The Osage Nation Congress is considering a public charter school with the state of Oklahoma after the executive branch recently closed the immersion school.
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Cleanup is underway after large natural gasoline tank fire in Glenpool
A lightning strike at a petroleum tank farm caused a fire that spread to two other tanks.
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Will Oklahoma join more than 30 other states regulating AI in elections?
The Oklahoma Ethics Commission is weighing the need for new rules around the use of artificial intelligence-generated campaign advertisements. But new ethics regulations involve political will, and while other states have addressed the issue, Oklahoma lawmakers have yet to act.
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Long-running Cherokee Nation–UKB dispute continues as Biden, Trump get involved
Tahlequah is home to two federally recognized Cherokee tribes. But only one, the Cherokee Nation, is the successor to the reservation in the eyes of the U.S. government.
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Broken Arrow nature center trains citizen scientists to preserve firefly magic
Nostalgic Oklahomans may reminisce about running through their backyards on hot summer evenings, cupping their hands to catch the flying, glowing insects twinkling in the air.
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Oklahoma Governor’s Office threatens to invoice Tulsa, Oklahoma City for Operation SAFE
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is threatening to invoice Tulsa and Oklahoma City Police Departments for costs associated with clearing homeless encampments on state land.
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Stitt orders investigation, possible terrorist designation for Oklahoma Muslim groups
Gov. Kevin Stitt wants Oklahoma’s chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, to be investigated as potential threats in the state.
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Osage Nation Congress asks for principal chief to consider reopening language immersion school
When the Osage Nation executive branch curtailed some services last week, the tribe’s language immersion school was among the cuts. Now the tribe’s congress and more than 1,000 community members are asking for the decision to be reconsidered.
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Oklahoma’s GOP candidates for governor disagree on taxpayer funding for religious schools
Proposed taxpayer-funded religious charter schools are using state and federal courts to poke holes in the wall between church and state. Here is how each of the leading Republican Candidates for Governor feels about the issue.
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Cherokee Nation bans hyperscale data centers on tribally owned, trust lands
The Cherokee Nation issued a ban on hyperscale data center development for tribally owned and trust land on Wednesday.
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‘We’re not broke’: Osage Nation Congress says state of emergency does not reflect reality
Osage Nation Congress members say they’re in the dark after the tribe’s executive branch decided to close its visitors center, language immersion school and Harvest Land farm.
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Stephen Hillenburg, the late creator of ‘SpongeBob SquarePants,’ to be celebrated in Tulsa
A little known fact about the creator of animated TV series SpongeBob SquarePants: He was a Lawton, Oklahoma native.