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Soil is the most diverse habitat on the planet and home to over half of life on Earth, according to a study from the National Academy of Sciences.

Oklahoma Conservation Commission starts new soil health program

The Oklahoma Conservation Commission is working to improve soil health around the state.

An Oklahoma City federal court judge dismissed a lawsuit that the families of three transgender students had filed in 2022 to challenge a law regulating school bathroom use by biological sex.

Former Oklahoma Mental Health Department employee charged with embezzlement

A former state employee from the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services has been accused of pocketing thousands of dollars meant for a foundation he helped supervise.

Oklahoma Movie Up For Top Native American Film Prize

An Oklahoma-based film is up for several awards at a film festival celebrating Native Americans."The Cherokee Word for Water" is one of several films…

Oklahoma City Thunder Signs Free-Agent Anthony Morrow

The Oklahoma City Thunder say they have signed free-agent guard Anthony Morrow.Morrow's agent, Wallace Prather, wrote in a text message to The Associated…

Oklahoma Oil Workers Worry About Industry-Linked Earthquakes

New research raises alarms about quakes near Cushing, Okla., home to the country's largest oil hub. No damage has been reported, but operators at the hub are on alert.

SandRidge Energy explores for and produces oil in shallow, conventional, domestic basins primarily in the Mississippian formation in Northwest Oklahoma and West Kansas.

Fourth Energy Company Plans Layoffs In Oklahoma City, Tulsa

For the fourth time in a week, an Oklahoma energy company has announced layoffs because of low oil prices.Team Oil Tools says it will close its…

Widespread severe storms, tornadoes possible Monday across Oklahoma

Oklahomans are bracing for another round of severe weather Monday.

A 13-year-old in Oklahoma may have just become the 1st person to ever beat Tetris

Before last month, no human had ever been known to beat the original Nintendo version of Tetris. Artificial intelligence had done so, but then came Willis Gibson, who only needed 39 minutes.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, right, speaks while surrounded by Oklahoma Medicaid advocates Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Tulsa, Okla., as Oklahoma expands its Medicaid program.

StateImpact: A Decade In The Making, Medicaid Expansion Takes Effect In Oklahoma

More than 100,000 Oklahomans have already enrolled in the program, which provides health coverage to low-income adults.

Purdue Pharma, headquartered in Stamford, Conn., the Sackler family, which owns the company, settled a case brought by the Oklahoma attorney general.

Purdue Pharma Agrees To $270 Million Opioid Settlement With Oklahoma

The maker of OxyContin will pay to settle a historic opioid lawsuit brought by the attorney general of Oklahoma. Will other drugmakers named in the lawsuit follow?

Oklahoma U.S. Attorney Sanford Coats To Step Down

The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma is stepping down, effective next Friday.Sanford Coats served for over six years as the chief…

‘Godzilla’ El Niño Has Oklahoma Farmers Excited, But Guarded

This year’s El Niño might be the strongest ever. The phenomenon — marked by unusually warm waters in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America —…

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