum in Stillwater Read More

Man injured in Canadian County pursuit December 24, 2011 YUKON — A high speed pursuit in Yukon, OK, left one man critically injured Saturday, Canadian County Sherriff Randall Edwards said. Read More

Norman artist returns to roots

Hadly brings whimsical word-art play to MAINSITE exhibition

November 11, 2011 An artist and song writer who hasn’t shown his visual art work in Norman for many years returns to his roots — all of them — in a delightful show at MAINSITE Contemporary Art gallery, 122 E Main. The artist is John Hadley, an art professor at the University of Oklahoma from 1965 to 1987 who left academia to... Read More

Chisholm Trail Crawfish Festival set for June 4-5 in Yukon May 02, 2011 The annual event will be at the Kirkpatrick Family Farm, 1001 Garth Brooks Blvd. from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 4, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 5. Admission is free. It will feature a variety of activities, displays and presentations, as well as food and fun for the entire family. There will be food... Read More

Garth Brooks to play benefit for Nashville flood October 28, 2010 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) â€” County music stars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood said Thursday they will play a concert in December to benefit flood relief in middle Tennessee. Read More

Primo's d'Italia — the key is made-from-scratch food

March 25, 2010 YUKON — After 20 years working in other people's restaurants, mostly of the Italian variety, Jeff Havern decided it was time to come home and open his own. Havern, who's worked from Providence, R.I., to Denver, returned to his Canadian County roots and opened Primo's d'Italia at Interstate 40 and Garth Brooks... Read More

Garth Brooks files suit against Yukon hospital

December 16, 2009 Country music superstar and Oklahoma native Garth Brooks is suing a hospital in the town he was raised, claiming breach of contract, sources report. Brooks made an anonymous donation of $500,000 to Integris Canadian Valley Regional hospital in Yukon about four years ago, reports Oklahoma City FOX programming... Read More

Garth's still got it: Brooks' Vegas shows sell out October 26, 2009 LAS VEGAS (AP) — Garth Brooks mused that the public may have moved on when he announced he was coming out of retirement. Was he ever wrong. Tickets for Brooks' first 20 shows at the Wynn Las Vegas resort sold out in less than five hours. The resort said Saturday it reached maximum capacity for callers at... Read More

Garth Brooks may be coming out of retirement

October 14, 2009 Country music superstar and Oklahoma native Garth Brooks might be coming out of retirement. Celebrity columnist Robin Leach says in his blog that Brooks will become the resident artist at the Encore/Wynn Theater in Las Vegas. On his blog, Leach says, "It now looks definite after weeks of rumors and speculation... Read More

Bites: Cajun food for Fat Tuesday February 18, 2009 Come Fat Tuesday, you’ll be yearning for red beans and rice. Crawfish etouffee, barbecue shrimp, blackened anything and gumbo. Well, you’re in luck because it’s not that hard to find in the city. Pearl’s Oyster Bar This place has been serving up some of the best in Cajun and Creole cuisine since Mary... Read More

Notes & Quotes: from the LOOKatOKC blog December 24, 2008 Should old acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind, let’s tip a cup to 2008. This year brought Oklahoma City an NBA franchise. Who cares that it’s the worst in the league. May the Thunder roll long after Garth Brooks is playing in Branson. With the holidays comes bowl season and both OU and OSU are... Read More

Discover Oklahoma: Great performers have state roots June 11, 2006 Oklahoma has a propensity for producing great musicians and performers. Follow the roots of today's biggest names in music, and they point to Oklahoma. Boasting the likes of Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith, Ronnie Dunn, Kristin Chenoweth, Reba McEntire, Garth Brooks and Vince Gill, our roster of homegrown megastars... Read More