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Quapaw Nation confirmed 32 bison died last month in a monthly report released over the weekend. The cause of death is unconfirmed.

An Oklahoma lawmaker wants to ban the sale of kratom, a "gas station drug" currently legal to sell in Oklahoma with few restrictions.

Diesel prices are at a record high in Oklahoma, where fuel prices are typically among the cheapest in the nation. The agriculture industry faces even higher input costs ahead of fall harvest.

The City of Tulsa–Rogers County Port Authority is taking legal action against the initiative petition that will tie the fate of the Inola smelter to a public vote.

Oklahoma Medicaid recipients can now access a long-acting medication to treat opioid use disorder with fewer barriers.

A traveling exhibit about racist items found in thrift stores is making a stop at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center in Enid to spark more mindful conversations. It opened this month and will run through Oct. 30.

A state-led group dedicated to combating the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples crisis is sharing its recommendations in a new report released last month. Better data, collaboration and more law enforcement resources were among the top priorities.

The Oklahoma Water Resources Board approved a plan to bring unpermitted dams into regulatory compliance, against the wishes of homeowners in the downstream community of Cedar Lake.

Inola residents will decide the fate of a massive aluminum smelter in a town-wide vote next spring. Until then, city officials have paused heavy industrial development.

Fires have burned about 5,200 acres in Oklahoma and most counties are under burn bans. The Town of Binger is asking residents to conserve water for fire trucks.