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Voices In My Head: Three Local Authors On Character Development

In 2007, Gov. Brad Henry signed some of the country’s strictest anti-immigration legislation into law.House Bill 1804 by State Rep. Randy Terrill…

Young Native Americans Pick Up The Fight Against Native Mascots

Oklahoma-born American Indian rights advocate Suzan Shown Harjo has led the fight against team names and mascots deemed disparaging to Native Americans.…

Contractors discovered chalk drawings and lessons on blackboards in Emerson High School, dating to 1917.

Century-Old Chalkboard Lessons Provide Glimpse Of 1917

A construction crew working on a school in Oklahoma City made a startling discovery earlier this month. Behind the walls at Emerson High School, they…

Air Force senior master sergeant Gary Kirby stood in a police lineup with Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh in 1995.

Air Force Sergeant Stood In Police Lineup With Timothy McVeigh

It was supposed to be Gary Kirby’s day off when the senior airman in the United States Air Force got a call from his first sergeant. The request: Come…

A building on the Chesapeake Energy Corporation campus.

More Bad News In Chesapeake, Continental Fourth Quarter Earnings, But It Could Be Worse

Last week major Oklahoma energy players Devon and Williams Companies unveiled their latest earnings reports, showing huge fourth-quarter losses. The news…

Stacy Montgomery, pre-K teacher from Briarwood Elementary, grieves with fellow teachers at the informational meeting for Moore ISD teachers and administration.

Teachers In Moore Gather For 'Sharing And Healing'

What was billed as an informational meeting turned into a counseling session and a chance to recognize principals, teachers and support staff who stepped up in the crisis.

What It Means To "Keep It Local"

Customers have more choice than ever, with national retailers, local stores, and now internet shopping. Assignment Radio’s Madeline Stebbins examines the…

Scenes from the Tulsa Powwow on Aug. 6, 2022.

Following two years of COVID interruptions, Tulsa Powwow returns for its 70th year

For one of the oldest powwow clubs in the nation, festivities this past weekend were a welcome return. Because of COVID-19, the event has been on hiatus for two years.

Guymon gets $67 million for water infrastructure, workforce development

More than $67 million in federal grants are going to water infrastructure and workforce development projects in Guymon. Combined, the grants going to the panhandle are the largest amount the U.S. Department of Energy has doled out through its Transmission Siting and Economic Development Grants Program.

Students gather near Owasso High School on Feb. 26, 2024 for a gathering to remember Nex Benedict.

Owasso students walk out over Nex Benedict's death, while decrying bullying, political rhetoric

About 20 Owasso High School students walked out of school on Monday, regarding the death of Nex Benedict.

Indian boarding school preservation efforts halted after Trump administration cuts funding

The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, known as NABS, is losing critical grant funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities due to cuts made by the Trump administration.

Viola Fletcher at the 2022 Roy LeBlanc Invitational Rodeo and Festival.

Tulsa Race Massacre survivor Viola Fletcher dies at 111

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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