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An abandoned well in Oklahoma. This well was not on Kiowa land.

Kiowa Tribe plans to clean up orphaned oil and gas wells on its land

A federal grant is funding the Kiowa Tribe’s orphaned well plugging program.

'The First Lady' is far from perfect—but its lead performances make it worth watching

Showtime's new 10-part series dramatizes the lives of three presidential spouses: Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford, and Michelle Obama, played by Gillian Anderson, Michelle Pfeiffer and Viola Davis.

Participants attend a panel entitled "Science on a Sphere Presentation"at the COP21, United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Le Bourget, north of Paris, Dec. 8, 2015.

Berrien Moore On Global Negotiations And Local Implications Of Climate Change

Between Nov. 30 and Dec. 12, 2015, 19,385 national delegates from across the world met in Paris for COP21 to discuss rising emissions, green energy, and…

Capitol Insider: Legislature sends message with veto overrides on final day of regular session

As they raced toward the 5:00 p.m. Friday deadline for completing the 2022 legislative regular session, members of the state House and Senate decisively overrode six of Governor Kevin Stitt's bill vetoes and hinted at more differences of opinion in the upcoming special session.

Capitol Insider: All eyes on budget talks as end of legislative session draws close

By law, the legislative session must end by 5:00 p.m. on the last Friday in May, and the last big item on this year's agenda is the release of the fiscal year 2023 budget agreement.

State Board of Education seeks less school funding for year ahead

The State Board of Education announces a new program focusing on four key areas of instruction as it submits budget request to the state legislature for fiscal year 2025.