History

Enid and North Enid exist because an 1890s railroad fight over where the town belonged eventually turned into sabotage and a train wreck.

Oklahoma has plenty of things people think they know, but some of those “facts” start falling apart when you actually look into them.

Parts of Oklahoma are still stuck in drought, but history shows we've been through some much drier stretches before.

Oklahoma City has had some incredible basketball players over the past two decades. Here are the 10 Thunder players who left the biggest mark on OKC.

Oklahoma once sent its prisoners to Kansas because the young state didn't have a penitentiary of its own. Then Kate Barnard went to see what was happening to them.

Oklahoma has plenty of ghost stories, but one of the strangest involves a very real highway east of Claremore and a hitchhiking boy who reportedly disappears.

Oklahoma lost the National Finals Rodeo to Las Vegas, but the state's connection to professional rodeo never went away. It may have actually gotten more interesting.

Western Auto, Gibson's, Otasco and TG&Y were once familiar names all across Oklahoma. Remember when these stores were part of everyday life?

The persimmon seeds are calling for snow in Oklahoma again, but this year's weather outlooks make the old folklore a little more interesting.

Oklahoma once drilled one of the deepest wells in the world, hit molten sulfur and earned a terrifying nickname. Now there’s a spaceport nearby.

Eyewitnesses said airplanes dropped bombs over Greenwood during the Tulsa Race Massacre. But did it really happen? The historical record is surprisingly complicated.

Oklahoma has plenty of famous foods, but some of our best dishes don't get nearly enough attention outside the state.