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Joe Aitson stands outside the Diversion Hub office in downtown Oklahoma City where he works as a treatment court recovery navigator.

How lived experience shapes case management in Oklahoma County's drug court

Not long ago, Joe Aitson was headed to prison. Today, he's helping people navigate the criminal legal system.

Two members of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board have resigned, prompting the delay of a death-row inmate's clemency hearing and for hundreds of parole appeals.

Pardon and Parole Board resignations delay Oklahoma death-row inmate’s clemency hearing

Resignations of two members of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board have delayed a death-row inmate’s clemency hearing to 10 days before he is set to be executed.

Stilwell Superintendent Geri Gilstrap originally recommended the district start the school year with distance learning, but the Stilwell Board of Education voted in favor of the community's wishes to reopen in-person classes.

Oklahoma Schools' COVID-19 Guidelines Are Widely Ignored By Many Rural Districts

The 800 residents of Dewar have been fairly split.Half of the eastern Oklahoma town’s parents told the local school district they refused to send their…

Senate committee approves bill to pay out-of-state groups with Oklahoma Choosing Childbirth grants

Oklahoma lawmakers in the Senate are weighing a proposal to use tax dollars to fund out-of-state organizations hoping to convince women not to end their pregnancies.

While traveling near Erwin, Tennessee, on Thursday, Oklahoma Task Force One encountered significant flooding on the Nolichucky River and rescued four people. The team is pictured rescuing a man from flood waters. The department redacted the victim's face.

Oklahoma swift water rescue team rescues four people trapped in Hurricane Helene flood waters

An Oklahoma swift water rescue team found itself in the right place at the right time and saved four Tennessee residents from flood waters last week, fire officials said.

Cows near Lexington, Oklahoma, take refuge in the shade on a hot day.

Oklahoma farm groups raise alarm over Trump's plan for more beef imports

The Trump Administration mentioned it's cooking up a plan to import more Argentinian beef to bring prices down. But local and national farm groups say the plan would harm American producers.

PM NewsBrief: Aug. 31, 2022

This is the KGOU PM NewsBrief for Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022.

PM NewsBrief: Oct. 10, 2024

This is the KGOU PM NewsBrief for October 10, 2024.

A drilling rig in northwestern Oklahoma's Mississippi Lime oil and gas play.

How Oklahoma Energy Companies Plan To Use Lower Corporate Tax Rate

Oklahoma oil and gas companies are examining how to take advantage of changes in corporate taxes.President Donald Trump signed a GOP-backed bill to…

A Google Earth image of Round Top Mountain in Texas

Oklahoma rare earth mining and manufacturing firm to get loan, funding from Trump admin

USA Rare Earth, which has its manufacturing facility in Stillwater, plans to extract rare earth minerals and supply materials for various technologies.

Dr. Doris Benbrook, the director of the Women's Cancer Program at OU Health

Oklahoma medical researchers have developed a cancer drug, and it’s headed for human trials

Oklahoma medical researchers announced Wednesday they have a cancer drug headed to human trials

Oklahoma Charter School Board approves Epic audit after financial crisis, mass layoffs

The Statewide Charter School Board is calling for an investigative audit of Epic Charter Schools.

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