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Early this morning, Congress voted to strip away $1.1 billion in already approved funding for public broadcasting. This loss creates an immediate hole of $300,000 in KOSU’s budget.
Will you help us fill this funding gap? Donate at the link below.
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Will you help us fill this funding gap? Donate at the link below.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder is celebrating Native American Heritage Month this November with new uniforms. But as Thunder DJ Emcee One discussed in a recent interview with KOSU's @smliese.bsky.social, Indigenous representation grooves on all season long.
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Emcee One talks Indigenous representation, spinning beats for Oklahoma City Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder is celebrating Native American Heritage Month this November with slick, City Edition uniforms. But as Thunder DJ Emcee One discussed in a recent interview, Indigenous represe...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The Oklahoma City Thunder is celebrating Native American Heritage Month this November with new uniforms. But as Thunder DJ Emcee One discussed in a recent interview with KOSU's @smliese.bsky.social, Indigenous representation grooves on all season long.
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Northern Oklahoma College — the state's oldest community college — has received a $17 million unrestricted donation from Mackenzie Scott, a billionaire philanthropist who was once married to Amazon mogul Jeff Bezos.
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Oklahoma's oldest community college receives $17 million gift
Northern Oklahoma College has received a $17 million donation from Mackenzie Scott, a billionaire philanthropist who was once married to Amazon mogul Jeff Bezos.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Northern Oklahoma College — the state's oldest community college — has received a $17 million unrestricted donation from Mackenzie Scott, a billionaire philanthropist who was once married to Amazon mogul Jeff Bezos.
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Oklahoma artist Ken Pomeroy was featured on a recent episode of NPR's World Cafe, where she talked about growing up as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, influence of her grandmother and the camaraderie she found in the Oklahoma City music scene.
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Ken Pomeroy on her latest album, 'Cruel Joke'
The Oklahoma City singer-songwriter's tunes will break your heart, then mend it.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Oklahoma artist Ken Pomeroy was featured on a recent episode of NPR's World Cafe, where she talked about growing up as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, influence of her grandmother and the camaraderie she found in the Oklahoma City music scene.
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BREAKING: One of the final survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has died.
Viola Fletcher was 111 years old when she died Monday. Her advocacy received major recognition from state and national leaders over the course of her life.
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Viola Fletcher was 111 years old when she died Monday. Her advocacy received major recognition from state and national leaders over the course of her life.
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Tulsa Race Massacre survivor Viola Fletcher dies at 111
Viola Fletcher was 111 years old and still resided in Tulsa when she died Monday. She lived through the Tulsa Race Massacre as a child, which she said deeply scarred her and her family.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
BREAKING: One of the final survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has died.
Viola Fletcher was 111 years old when she died Monday. Her advocacy received major recognition from state and national leaders over the course of her life.
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Viola Fletcher was 111 years old when she died Monday. Her advocacy received major recognition from state and national leaders over the course of her life.
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KOSU welcomes Ghostland Observatory to Tower Theater on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, and we have tickets to give away!
Enter to win a pair of tickets before the contest closes at noon on Monday, December 1.
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Enter to win a pair of tickets before the contest closes at noon on Monday, December 1.
www.kosu.org/music/2025-1...
Win concert tickets to see Ghostland Observatory in Oklahoma City
Enter for a chance to win tickets to see Ghostland Observatory at Tower Theatre in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
KOSU welcomes Ghostland Observatory to Tower Theater on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, and we have tickets to give away!
Enter to win a pair of tickets before the contest closes at noon on Monday, December 1.
www.kosu.org/music/2025-1...
Enter to win a pair of tickets before the contest closes at noon on Monday, December 1.
www.kosu.org/music/2025-1...
A recent survey shows farm income and borrowing power for crop producers are weak across the Great Plains, but the cattle industry has improved farm finances in some places, including Oklahoma.
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Cattle industry is keeping Oklahoma agriculture economy stronger as neighbors struggle
A recent survey shows farm income and borrowing power for crop producers are weak across the Great Plains, but the cattle industry has improved farm finances in some places, including Oklahoma.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A recent survey shows farm income and borrowing power for crop producers are weak across the Great Plains, but the cattle industry has improved farm finances in some places, including Oklahoma.
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The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety is touting an immigration operation along Highway 69 in Bryan County last week. They arrested over 80 individuals for immigration violations and violations of the national standard for English language proficiency.
