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08/29/2025

We are excited to team up once again with our friends at KGOU to bring you a special 4-hour broadcast of musical highlights from the 2025 Summer Breeze concert series.

Tune in Sunday, August 31 from 1–5 p.m. to relive standout moments from our 25th anniversary season, featuring performances by John Fullbright, Kierston White, Jahruba Lambeth & the Jahmystics, Hosty, Brave Combo, Handmade Moments and more.

Don’t miss Summer Breeze 2025 Revisited streaming live and airing across KGOU’s FM network this Sunday, August 31 from 1–5 p.m.

08/29/2025

Capitol Insider: After its latest monthly meeting was cancelled, the State Board of Education is pursuing legal action to schedule a special meeting.

After its latest monthly meeting was cancelled, the State Board of Education is pursuing legal action to schedule a special meeting. #...

08/29/2025

Join KGOU this Labor Day Holiday weekend for our annual summer’s end showcase of musical highlights from two Norman institutions: Jazz In June and Summer Breeze.

Special news coverage and holiday programming.

08/29/2025

A pending sale of the Oklahoma National Stockyards has fallen apart, putting the current owner back on the hunt for a new buyer.

https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-news/2025-08-29/oklahoma-national-stockyards-back-on-the-market

08/29/2025

Kick off your Labor Day Weekend with a funky flair and tune in to KGOU for Tonic: The Funky Groove Show, Fri., Aug. 29, 9-11 PM Central.🕺 Listen online, worldwide, at www.KGOU.org, your local KGOU - Your NPR Source station in OK, or tell your smart speaker to play KGOU. It's the funkiest (and funnest) way to kickstart your weekend! 🥾

08/29/2025

Could Oklahoma one day produce nuclear energy? That’s the subject of a future study by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.

https://www.kgou.org/energy/2025-08-28/oklahoma-corporation-commission-takes-first-step-toward-nuclear-energy-study

08/29/2025

After almost three years in the position, ODOC director Steven Harpe has announced his resignation.

After almost three years in the position, ODOC director Steven Harpe has announced his resignation on Wednesday.

08/29/2025

This week's Wavelengths newsletter highlights the Oklahoma Corporation Commission's steps toward a nuclear energy study, higher vaccine exemptions among Oklahoma children, another canceled State Department of Education meeting and more. Read the full stories and sign up for Wavelengths at KGOU.org.

08/29/2025

Rep. Ty Burns, R-Pawnee, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of domestic abuse and assault Thursday afternoon in a Pawnee County court.

Rep. Ty Burns, R-Pawnee, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of domestic abuse and assault Thursday afternoon in a Pawnee County court.

08/29/2025

Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector Cyndi Byrd says state agencies mismanaged or questionably spent almost $100 million in pandemic relief funds during the 2023 fiscal year. The most in a single year so far, by a long shot.

https://www.kgou.org/politics-and-government/2025-08-29/oklahoma-state-auditor-flags-nearly-100-million-in-mismanaged-pandemic-relief-dollars-in-new-report

08/28/2025

The director of the nation's top public health agency has been fired after less than one month in the job, and several top agency leaders have resigned.

"Susan Monarez is no longer director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention," the Department of Health and Human Services wrote in a social media post. Her lawyers said she had neither resigned nor been told she was fired.

08/28/2025

Even though midterm elections are more than a year away, races for statewide office in Oklahoma are starting to get crowded. Here are the 30 candidates who have filed paperwork so far.

Even though midterm elections are more than a year away, races for statewide office in Oklahoma are starting to get crowded. Here are the 30 candidates who have filed paperwork so far.