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The James M. Cox Foundation is investing $750,000 toward the state’s first comprehensive pediatric behavioral health center, which is set to open in December. www.kgou.org/health/2026-...
OU Health secures $750,000 grant for state’s first comprehensive pediatric behavioral health center
OU Health officials celebrated the grant Tuesday, which will support the project's general fund.
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About $1.5 million in private donations are being used to train literacy coaches in 10 locations across Oklahoma as part of an effort to improve students’ reading proficiency, officials announced Tuesday. Oklahoma Voice reports: www.kgou.org/education/20...
Oklahoma schools to pilot privately-funded literacy coach program
About $1.5 million in private donations are being used to train literacy coaches in 10 locations across Oklahoma as part of an effort to improve students’ reading proficiency, officials announced…
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The mayor of the City of Yukon will face a recall election. City leaders announced the petition's certification yesterday. This comes amid massive public pushback to a data center project in the city. www.kgou.org/oklahoma-new...
The University of Oklahoma’s president on Tuesday said he supports adding two interchanges along a planned turnpike route despite environmental concerns and local opposition. Oklahoma Voice reports: www.kgou.org/transportati...
University of Oklahoma president wades into turnpike interchange fight
The University of Oklahoma’s president on Tuesday said he supports adding two interchanges along a planned turnpike route despite environmental concerns and local opposition.
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Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is directing his office to investigate whether Oklahoma law was violated in connection with Dr. Anthony Fauci’s actions during the COVID-19 pandemic. www.kgou.org/health/2026-...
Oklahoma AG launches investigation into whether Dr. Anthony Fauci broke state law
The Republican gubernatorial candidate expressed support for the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s investigation into Dr. Anthony Fauci, who is the former director of…
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The Citizen Potawatomi Nation entered into the Bodéwadmi Confederation, joining a unification of 12 sister tribes scattered across North America. www.kgou.org/indigenous-n...
Citizen Potawatomi Nation joins confederation of 12 sister tribes across U.S., Canada
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation entered into the Bodéwadmi Confederation Thursday, joining a unification of 12 sister tribes scattered across North America.
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Tech giant Google and energy company RWE Americas have signed an agreement to build a solar power facility in southeast Oklahoma. www.kgou.org/energy/2026-...
New southeast Oklahoma solar plant will power Google operations in region
Tech giant Google and energy company RWE Americas have signed an agreement to build a solar power facility in southeast Oklahoma.
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A candidate for state superintendent has been reprimanded for "using school resources" in campaign material. www.kgou.org/education/20...
Candidate for state superintendent reprimanded for ‘using school resources’ in campaign material
A school district issued a statement about a candidate for State Superintendent of Public Instruction after he used one of its classrooms in campaign ads.
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A new project is eliminating barriers for boarding school survivors wanting to retrieve their student records. Project Return is in the pilot phase of its work with the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. www.kgou.org/indigenous-n...
Project Return will help Choctaw boarding school survivors find student records
Project Return eliminates barriers for boarding school survivors hoping to retrieve student records. The pilot project began with Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
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As Inola weighs a proposed aluminum smelter with massive federal backing, four of the town's five planning commissioners have resigned in recent weeks. www.kgou.org/oklahoma-new...
Most of Inola's planning commission resigns as town considers aluminum smelter
As Inola weighs a proposed aluminum smelter with massive federal backing, four of the town's five planning commissioners have resigned in recent weeks.
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Ascension St. John is seeking federal approval to turn its Nowata hospital into a rural emergency facility, which would mean ending acute inpatient and swing-bed services. www.kgou.org/health/2026-...
Ascension St. John plans to end inpatient care at Nowata hospital. Residents are fighting back
Ascension St. John is seeking federal approval to turn its Nowata hospital into a rural emergency facility, which would mean ending acute inpatient and swing-bed services
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There have been more than 300 reported cases of cyclosporiasis in Oklahoma, according to the latest data from the state health department. www.kgou.org/health/2026-...
Cyclosporiasis cases in Oklahoma continue to rise, surpassing 300
There have been more than 300 reported cases of cyclosporiasis in Oklahoma, according to the latest data from the state health department.
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The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday announced five states, including Oklahoma, are being reviewed for a nuclear energy hub. www.kgou.org/energy/2026-...
Oklahoma considered for nuclear energy ‘lifecycle innovation campus’
The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday announced five states, including Oklahoma, are being reviewed for a nuclear energy hub.
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The Tulsa chapter of the organization Food Not Bombs protests war by feeding their unhoused neighbors. But that mission is getting pushback from the police and the legal system. www.kgou.org/housing/2026...
'Food Not Bombs' continues its mission to feed the unhoused in Tulsa despite legal pressures
The Tulsa chapter of the organization Food Not Bombs protests war by feeding their unhoused neighbors. But that mission is getting pushback from the police and the legal system.
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Temperatures across Oklahoma continue to soar this week as a heat dome causes sweltering conditions in much of the central U.S. While the indoors offer relief for humans, the state’s wildlife need help to survive the extreme heat. www.kgou.org/weather-and-...
Here’s how to care for backyard wildlife during Oklahoma’s extreme heat
Temperatures across Oklahoma continue to soar this week as a heat dome causes sweltering conditions in much of the central U.S. While the indoors offer relief for humans, the state’s wildlife need…
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The Muscogee National Council unanimously approved a resolution opposing aluminum smelters, including a large, controversial project intended for Inola. www.kgou.org/indigenous-n...
