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Oklahoma Solicitor General Gary Gaskin presents his oral arguments for the state attorney general's authority to intervene in a private insurance lawsuit against State Farm to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, on April 27, 2026, at the Oklahoma State Capitol courtroom.

Oklahoma Supreme Court will decide if attorney general can step in on State Farm case

Oklahoma's Supreme Court will soon decide if Attorney General Gentner Drummond can intervene in a private insurance lawsuit against State Farm. Here is a breakdown of this week's oral arguments.

Oklahoma City Community College has wiped out nearly $4 million in student debt

Oklahoma City Community College announced it has wiped out the debts of approximately 4,500 students.

Democrat Jena Nelson (left) and Republican Ryan Walters (right) are vying to be Oklahoma's next State Superintendent for Public Instruction in the Nov. 8 election.

Poll: Jena Nelson has early lead over Ryan Walters in Oklahoma Superintendent race

A new poll released Monday shows a Democrat ahead of her Republican opponent in the race for State Superintendent.

A man walks past the old city jail property in downtown Oklahoma City.

Future Iteration Of Oklahoma City’s Old Jail Up In The Air

The old Oklahoma City jail could be put to a new use.The six-story jail was built in 1940, but it hasn’t been used to house inmates since the late 1980s.…

Spring Heritage Celebration Day Salutes Native Presence At The University of Oklahoma

The sounds of Native American flute music wafted over the South Oval at the University of Oklahoma last week as the Spring Heritage Celebration Day…

Jim Thorpe at New York's Polo Grounds in 1913.

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal To Move Jim Thorpe's Remains To Oklahoma

On the first day of its fall term, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal from the Sac and Fox Nation and Jim Thorpe’s sons to move the athlete’s…

Au Revoir, Y'all! Exchange Students' First Time In Oklahoma

Although the United States is a popular destination for exchange students around the world, not all exchange students choose to study in Oklahoma. Adrian…

Debbie Chastain holds her the hand of her grandson Justus Sklyer Cobbs at the Joseph Harp Correctional Center, Saturday, March 12, 2016, in Lexington, Okla.

#FeaturedFour: Inmate Mental Illness, Quake Concerns, Mental Health Cuts, Oklahoma City Water

Four stories that were trending or generated discussion online or on KGOU’s social media platforms during the past week.More Than Half Of Oklahoma Inmates…

Oklahoma governor repeals rules allowing sex marker change on state driver's licenses

State lawmakers repealed rules allowing sex marker changes on state driver's licenses. A lawyer working with trans Oklahomans said it's a "significant blow" to their rights.

Austin Holland with the Oklahoma Geological Survey briefs Corporation Commissioners on new earthquake research.

State Geological Survey Stayed Silent After Linking Oklahoma Quakes to Oil Industry

Despite long-held suspicions that the state’s earthquake surge was linked to oil and gas activity, the Oklahoma Geological Survey stayed silent amid…

Oklahoma received its first shipment of Moderna vaccines on Dec. 21. Photo provided by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

Oklahoma Health Officials Choose Rapid Coronavirus Vaccination Over Rigid Phase Model

When the federal government kicked off Operation Warp Speed, the program to administer vaccines, it allowed states to build their own plans. These plans…

A tornado in Wynnewood, Oklahoma on May 9, 2016.

Oklahoma's severe weather season was relatively less active. Are weather trends beginning to change?

Oklahomans are used to an active severe weather season. That usually means lots of thunderstorms and - infamously - tornadoes. The past year's storm season seems to have been relatively less active.

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