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Oklahoma volunteers restore wildlife habitat amid peak fall bird migration

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A rural Northwest Oklahoma hospital is bringing back maternity care. Can it survive healthcare cuts?

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‘Very friendly territory:’ The politics behind President Trump’s Oklahoma rally

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‘What happened to me wasn't right’: Magon Hoffman speaks out about Oklahoma abortion lawsuit

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Oklahoma is ending a school meal program. Districts are left to figure out how to feed kids.

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Oklahoma City high school students get hands-on healthcare experience through new partnership

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The Trump administration is shifting funding for HIV prevention. Vulnerable Oklahomans could suffer

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Superintendent candidate Robert Franklin wants ‘political rancor’ out of Oklahoma education

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Broken Arrow nature center trains citizen scientists to preserve firefly magic

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Some data centers are building their own power plants. In Oklahoma, most want to plug into the grid

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Ascension St. John plans to end inpatient care at Nowata hospital. Residents are fighting back.

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What is ONE Transit's role in adapting to the Oklahoma City metro's rapid growth?

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Rejected for Oklahoma funding, an anti-abortion group helped rewrite state law

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‘Playing with my heart’: Student musicians celebrate America’s 250th alongside Army Band

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As data centers eye Oklahoma, tribes weigh the costs

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New Oklahoma law disrupts gender-affirming care for transgender adults

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Oklahoma author celebrates state's thousands of plant and animal species in new book

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The cost of childcare is too high for many Oklahoma families. How are lawmakers responding?

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What a small forest animal can tell us about Oklahoma’s environment

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StateImpact Oklahoma reporters sum up the 2026 legislative session

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Federal rural hospital program offers a lifeline in Oklahoma, but hurdles remain

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Another battle is brewing over public funds for religious schools. Oklahoma Jewish leaders are uneasy

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‘We are dismayed:’ Oklahoma doctors, patients respond to potential changes to Medicaid expansion

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Some Oklahoma prisons are becoming biodiversity hubs for pollinators

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Divorcing from usual process, Oklahoma Board of Education rewrites dozens of social studies standards

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What a super El Niño could mean for Oklahoma's weather

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‘Like a gym membership:’ An Oklahoma provider explains a growing primary care model

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An Oklahoma family says oil is polluting their home. The state says its hands are tied

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Minutes matter in stroke cases. In rural Oklahoma, a telemedicine program is saving critical time

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Some of Oklahoma’s thousands of orphaned wells could find a new purpose under this state bill

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The great tech debate: Should Oklahoma students use screens in the classroom?

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Finding Tiny Tim: How Oklahoma's citizen scientists contribute to conservation

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Oklahomans seek cheaper ways to pay for health care after ACA enhanced premium tax credits expire

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As electricity demand and investments grow, what’s being done to shield Oklahomans from higher monthly bills?

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StateImpact Oklahoma previews the 2026 legislative session

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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt's 2026 State of the State address

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Lawmakers eye bringing a literacy ‘miracle’ to Oklahoma

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Oklahoma climatologist Gary McManus on what to expect in 2026

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As AI becomes part of traditional Medicare reviews, some Oklahomans worry they’ll lose out on care

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Oklahomans continue generational tradition of Christmas Bird Count

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StateImpact Oklahoma discusses what’s to come in the new year

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OU researchers propose solution to Indian Health Service underfunding

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What’s being done to bring down Oklahoma’s costly home insurance rates?

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Oklahoma Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell previews Route 66 centennial celebrations

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New book details impacts of drug rehabilitation industry on patients, inspired by story in Oklahoma

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Oklahoma is seeking part of a $50 billion rural health fund. Could it transform care amid other cuts?

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As a deadly disease imperils North American bats, researchers say Oklahoma’s population is hanging on

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Despite loss of federal protections, lesser prairie chicken conservation persists on private land

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What's next as Oklahoma's highway system strains against growth?

