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12/03/2025

Media has often overlooked missing and murdered Indigenous people. The life of Akey Ulteeskee, a Cherokee woman who suffered abuse at the hands of her guardian in the early 1900s, is just a glimpse at a century-old problem.

KOSU's Sarah Liese dives in.

This reporting was supported by the IWMF’s Fund for Indigenous Journalists: Reporting on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Transgender People (MMIWG2T).

Mainstream media outlets have often overlooked stories of missing and murdered Indigenous people for more than a century. The story of Akey Ulteeskee, a Cherokee woman who suffered sexual and financial abuse at the hands of her alcoholic guardian in the early 1900s, highlights a glimpse into the his...

12/03/2025

About 160 members of the Oklahoma National Guard will deploy to secure Washington, D.C. Gov. Kevin Stitt authorized members to participate, Oklahoma Voice reports.

About 160 members of the Oklahoma National Guard will deploy to secure Washington, D.C.

12/03/2025

Oklahoma's maternal mortality rate has improved, following national trends, according to the state's annual report. But it remains elevated compared to national data, StateImpact Oklahoma finds.

Mortality varies by race, according to newly released data, and about 70% of pregnancy-related deaths were deemed preventable.

12/03/2025

Local political figures, community advocates, spiritual leaders, family, friends and admirers gathered last weekend to remember the life of Viola Ford Fletcher, one of the oldest survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

The Oklahoma Eagle has more.

From Bartlesville to north Tulsa, local political figures, community advocates, spiritual leaders, family, friends and admirers gathered last weekend to remember the life of Viola Ford Fletcher.

12/03/2025

Two local nonprofits that serve people experiencing homelessness in Oklahoma, City Care and City Rescue Mission, received multimillion-dollar grants from the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, and his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos.

Two local nonprofits that serve people experiencing homelessness in Oklahoma received multimillion-dollar grants from the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, and his wife.

12/03/2025

Beau Brady, host of Yr Welcome, has been playing his 100 important albums of the 21st century (so far) over the course of 2025. Here's his full list.

Yr Welcome host Beau Brady has been playing his 100 important albums of the 21st century (so far) over the course of 2025. Here's his full list.

12/02/2025

The lesser prairie chicken was once a common sight in the southern Great Plains, but its numbers are dwindling. Even so, it lost federal protections earlier this year for a second time. Now states and landowners are overseeing conservation efforts.

Read more from Harvest Public Media.

The lesser prairie chicken was once a common sight in the southern Great Plains, but its numbers are dwindling. Even so, it lost federal protections earlier this year for a second time. Now states and landowners are overseeing conservation efforts

12/02/2025

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12/02/2025

As some Oklahomans side-eye new data centers, reporters at Tulsa-based media company The Pickup have been looking into a similar concern: cryptocurrency mines.

Reporter Katie Wiehe spoke with KOSU's Graycen Wheeler about the topic.

As some Oklahomans side-eye data centers looking to move into their communities, reporters at Tulsa-based media company The Pickup have been looking into a similar concern: cryptocurrency mines.

12/02/2025

Norman City Council members unanimously approved a $74,290 deal to buy more than three acres for a permanent homeless shelter in late November.

12/02/2025

City and state leaders broke ground on a $1 billion Tulsa data center last month. The developer is contracting to inspect nearby homes — but some residents who weren't included in that group of homeowners think they should be.

Tulsa Flyer has details.

City and state leaders broke ground on the $1 billion project last month. It is one of several planned data centers causing a stir in the Tulsa community.

12/02/2025

A University of Oklahoma graduate student is on leave from teaching duties after giving an undergrad a zero on an assignment. The junior, seeking a degree in psychology, is accusing the instructor of discrimination because she cited the Bible.