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Susan Holmes stands on the front porch of her home in Bokoshe, Okla.

State Finds No Evidence Of Elevated Cancer Rates In Oklahoma Town Tormented By Coal Waste

The tiny community of Bokoshe is flanked by old mines, which companies are filling with thousands of tons of waste produced by the coal-fired power plant…

Orphan oil wells dotting Oklahoma aquifers could pose risks to groundwater quality

Oklahomans get more than half the water they use from aquifers. But the same areas that hold those underground water supplies are also sprinkled with orphan oil wells.

Oklahoma AG Joins 25 States To Sue San Francisco Over City Gun Ordinance

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has joined a lawsuit originated by Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning against the city of San Francisco, arguing…

Donald Trump at a campaign stop at the Oklahoma State Fair in September 2015.

The Oklahoma Oil Billionaire Shaping Donald Trump’s Bid To Win On Energy Issues

Donald Trump is wooing energy-state voters by promising a presidency that will champion coal, promote drilling and free frackers from federal regulations…

Oklahoma Senator James Lankford Reacts To Steve Bannon's White House Departure

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma about Steve Bannon's departure from the White House.

An artist’s conception of a proposed hotel that would be attached to downtown Oklahoma City’s new convention center.

Oklahoma City Opens Negotiations With Omni For MAPS 3 Convention Center Hotel

Earlier this week, the Oklahoma City Council voted 7-2 to pursue negotiations with the developer Omni for a proposed hotel attached to downtown Oklahoma…

New University Of Oklahoma Diversity Chief Faces A Campus With Few Black Professors

The University of Oklahoma announced it’s new vice president for diversity Tuesday. Former state lawmaker Jabar Shumate will be in charge of boosting OU’s…

Oklahoma Soldier First Combat Death In Iraq Since 2011 Troop Withdrawal

The U.S. Department of Defense says an Army soldier from Oklahoma is the first military casualty while fighting militants with the self-proclaimed Islamic…

Healthcare workers prepare for a day's work at a mobile COVID-19 testing site at State Fair Park, Thursday, April 2, 2020, in Oklahoma City. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.

The Omicron variant is hitting Oklahoma hard and creating troubles unseen in earlier surges

After months of what felt like a return to normal, the coronavirus is back with a vengeance, and this surge poses different threats than those of the past.

People attend an open house for the new tiny homes on Pivot's campus in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City nonprofit expands tiny home community for foster care alumni

Approximately 200 young people are aging out of foster care in Oklahoma every year. One nonprofit is expanding its ability to provide housing opportunities and support to the population.

A colony of embryonic stem cells. The cells in the background are mouse fibroblasts cells. Only the colony in the centre are human embryonic stem cells.

Wide House Passage Of Embryonic Stem Cell Research Ban In Oklahoma Despite Concerns

The House overwhelmingly passed legislation Monday designed to prevent embryonic stem cell research in Oklahoma.The measure by state Rep. Dan Fisher would…

Nearly 200 Oklahoma schools districts have pivoted to distance learning as coronavirus levels surge

Nearly 200 school districts have pivoted at least one site to distance learning because of the coronavirus this week — a rate of closures so far unseen during the pandemic.

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