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Medical staff prepare to swab another patient being tested for COVID-19 at an Oklahoma City site on May 8. Most of staff working at the site were women.

As Daily COVID-19 Case Counts Drop In Oklahoma, Daily Death Rates Expectedly Continue To Rise

Oklahoma’s coronavirus case counts and hospitalizations are trending down for the first time in months. Unfortunately, deaths are not.Oklahoma’s…

A Critical Components Aerospace worker manufactures a landing gear axel at at the company's Oklahoma City facility. The company, which has partnered with the state's ACES Program, produces flight and space components.

Report: Oklahoma aerospace program nets $1.9 billion in new investments since 2018 launch

A small state-run aerospace program is helping drive companies to Oklahoma “fast and furiously,” the program’s director said.

Kids from a local youth organization laugh and splash in cold, spring-fed pools at the Chickasaw National Recreation Area near Sulphur, Okla.

Demotion Of Oklahoma's National Park Exposes Shifting Attitudes About Preserving, Promoting Nature

The National Park Service turns 100 this year, and many states are celebrating top-tier environmental landmarks that are a big source of local pride.…

Oklahoma institutions respond to temporarily paused Trump administration cuts to NIH research funding

A federal judge has ordered a temporary nationwide halt on a new policy from the National Institutes of Health.

From left: Theda Moreno, Casandra Fraser and Tatum Escott wore red handprints on their faces during Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Day at the Oklahoma State Capitol. "In our culture and across many cultures within Indigenous people, that's how we see our spirits — in red. And so this is just to bring awareness to their spirit, that they're not forgotten, that they're still loved," Fraser said.

Oklahoma officials discuss new initiatives to combat Missing and Murdered Indigenous People crisis

Complaints about inaccurate data in tracking MMIP cases in databases, such as the National Missing and Unidentified Persons Systems (Namus), have been a specific focus of an Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation unit.

Lorenzo Clerkley was shot in his hip and his thigh.

14-Year-Old Shot By Oklahoma City Police While Playing With B.B. Gun

Oklahoma City Police could face legal action in retaliation for the March shooting of a 14-year-old black boy.Police claim Lorenzo Clerkley did not follow…

Payne County Election Board Secretary Courtney Callison hosts a precinct worker training session on Sept. 17, 2024, at the county’s administration building in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

As Oklahoma laws change, Payne County officials remind poll workers how to avoid mishaps

Election laws in Oklahoma change just about every year, thanks to state lawmakers. At a poll worker training in Payne County last week, election officials offered reminders of their support for precinct volunteers.

Drone developed by Oklahoma researchers aims to speed up weather forecast lead times

Scientists at the Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations (CIWRO) created a device designed to improve the accuracy of weather events.

From left, Oklahoma Corporation Commission members Todd Hiett, Dana Murphy and Bob Anthony hear arguments in the Jim Thorpe Building in Oklahoma City on Tuesday to determine whether the agency should reopen a two-decade-old telephone rate case.

Corporation Commission Holds Off On Reopening $16 Billion Oklahoma Utility Rate Case

On Tuesday the Oklahoma Corporation Commission is delayed a decision to reopen a 25-year-old telecommunications rate case. In 1989, the commission voted…

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt delivers a press conference surrounded by House and Senate leaders. The administration unveiled an education funding package worth $785 million.

Oklahoma to shoulder nearly $4 million price tag for Parental Choice Tax Credit

When the Parental Choice Tax Credit program was passed this spring, the tax commission estimated it would cost $1 million this fiscal year to set it up. As it turns out, it’s going to cost nearly four times that.

Candidate for Oklahoma Attorney General Jon Echols chats with a constituent during his race announcement event on Feb. 26, 2025, at the Christian Heritage Academy in Del City.

Oklahoma AG candidate refunds donations from couple involved in political favor scandal

Republican attorney general candidate Jon Echols has returned campaign donations to a Norman couple embroiled in a political favoritism scandal, as first reported in The Oklahoman.

State Superintendent Ryan Walters sits at the head of the table during an April 24 meeting of the Oklahoma State Board of Education in Oklahoma City. Walters has said he intends to require teachers to take an "America First" assessment if they are moving from a progressive state, like California or New York.

Walters’ ‘America First’ teacher test could overstep Oklahoma law, state agency leader says

Oklahoma’s education chief targets blue-state teachers for ideological assessment.

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