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Oklahoma mental health agency won't be sanctioned for 'halting progress' with consent decree

A federal judge has rejected sanctions against Oklahoma's Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for not fully complying with a consent decree.

New synthetic opioid linked to death in Oklahoma raises concern among health experts

A new synthetic opioid linked to at least one overdose death in Oklahoma is raising concerns among health and law enforcement officials in the state.

Trump Campaign Director Discusses Upcoming Rally In Tulsa, Oklahoma

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Marc Lotter, the Trump campaign's director of strategic communications, ahead of a Trump rally in Tulsa, Okla., and after the Supreme Court blocked efforts to end DACA.

A sign at the entrance of El Reno High School. Masks are required for students, staff and visitors at the district.

‘Kids Need To Be In School:’ In-Person Learning In El Reno, Oklahoma

El Reno Public Schools hasn’t had guests all school year.“We literally don’t let our parents come yet,” superintendent Craig McVay said.But, the district…

Over 215 million broiler chickens were raised in Oklahoma in 2023, according to the USDA.

After decades, federal judge issues cleanup plan in Oklahoma poultry pollution lawsuit

On Friday, a federal judge ordered poultry companies to pay cleanup costs for the Illinois River Watershed in the latest ruling in the State of Oklahoma's decades-long poultry lawsuit. The order also tells the companies to pay penalties to the state and immediately limits the amount of poultry litter used as fertilizer in the area.

State Superintendent Ryan Walters hold a press conference at the State Department of Education in May, 2025.

Walters announces policy requiring Oklahoma districts to pay for all students’ school meals

State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced a mandate Monday for districts to immediately submit new budgets to pay for all students’ school meals.

Frances Danger manages the gallery Carpe Artem she owns with her mom in Oklahoma City. When she received a diagnosis that she had diabetes, she says she's determined to advocate for herself and others who have the disease.

Advocacy and empowerment: How one Oklahoma woman is managing her diabetes diagnosis

Oklahoma ranks fifth in the nation for deaths due to diabetes, and Native people are three times as likely to be diagnosed with the disease than their non-Native peers. One woman in Oklahoma City is determined not to let the disease get in the way of her activism.

Are there ancient trees in your neck of the woods? Project surveys Oklahoma's Cross Timbers

Oklahoma’s Cross Timbers are home to centuries-old trees, and very few of them are on protected land. In fact, some of them could be right in your literal back yard.

2026 Farm Bill raises more concerns for Oklahoma farmers than aid

Oklahoma farmers are speaking up about the slow progress of the 2026 Farm Bill and what it means for their farms.

School buses are parked at the Oklahoma City Public Schools Operations Center in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma Districts Refile Lawsuit Over Decades-Long Property Tax Allocation Mistake

For 22 years, the state miscalculated how much property tax should go back to local school districts. That means hundreds of campuses lost money over that…

Kristin Henry, an attorney with the Sierra Club, speaks during a hearing at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission Tuesday. The Sierra Club is one of nine parties intervening in the case involving Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.’s request to install scrubbers.

Oklahoma Corporation Commission Considering Sierra Club Appeal On OG&E Scrubbers Decision

A local chapter of a national environmental group is trying to reverse regulatory action on a coal-fired power plant.The Sierra Club is appealing an April…

The two cars recovered from Foss Lake in western Oklahoma. Bodies were found inside both. The discoveries may help solve the mysteries of what happened to people who went missing decades ago.

2 Cars, 5 Or 6 Bodies From Decades Ago Found In Oklahoma Lake

How did the cars and the people inside end up in western Oklahoma's Foss Lake? That's still a mystery. The vehicles and those last seen in them went missing in the '60s and early '70s. They were found by chance when sheriff's deputies were testing sonar equipment.

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