A powerful tornado in Oklahoma ripped roofs off buildings, destroyed homes, knocked down utility poles and forced an Air Force base to close.

NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Level 4 out of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms over southeastern Oklahoma due to increasing confidence in baseball-sized hail and strong tornadoes developing Saturday afternoon.

The Golden Gloves Regionals were held in Oklahoma for the first time at Langston University. This is something local coach and owner of Sims Boxing Academy, Lavell Sims, has been working to do for quite some time. Sims says boxing matches between the two states have always been held in Kansas.

Officials say a powerful tornado that barreled through Oklahoma damaged about 40 homes in one county and sent emergency crews door-to-door in a hard hit neighborhood

After having just two players selected in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Oklahoma Sooners well exceeded that number in the 2026 NFL Draft. Last year, only linebacker Danny Stutsman (112th overall to the New Orleans Saints) and defensive back Billy Bowman Jr.

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