A new literacy law and rising insurance costs drove a request for $123.3 million in additional funding for the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

The Trump administration is narrowing longstanding interpretations of what it means to harm plants and animals protected under the Endangered Species Act. Conservation experts say the change will pose greater challenges for already-vulnerable populations, and several groups have sued the administration.

Oklahoma is not done with drought, but after torrential rains in October, the situation has improved.

Oklahoma's largest nonprofit health system and one of its biggest private employers will become the third health system to be acquired by Risant Health, pending regulatory approvals.

Local headlines for Thursday, October 22, 2026

A new formula from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education positions the state's colleges and universities to compete for a percentage of their state funding allocations.

The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes are building community in Oklahoma City through a drum-making workshop. But the public event isn’t just about learning a new skill. It’s about preserving culture.

Republican Kevin West, Libertarian Mike Hall and Democrat Kevin Dawson will face off in November to be the next Commissioner of Labor.

Democratic federal litigator Nick Coffey and former Republican State Rep. Jon Echols are vying to be Oklahoma’s next attorney general on Nov. 3.

When Oklahomans take to the polls statewide on November 3, they’ll choose their next state treasurer.