The state’s review of social studies textbooks is underway for the first time since Superintendent Ryan Walters added references to Christianity, morality and election denialism to what teachers ...

Trump’s budget bill brings stricter SNAP rules and shifts costs to states, putting 131,000 Oklahomans at risk of losing food benefits as hunger relief systems brace for the ...

Investigation of a second harrowing attempt to seize control of an elderly vet establishes a troubling pattern of abuse in the St. Francis Health System and uncovers hints of turmoil and controversy ...

Attorney General Gentner Drummond appointed the Oklahoma District Attorneys Council’s assistant executive director as a special assistant prosecutor in the Richard Glossip case, raising eyebrows in ...

A tip from a former Guymon police officer offers hard evidence of police abuses characteristic of rural Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Watch · Oklahoma Has Nation’s Highest Average Homeowners Insurance Premiums JC Hallman explores the reasons behind soaring insurance rates, while Jake Ramsey examines the link between ...

Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let Ted Streuli guide you beyond the surface of daily news. For 2024 and 2025, Oklahoma opted out of the federal Summer EBT program, ...

Proposed cuts in NOAA’s 2026 budget eliminate Oceanic and Atmospheric Research as a line office and terminate both the NSSL in Norman and the University of Oklahoma’s Cooperative Institute for Severe ...

Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let Ted Streuli guide you beyond the surface of daily news. A cloud of confusion, and perhaps apathy, hangs over the disappearance of ...

Here is the audio of Oklahoma Watch published stories for the week of July 14, 2025. – Full Week Playlist: Listen to all the stories back-to-back, without interruption. – Individual Stories: Select ...