Mar 30 Why Oklahoma teachers are planning to walk out Monday By Victoria Pasquantonio Oklahoma legislators passed a tax increase for the first time since 1990 on Wednesday, which gave teachers a pay raise in hopes of averting a walkout. Teachers say they still plan to walk out of school on April 2. Continue reading
Feb 05 This Osage writer remembers one of the first victims of infamous 'reign of terror' By Jennifer Hijazi Named for the Osage word meaning ‘prayer,’ the poem was Elise Paschen's way of tapping into a tragedy to which she feels intimately linked. Continue reading
Nov 25 Drilling reawakens sleeping faults in Texas, leads to earthquakes By Anna Kuchment, Scientific American For 300 million years faults showed no activity, and then wastewater injections from oil and gas wells came along. Continue reading
Sep 12 There have been 4 sex scandal investigations tied to Oklahoma politics this year. Here's where they stand By Associated Press An Oklahoma state senator was arrested and a former governor's aide was charged Tuesday in separate investigations linked to sex scandals. These are the latest allegations to come out about Oklahoma's ruling Republican lawmakers and others with close ties to… Continue reading
Jul 14 Tulsa officer to resign months after acquittal in shooting death of Terence Crutcher By Joshua Barajas The Tulsa, Oklahoma officer who fatally shot Terence Crutcher last year is resigning from her administrative position at the Tulsa Police Department, a national police union said Friday. A jury acquitted Betty Shelby in May of all charges related to… Continue reading
Jun 16 Family of Terence Crutcher files civil lawsuit, seeking Tulsa police reform By Joshua Barajas The family of Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by an Oklahoma police officer last year, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Thursday, stating the encounter demonstrated an excessive use of force. Continue reading
Jun 10 Oklahoma Democrats pin hopes on new 24-year-old leader By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Democrats hoping to chip away at the Republican stranglehold have pinned their hopes on Anna Langthorn, a 24-year-old woman who has logged more than five years in the political trenches. Continue reading
Jan 04 She took her amputated leg home, and you can too By Kristin Hugo While doctors may cite concerns with returning removed body parts, legal experts say the practice is acceptable. Here's how one Oklahoman managed the hurdles. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 3:57 News Wrap: Kurdish forces launch Raqqa campaign against ISIS By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Kurdish-led forces pressed toward the Islamic State’s de facto capital Raqqa after announcing the offensive Sunday. Also, the Justice Department announced it is sending 500 staffers to 28 states to watch for civil rights violations… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 8:11 Affected by budget cuts and testing, dozens of Oklahoma teachers are running for office By PBS News Hour Oklahoma ranks 45 out of 50 states in spending per student. It’s home to overcrowded classrooms and more than 100 districts that have approved four-day school weeks. Now, more than 40 teachers who are tired of not being heard are… Continue watching