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Debbie Blackburn, an Oklahoma activist and former legislator, died Sunday at 74 years old.

Oklahoma is still tussling with several Arkansas-based poultry companies about how to deal with pollution in the Illinois River Watershed.

Amid the controversy from allegations of nude women on State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ office television, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services has new details on the specs of the TV and a law enforcement probe is expanding.

Throughout his decades-long career, the McAlester Democrat held office as a state representative, lieutenant governor, governor and the president of the University of Central Oklahoma.

Oklahomans who meet certain income requirements can now apply for assistance paying their electricity bill. It's part of a program that aims to keep air conditioners humming during summer's hottest months.

More than 400 Maltese and Maltese-mix dogs were seized from a breeding facility in Stroud this week. The dogs are now receiving care at multiple humane societies and rescues around Oklahoma.

Oklahoma State Parks visitors will be able to chow down on site again. Lookout Kitchen restaurants at five parks are reopening after being closed for nearly a week over unpaid royalty and utility payments.

Oklahoma has seen a dramatic uptick in water line breaks over the past year. From July 2024 through June 2025, Oklahoma City sprang 1,101 line leaks — nearly double the 621 emergency breaks addressed in the same period a year earlier.

If you're thirsty for knowledge, it's time to drink up: public water supplies are federally required to make water quality reports available by the end of June.

A federal judge ruled this week that poultry waste pollution is still hurting Oklahoma waters, and poultry companies are responsible for cleaning up existing pollution and preventing further harm.