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The typewriter that helped Octavia Butler imagine the future
13+ hour, 39+ min ago (453+ words) To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, we're cataloging 25 objects that define the country's history. Every storyteller has a tool: a notebook, a camera, a microphone. For legendary author Octavia Butler, it was a powder blue typewriter. On it,…...
The fight between Maine's Susan Collins and Graham Platner could determine future of Senate
13+ hour, 39+ min ago (116+ words) KGOU The fight between Maine's Susan Collins and Graham Platner could determine future of Senate In Maine, Democrat Graham Platner faces longtime Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins in a high-stakes race that could determine which party controls the Senate in…...
Post-Cold War, international cooperation soared. Now, we're trending toward global disorder
13+ hour, 39+ min ago (98+ words) KGOU Post-Cold War, international cooperation soared. Now, we're trending toward global disorder In the decades since the fall of the Soviet Union, there's been broad agreement that the world was moving towards greater economic integration, deeper international cooperation, and a…...
Norman City Council declines to move forward with residential camping ordinance
14+ hour, 29+ min ago (155+ words) In its Tuesday study session, the Norman City Council discussed a temporary emergency residential camping permit program which would make it legal for property owners to allow up to two individuals to camp in their front yards. Ahead of the…...
The quiet supporters of Inola's aluminum smelter are running the school district and career tech center
17+ hour, 36+ min ago (1788+ words) Supporters of a proposal to build a $4 billion aluminum plant at the Port of Inola aren't packing town hall meetings. They aren't cheering on the attorney general's lawsuit to try to block the development. They aren't booing Gov. Kevin Stitt's…...
Long Story Short: Oklahoma Treasurer using Unclaimed Property Office as commuting hub
23+ hour, 21+ min ago (1355+ words) Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ is using a newly created unclaimed property office in western Oklahoma as a commuting hub to get back and forth to his office in the Capitol during the work week, according to GPS data from a…...
Oklahoma committee reviews complaints of free speech violations at OSU, OU
23+ hour, 48+ min ago (551+ words) A committee focused on free speech on Tuesday reviewed two complaints of Charlie Kirk-related free speech violations at Oklahoma's two largest public universities. The two complaints made to the Free Speech Committee were about Oklahoma State University and University of…...
Lawmakers appropriated $15 M to host Olympic events in Oklahoma
23+ hour, 49+ min ago (407+ words) Infrastructure and transportation will be the primary focus for the $15 million allocated by lawmakers to prepare Oklahoma City for hosting Olympic events in 2028. The funding, included in the state's $12. 8 billion budget deal, was allocated to the state Department of Commerce....
Miscalculation leaves rural Oklahoma school district scrambling to close budget gap
23+ hour, 46+ min ago (1744+ words) A rural Northeast Oklahoma school district is scrambling to address a nearly half-million-dollar budget shortfall. After dozens of students left Caney Valley Public Schools in 2024 and 2025, the district's share of state and federal funding decreased, but administrators failed to account…...
House passes bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol through the remainder of Trump's term
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (1370+ words) Federal agencies responsible for immigration enforcement are set to receive tens of billions more dollars after Congress voted to fund them not just for the year, but through the rest of President Trump's term. The House narrowly voted on Tuesday…...