State frustrated as feds fumble COVID vaccine booster shots
Federal reserves of booster doses for COVID-19 vaccines were expected to be a shot in the arm for Oklahoma's vaccination capabilities in coming weeks,...
Trait Thompson: ‘We will inspire the creation of a better Oklahoma in the future’
Last spring, Bob Blackburn announced he would be retiring as executive director of the Oklahoma Historical Society. Blackburn, a historian and author, had held...
Six months in, Oklahoma County’s jail trust is a chaotic mixed bag
Public meetings are often tedious, sparsely attended affairs, but this past year the meetings of the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority, which oversees the...
New policy seeks to incentivize schools to offer in-person options
Oklahoma school districts will receive more COVID-19 tests, more personal protective equipment and a new incentive to enforce mask wearing on school sites, according...
Teachers talk U.S. Capitol riot with #oklaed students
Gemma Defee's AP government class had discussed James Madison's Federalist No. 10 and his warnings about factions shortly before last week's breach of the...
Freshmen Republicans prepare for first session in House
The Oklahoma House of Representatives will feature 11 freshmen Republicans for the 2021 legislative session, which is scheduled to start Feb. 1.
With 82 Republicans...
Vaccinate Me: The latest NonDoc podcast episode
When an angry mob broke into the U.S. Capitol building last week, our team faced a difficult decision: Do we move forward with recording our...
The week in coveducation: Timeline unclear for teacher vaccinations
The state saw some big news in the education world this week with an announcement from the State Department of Education that Oklahoma public...
Oklahoma public school enrollment drops significantly
Total Oklahoma public school enrollment fell by 9,537 students — or about 1.5 percent — for the current school year, marking the first time...
In southeast Oklahoma, the Kiamichi River is a legal and political tinderbox
CLAYTON — Justin Jackson held a watchful eye on the makeshift electrical tape plug keeping his tin riverboat afloat.
If the seal didn't hold, he...
