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House Speaker-designate Charles McCall talks with fellow Republicans outside the GOP caucus room in the Oklahoma state Capitol Monday.

Republicans Elect Atoka’s Charles McCall As Next Oklahoma House Speaker

Lawmakers decided who the next speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives will be during a closed-door meeting Monday. State Rep. Charles McCall,…

Two students look on during Howe High School's graduation ceremony at the Tower Drive-In Theater in Poteau.

Digital Ceremonies, Drive-Ins And Delays Mark Oklahoma High School Graduation Celebrations

The Howe High School graduation wasn’t supposed to be at dusk in the shadow of Poteau’s Cavanal Mountain.There weren’t supposed to be funnel cakes.There…

A sign that reads "Shopping in Stillwater paid for this project" stands in the grass next to an active reconstruction project on 7th street, across the road from city hall, Feb. 28, in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Why a state grocery tax cut causes concern for Oklahoma's local government leaders

There’s a sign that Stillwater Mayor Will Joyce points to when telling the story of a full-street reconstruction project right across from city hall.

Board Chairman Robert Franklin speaks to the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board at its April 11 meeting.

Oklahoma attorney general files lawsuit against state board over Catholic charter school

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a lawsuit Friday against the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board for its decision to approve what would be the nation’s first publicly funded religious school, the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual Charter School.

Oklahoma lawmakers advance bill to ensure Indigenous students' right to wear tribal regalia at graduation

Senate Bill 429 would ensure Native students in public, charter and other schools are allowed to wear tribal regalia at high school graduations and other ceremonies in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Christian University's Family Therapy Clinic opened in January and provides services like individual, couples, and children and adolescent counseling in its six-room clinic on campus and via telehealth.

Oklahoma Christian University offers low-cost mental health care through new clinic

Oklahoma Christian University is ushering in its first full school year with an on-campus mental health clinic providing low-cost services for Oklahomans and hands-on experience to marriage and family therapy masters students.

Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin says Alabama IVF ruling ‘is not the position’ of Republican Party

Oklahoma Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin criticized an Alabama Supreme Court ruling defining frozen embryos as children.

Before and after of clean-up project 009.

Hope in sight for Oklahoma Superfund site thanks to efforts by Quapaw Nation

The ghost town of Picher is known for its dark and disheartening history. But the Quapaw Nation is actively working to change that narrative.

OG&E to appeal to Oklahoma Supreme Court as regulators deny bid to charge customers for construction

The action comes following a series of regulatory meetings about whether Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company should be permitted to start charging customers for the construction of two new natural gas turbines before they are in service.

What locals think of the proposal to build U.S.'s tallest building in Oklahoma City

A California developer wants to build the tallest building in the U.S. in Oklahoma City, where people are skeptical of the project. This story first aired on All Things Considered on May 28, 2024.

Afghan refugee appears in Oklahoma federal courtroom on Election Day terror plot charges

An Afghan refugee accused of plotting an Election Day terror attack appeared in a federal courtroom in Oklahoma City Thursday. Deemed dangerous and unpredictable by the judge, he will stay behind bars as he awaits trial.

Randy Harris is superintendent of Wagoner Public Schools.

Oklahoma Communities Learning To Deal With Four-Day School Weeks Created By Budget Cuts

More than 100 school districts in Oklahoma are thinking about implementing a four-day school week, and that’s putting pressure on working parents. It’s…

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