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Landowners And Federal Officials Dispute Red River's Boundaries

The federal government is changing the border between Texas and Oklahoma. What's going on? That's what landowners along the Red River want to know.

Stillwater resident Tammy Mix stands in front of an oil and gas well behind her house.

City Officials Reconsider Drilling Ordinances As Anti-Frack Ban Legislation Moves Forward

The Oklahoma House and Senate have advanced legislation to prevent cities, towns and counties from banning fracking and other oil and gas activities.At…

Capitol Insider: The Walkout Is Over. How Much Is Going To Education?

Oklahoma Education Association president Alicia Priest called the nine-day teacher walkout a “victory for teachers” after it ended on Thursday, April…

Republican Sherrie Conley (left) and Democrat Steve Jarman are competing to represent the same district in Oklahoma's House of Representatives. Both have more than a decade of teaching experience.

The Teacher Walkouts Moved These Educators To Run. Now, They're Facing Off

Steve Jarman and Sherrie Conley have each spent more than 15 years working in Oklahoma public schools. Jarman is a Democrat, Conley is a Republican — and they're both running for the same state seat.

Lake Texoma State Park is still open to the public, but much of it has been sold to Pointe Vista, which demolished the outdated lodge seven years ago.

From State Park To Hotel-Casino: Texoma Residents Eager For Progress But Question Public Process

It’s been 10 years since the state of Oklahoma sold hundreds of acres at Texoma State Park to a private developer that never fulfilled its promise to…

Sheldon Stauffer outside the Lighthouse Bait and Tackle shop in Kingston, Okla.

Settlement Over Texoma Park Privatization Worries Locals, Costs State

Lake Texoma State Park was once one of Oklahoma’s most popular parks. Then much of it was sold to a private development firm that has yet to fulfill its…

5 Stories From Indian Country This Week

Cherokee Nation To Restore And Preserve SchoolhouseThe Cherokee Nation and its businesses are donating $120,000 to restore and preserve a nearly…

Study: Surge In Okla. Quakes Can Be Traced To Drilling Operations

StateImpact Oklahoma's Joe Wertz reports on a new study that links a "swarm" of earthquakes to four specific, high-volume oil and gas industry disposal wells. It's one of several reports that show oil and gas activity could be causing a rise in earthquake activity.

OG&E's coal-fired power plant in Muskogee.

OG&E Rate Hike And Modernization Plan Dealt Major Blow By Corporation Commission Judge

On Monday an administrative law judge recommended Oklahoma’s oil, gas, and utility regulator reject several key components of Oklahoma Gas & Electric’s…

Justin Stratford and several of his nieces and nephews play in Lake Thunderbird on a road trip from Arizona.

State Parks In Danger After Tourism Department’s $16 Million Budget Cut

The $7.1 billion state budget Governor Mary Fallin signed in June 2015 included deep cuts to the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation — the…

Shoppers look through merchandise at Blue 7 at 7518 N. May Ave. in Oklahoma City.

Ice Storm Slows Black Friday Sales, Unfinished Indian Museum Ready For Winter

Oklahoma continues to recover from last week’s winter weather after an ice storm shut down much of the state over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. There…

Capitol Insider: Permitless Carry Opponents Vow To Keep Fighting

In this episode of Capitol Insider, KGOU's Dick Pryor and eCapitol's Shawn Ashley discuss the last minute effort to stop Oklahoma's permitless carry law…

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