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A photo of the Oklahoma City Federal Building from a 2004 GSA document.

Federal agency walks back plans to sell Oklahoma City Federal Building

Amid a slew of federal cuts under the Trump Administration, the U.S. General Services Administration announced plans to sell 443 federal properties, including the Oklahoma City Federal Building, earlier this month. After quickly backtracking, the agency has released a new list that does not include any Oklahoma facilities.

Christmas lights still wrap the entrance to Sayre Memorial Hospital, which has been closed for five months. The nearest emergency room is now in Elk City, 14 miles away.

Closed Rural Hospital In Western Oklahoma To Reopen Later This Month

A commercial brokerage firm has purchased a shuttered rural Oklahoma hospital and plans to accept new patients by the end of June.Healthcare Properties…

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister address the media during a press conference about COVID-19 and the potential for school closures.

Oklahoma Officials Say School Districts Should Be Prepared To Close For Coronavirus

Even though there are just three confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma, state leaders are suggesting that school districts stay vigilant and be prepped…

Oklahoma's Beau Jennings Searches For Boyhood Hero Will Rogers In 'The Verdigris'

When asked what constitutes a life well spent, Will Rogers once answered, “Love and admiration from your fellow men is all that anyone can ask.” In April…

Oklahoma voter turnout lowest in the nation, drops from previous presidential elections

Despite record voter registration and early voting participation, Oklahoma had the lowest turnout rate among eligible voters in the country, one analysis found.

Members of the Oklahoma Legislature listen to the governor's State of the State Address in the House chamber of the state Capitol on Feb. 3, 2025.

Lawmakers push to regulate Oklahoma medical debt, hospital price transparency

Oklahoma lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are working to lessen the impact of medical debt on their constituents.

AM NewsBrief: Oct. 19, 2023

This is the KGOU AM NewsBrief for Thursday, Oct. 19. 2023.

Corrections Department Director Steven Harpe presents his agency’s budget to state lawmakers.

Corrections chief submits resignation. Stitt names interim to lead Oklahoma agency

Oklahoma Department of Corrections Executive Director Steven Harpe announced Wednesday that he was resigning effective Sept. 30 to take a job in the private sector.

Guy Barker joins increasingly crowded race for Oklahoma's Congressional District 2

Another Republican has jumped into the increasingly crowded race for Oklahoma’s Congressional District 2.

Low Pay No. 1 Reason Oklahoma Teachers Quit, Survey Says

The State Department of Education surveyed thousands of former teachers about why they left the profession, and what it would take to get them back. The…

Dozens Of Oklahoma Lawmakers Press For New Investigation Into Death Row Prisoner's Conviction

Thirty-four Oklahoma lawmakers are asking Governor Kevin Stitt and the Pardon and Parole Board to begin an independent investigation into a death row prisoner’s first-degree murder conviction.

<i>As Long as the Waters Flow</i> statue by Allan Houser resides outside the Oklahoma State Capitol.

Oklahoma revenues surpass official estimates; state savings accounts remain healthy

Oklahoma’s finances are doing better than expected, as state revenues this year exceed estimates and state savings accounts swell thanks to hefty deposits.

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