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Without predictable access to housing or food, the students at Positive Tomorrows live in a constant state of stress. The teachers and administration work on techniques for managing anxiety and other emotions. Here, students in Shelly Fryer's class take time for play.

A School That Provides The One Constant In Homeless Children's Lives

Positive Tomorrows in Oklahoma City addresses education and other basic needs for homeless students and their families.

A recent study of parking in downtown Oklahoma City recommended raising the price of on-street parking in the city center by 50 cents an hour and setting prices for other meters based on demand.

OKC Parking Challenges Could Lead To Meter Price Hike

One-fourth of downtown Oklahoma City is composed of parking garages. But these private lots often sit empty, with residents more likely to pay for…

"People Should Be Worried": Combatting Norman's Water Problem

A growth in demand and decline in supply has made water the most valuable resource in Norman and perhaps even in the state. Legislators, city officials…

Clause and Effect: Norman Helps Sex Offenders by Not Making Them Move

For victims, life after a sexual assault is often filled with shame, fear and frustrating legal battles. For perpetrators, life after conviction is…

Cheryl Hooper sells TNT Fireworks from her stand near Route 66 and Westminster Road in Arcadia.

Pyrotechnic Peddlers Encouraged By Climate, Calendar; Brides Benefit From Record Rainfall

Fireworks stands popped up across more rural parts of the metro weeks ago ahead of the Independence Day holiday, and Oklahoma's climate, some calendar…

Paul Phillips stands in front of his home. He rebuilt on his lot after the 2013 tornado destroyed his house.

Two Years After A Devastating Tornado, Moore's Housing Market Plateaus

It’s been two years since a deadly EF-5 tornado swept through Moore, Oklahoma, taking the lives of 24 people, including seven children, and destroying…

Advanced Placement History Test Accused Of Being Unpatriotic

An Oklahoma legislative panel is reviewing the latest Advanced Placement U.S. History course and could cut funding for it in the state's schools. Lawmakers complain the course focuses on the negative.

Chasing Okla. Storms: 'Technology Can Only Go So Far'

Host Scott Simon speaks with Val Castor, the senior "StormTracker" for News 9 in Oklahoma City, about what it's like to do the job in one of the most climatically volatile regions of the country.

Saturday sports: Warriors beat Celtics in finals; Tampa Bay wants third Stanley Cup

The Golden State Warriors trounce the Boston Celtics in the NBA finals, Tampa Bay Lightning seek a third Stanley Cup victory, and the Oklahoma Sooners softball team wins their world series.

University of Tulsa director of bands Andrew Anderson was back to work less than a week after his vasectomy.

Oklahomans turn to vasectomy following overturning of Roe v. Wade

In response to the loss of constitutional protection for abortion and Oklahoma’s strict abortion laws, some Oklahomans are choosing sterilization to avoid unwanted pregnancies.

June Zhao, an assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma Hudson College of Public Health, stands in a conference room at the OU Health Campus.

OU researchers propose solution to Indian Health Service underfunding

StateImpact’s Jillian Taylor and OPMX’s Sarah Liese spoke with OU assistant professor June Zhao about her research, which explores a solution that could help increase and sustain IHS funding.

An image of the Choctaw Nation Judicial Center.

6 years post-McGirt ruling, Choctaw court system managing caseload expanded by 1,000%

Six years after the historic McGirt ruling, Choctaw Nation has expanded its caseload by 1,000%. Choctaw presiding district judge said the tribe is making it work.

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