Muscogee Nation opposes Inola smelter intended within reservation
The Muscogee National Council unanimously approved a resolution Saturday opposing aluminum smelters, including a large, controversial project intended for Inola.
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Muscogee Freedmen descendants filed a lawsuit in federal court on Thursday, aiming to force the Muscogee Nation to acknowledge their tribal citizenship. www.kgou.org/indigenous-n...
Freedmen descendants file federal lawsuit to force Muscogee Nation to acknowledge tribal citizenship
Muscogee Freedmen descendants filed a lawsuit in federal court on Thursday aiming to force the Muscogee Nation to acknowledge their tribal citizenship.
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Even one extra day of hot temperatures in a given month can increase public healthcare costs, according to a new analysis co-authored by an Oklahoma economist. www.kgou.org/health/2026-...
Oklahoma economist links hotter temperatures to steeper Medicaid costs
Even one extra day of hot temperatures in a given month can increase public healthcare costs, according to a new analysis co-authored by an Oklahoma economist.
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The Oklahoma City metro is growing at a rapid pace. But public transportation is lacking. ONE Transit aims to transform how residents move around the city. Listen to the story from StateImpact Oklahoma: www.kgou.org/transportati...
What is ONE Transit's role in adapting to the Oklahoma City metro's rapid growth?
The Oklahoma City metro is growing at a rapid pace. But public transportation is lacking. ONE Transit aims to transform how residents move around the city.
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In southeast Oklahoma, Hochatown has become a magnet for tourists, many of whom use Airbnb to find and pay for vacation rentals. But in a new lawsuit, Hochatown says the company has stiffed the town on lodging taxes www.kgou.org/business-and...
Hochatown sues Airbnb, says lodging taxes were wrongly sent to Broken Bow
In southeast Oklahoma, Hochatown has become a magnet for tourists, many of whom use Airbnb for vacation rentals. But in a new lawsuit, Hochatown says the company has stiffed the town on lodging taxes.
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Taxpayers will cover $132,000 in lawsuit settlements owed to two fired Oklahoma State Department of Education employees who sued former state Superintendent Ryan Walters and his senior adviser. Oklahoma Voice reports: www.kgou.org/education/20...
Ryan Walters, top adviser settle lawsuits with fired state employees
Taxpayers will cover $132,000 in lawsuit settlements owed to two fired Oklahoma State Department of Education employees who sued former state Superintendent Ryan Walters and his senior adviser.
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New medical marijuana packaging rules will take effect this fall. Frustrated advocates took to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority's advisory council to voice their concerns. www.kgou.org/politics-and...
Oklahoma medical marijuana advocates criticize new packaging laws meant to protect children
New medical marijuana packaging rules will take effect this fall. Frustrated advocates took to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority's advisory council to voice their concerns.
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The Cherokee Nation estimates thousands of records related to its principal chiefs are scattered across the country. Now, the tribe plans on recovering as many as it can. www.kgou.org/indigenous-n...
Centuries of Cherokee Nation Principal Chief records scattered across the country
The Cherokee Nation estimates thousands of records related to its principal chiefs are scattered across the country. Now, the tribe plans on recovering as many as it can.
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A new agroforestry program will pay Oklahoma farmers to plant trees and shrubs. www.kgou.org/weather-and-...
New agroforestry program pays Oklahoma farmers to plant trees, shrubs
The program aims to establish tens of thousands of acres of new plantings across a portion of the country.
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Federal and state officials reached a settlement in an antitrust lawsuit with farm equipment manufacturer Deere & Company. Oklahoma was not part of the case but the state's farmers union says it's a step forward. www.kgou.org/oklahoma-new...
Oklahoma agriculture leaders praise FTC 'right to repair' settlement with John Deere
Federal and state officials reached a settlement in an antitrust lawsuit with farm equipment manufacturer Deere & Company. Oklahoma was not part of the case but the state's farmers union says it's a…
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The OSDH reported 172 confirmed and probable cases of cyclosporiasis on Tuesday, including 12 hospitalizations. www.kgou.org/health/2026-...
Reported cyclosporiasis cases double in Oklahoma
The OSDH reported 172 confirmed and probable cases of cyclosporiasis on Tuesday, including 12 hospitalizations.
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The Cherokee Nation’s reentry program has helped thousands of formerly incarcerated tribal citizens reintegrate into society. Tribal leaders are using opioid settlement money to improve the program. www.kgou.org/indigenous-n...
Cherokee Nation is using opioid settlement money to help people rebuild
Cherokee Nation's reentry program has helped thousands of formerly incarcerated tribal citizens reintegrate into society. Tribal leaders plan to use opioid settlement money to expand it.
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A private school with no teachers, two hours of AI instruction daily and $40,000-a-year tuition is opening in Edmond and Tulsa in August. Oklahoma Watch's Maya Henry has the story. www.kgou.org/education/20...
A $40,000-per-year AI school with no teachers is opening in Oklahoma this August
An AI-powered, billionaire-funded chain of private schools promises to educate students with two hours of virtual learning a day and entrepreneurship workshops. There are no teachers, and tuition is…
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Oklahoma City wants a new flag. Soon, residents will be able to submit their ideas. www.kgou.org/politics-and...
Oklahoma City wants a new flag. Soon, residents will be able to submit their ideas
OKC's current flag features the city government's seal. Residents and Mayor David Holt say they want a new symbol to represent the city.
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Officials are investigating timber theft rings in northeast Oklahoma. www.kgou.org/oklahoma-new...
Officials investigate timber theft ring in northeast Oklahoma
Landowners who suspect timber theft are encouraged to call the state Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF) or law enforcement.
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