Graycen Wheeler
Graycen Wheeler is a reporter covering water issues at KOSU.
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On Friday, a federal judge ordered poultry companies to pay cleanup costs for the Illinois River Watershed in the latest ruling in the State of Oklahoma's decades-long poultry lawsuit. The order also tells the companies to pay penalties to the state and immediately limits the amount of poultry litter used as fertilizer in the area.
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Attorney General Gentner Drummond says tribal wildlife plans in Oklahoma supersede the state's on their reservations.
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Oklahoma's State Election Board announced there will be no open primaries in 2026.
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After asking colleges and universities across the state to review their degree programs, the Oklahoma Board of Regents for Higher Education revealed which ones aren't making the cut.
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The Chickasaw, Choctaw and Cherokee Nations are suing Gov. Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation officials and a special prosecutor in an ongoing dispute over hunting and fishing licenses on tribal reservations.
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Data centers have exploded into public consciousness recently. A building specifically to house computer servers is not a new concept, but the spread of artificial intelligence has tech companies wanting to build huge facilities that can use the same water and power as a small city. Graycen Wheeler has more on why Oklahoma cities are considering them, and why some residents are worried.
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has appointed a special prosecutor to go after Indigenous hunters who are cited for hunting without a state license on tribal reservations.
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Ex-Norman Public Schools teacher Summer Boismier is suing Ryan Walters and former school board members for revoking her teaching license.
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Should Oklahoma's statewide elections use open primaries? That's what State Question 836 wants to ask Oklahoma voters. Volunteers started collecting signatures on the initiative petition on Wednesday. If they collect 172,993 signatures by Jan. 26th, the question can appear on next year's general election ballot.
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Nearly 300 new laws will take effect in Oklahoma on Saturday.