Within hours of the announced retirement of Oklahoma County Sheriff John Whetsel, a few people threw their names into the hat to run for his seat.

Oklahoma County Sheriff John Whetsel is retiring just about three months after winning re-election representative Mike Christian is now back in the race.

Oklahoma County Sheriff John Whetsel said in an email to his staff that he will retire at 5 p.m. on March 1. 

Oklahoma County Commissioners have voted, and Sheriff John Whetsel will keep his job for now, pending a continued investigation into a controversial audit.

Oklahoma County voters are deciding between longtime Sheriff John Whetsel and former Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper and state Rep. Mike Christian. 

Election day is now one week away. There are several issues on the ballot and one of those includes the Oklahoma County Sheriff. While both candidates for Oklahoma County Sheriff disagree on several topics, the need for a new jail is a bipartisan issue.

After several days of silence, Oklahoma County Sheriff John Whetsel is responding to a scathing audit released earlier this week. 

Representative Mike Christian has postponed his news conference Tuesday morning to announce what he calls a "groundbreaking" plan for the Oklahoma County Jail. 

Reporter Adrianna Iwasinksi is at the downtown Oklahoma City library where a showdown is taking place between two candidates for the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s office’s Sheriff position.

Voting for the primary elections for several state offices will take place Tuesday.  

Oklahoma Rep. Mike Christian is calling for Oklahoma County Sheriff John Whetsel's resignation after two deaths and one escape happened within days of each other at the Oklahoma County jail.