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Judge weighs immediacy vs. efficacy in Oklahoma poultry waste settlement proposal

Oklahoma could be one step closer to ending its decades-long court battle with poultry companies over pollution in the Illinois River Watershed. A federal judge heard attorneys' thoughts on a settlement agreement with one poultry company on Friday and will hear more on agreements with other companies this week.

Oklahoma Department of Mental Health temporarily reinstates COPES funding in Tulsa

Funding for Tulsa's mental health crisis team has temporarily been restored — after the state abruptly informed a provider that two of its programs were on the chopping block.

Jeff Converse of the Canton Lake Association stands in front of a boat ramp he says has been surrounded by mud and weeds since Oklahoma City withdrew water from the lake in January.

Canton Business Owners On The Brink Months After Oklahoma City Water Withdrawal

Canton, Oklahoma — population 625 — is a town on the brink. Canton relies on lake season, and lake season never really got started this year.At the first…

A scientist at the Southern Great Plains research facility in Lamont, Okla., transfers air samples to a flask for transport back to a lab.

New Study Suggests Much Larger Methane Emissions From Oklahoma And Neighbors

A new study of atmospheric methane in the United States suggests much higher levels than previously thought. The new data raises questions about the…

In this March 25, 2010 photo, two white leghorn hens poke their heads out of their cages at a Purdue University research farm in Montmorenci, Ind.

Oklahoma judge creates new large poultry farm requirements for Agriculture Department

A district judge in Delaware County ruled that the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry must give greater public notice, consider public input and pollution issues prior to authorizing the construction of large poultry farms.

The Oklahoma state capitol in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, February 7, 2024.

Oklahoma lawmakers pass slew of bills targeting renewables, eminent domain, more

The state House of Representatives considered and passed at least 10 energy bills on March 26 and 27.

The Oklahoma State University Biomedical Imaging Center in Tulsa. The center will be receiving cyberinfrastructure upgrades thanks to a $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant awarded to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

5 Oklahoma colleges will get a cyberinfrastructure boost thanks to $1.2 million grant

Some smaller higher education institutions in Oklahoma are going to see a boost in their cyberinfrastructure, thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation.

FILE - Oxycodone pills are shown, June 17, 2019. On Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, CVS Health said it has agreed to pay about $5 billion to state, local and Native American tribal governments to settle lawsuits over the toll of opioids. CVS is not admitting wrongdoing and the company would make the payments over a decade. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board receives over 250 letters for opioid settlement grants

The Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board has received over 250 letters from local groups for $23 million in grants meant to counteract the impacts of the opioid epidemic.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt calls for 'reset' of federal immigration strategy

As federal immigration authorities continue to defend the killing of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis Saturday, Gov. Kevin Stitt is among Republican elected leaders speaking out against the violence.

Oklahoma City Police Officer Convicted Of 2nd-Degree Murder

A jury convicted OKCPD’s Sgt. Keith Sweeney of second degree murder on Nov. 4, 2019.Sweeney is one of a small fraction of officers who has faced criminal…

A panel of state geological surveys and oil and gas regulators at the National Seismic Hazard Workshop on Induced Seismicity, held in November at a conference center in Midwest City, Okla.

Experts Meet In Oklahoma To Update U.S. Maps With Manmade Earthquake Hazards

Scientists, regulators and technical experts from the energy industry met in Oklahoma to discuss how earthquakes triggered by oil and gas operations…

An Oklahoma Highway Patrol sign, pictured July 17, 2025, hangs on a wall at the Robert R. Lester Training Center in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma law enforcement effort targeting truckers nets over 100 arrests

About 125 commercial vehicle drivers, including some accused of being in the country illegally, were arrested during a three-day joint law enforcement blitz along Interstate 40, the Governor’s Office said Monday.

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