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Dozens of horses dead at Oklahoma ranch in possible faulty feed incident
ELK CITY, Oklahoma (KOCO) -- The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture is investigating what killed dozens of horses at a rodeo stock contracting business. Beutler & Son Rodeo Company supplies horses to rodeos all across the country and it has for nearly a century. Now, the Oklahoma family business is devastated, with lines of generational horses dying in what veterinarians believe could be faulty feed.
Oklahoma students are missing class and failing in reading. What's happening?
Oklahoma’s education system, chronically ranked among the lowest-performing in the nation, is failing at even getting kids to come to school. The state's schools received an “F” grade in chronic absenteeism on the most recent Oklahoma State Report Card issued by the Oklahoma State Department of Education. That same report card showed 73% of third-graders in Oklahoma fall into the “basic” or “below basic” categories for English language arts, a key indicator of reading ability. ...
Election losses by high-ranking Republicans are reshaping Oklahoma's Legislature
For the second time in as many months, a high-powered Republican member of the Oklahoma Legislature crashed and burned on election night, an indication that infighting among the GOP is increasing and the party's far right-wing is now a major voice in state elections. The defeat of state Rep. Kevin Wallace, chairman of the powerful House Appropriations and Budget Committee, comes after Ada voters ousted state Sen. Greg McCortney, who had been tapped to be the next...
Oklahoma Voice is celebrating our first birthday. Will you help support local journalism?
Can you believe it’s been a year since Oklahoma Voice published its first free, nonpartisan news stories and commentary aimed at helping expand Oklahomans’ knowledge of the inner workings of government? From uncovering the reason why students’ standardized test scores suddenly increased to examining the intersection of state policy and Oklahoma’s Indigenous communities, our first […]
Oklahoma high school football scoreboard: OSSAA Week 0 schedule, scores & highlights
The Oklahoma high school football season gets underway with Week 0 kicking off Thursday. Here's a look at the Week 0 schedule and scores: More: Vote for Landmark Fine Homes fall high school athletes of the week for Aug. 19-25 Oklahoma high school football Week 0 scoreboard ...
Study: Indigenous Lands More Prone to Flooding in Oklahoma
A study from the University of Oklahoma showed that tribal lands in the state face higher rates of heavy rainfall and floods and Indigenous populations are the most vulnerable to the conditions. The study looked at the 39 tribal nations in Oklahoma and examined heavy rainfall, two-year floods and flash...
Headlines: Mental health settlement, Oklahoma wildlife conservation & Golden Hurricane home opener
A mental health lawsuit from Attorney General Gentner Drummond faces pushback. (KOSU) The mental health department appoints its first Chief Medical Officer. (Oklahoma Voice) Governor Stitt appoints the head of Juvenile Affairs to run DHS. (Oklahoma Voice) Stitt names House Speaker’s aide as executive director of OMES. (Tulsa World)
Oklahomans Spend More On These Than Anything Else
Hope you're ready for some serious irony. Oklahoma is very well known for a handful of things:. When you take a look at what Oklahoma (as a state) spends the most money on, you'll start to question why aren't these things helping us with what we struggle with most. Oklahoma...
Darci Lynne talks about her 'hopeful but also kind of a cheeky' new song 'Someone Wake Me Up'
Multitalented Oklahoman Darci Lynne is showing off new sides of herself as a person and musician with her stirring new single “Someone Wake Me Up.” The Oklahoma City singer-songwriter, ventriloquist and actress, who was just 12 years old when she won the 12th season of "America's Got Talent" in 2017, released the yearning new ballad Friday, Aug. 23, as the follow-up to her debut single, the spirited country-rock story song "Push Our Luck." ...
Will it rain over Labor Day weekend in Oklahoma? Cooler temps, precipitation forecast
Oklahomans will experience a break from the relentless summer heat this Labor Day weekend as the National Weather Service in Norman forecasts precipitation and cooler temperatures. Here's what to expect this extended weekend: Labor Day weekend weather forecast for Oklahoma ...
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