Oklahoma City, new team pleased with speed of transition (USA Today)
A team nickname and color scheme for Oklahoma City's new NBA team has yet to be announced, no site has been chosen for its permanent practice facility and it's unknown how many team employees might be moving from Seattle.

Military veterans allege mismanagement of little-known retirement colony in Oklahoma (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
WILBURTON, Okla. - Nestled among the lush forests and mountain foothills of rural southeastern Oklahoma is a soldier's utopia, a sleepy enclave where U.S. military veterans can claim their share of the American dream for pennies on the dollar.

Oklahoma jail escapee arrested in Arkansas (The Wichita Eagle)
An inmate who climbed out of a bathroom window at the Grant County jail and fled in a sheriff's department truck has been recaptured in Arkansas, authorities said today. Joshua R. Albright was in custody in Johnson County, Ark., about 60 miles east of the Oklahoma state line, according to Sheriff Roland Hula. Authorities had believed that Albright might be in Kansas, Missouri or Arkansas. ...

Stoops, Oklahoma seek happy ending, postseason glory (USA Today)
This is what passes for distress at Oklahoma:The Sooners, of late, have merely been a football juggernaut from September to early December. The past five seasons have seen them average almost 11 wins. Claim three conference titles. Make four Bowl Championship Series appearances. Thrive by most reasonable standards.

Oklahoma Prosperity Project releases results from economic candidate survey (KSWO Lawton-Wichita Falls)
A voter's guide showing where Oklahoma candidates stand on economic issues was released today by the Oklahoma Prosperity Project of The State Chamber. The survey, which went out in June, is designed to reflect a candidate's positions on questions related to strengthening Oklahoma's business climate, making Oklahoma more competitive in the global market and growing good jobs.