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Another Oklahoma highway patrol operation near Durant sees nearly 100 arrested for immigration violations
The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety is touting the results of yet another immigration operation along Highway 69 in Bryan County last week. The operation is the third of its kind since September.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety is touting an immigration operation along Highway 69 in Bryan County last week. They arrested over 80 individuals for immigration violations and violations of the national standard for English language proficiency.
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Do you love repping KOSU? Get the new KOSU sweatshirt, KOSU tote bag, 2026 Keep It Local OK discount card, digital subscriptions to NPR+ or The New York Times, or more as thank-you gifts when you donate to KOSU's year-end fundraiser!
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Support KOSU before the end of 2025, and get a thank-you gift!
Get the new KOSU sweatshirt, KOSU tote bag, 2026 Keep It Local OK discount card, digital subscriptions to NPR+ or The New York Times, or more as thank-you gifts!
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November 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Do you love repping KOSU? Get the new KOSU sweatshirt, KOSU tote bag, 2026 Keep It Local OK discount card, digital subscriptions to NPR+ or The New York Times, or more as thank-you gifts when you donate to KOSU's year-end fundraiser!
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To meet electricity needs, Public Service Company of Oklahoma is seeking preapproval to add new projects. But the plan hit a snag when the Rogers County Board of Adjustment denied a zoning change.
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PSO's plans to install gas units, battery storage system in Rogers County hit snag
The utility company hopes to build new infrastructure on its land, some of which is currently zoned as agricultural. The projects are part of a $1.25 billion proposal awaiting consideration by the Okl...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
To meet electricity needs, Public Service Company of Oklahoma is seeking preapproval to add new projects. But the plan hit a snag when the Rogers County Board of Adjustment denied a zoning change.
www.kosu.org/business/202...
www.kosu.org/business/202...
Amid a legal battle over tribal hunting and fishing rights, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation has decided to hire its own attorney rather than get help from the Attorney General’s Office. They also asked the AG stay out of pending cases.
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Oklahoma wildlife officials ask Drummond to butt out of pending cases amid tribal hunting conflict
Amid a legal battle over tribal hunting and fishing rights, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation has decided to hire its own attorney rather than using representation from the Attorney Gen...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Amid a legal battle over tribal hunting and fishing rights, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation has decided to hire its own attorney rather than get help from the Attorney General’s Office. They also asked the AG stay out of pending cases.
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Litigators in the case against Oklahoma's so-called critical race theory ban filed a brief on Wednesday asking for a broadened preliminary injunction that includes K-12 classrooms.
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Lawyers file for injunction in Oklahoma classroom censorship case to include K-12 classrooms
A coalition of lawyers, advocates, and plaintiffs in an Oklahoma-based education censorship lawsuit met to discuss the potential national implications as the case is currently on appeal in the 10th Ci...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Litigators in the case against Oklahoma's so-called critical race theory ban filed a brief on Wednesday asking for a broadened preliminary injunction that includes K-12 classrooms.
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Oklahoma City's mental health system is overburdened and underutilized, according to a recent community needs assessment.
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New report reveals urgent behavioral health care needs in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City's mental health system is overburdened and underutilized, according to a recent community needs assessment.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Oklahoma City's mental health system is overburdened and underutilized, according to a recent community needs assessment.
www.kosu.org/health/2025-...
www.kosu.org/health/2025-...
Data centers can emit loud noises and bright lights, and, if they eventually become obsolete, they’ll be mammoth husks full of hard-to-recycle materials.
@graycen.bsky.social explores whether Oklahoma communities could reduce those downsides.
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@graycen.bsky.social explores whether Oklahoma communities could reduce those downsides.
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Can Oklahoma communities make data centers less of a nuisance?
Developers are eyeing several Oklahoma communities as sites for huge, hyperscale data centers. These massive facilities can bring an influx of cash to local schools and governments, but they can also ...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Data centers can emit loud noises and bright lights, and, if they eventually become obsolete, they’ll be mammoth husks full of hard-to-recycle materials.
@graycen.bsky.social explores whether Oklahoma communities could reduce those downsides.
www.kosu.org/energy-envir...
@graycen.bsky.social explores whether Oklahoma communities could reduce those downsides.
www.kosu.org/energy-envir...
Route 66 will celebrate its 100th birthday in 2026.
StateImpact Oklahoma sat down with Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, who serves as chairman of the Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission, to discuss the significance of America’s Main Street.
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StateImpact Oklahoma sat down with Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, who serves as chairman of the Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission, to discuss the significance of America’s Main Street.
