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Zach Bryan climbs over fence to confront Gavin Adcock during Oklahoma music festival
The Independent
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September 14, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Exercise Thunderstruck 2.0 Tests Oklahoma Guard's UAS Capabilities
DVIDS - Georgia
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September 14, 2025
Package (no CGs): Members of the Oklahoma National Guard conduct Exercise Thunderstruck 2.0 at Camp Gruber Training Center near Braggs, Oklahoma. The exercise tested concepts for countering an evolving threat environment and drew visitors from...
Check out these book signings and new releases with Oklahoma ties
The Oklahoman
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Author to explore hip hop’s future An expert in hip hop music and culture will give a glimpse of the artform’s future cultural impact during a public presentation at 7 p.m. Sept. 23 at Oklahoma City University, 2501 N Blackwelder Ave. OCU’s next...
Column: A ‘different’ environment at Northwestern proves to be no obstacle for No. 4 Oregon in 34-14 blowout
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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September 13, 2025
Fox Sports came to Evanston on Saturday for its “Big Noon Kickoff” pregame show, showcasing Northwestern’s Big Ten opener against No. 4 Oregon for a national TV audience. Despite an early-morning monsoon that turned the Lakefill into a mud pit,...
Study: Air Pollution in Latin America at its Highest in 26 years
Newsroom Panama
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September 13, 2025
Air pollution in Latin America spiked to its highest level since AQLI data records began in 1998. While the average resident would gain up to one year of life expectancy if their air quality met the WHO guideline, in the most polluted regions life...
Oklahoma’s earthquakes could help avoid induced seismicity from carbon storage
The Journal Record - Oklahoma
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September 12, 2025
Summary: – Study warns underground carbon storage could trigger quakes. – Oklahoma’s wastewater injection history offers key lessons. – State passes law as new carbon well projects advance. While the state legislature passes laws on underground...
Oklahoma investigating teacher over 'disgraceful rhetoric' about Charlie Kirk's shooting
KHBS - Arkansas
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September 12, 2025
VIDEO ABOVE: We got him': Utah governor announces suspect in Charlie Kirk assassination is in custody (Sept. 12), State Superintendent Ryan Walters said the Oklahoma State Department of Education is investigating a Sand Springs middle school...
Readers weigh in on vaccines, Oklahoma congressional delegation, more
The Oklahoman
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Delegation needs to put Oklahomans' health first We expect Oklahoma senators and congresspeople to put the health of Oklahomans they represent ahead of their political party by opposing President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services...
USDA aims to tackle New World Screwworm to protect Oklahoma agriculture
KOKH - Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY- (KOKH) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins spoke in Yukon Friday about how the government is trying to tackle the New World Screwworm. "When New World Screwworm burrow into the flesh of living animals, they cause serious...
Oklahoma Sen. Lankford Pushes Back CNN On “War” Rhetoric Following Charlie Kirk’s Assassination
The Free Press - Tampa - Florida
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September 12, 2025
Oklahoma Senator pushes for dialogue, not violence, as political divisions deepen in the wake of the TPUSA founder’s death. In an interview on CNN’s “The Arena,” Republican Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma pushed back against the framing of the...
US preparing for ‘critical threat’ to US agriculture, USDA leader says during Oklahoma stop
Oklahoma Voice
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September 12, 2025
YUKON — With no active cases of New World screwworm, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is working to prevent its spread from Central America, a Trump administration official said Friday. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins outlined the...
Ryan Walters says Oklahoma teachers could lose licenses over Charlie Kirk posts
News9 - Oklahoma
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Oklahoma’s top education official is promising swift action after reports of teachers posting political comments online about the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. State Superintendent Ryan Walters says educators who glorify or...
Listen Frontier: Power, water, and secrecy: Data centers are in Oklahoma. What now?
The Frontier - Oklahoma
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September 12, 2025
Oklahoma is racing to attract data centers, facilities that store and process the information powering everything from streaming services to artificial intelligence, to the Sooner State. Governor Kevin Stitt has touted them as a cornerstone of...
In Oklahoma, details about data centers are often shrouded in secrecy
The Frontier - Oklahoma
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September 12, 2025
Across Oklahoma, officials are courting data centers as sources of new revenue and jobs. But local authorities also keep information private on which companies will run the centers and how much water and electricity they will use. Republican state...
Does a new law restrict drag shows? Oklahoma’s Attorney General weighs in
News9 - Oklahoma
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Oklahoma’s Attorney General Gentner Drummond has concluded that a new law may not have as wide-ranging implications for drag shows in the state as originally thought by some lawmakers. House Bill 1217 was passed during the 2025 legislative session...
Oklahoma lawmakers tackle wild hog problem with new solutions in Pittsburg County
KOKH - Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY, (KOKH) — Oklahoma lawmakers are looking for a solution to a recent wild hog problem. The Oklahoma House Agricultural Committee met on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing issues and how to address them. Wild hogs create issues for farm...
Oklahoma reporter calls Temple a 'high school game' in hot mic moment
Sporting News
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September 11, 2025
The non-conference matchup between 13th-ranked Oklahoma and Temple suddenly has a bit of a storyline. Before Brent Venables' weekly press conference, two OU reporters were caught on a hot mic dissing the SEC-AAC matchup. They went back and forth...
Oklahoma leaders condemn political violence after…
The Oklahoman
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Oklahoma lawmakers, state officials and university organizations are condemning political violence after conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on Sept. 10. The...
Oklahoma Persimmon Seeds Double Down on Snowy Winter
KWFS - Texas
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September 10, 2025
If you’ve been around Oklahoma long enough, you’ve probably heard of the old persimmon seed forecast... What Is the Persimmon Seed Forecast? Split open a seed from a ripe persimmon, and the shape inside supposedly tells you what kind of winter is...
Oklahoma regulators voted to support legal challenge of Vermont climate law
KUSH - Oklahoma
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September 10, 2025
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners voted unanimously this week to lend their support to a lawsuit against Vermont by State Attorney General Genter Drummond. The vote was 3-0 Tuesday as Commissioner Brian Bingman agreed that Vermont’s Climate...