Kilee Thomas

2 days ago | koco.com | Kilee Thomas

THRIVE POINT ACADEMY OF OKLAHOMA WILL HELP. NOT EVERY STUDENT THRIVES IN A TRADITIONAL SCHOOL SETTING. NOW, A NEW VIRTUAL ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL IS COMING TO OKLAHOMA TO HELP STUDENTS WHO HAVE FALLEN BEHIND. WHEN YOU THINK OF ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION, THINK OF THE THINK OF THE TEENAGE MOM WHO HAS A LITTLE WHO HAS A LITTLE ONE AND YET IS STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL. THINK ABOUT THE KID WHO MIGHT HAVE SOME EMOTIONAL ISSUES OR SOME SENSORY ISSUES.

2 days ago | koco.com | Kilee Thomas

YEAH. ON NOVEMBER 3RD. THIS NEIGHBORHOOD OFF TRIPLE X WAS WOKEN UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO A TORNADO. NOW, SIX MONTHS LATER, YOU CAN SEE FAMILIES ARE STILL REPAIRING THEIR HOMES. HOMES SCATTERED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA COUNTY ARE STILL RECOVERING FROM NOVEMBER’S TORNADO OUTBREAK. SIX MONTHS HAVE PASSED AND FAMILIES CONTINUE TO PICK UP THE PIECES IN HARRAH, THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OPENED UP AN OUTREACH CENTER INSIDE THE HARRAH CHURCH A LITTLE MORE THAN A MONTH AGO.

3 days ago | koco.com | Kilee Thomas

THEY’VE BEEN WAITING FOR. THE WHOLE IDEA, THE WHOLE GRIPE ON MY, PARTICULARLY ON MY SIDE, IS WHAT WE WERE DOING, WAS WAREHOUSING PEOPLE. WE WEREN’T GIVING THEM THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEEDED TO WORK THEMSELVES OUT OF THE PROBLEM. THE CITY OF NORMAN IS INVESTING IN A NEW PLAN TO SOLVE ITS HOMELESSNESS PROBLEM, AND IT INVOLVES THIS BUS. IT IS A OPPORTUNITY FOR AN ALTERNATIVE TO PANHANDLING, AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT TO RESOURCES, TO GET ASSISTANCE, OBTAINING GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT. IT’S CALLED A BETTER WAY.

3 days ago | koco.com | Kilee Thomas

A lawsuit over conditions in a local state prison can move forward thanks to a ruling from a federal judge. >> Download the KOCO 5 App | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channelThe lawsuit claims several inmates were kept in small showers for days with no bathroom breaks or sufficient food or water at the Great Plains Correctional Center in Hinton. A federal judge denied the DOC's request to dismiss the lawsuit. State Rep.

1 week ago | koco.com | Kilee Thomas

TODAY? THAT’S RIGHT. AND AT FIRST GLANCE, THIS HOME LOOKS LIKE ANY OTHER. BUT IT’S THE DETAILS THAT MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. LIKE THIS EXTRA LARGE COVERED PARKING THAT MAKES THIS HOUSE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE. MOST HOMES TRADITIONAL HOMES AREN’T BUILT FOR SOMEBODY WHO LIVES IN A WHEELCHAIR, BUT BETHANY CHILDREN’S HEALTH CENTER IS CHANGING THAT. WE HAD SOME EMPTY LOTS AND WE THOUGHT, WHY DON’T WE JUST START ONE AND LET’S SEE WHERE IT GOES?