A Southwest Airlines flight skimmed unexpectedly close to the ground over Yukon last week. The plane, a Boeing 737-800, was carrying passengers from Las Vegas to Oklahoma City.
Cherokee Nation recognizes first official Pride Month
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.
Ojibwe costume designer for ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ sues Apple Studios following racial discrimination complaint
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.
100-year-old basket returns home to the Modoc Nation
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.
USDA offers disaster assistance to Oklahoma farmers, ranchers after tornadoes
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering disaster assistance to farmers and ranchers affected by recent tornadoes.
Oklahoma researchers find Native Americans underrepresented in CDC database
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.
Rural Oklahoma schools work to help English Language Learners attain higher education
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.
War in Ukraine hurting Oklahoma wheat farmers
From a farm in Oklahoma to growing wheat in Moldova, Kelsey Walters is now looking to her past to secure her future. Walters grew up on her family’s sixth-generation farm in western Oklahoma. She graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in agriculture economics, and she was placed in Moldova as a Peace Corps […]
Oklahoma Agriculture Hall of Fame welcomes first female inductee
Every year, an Oklahoma farmer or rancher gets the Outstanding Achievement in Agriculture Award from the governor and is inducted in the Oklahoma Agriculture Hall of Fame. This year, the hall will welcome its first female inductee.
Hydroelectric plant in Southeast Oklahoma is a no-go for now, feds say
A power company is looking to build a hydroelectric power plant on the Kiamichi River near Talihina, but federal regulators have nipped the project in the bud.
