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Lawmakers override 13 of Gov. Kevin Stitt's vetoes.

The lesser prairie chicken is a petite bird trotting across southern Great Plains grasslands. But over the years, its habitat and numbers have shrunk. The bird was given Endangered Species Act protections, but those are now gone after a federal judge issued a ruling over the summer. In the first installment of a two-part series, Anna Pope reports on where the move leaves Oklahoma's lesser prairie chicken population.

Amid a teacher shortage, Oklahoma’s educator prep programs are graduating fewer students ready to go straight into classrooms.

Oklahoma has gained 40,000 new students since 2008, but funding from the legislature hasn’t kept up with the growth. More students and less money means…

Updated 12:05 p.m. Gov. Jeb Bush calls for increased homeland securityFormer Florida Gov. Jeb Bush opened his speech talking about family and “love at…

House Speaker-elect Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, says his goals for the 60th legislature await his majority caucus’s retreat in the coming weeks. He said tax cuts are sure to come up and that he’s ready to work across the rotunda to decide what’s best for Oklahomans.

One Oklahoma City-based driller’s credit line was recently increased, which could be a sign the business is doing well.Last week, the Bank of Nova Scotia…

Oklahoma City residents’ life expectancies vary greatly across the city. Among all ZIP codes, the difference between the highest life expectancy and the…

Board members are seeking clarity on the executive order that encouraged the proposed rule.

Tribal programs addressing mental health and substance abuse in Oklahoma lost federal funding overnight Tuesday. Roughly 24 hours later, the Trump administration moved to reinstate that support without additional explanation. But tribal leaders say they are still reeling from "political whiplash."

Attorneys for Gov. Kevin Stitt and legislative leaders on Thursday argued before the state’s high court about who has the power to compact with tribal nations.

Five hearings in, the Oklahoma department of mental health is still unable to identify the exact needs of its ever-shifting budget shortfall, and lawmakers say they're running out of time to help.