OPMX
This report was produced by the Oklahoma Public Media Exchange, a collaboration of public media organizations in the state.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder is celebrating Native American Heritage Month this November with slick, City Edition uniforms. But as Thunder DJ Emcee One discussed in a recent interview, Indigenous representation doesn't end after this month. It grooves on all season long.
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Viola Fletcher was 111 years old and still resided in Tulsa when she died Monday. She lived through the Tulsa Race Massacre as a child, which she said deeply scarred her and her family.
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A recent survey shows farm income and borrowing power for crop producers are weak across the Great Plains, but the cattle industry has improved farm finances in some places, including Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma City's mental health system is overburdened and underutilized, according to a recent community needs assessment.
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The second Oklahoman in about 15 years has become president of National FFA, commonly called Future Farmers of America.
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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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Another Oklahoman is filing for resentencing under the Oklahoma Survivors' Act, a law designed to account for the role domestic abuse may play in criminal cases.
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Oklahoma voters in 26 counties considered the fate of elected officials, local taxes and more Tuesday.
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The state will continue to face monthly fines unless it significantly decreases wait times for people in the criminal justice system waiting in county jails for mental health treatment.
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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.