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Oklahoma just had its hottest September on record, smashing the old one set in 1931. The record is nearly 10 degrees above the state’s normal temperatures.

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The American Civil Liberties Union and several other immigrants’ rights advocates sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security Thursday condemning “deplorable” conditions inside the Diamondback Correctional Facility in Watonga.

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Very few presidents have visited tribal reservations while in office, putting Trump in rare company. Presidents Teddy Roosevelt and Barack Obama have previously visited the Choctaw reservation, in particular.

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OETA aired a pre-taped debate between the Republican and Democratic candidates for Oklahoma governor on Thursday.

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Oklahoma Gas & Electric, which serves about 917,000 customers, filed a rate review with the Corporation Commission this week. Customers could see bill changes as early as next spring.

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President Donald Trump has embarked on a mini-tour of midterm rallies in deep-red states, stopping in Durant, Oklahoma, the heart of the Choctaw Nation.

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Citizen Potawatomi Nation Eagle Aviary is sounding the alarm about lead ammunition and its role in the death of an eagle it released last year.

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The Oklahoma County Detention Center is hosting a job fair next week. It will take place on-site at the jail, where chronic understaffing has persisted for years.

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KOSU's weekly round-up of Oklahoma music news remembers a prominent Oklahoma concert photographer, tells you about a new Roger Miller museum exhibit and more.

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The search for more victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre entered its sixth round Tuesday as crews returned to Oaklawn Cemetery.

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Oklahoma's foster care rates haven't kept pace with rising costs, advocates say

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With President Donald Trump stumping in our state this evening, @StateImpactOK 's Logan Layden talked with OU political science professor Allyson Shortle about the politics of the visit.

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Oklahoma music star Jody Miller’s family is hosting a tribute concert in the singer’s hometown of Blanchard on Sunday. Miller is best known for her 1965 song “Queen of the House,” which earned her one of the first Grammys ever awarded to an Oklahoman.
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The latest episode of @focusblackok features stories on the sudden closure of the Osage Nation's language immersion school, Oklahoma's absentee ballot notarization process and more.
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Cherokee Nation is asking Congress to create a national monument dedicated to Tulsa’s Greenwood District, which would help preserve the history of the Tulsa Race Massacre.
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Some political scienctists said President Trump’s decision to hold a midterm rally in rural Oklahoma, a state considered a Republican stronghold, signals GOP panic that voters may sit out the election as the president’s popularity wanes.

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The Oklahoma City Council unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday designating every second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day.
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The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes will consider whether to ban data centers on tribal lands during its annual tribal council meeting this Saturday in Concho.
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Officials announced that 95% of the more than $223 million allocated this year to Oklahoma as part of the Rural Health Transformation Program has been obligated for initiatives in maternal care, telehealth services and transportation to care centers.
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An Oklahoma district judge found that a natural gas marketing company illegally hiked prices during Winter Storm Uri in 2021.
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