Evan Onstot

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Host and Anchor at KOCO-TV (Oklahoma City, OK)

I write & tell stories for a living. Now at @KOCOEvan.

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Sapling of tree that withstood OKC bombing planted at US Capitol

2 weeks ago | koco.com | Evan Onstot

I’M ABIGAIL OGLE. I’M JESSICA SCHAMBACH FROM NEARLY BEING DESTROYED TO BEING A TESTAMENT OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE OKLAHOMA STRONG. A SIMPLE TREE GROWING OUTSIDE THE ALFRED P. MURRAH FEDERAL BUILDING BECAME A SYMBOL OF RESILIENCE AFTER SURVIVING THE TRAGIC OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING NEARLY 30 YEARS AGO. OF COURSE, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OUR SURVIVOR TREE AND TREES GROWN FROM SAPLINGS OF THAT AMERICAN ELM TREE NOW SCATTER ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND TODAY ONE OF THOSE TREES WAS PLANTED AT THE U.S. CAPITOL.
Oklahoma humanities funding cuts threaten local programs and jobs

2 weeks ago | koco.com | Evan Onstot

THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, OR DODGE, MAKING A NEW CUT THAT WILL IMPACT OKLAHOMANS. THIS TIME THEY ARE TARGETING THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES. THEY FUND. THEY PAY FOR EACH STATE’S HUMANITIES COUNCIL. KOCO EVAN ONSTOT IN THE NEWSROOM LOOKING INTO THIS, EVAN, WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND I KNOW THE FIRST QUESTION IS PROBABLY WHAT IS THE OKLAHOMA HUMANITIES COUNCIL? WELL, THEY SHARE FEDERAL GRANT MONEY. THEY ALSO GET OTHER MONEY FROM FROM LOCAL INVESTORS AS WELL.
WATCH: Video released of fire at Oklahoma City reptile warehouse

2 weeks ago | koco.com | Evan Onstot

THE PAIR IS NOW FACING. COMPANY IS COMING IN. REMEMBER, WE DO HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF EXOTIC SNAKES, REPTILES AND JUST ABOUT EVERY OTHER THING IN THIS BUILDING. QUITE THE UNUSUAL CALL FOR OKLAHOMA CITY FIRE CREWS. A BUILDING FILLED WITH HUNDREDS OF REPTILES ON FIRE. AND UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE OWNER, ABBY, THIS WASN’T THE FIRST TIME FLAMES IGNITED IN THE BUILDING. AND MANY SNAKES DIED INSIDE. KOCO EVAN ONSTOT JOINING US NOW LIVE FROM THE NEWSROOM. AND, EVAN, THIS IS ALMOST OUT OF A HORROR MOVIE. IT IS.
Oklahoma to crack down on marijuana industry

3 weeks ago | koco.com | Evan Onstot

NEWS. ELISE, THANK YOU. OKLAHOMA IS ABOUT TO CRACK DOWN ON MARIJUANA. AND LEADERS SAY THINGS ARE ABOUT TO CHANGE FOR THE QUOTE BAD ACTORS TO MAKE THINGS BETTER FOR PEOPLE GETTING PRODUCT THE RIGHT WAY. THE TEXOMA HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA COMPILED A NEW REPORT FILLED WITH THE DATA THEY FOUND ABOUT MARIJUANA USE WITH CHILDREN, WITH ADULTS, MARIJUANA INVESTIGATIONS.
Webbers Falls bridge tragedy sparks catalyst for change across Oklahoma

3 weeks ago | koco.com | Evan Onstot

On May 26, 2002, the Interstate 40 bridge over the Arkansas River at Webbers Falls collapsed into the water after being hit by a barge, killing 14 people and injuring 11 others. "It was an awful day," said Tim Gatz, the current Oklahoma Department of Transportation director who was in his 12th year at ODOT at the time. "It definitely is a day to remember.
MAP: Which Oklahoma counties have highest, lowest measles vaccination rates?

