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12/24/2025

Holiday hosts are no stranger to the last minute grocery run. Whether you forgot an item or have just been too booked to shop, KOSU has you covered with the stores open this holiday season.

12/23/2025

A University of Oklahoma instructor put on leave following a student's claim of religious discrimination will no longer be teaching at the university.

The university said it was determined the T.A. was "arbitrary" in the grading of the paper, KGOU - Your NPR Source reports.

An OU graduate teaching assistant put on administrative leave following a student's claim of religious discrimination will no longer be teaching at the university.

12/23/2025

Oklahoma boasts a wealth of natural resources, and KOSU published hundreds of stories about them in 2025. Here are five of the biggest, from disputes about Forestry Services to Guymon's new water wellfield.

Oklahoma boasts a wealth of natural resources, and KOSU published hundreds of stories about them in 2025. Here are five of the biggest.

12/23/2025

After Mississippi students climbed from 49th to ninth nationally in literacy, some Oklahoma lawmakers want to replicate Mississippi's strategy. A key provision is holding back third graders who do not pass literacy tests, StateImpact Oklahoma reports.

After Mississippi students climbed from 49th to ninth nationally in literacy, some Oklahoma lawmakers want to replicate Mississippi's strategy.

12/23/2025

An emerald ash borer is a tiny green fleck about as long as a pencil eraser. But the invasive beetles can cause big problems for ash trees, and they've been spotted for the first time in Oklahoma's Murray County. Here's how you can help slow their spread.

An emerald ash borer is a tiny, shimmering green fleck about as long as a pencil eraser. But the invasive beetles can cause big problems for ash trees, and they’ve been spotted for the first time in Murray County, on the Chickasaw National Recreation Area.

12/23/2025

Elecktra Stanislava, a local musician and audio engineer who runs the community platform Make Oklahoma Weirder with Evan Jarvicks, shares their top 26 songs of 2025, including hits by DIVA, Sun Deep and more.

Elecktra Stanislava, a local musician and audio engineer who runs the community platform Make Oklahoma Weirder with Evan Jarvicks, shares their top 26 songs of 2025.

12/23/2025

Producers across the central U.S. are facing high input costs as the trade war puts crop markets in an uncertain position. Agriculture economists say they’re watching tariffs and the cattle industry — which has boosted income for some farmers, Harvest Public Media reports.

Producers across the central U.S. are facing high input costs as the trade war puts crop markets in an uncertain position. Agriculture economists say they’re watching tariffs and the cattle industry — which has boosted income for some farmers.

12/22/2025

The Oklahoma State Board of Equalization approved about $12 billion for lawmakers to appropriate to state agencies for Fiscal Year 2027. But while revenue outlooks appear stable, they aren't yet high enough to slash income taxes.

12/22/2025

Obesity rates are declining for Oklahomans, according to the CDC. The State Department of Health is crediting the progress, in part, to statewide initiatives meant to reduce chronic disease and improve quality of life.

StateImpact Oklahoma has more details.

The State Department of Health is celebrating these results and crediting the progress, in part, to statewide initiatives meant to reduce chronic disease and improve quality of life.

12/22/2025

California company Deep Fission says it plans to install a nuclear reactor underground in southeast Kansas, near the border with Oklahoma. Kansas government leaders are on board, KCUR 89.3 reports. It's part of a national push for new nuclear energy generation.

Deep Fission says it plans to install a nuclear reactor underground at an industrial park in southeast Kansas. State and local government leaders are on board. It's part of a national push for new nuclear energy generation.

12/22/2025

KOSU published hundreds of articles about Oklahoma politics over the course of 2025. But from the resignation of former State Superintendent Ryan Walters to the stories of Oklahomans affected by federal layoffs, these were some of the most popular.

Each story we brought you in 2025 is important. However, these five are among the most popular of the year and display the rich breadth of what KOSU offers in Oklahoma political news.