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05/30/2026

JUST IN Tulsa's Route 66 Capital Cruise BREAKS the Guinness World Record for the longest classic car parade with 3,596 vehicles! 🚘

Guinness officials say deductions were made because of spacing between cars and stops in the parade.

05/29/2026

Tulsa is celebrating 100 years of Route 66 with a Guinness World Record attempt this weekend.

https://www.kgou.org/arts-and-entertainment/2026-05-29/tulsa-attempts-to-break-world-record-with-classic-car-parade

05/29/2026

Oklahoma school support staff are waiting for a pay raise. Could a state question give it to them? Oklahoma Voice reports:

https://www.kgou.org/education/2026-05-29/oklahoma-school-support-staff-are-waiting-for-a-pay-raise-could-a-state-question-give-it-to-them

05/29/2026

Thanks to the drought, Oklahoma farmers are harvesting the state's top crop extremely early. Across the state, it is not expected to be very good.

https://www.kgou.org/business-and-economy/2026-05-29/oklahoma-faces-poor-early-wheat-harvest-following-warm-winter

05/29/2026

The Oklahoma Supreme Court rejected an agreement between the City of Tulsa and Muscogee Nation Wednesday to defer some prosecution of Native Americans to the tribe.

https://www.kgou.org/indigenous-news/2026-05-29/oklahoma-supreme-court-nullifies-tulsa-muscogee-nation-settlement-agreement

05/29/2026

This week's Wavelengths newsletter from KGOU shares stories from StateImpact Oklahoma, KGOU, Oklahoma Watch and NPR, including how rising fuel costs are affecting Oklahoma's economy, what a small forest animal can tell us about the environment, what's next for OETA and more. Read the full stories and sign up for Wavelengths at KGOU.org.

05/28/2026

Topped off the “Kicks 66” boot today. It sure is mighty pretty if I do say so myself.

Thanks, Ink Ranch Inc, MAPS 4, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, OKC Arts and GS Signs, for making this a reality.

05/28/2026

Hidden beneath rocks in southeastern Oklahoma lives a rare salamander found nowhere else on Earth. Scientists say tracking this tiny amphibian could reveal big changes happening in the environment.

https://www.kgou.org/science-technology-and-environment/2026-05-28/what-a-small-forest-animal-can-tell-us-about-oklahomas-environment

05/27/2026

The federal government will no longer pay for the thousands of test strips the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health sends by mail and agency officials are evaluating what's next.

https://www.kgou.org/health/2026-05-27/federal-changes-leave-oklahoma-fentanyl-test-strip-program-in-limbo

05/27/2026

A new Oklahoma law allows more on-farm sales of raw milk. Another bill ensuring the state's commercial milk supply complies with federal regulations failed to advance to the governor's desk.

A new Oklahoma law allows more on-farm sales of raw milk. Another bill ensuring the state's commercial milk supply complies with federal regulations failed to advance to the governor's desk.