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Oklahoma governor rejected food aid for children. Now tribes are offering it instead
A new summer food program helped feed at least one in six Oklahoma children in its first month, after several tribal nations stepped in to distribute federal aid rejected by the governor. The program pays families up to $120 per child to cover groceries while school is out of session....
How did almost half the state's colleges and universities avoid raising tuition and fees?
The presidents or chief financial officers of 14 Oklahoma public colleges and universities had to go before the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to present their rationale for requesting increases in tuition and fees for the 2024-25 academic year. Most, but not all, were approved at the regents' meeting last week, but...
Cherokee filmmaker dives into Oklahoma Superfund Site in short film 'Meet Me at the Creek'
Cherokee filmmaker Loren Waters didn't anticipate just how strongly she would feel connected to the land while working on her short film "Meet Me at the Creek." "As tribal people, we were removed from our homelands to be in northeastern Oklahoma. So, it wasn't a place we wanted to be. But we have to make it work," said Waters, who is also a citizen of the Kiowa Tribe. ...
Jackson Arnold is giving Oklahoma fans a reason to believe already
Entering his first season as the Oklahoma starter, Jackson Arnold is giving Sooner fans something to believe in more than The Bravery. Time won't let me go back to the Manning Passing Academy that took place last month, but the guy loves his wide receiver room unconditionally. All the while it is all gas and no brakes on the Arnold bandwagon in Norman, one that would make Steve Sarkisian squeal.
Moore Student Suing OSDE, Closer To Securing Protective Order Against Ryan Walters
A Cleveland County Judge says he could grant a Moore student’s request for a protective order against State Superintendent Ryan Walters. The case is related to a lawsuit filed December of 2023 after the student tried to change their pronouns. The student’s attorney said they filed for a protective...
2024 Oklahoma football wide receiver preview - Coach Emmett Jones
Sometimes, college football coaches get lucky, no matter how legendary or extraordinary they are. Pat Jones got lucky by getting Barry Sanders to come to Oklahoma State. Gene Chizik got lucky and landed eventual Heisman winner Cam Newton out of a juco. Brent Venables and his Oklahoma football program got lucky and found Emmett Jones.
Oklahoma’s schedule could make or break 2024 season
The Oklahoma Sooners head into the 2024 season with a wealth of talent, but questions remain. We’re still more than six weeks away from seeing what the offensive line looks like, and it will not be until this team faces Tennessee in its SEC opener that we get a glimpse of what this team is capable of in 2024. The data supports a strong season for the Oklahoma Sooners. OU is No. 8 in the ESPN Football Power Index and No. 15 in SP+ ratings. But where it lands at the end of the season will be determined in large part...
Sooners have the best back seven in the SEC per Phil Steele
Defense was long a strength for the Oklahoma Sooners. The Bennie Owen, Bud Wilkinson, Chuck Fairbanks and Barry Switzer days produced hard-nosed, hard-hitting defensive units that, along with explosive offenses, helped the Sooners win six national championships. Wilkinson and Switzer each took home three titles in the 20th century. After the dreadful 1990s, Bob Stoops’ arrival meant OU was back to being a contender on the national stage. “Big Game Bob” added Oklahoma’s seventh national title in 2000 and kept the Sooners in the title picture quite often in his time as the head coach. Defense was Stoops’ calling card. He was...
Josh Pate Makes Bold Prediction On Which Two Teams Could Dominate The SEC
Josh Pate made a prediction about which two teams could begin dominating the SEC on a recent edition of Late Kick Live. In recent years, the Alabama Crimson Tide and Georgia Bulldogs have been dominant forces in the conference. Alabama won its 30th conference title last season, and Georgia ...
'Activist teacher... race-based assignments': New details into HB 1775 investigations
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) — Through Open Records Requests, FOX 25 has obtained new details regarding the previously reported-on investigations into two school districts accused of violating House Bill 1775—also known as Oklahoma's anti-critical race theory law. Concerns surrounding the districts surfaced after individuals filed complaints through Awareity,...
Sooners 4-star OT target Lamont Rogers chooses Missouri over Oklahoma, Texas
The 2025 recruiting class is deep at several positions, particularly at offensive tackle. For Oklahoma, quite a few of the better offensive tackles in this class are close geographically, and the Sooners have made them a priority. As the summer dwindles, recruits have narrowed or closed their recruitments. On Saturday, one of Oklahoma’s top targets announced his college commitment. Four-star offensive tackle Lamont Rogers picked the Missouri Tigers over Oklahoma, Texas and Texas A&M offers. BREAKING: Four-Star OT Lamont Rogers has Committed to Missouri, he tells me for @on3recruits The 6’7 320 OT from Mesquite, TX chose the Tigers over Oklahoma, Texas, & Texas...
Oklahoma best sellers: July 7
This week's Oklahoma best sellers are based on total number of sales at Tulsa's Magic City Books, Best of Books in Edmond, Brace Books in Ponca City, and Full Circle Bookstore in Oklahoma City. Here are the Oklahoma best sellers for Sunday, July 7:. Fiction. “First Frost” by Craig Johnson...
A consequential decision looms for the first meeting of the Statewide Charter School Board
As the new Statewide Charter School Board prepares for its first — and potentially consequential — meeting on Monday, it has almost a full slate of members. Three appointments made during the final week of June — one by state House Speaker Charles McCall, two by Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat...
Lincoln Riley did Sooners huge favor by jumping ship
Sooner fans will not soon forget the series of events that occurred on Nov. 28, 2021. Looking back on that day now, two and a half years later, who would have thought it would turn out to be a blessing in disguise. The morning after Oklahoma had lost to Bedlam...
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