1 month ago | koco.com | Evan Onstot

DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY’RE NOT WORRIED. WELL, GUYS, THE STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS WE SPOKE TO SAID DESPITE THESE TWO CASES, THEY CLAIM THERE IS NO THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH. WE HAVE NOT BEEN TOLD WHERE THESE PATIENTS ARE LOCATED, BUT WE’RE TOLD THAT AS SOON AS THEY KNEW THEY HAD BEEN EXPOSED, THEY TOOK IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO NOT EXPOSE THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASE TO OTHERS. MOST PEOPLE GET THE VACCINE AT ONE YEAR OLD AND THEN A SECOND DOSE WHEN YOU’RE FOUR.
Gov. Kevin Stitt against spending millions on Bibles

1 month ago | koco.com | Evan Onstot

EVAN, THAT REQUEST WOULD COST MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. SPECIFICALLY $3 MILLION TO PUT A BIBLE IN MOST OKLAHOMA PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOMS. SUPERINTENDENT WALTERS HAS PITCHED THIS TO LAWMAKERS AT THE STATE CAPITOL. BUT TODAY, A SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE DEDICATED TO HOW SCHOOLS ARE FUNDED SAYS IT IS NOT RECOMMENDING THAT EXTRA EXPENSE. THE CHAIR OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE, STATE SENATOR ADAM PUGH, SAYS THEY ARE RECOMMENDING SOME OF WALTERS INITIATIVES, BUT NOT THE BIBLES.
Driver charged in 2023 deadly Elk City crash linked to human trafficking operation

1 month ago | koco.com | Evan Onstot

THE CAPITOL. DAKOTA WARWICK KOCO FIVE NEWS. A MAN ALREADY IN JAIL FACING CHARGES RELATED TO A DEADLY OKLAHOMA CRASH, IS NOW BEING TIED BY PROSECUTORS TO A MASSIVE HUMAN TRAFFICKING OPERATION. OUR EVAN ONSTOT JOINING US IN THE NEWSROOM. EVAN, THIS INVOLVED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. RIGHT. FEDERAL PROSECUTORS SAY 20,000 MIGRANTS WERE SMUGGLED OUT OF GUATEMALA, THROUGH MEXICO AND INTO THE UNITED STATES.
Oklahoma Department State Department of Health hit with no-confidence vote

1 month ago | koco.com | Evan Onstot

SAYING THINGS NEED TO CHANGE. I’M TOLD THAT THIS VOTE AND THIS LETTER HAS BEEN BUILDING FOR SOME TIME, BUT THE STATE AGENCY ALREADY RESPONDING TONIGHT, CALLING THE MOVE DISAPPOINTING. HEARTLAND MEDICAL DIRECTION REPRESENTS A THIRD OF EMS AGENCIES IN OKLAHOMA. THINK AMBULANCE AND PARAMEDIC COMPANIES. IN A LETTER TO GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT AND MANY OTHER STATE LEADERS. HEARTLAND SAYS THERE HAS BEEN CONSISTENT MISMANAGEMENT AND A LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY.
Oklahoma lawmaker wants to lock the clock on Standard Time

1 month ago | koco.com | Evan Onstot

6:00, WE WANT TO BRING IN KOCO EVAN ONSTOT EVAN, DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME. A HOT TOPIC TODAY AT OUR STATE CAPITOL. WELL, HOW ABOUT GETTING RID OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME? NOW, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER, LAST YEAR, GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT SIGNED A BILL INTO LAW SAYING THAT OKLAHOMA WOULD HAVE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME PERMANENTLY. WE WOULDN’T BE GETTING RID OF IT. BUT THE PROBLEM IS, WITH THAT BILL LAST YEAR, IT CANNOT GO INTO EFFECT WITHOUT FEDERAL APPROVAL. BUT MAKING STANDARD TIME PERMANENT.

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Evan Onstot @EvanOnstot

4 Apr 19

RT @KOCOMichael: I wore out my camera tonight. Wow. #supercell #okwx #koco5 #StormHour https://t.co/Eo7HjZ7SAw

Evan Onstot @EvanOnstot

2 Apr 19

A reminder that I'm now over at @KOCOEvan. Join me over there! I won't be tweeting from this account anymore (other than these annoying reminders, of course).

Evan Onstot @EvanOnstot

17 Mar 19

I wondered how long it would be until I felt an #earthquake in Oklahoma. Eight days. I'm impressed.