Hannah France
KGOU Reporter/ProducerHannah France joined KGOU as a reporter in 2021, shortly after earning a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. In 2023, Hannah was the first place recipient of the Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists' Radio Outstanding Reporter Portfolio award. Hannah reports on a variety of topics including criminal justice, housing, and labor rights and is dedicated to educating and empowering Oklahomans through community storytelling.
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Last week, the Oklahoma City Housing Authority was awarded federal grant money to revitalize its oldest public housing development. -
The Pioneer Library System, which partners with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, says registrations for the pre-school reading program have increased substantially since last Tuesday. -
In a split vote, the Norman City Council decided against supporting three turnpike interchanges planned by the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority. -
A year after its launch, a supportive employment program in Norman is closing. -
Last week, the Tenth Circuit Court declined to rehear the case of the only woman on Oklahoma’s death row. Now, her defense is planning to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Early Wednesday morning, Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers were back at the site of an encampment in Norman they cleared last week — this time dozens of arrests were made. -
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. -
The City of Norman administered oaths of office to four city council members on Tuesday evening. Half were newcomers to their seats.
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Earlier this year, Oklahoma launched a new initiative to improve foster care through centering the voices of youth who have gone through the system. -
The Norman City Council passed a moratorium on data centers this week, joining others to do so across the state.
