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Heavy Rain Devastates Texas, Oklahoma

Relentless rains have pounded north-central Texas and southwest Oklahoma over the past two weeks. At least 11 people have died. Thousands have scrambled to safety. Fire ants and snakes are the next worry.

GOP president hopful Sen. Ted Cruz at a campaign stop in Oklahoma City on August 13, 2015.

Cruz Brings Conservative Message To Oklahoma City

Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz pulled into Oklahoma City on Thursday to speak with supporters and drum up support for his campaign.Speaking from…

Oklahoma Saved Money By Breaking Its ACT Commitment. Here’s What It’s Costing Miami Students

This is a tale of two seniors in the northeast corner of Oklahoma.Miami High School classmates Gage Harris and Christian Wellman are among the 37,000…

State Democratic Party Sues Oklahoma Ethics Commission

The Oklahoma Democratic Party is suing the state Ethics Commission over new agency rules that prohibit any fundraising or distribution of election…

An electric power station near Hulbert, Okla. Lake Region Electric Cooperative built the area's electric infrastructure when it was formed in 1949.

Oklahoma's extreme weather and its impact on the electric grid

Oklahoma’s NPR member stations are producing a series of stories focused on infrastructure in the state as Congress wrestles with the issue. KGOU's Ryan Gaylor has this story on the state’s increasingly extreme weather and the impact it’s having on the electric grid.

Student Numbers In Oklahoma Promise Scholarship Program Declines

Oklahoma officials say the number of students enrolling in the Oklahoma Promise scholarship program continues to decline.The Oklahoma State Regents for…

A wind turbine under assembly near Balko in Oklahoma's Panhandle. When completed, the turbine will be part of D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments' 300-megawatt Balko Wind Project.

Oklahoma Bill Targeting Major Wind Project Withdrawn

A bill to redefine public utilities in Oklahoma has been withdrawn amid concerns it would threaten plans for a major electricity transmission project…

Oklahoma teachers rallied in support of the Step Up Oklahoma plan on February 12, 2018. The plan would have provided $5,000 teacher pay raises, but failed in the House.

Oklahoma Teachers Union To Announce Plan For Statewide Walkout

The state’s largest teachers union, the Oklahoma Education Association, says it will announce the details of a statewide teacher walkout on…

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt speaks, April 12, 2022, in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is calling for a special audit of Tulsa Public Schools for what he says is a potential mishandling of public funds. Stitt said he ordered the audit on Thursday, July 7, 2022 at the request of two Tulsa School Board members, E’Lena Ashley and Jennettie Marshal.

Oklahoma inmate nearing execution absent action by governor

Less than 24 hours before a man was scheduled to be executed, Gov. Kevin Stitt had not acted on a clemency recommendation.

Oklahoma City continues planning for bus rapid transit

Bus rapid transit is coming to Oklahoma City this fall through an EMBARK initiative. The new public transportation system will travel its route more frequently than existing Oklahoma City buses.

Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters ordered all public schools in the state to keep the Bible in classrooms and use it as a teaching tool.

Oklahoma schools ordered to use Bible in history teaching

Oklahoma’s top education official on Thursday ordered all public schools in the state to incorporate the Bible into their curriculum as a historical text.

Former Oklahoma governor George Nigh dies at 98

Throughout his decades-long career, the McAlester Democrat held office as a state representative, lieutenant governor, governor and the president of the University of Central Oklahoma.

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