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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Oklahoma poll workers get their pay doubled
July 15, 2024
Oklahomans who volunteer to collect ballots and voting machines, set up polling stations, monitor them, and then deliver cast votes to their county election boards can earn up to $225 for a 12-hour shift.
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‘This is going to kill us’: Oklahoma nursing homes brace for new federal staffing mandate
July 11, 2024
Oklahoma nursing homes are preparing for staffing rules finalized in April by the Biden administration, meant to improve safety and quality of care in long-term care facilities.
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What do Oklahoma grocery shoppers think of buying bananas and bullets in the same trip?
July 10, 2024
KOSU went to Noble to talk to customers and hear what they think as the machines draw national headlines.
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Latest map shows drought is mostly gone from Oklahoma’s typically parched panhandle
July 01, 2024
A regional meteorologist with the National Weather Service said the area is usually looking for wetter weather but not in the way it fell this past week because of the flooding and water rescues that followed.
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Potawatomi Fire close out undefeated season with TBL crown
June 25, 2024
The Potawatomi Fire made history as the first two-time champions in the history of The Basketball League, sweeping the Saint Louis Griffins in a best-of-three series. KOSU first introduced you to the team in a 2022 RNN collaboration.
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Southwest Airlines flight drops unexpectedly low over Yukon, triggering safety warning
June 24, 2024
The flight, a Boeing 737-800, skimmed unexpectedly close to the ground over Yukon (pop. 25,500) – nine miles west of its intended destination at the Oklahoma City airport.
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Cherokee Nation recognizes first official Pride Month
June 13, 2024
The Cherokee Nation took another step toward 2SLGBTQ+ equity this week, as Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. declared the month of June as Pride Month.
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Ojibwe costume designer for ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ sues Apple Studios following racial discrimination complaint
May 28, 2024
On the heels of a previous dispute over racial discrimination, Kristi Marie Hoffman says she is not receiving proper recognition for her work as First Assistant Costume Designer on Killers of the Flower Moon.
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100-year-old basket returns home to the Modoc Nation
May 15, 2024
The Modoc Nation celebrated gembli — meaning coming home in Modoc — after leaders from the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma returned a culturally significant basket.
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USDA offers disaster assistance to Oklahoma farmers, ranchers after tornadoes
May 09, 2024
The programs are to help restore crop, land, infrastructure and livestock losses and damages.
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Oklahoma researchers find Native Americans underrepresented in CDC database
April 18, 2024
A new study says the CDC reclassified Native American participants who self-reported their race in a survey, causing the total number of Indigenous respondents to be underreported, affecting funding for health, social, and behavioral resources for Indigenous people.
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Rural Oklahoma schools work to help English Language Learners attain higher education
April 15, 2024
Hundreds of Oklahoma high school seniors will graduate next month. On top of the end-of-year jitters and finals, prospective college students are completing FAFSA paperwork – but not always in English. Some students and their families need bilingual resources to take their next steps after graduation.
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Oklahoma Agriculture Hall of Fame welcomes first female inductee
April 02, 2024
Terry Stuart Forst says the award is humbling and an honor. For her, it’s recognition of hard work and passion.
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Hydroelectric plant in Southeast Oklahoma is a no-go for now, feds say
March 26, 2024
A power company is looking to build a hydroelectric power plant on the Kiamichi River near the small town of Talihina, but federal regulators have nipped the project in the bud.
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Mushroom season comes early to Oklahoma
March 19, 2024
Yellow morels are prized for their rich, nutty taste — they sell for $20 a pound. These honeycomb-looking mushrooms usually spring up in forested areas starting in March or April. But this year, Oklahoma foragers started finding morel mushrooms in late February — about a month ahead of schedule.
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