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‘Isn’t that wonderful?’ Intergenerational programs combat loneliness, create purpose for seniors

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Migrating monarchs return to Oklahoma amid concerns over population decline

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Oklahoma regulators to balance costly nuclear potential with projected wave of energy demand

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Crossroads Mall has sat largely empty for years. A new nonprofit wants to turn it into a community hub

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4-H students await judgment as Oklahoma State Fair starts

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The sun is setting on federal solar tax credits. Here’s how one Oklahoma tribal nation used them

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Oklahoma students navigate a declining vaccination landscape this back-to-school season

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How policies from the 2025 legislative session will impact Oklahoma students’ school days

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Threatt Filling Station takes its place among iconic Oklahoma Route 66 landmarks

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Oklahoma emergency management head talks disaster preparedness, hazard mitigation

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A new proposal could allow Medicaid to fund more services for eligible kids in Oklahoma schools

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Oklahoma fertility rate trends downward amid economic pressures, low child well-being ranking

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‘We knew it was coming’: Oklahoma deploys tiny wasps to control invasive forest pest

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This program was getting more counselors into rural Oklahoma schools. Then Trump pulled funding.

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Meet the new group in charge of millions in state money to help pregnant women after Oklahoma banned abortion

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A recap of Oklahoma's 2025 legislative session

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While Oklahoma foster care payments stay stagnant, foster parents rely on community support

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The grief and relief of rural school annexation in Oklahoma

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More than a fifth of Indigenous Oklahomans are uninsured. The price they pay can be steep.

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Why some Oklahoma lawmakers want more control over judicial selection

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Amid Oklahoma tornado season, scientists warn NOAA cuts could impact forecasting, public safety

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Oklahoma’s St. Isidore case will be heard by SCOTUS next week. Here’s what’s at stake.

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Oklahoma youth commemorate Oklahoma City Bombing 30th anniversary through music

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That April Morning: The Oklahoma City Bombing

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How one group is educating Oklahomans on reproductive health care amid state abortion ban

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Off-campus religious education courses expand to growing number of Oklahoma schools

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Oklahoma birders report seeing fewer migrating species as extreme weather, development expands

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The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away:’ Historic Kiowa church to be rebuilt after Oklahoma wildfire

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New rules, rising costs putting some Oklahoma child care providers in peril

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New book details ‘untold story’ of lethal injection, chronicling its Oklahoma roots

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An Oklahoma wildlife refuge has widespread abandoned oil, gas wells. This group is cleaning them up

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Trump’s agenda complicates Oklahoma’s plan to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells

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Rural administrators flock to East Central University’s new rural education doctoral program

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OU preps tomorrow’s medical providers to care for body and mind in rural Oklahoma

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Oklahomans push back on transmission projects, even as the state's energy needs continue to grow

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Oklahoma’s largest universities buck national trends for post-COVID enrollment with record highs

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StateImpact Oklahoma previews what's to come in 2025

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Students with disabilities are spending more time in general education. Are teachers being prepared?

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Boost in federal dollars could strengthen prenatal, early childhood Oklahoma home visiting services

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StateImpact Oklahoma welcomes environment and science reporter Chloe Bennett-Steele

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Offering AP courses is now required in Oklahoma, but most schools still aren’t teaching them

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LeadingAge Oklahoma CEO breaks down lawsuit challenging federal nursing home staffing rules

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‘You can't gripe if you don't vote’: Early voting kicks off in Oklahoma

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Oklahoma higher ed workers navigate gaps in paid parental leave: lawmakers say it’s time to fix that

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A growing number of Oklahoma schools are adopting digital hall passes for safety, student accountability

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Convicted of murder as a teenager, Wayne Thompson hopes for a second chance at freedom

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Surgery during ‘rocket attacks’: Ukrainian doctors train at OU Health to provide reconstructive care

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'We’re ready for the fight': Southeast Oklahomans push back on proposed hydropower project

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New investments in CareerTech aim to provide relief for booming waitlist, agency hopes for more

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Help wanted: Oklahoma works to lower barriers to long-term care careers

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Painting brighter futures: OKC schools partner with community for mediation, mentorship