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Supreme Court Rules That About Half Of Oklahoma Is Native American Land

10:26pm July 09, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

"Today we are asked whether the land these treaties promised remains an Indian reservation. ... Because Congress has not said otherwise, we hold the government to its word," wrote Justice Gorsuch.

Amber England, who led the successful campaign for a ballot initiative to give 200,000 more Oklahomans health coverage, talked with supporters online this week. Voters narrowly approved the Medicaid expansion measure Tuesday, despite opposition by the sta

Oklahoma Votes For Medicaid Expansion Over Objections Of Republican State Leaders

5:05pm July 01, 2020

by Jackie Fortier

A narrow majority approved the ballot measure, making Oklahoma the 37th state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. An estimated 200,000 uninsured adults will now qualify for coverage.

Six Flags is preparing to reopen its Frontier City theme park in Oklahoma City on June 5, requiring visitors and staff to wear face masks.

Six Flags Will Reopen Its First Park On June 5, Requiring Masks And Health Checks

2:36pm May 26, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Six Flags says it will use thermal imaging to screen temperatures of guests and employees before they can enter.

This image made from video provided by Thomas Marcum shows a tornado seen from State Highway 48 in Durant, Okla., on Wednesday.

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Several Dead, Dozens Injured In Tornadoes That Swept Through South-Central U.S.

10:06am April 23, 2020

by Scott Neuman

An extreme weather system left at least six people dead in Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana, which saw several deadly tornadoes touch down and damage buildings Wednesday evening.

Federal Judge Allows Some Abortions To Continue In Oklahoma

3:55pm April 06, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

Patients have been turned away for abortions after Republican state officials said an executive order suspending elective procedures during the coronavirus pandemic applies to abortions.

Former Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn, seen on Capitol Hill in 2013, has died at the age of 72.

Former Sen. Tom Coburn, Fiscal Hawk And 'Dr. No,' Dies At 72

12:33pm March 28, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The Republican from Oklahoma died Saturday after a fight with prostate cancer. During his time in Congress, Coburn earned a reputation for fighting spending, no matter whom he crossed in the process.

The house that John High rents with his son in Norman, Okla., doesn't even have a windowless room he could retreat to in a tornado, he says, and he can't afford to build a a wheelchair-accessible storm shelter.

Health & Safety

Many Tornado Alley Residents With Disabilities Lack Safe Options In A Storm

1:43pm February 18, 2020

by Jackie Fortier

Oklahoma used to have more public shelters that could accommodate wheelchairs. But many have closed, and there's still no financial aid for renters with disabilities to build safe alternatives.

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Photograph of an African-American man with a camera looking at the skeletons of iron beds which rise above the ashes of a burned-out block after the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, in Oklahoma.

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New Research Identifies Possible Mass Graves From 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

4:58pm December 17, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

"I'm as confident as I can be in the results that this is a very big candidate for something associated with the massacre," a senior researcher at the Oklahoma Archeological Survey said on Monday.

Judge Thad Balkman listens to statements from the defense during a hearing last month in Norman, Okla.

Oklahoma Judge Shaves $107 Million Off Opioid Decision Against Johnson & Johnson

4:55pm November 15, 2019

The new number from Judge Thad Balkman comes nearly three months after he ordered the drugmaker to pay $572 million for its role in the opioid crisis. Both sides had questioned that sum.

The first case in a flood of litigation nationwide against opioid drug manufacturers will begin on Tuesday in this courthouse in Norman, Okla.

'This Case Will Set A Precedent': First Major Opioid Trial To Begin In Oklahoma

5:18pm May 27, 2019

by Jackie Fortier

Oklahoma's trial is the first in a wave of litigation attempting to bring claims against opioid manufacturers. The state is seeking millions of dollars in damages and penalties.

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