Presuming rain or storms don’t make a mess of things, Oklahoma City will get a real treat Saturday night: Indigo Girls are coming to town. The concert is happening at Scissortail Park at 8 p.m.

Neither I nor my wife will get to be there. We have another epic family adventure planned, and it won’t be in the City. However, we’re both fans of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, the duo who make up the group.

I’m a big fan, but it’s not because I’m all that familiar with their entire catalogue.

It’s because of two songs that I don’t just like, I love.

And, no, “Closer To Fine” isn’t one of them, although I definitely like it a lot. That was their biggest hit, peaking at No. 52 on the Billboard Hot 100.

My favorites are “Galileo” and a much lesser-known song called “Cold Beer & Remote Control.” The former spoke to my intellect, and the latter to my inner dude — but in retrospect, this song also channels the great John Mellencamp in its middle-American sensibilities.

All of my days have been misspent
Stuffing out the sofa and the antenna's bent
Inside my heart's bustin' out at the seams
I work for the impossible american dream

I got a job at the grocery store
A few bucks an hour and not much more
The world comes in just to take things away
They eat it all up and then they sleep into day

I try not to care I would lose my mind
Running 'round the same thing time after time
Only two things bound to soothe my soul
Cold beer and remote control

Now once upon a time I was nobody's fool
(once upon a fool)
Two jobs and showing up for school
I guess it comes apart so little by little
You don't know your there till your stuck in the middle
I try not to care I would lose my mind
Running 'round the same thing time after time
And only two things bound to soothe my soul
Cold beer and remote control

Not sure whether Amy and Emily will play that one Saturday night, but if you go — let me know if they do.

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Per KFOR: Storms form late and move across state starting in NW Oklahoma. Chance of stronger storms in eastern Oklahoma through midday Saturday — and then a cool front blows in.

A REAL COOL FRONT. Low in the 40s on Sunday morning. Let’s go!

🌡️ Friday's high in OKC 86°
🌡️ Friday’s high in Tulsa 87°

By Chloe Bennett-Steele, StateImpact Oklahoma
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The Oklahoma Corporation Commission held a series of meetings with representatives from Oklahoma Gas & Electric to discuss the merits of the application.

The utility company seeks to build two new natural gas turbines at its Horseshoe Lake power plant in eastern Oklahoma, totaling about $506 million. It is also pursuing two capacity purchase agreements with an energy storage facility and a power plant in Kiowa.

The company plans to add close to 60 cents to monthly bills starting in 2026, increasing the amount to more than $4 by 2031, should its application be approved.

OG&E wants to use a new law requiring the Corporation Commission to allow utilities to charge customers for new and expanded natural gas construction before the projects are complete. The commission had previously voiced opposition to the measure before its passage, saying it would lead to higher costs for customers.

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On average, more than 116,000 people in Tulsa County used food stamps each month in 2024, according to the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. Some Tulsans could lose those benefits next month when President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” goes into effect, changing eligibility and work requirements – that is, if the program still has funding.

NPR and others are citing a letter from the U.S. Department of Agriculture telling state agencies not to make those payments because of a lack of funding if the government shutdown continues past Oct. 31.

To help you navigate changes to food stamps, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Tulsa Flyer created this guide, plus a map of the nearly 600 places you can use your benefits in Tulsa County.

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