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Oklahoma Turnpike Authority awarded $120M to start expansion

Community

Dec 10, 2025

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority awarded $120M to start expansion

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for December 10, 2025

Ryan Welton

The Oklahoma tax credit few families know about — and why schools want you to use it

Sports

Dec 9, 2025

The Oklahoma tax credit few families know about — and why schools want you to use it

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for December 9, 2025

Ryan Welton

Examining competition in Oklahoma’s home insurance market and how Realtors can help

Housing

Nov 24, 2025

Examining competition in Oklahoma’s home insurance market and how Realtors can help

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for November 24, 2025

Ryan Welton

A wild week in Washington: Epstein vote, military warnings, and the affordability squeeze | Oklahoma Memo Saturday

Sports

Nov 22, 2025

A wild week in Washington: Epstein vote, military warnings, and the affordability squeeze | Oklahoma Memo Saturday

These are the best conversations and the best reads in Oklahoma news for the week ending Nov. 22, 2025

Ryan Welton

State leaders push back on insurance commissioner’s ‘competitive market’ stance

Community

Nov 21, 2025

State leaders push back on insurance commissioner’s ‘competitive market’ stance

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for November 21, 2025

Ryan Welton

Election results + Oklahoma board reconsiders raises for top state officeholders

Health

Nov 19, 2025

Election results + Oklahoma board reconsiders raises for top state officeholders

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for November 19, 2025

Ryan Welton

Like a 'buried body’: Oil waste fumes choke Oklahoma town, residents demand answers

Sports

Nov 4, 2025

Like a 'buried body’: Oil waste fumes choke Oklahoma town, residents demand answers

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for November 4, 2025

Ryan Welton

The Frontier: Oklahoma regulators failed to stop toxic wastewater leaking from oil fields

Health

Oct 30, 2025

The Frontier: Oklahoma regulators failed to stop toxic wastewater leaking from oil fields

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for October 30, 2025

Ryan Welton

Food aid cliff: 500,000 Oklahomans face losing SNAP support as deadline nears

Community

Oct 22, 2025

Food aid cliff: 500,000 Oklahomans face losing SNAP support as deadline nears

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for October 22, 2025

Ryan Welton

OG&E wants you to pay for the construction of new projects

Health

Oct 17, 2025

OG&E wants you to pay for the construction of new projects

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for October 17, 2025

Ryan Welton

Oklahoma Mental Health Department needs $20M in more funding

University of Oklahoma

Oct 13, 2025

Oklahoma Mental Health Department needs $20M in more funding

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for October 13, 2025

Ryan Welton

New Oklahoma City facility to serve those too ill for homeless shelters

Housing

Oct 6, 2025

New Oklahoma City facility to serve those too ill for homeless shelters

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for October 6, 2025

Ryan Welton

Removing fluoride from Oklahoma water would skyrocket dental costs, report says

Health

Sep 29, 2025

Removing fluoride from Oklahoma water would skyrocket dental costs, report says

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for Sept. 29, 2025

Ryan Welton

Court rejects GOP challenge, open primary plan can gather signatures

Health

Sep 17, 2025

Court rejects GOP challenge, open primary plan can gather signatures

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for Sept. 17, 2025

Ryan Welton

Health

Aug 21, 2025

5 things to know about the Tulsa office of health and well-being — and 5 candidates have filed for lieutenant governor in Oklahoma

This is your 5-minute round-up of Oklahoma news for August 21, 2025

Ryan Welton

Stitt's order to block Medicaid funds for ‘abortion-affiliated providers’ — and protests against Trump administration held in OKC, Tulsa

Health

Aug 4, 2025

Stitt's order to block Medicaid funds for ‘abortion-affiliated providers’ — and protests against Trump administration held in OKC, Tulsa

This is your 5-minute round-up of Oklahoma news for August 4, 2025

Ryan Welton

What Trump’s megabill means for Oklahoma hospitals and Medicaid recipients — EPA report debunks chemtrails

Health

Jul 14, 2025

What Trump’s megabill means for Oklahoma hospitals and Medicaid recipients — EPA report debunks chemtrails

This is your 5-minute round-up of Oklahoma news for July 14, 2025

Ryan Welton

Health

Jul 7, 2025

Lawmakers push to make healthier food more accessible to tribes — and how you can support families impacted by the deadly Texas flood

This is your 5-minute round-up of Oklahoma news for July 7, 2025

Ryan Welton

Medicaid cuts could have a big impact on rural hospitals — and our list of fireworks, Independence Day celebrations across Oklahoma

Community

Jun 30, 2025

Medicaid cuts could have a big impact on rural hospitals — and our list of fireworks, Independence Day celebrations across Oklahoma

This is your 5-minute round-up of Oklahoma news for June 30, 2025

Ryan Welton

Trump is denying Oklahoma disaster mitigation grants — and state to stop recommending fluoride in water

Wildfires March 2025

Jun 27, 2025

Trump is denying Oklahoma disaster mitigation grants — and state to stop recommending fluoride in water

This is your 5-minute round-up of Oklahoma news for June 27, 2025

Ryan Welton

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits Oklahoma — and Oklahoma police continue to seize millions from motorists

Health

Jun 26, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits Oklahoma — and Oklahoma police continue to seize millions from motorists

This is your 5-minute round-up of Oklahoma news for June 26, 2025

Ryan Welton

Female lawmakers denounce Gov. Stitt after they lead an override of breast cancer exam coverage bill veto — and Sooners' dream ends at WCWS

Sports

Jun 3, 2025

Female lawmakers denounce Gov. Stitt after they lead an override of breast cancer exam coverage bill veto — and Sooners' dream ends at WCWS

This is your 5-minute round-up of Oklahoma news for June 3, 2025

Ryan Welton

Judge halts immigration law; 154 arrested at OKC party — and Thunder blow out Wolves in Game 1

Sports

May 21, 2025

Judge halts immigration law; 154 arrested at OKC party — and Thunder blow out Wolves in Game 1

This is your 5-minute round-up of Oklahoma news for May 21, 2025

Ryan Welton

Stitt’s Cancer Screening Veto Sparks Outrage; OSBE Sued Over Social Studies Standards — Thunder Wallop Denver In Game 2

Sports

May 8, 2025

Stitt’s Cancer Screening Veto Sparks Outrage; OSBE Sued Over Social Studies Standards — Thunder Wallop Denver In Game 2

This is your 5-minute round-up of Oklahoma news for May 8, 2025

Ryan Welton

Federal health care cuts, Boys from Oklahoma — and Rory McIlroy

Sports

Apr 14, 2025

Federal health care cuts, Boys from Oklahoma — and Rory McIlroy

This is your round-up of the best in Oklahoma journalism for April 14, 2025

Ryan Welton