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Joy Harjo To Be Inducted Into Oklahoma Writers Hall Of Fame

Author, poet and musician Joy Harjo is being inducted into the Oklahoma Writers Hall of Fame next month.Harjo, who is a member of the Muscogee (Creek)…

Oklahoma Correctional Officers Concerned About Prison Overcrowding

A group that represents Oklahoma correctional officers says state prisons could end up dangerously understaffed if proposed cost-saving measures take…

Study: 1 In 4 Oklahoma Kids Live In Poverty

A new national study shows that nearly 1 in 4 children in Oklahoma live in poverty and the number of children living in high-poverty areas has more than…

Oklahoma Unemployment Rate Increases To 4.3 Percent

The Oklahoma Employment and Security Commission reported Friday that Oklahoma's unemployment rate in March increased to 4.3 percent, up two-tenths of a…

Oklahoma AG Seeks Law Enforcement Grant Applications

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt says applications are being accepted for Safe Oklahoma Grants to help law enforcement authorities fight violent…

A student on the campus of the University of Nebraska at Omaha encounters a slippery pathway, in Omaha, Neb., Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. A slow-moving wintry storm system has been moving through parts of the Plains and the Midwest since Thursday. (Nati Harnik/AP)

Extreme Weather Hits Oklahoma Over Holiday Weekend

Ice, flooding and earthquakes – Oklahoma experienced all three over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. A climatologist joins us.

Former Bixby Public Schools Superintendent Rob Miller speaks outside the state Capitol for a Public Schools Day rally on Feb. 25, 2025,

Rob Miller suspends campaign for Oklahoma state superintendent

A leading Republican candidate in Oklahoma’s 2026 state superintendent race has withdrawn.

Blacklegged ticks — also called deer ticks — are tiny. This adult female is about the size of a sesame seed.

Summer Tick Season Brings Potential Of Illnesses To Oklahoma

An elections clerk cuts from a strip of "I voted" stickers at a polling place in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, June 28, 2016.

Oklahoma Engaged LIVE: Voice Of The Voter Episode 3

Each Monday in October from 1 p.m. 2 p.m. KGOU features Oklahoma Engaged LIVE: Voice of the Voter hosted by KGOU General Manager Dick Pryor and Managing…

This frame taken from video provided by Brenton Leete shows a funnel cloud in part of a storm Wednesday, March 25, 2015, in Sand Springs, Okla. The slow start to the nation's tornado season came to a blustery end Wednesday when tornadoes hit Arkansas and Oklahoma. (Brenton Leete/AP)

Tornado Hits Oklahoma On Anniversary Of Historic 1948 Forecast

A tornado hit the Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma 67 years ago, but there were no fatalities because it had been predicted.

Oklahoma Engaged LIVE: Voice of the Voter Episode 4

Each Monday in October from 1 p.m. 2 p.m. KGOU features Oklahoma Engaged LIVE: Voice of the Voter hosted by KGOU General Manager Dick Pryor and Managing…

Edmond resident Jay Mandraccia casts her primary ballot during early voting Thursday at the Oklahoma County Board of Elections. Regular voting will be held Tuesday.

Oklahoma Engaged LIVE: Voice Of The Voter Episode 2

Each Monday in October from 1 p.m. 2 p.m. KGOU features Oklahoma Engaged LIVE: Voice of the Voter hosted by KGOU General Manager Dick Pryor and Managing…

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