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Sunday Puzzle: SPA Day
1+ week, 1+ day ago (254+ words) Today we're going to the spa. Every answer is a familiar two-word, phrase or name in which the first word starts with S and the second word starts PA-. Ex. Purchasse of beer at a grocery --> Six pack 1. Something you…...
Federal officer dies while responding to Oklahoma wildfire
1+ week, 6+ day ago (316+ words) Gov. Kevin Stitt has ordered flags flown at half-staff until sunset Friday to honor a federal wildlife officer who died Saturday. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in a social media post that federal wildlife officer David Taylor, 38, of Scio,…...
Tribal nations in Oklahoma: prediction markets threaten sovereignty
1+ week, 6+ day ago (837+ words) Panelists included Democratic gubernatorial candidate and State House Minority Leader Cyndi Munson, Tulsa University President Stacy Leeds, who discussed topics like voter turnout in Indian Country, the Nov. 3 gubernatorial election and online gambling. "(The crypto industry), they look at tribes…...
Judge excludes confession in trial of accused 9/11 mastermind. What's next?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (99+ words) KGOU Judge excludes confession in trial of accused 9/11 mastermind. What's next? On Friday, a military judge ruled that confessions the FBI obtained from accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed cannot be used in his trial, 25 years after nearly 3,000 people died in…...
How did one Oklahoma family help 250 Vietnamese refugees to start over after the fall of Saigon?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (197+ words) In 1975, as Saigon fell and tens of thousands of Vietnamese fled, a family in the small western Oklahoma town of Clinton opened their doors - and their community - to help resettle around 250 refugees.In this episode of How Curious, Rachel Hopkin…...
Becerra, running for governor of California, faces a health insurance problem
3+ week, 23+ hour ago (1141+ words) By the time Democrat Xavier Becerra left Washington, D.C., more Americans than ever had health insurance, owing partly to his work over the years to pass, defend, and expand the Affordable Care Act. It's an achievement the former congressman and U.S. secretary…...
'Wait Wait' for August 22, 2026: The Wait Wait Summer Spectacular, Part 2!
3+ week, 1+ day ago (45+ words) KGOU 'Wait Wait' for August 22, 2026: The Wait Wait Summer Spectacular, Part 2! This week, we extend our summer break with Ken Jennings, Olivia Munn, Father James Martin, and Bobby Lopez!...
State employee health insurance premiums increasing in 2027 | KGOU - Oklahoma's NPR Source
3+ week, 2+ day ago (527+ words) Dick Pryor: Why are health insurance premiums going up? Dick Pryor: So, who pays for the premium increases? Shawn Ashley: The costs are shared by the employee and the state. State employees receive a benefit allowance to cover the cost…...
School bonds, city taxes to be decided in Oklahoma's August election | KGOU - Oklahoma's NPR Source
3+ week, 4+ day ago (688+ words) In-person absentee voting — also known as early voting — for the Aug. 25 runoff election begins Thursday. Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and from 8 a.m to 2 p.m. Saturday. The headlining race is for…...
Will Oklahoma join more than 30 other states regulating AI in elections?
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1538+ words) Abortion access. State income taxes. Welfare benefits. There's a lot that Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt and his Democratic counterpart from Maryland, Gov. Wes Moore, disagree on. But stopping robots from lying to voters at the whims of dark-money groups…...