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Tornado-producing storm deals deadly weather to Oklahoma and Texas • Apr. 20, 2025, 6:53 PM ET (AP)
Former President Clinton returns to Oklahoma City 30 years after bombing of federal building • Apr. 19, 2025, 9:46 PM ET (AP)
Oklahoma is back on top in NCAA women's gymnastics after winning third national title in 4 years • Apr. 19, 2025, 6:34 PM ET (AP)
Oklahoma City to mark 30 years since the bombing that killed 168 people and shook America • Apr. 18, 2025, 8:51 AM ET (AP)
Storms kill 7 in the South and Midwest as forecasters warn of catastrophic rains, floods this week • Apr. 3, 2025, 10:13 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As Sooner State
Capital Oklahoma City
Population1 (2020) 3,959,353; (2024 est.) 4,095,393
Governor Kevin Stitt (Republican)
Date Of Admission November 16, 1907
U.S. Senators James Lankford (Republican) • Markwayne Mullin (Republican)
State Nickname Sooner State
State Motto "Labor Omnia Vincit (Labor Conquers All Things)"
State Bird2 scissor-tailed flycatcher • wild turkey
State Flower3 Oklahoma hybrid rose • American mistletoe • Indian blanket
State Song “Oklahoma!”
Seats In U.S. House Of Representatives 5 (of 435)
Time Zone Central (GMT − 6 hours)
Total Area (Sq Km) 181,037
Total Area (Sq Mi) 69,899
1Excluding military abroad.2The wild turkey is the state gamebird.3The Indian blanket is the state wildflower.

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