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Oklahoma Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell previews Route 66 centennial celebrations
StateImpact’s Logan Layden sat down with Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell, who also serves as chairman of the Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission, to discuss the significance of America’s...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Route 66 will celebrate its 100th birthday in 2026.
StateImpact Oklahoma sat down with Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, who serves as chairman of the Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission, to discuss the significance of America’s Main Street.
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StateImpact Oklahoma sat down with Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, who serves as chairman of the Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission, to discuss the significance of America’s Main Street.
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Oklahoma mothers are experiencing fewer unexpected complications during their hospitalization for delivery. But those mothers and infants are still dying at higher rates than the national average, a new March of Dimes report found.
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Oklahoma reduces severe birthing complications, lags behind nationally in maternal, infant deaths
Oklahoma mothers are experiencing fewer unexpected complications during their hospitalization for delivery. But those mothers and infants are still dying at higher rates than the national average, a n...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Oklahoma mothers are experiencing fewer unexpected complications during their hospitalization for delivery. But those mothers and infants are still dying at higher rates than the national average, a new March of Dimes report found.
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Another Oklahoman is filing for resentencing under the Oklahoma Survivors' Act, a law designed to account for the role domestic abuse may play in criminal cases.
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Keabreauna Boyd is the latest Oklahoman to file for resentencing under Survivors' Act
Another Oklahoman is filing for resentencing under the Oklahoma Survivors' Act, a law designed to account for the role domestic abuse may play in criminal cases.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Another Oklahoman is filing for resentencing under the Oklahoma Survivors' Act, a law designed to account for the role domestic abuse may play in criminal cases.
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Federal food assistance has started to flow again after the government reopened. But the charitable food system is planning for continued need through the end of the year.
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Food banks are bracing for a surge in demand this holiday season, even as federal aid resumes
Federal food assistance has started to flow again after the government reopened. But the charitable food system is planning for continued need through the end of the year.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Federal food assistance has started to flow again after the government reopened. But the charitable food system is planning for continued need through the end of the year.
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The Chickasaw, Choctaw and Cherokee Nations are suing Gov. Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation officials and a special prosecutor in an ongoing dispute over hunting and fishing licenses on tribal reservations.
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3 tribes sue Gov. Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma wildlife officials in hunting license fight
The Chickasaw, Choctaw and Cherokee Nations are suing Gov. Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation officials and a special prosecutor in an ongoing dispute over hunting and fishing l...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The Chickasaw, Choctaw and Cherokee Nations are suing Gov. Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation officials and a special prosecutor in an ongoing dispute over hunting and fishing licenses on tribal reservations.
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One of the biggest demands of data centers is electricity. Not only do these facilities need to power banks of computer servers, they also need to power high-intensity cooling systems.
Can Oklahoma accommodate them? @graycen.bsky.social explores.
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Can Oklahoma accommodate them? @graycen.bsky.social explores.
www.kosu.org/energy-envir...
Can Oklahoma support energy-gobbling data centers?
Developers are eyeing several Oklahoma communities as sites for huge, hyperscale data centers. These massive facilities can bring an influx of cash to local schools and governments, but they also dema...
www.kosu.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
One of the biggest demands of data centers is electricity. Not only do these facilities need to power banks of computer servers, they also need to power high-intensity cooling systems.
Can Oklahoma accommodate them? @graycen.bsky.social explores.
www.kosu.org/energy-envir...
Can Oklahoma accommodate them? @graycen.bsky.social explores.
www.kosu.org/energy-envir...
Oklahoma funds to support food banks will stop now that the federal government shutdown is over. Still, one food bank expects to use the money that arrived to distribute thousands of meal boxes to eligible individuals in the coming weeks.
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Emergency food assistance money for Oklahoma food banks will feed thousands despite coming to end
Oklahoma funds to support food banks will stop now that the federal government shutdown is over. Still, one food bank expects to use the money that arrived to distribute thousands of meal boxes to eli...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Oklahoma funds to support food banks will stop now that the federal government shutdown is over. Still, one food bank expects to use the money that arrived to distribute thousands of meal boxes to eligible individuals in the coming weeks.
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www.kosu.org/politics/202...
Oklahoma voters in 26 counties considered the fate of elected officials, local taxes and more Tuesday.
Among the races KOSU was watching, El Reno Mayor Steve Jensen won another term and Edmond residents extended sales taxes. Find more results below.
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Among the races KOSU was watching, El Reno Mayor Steve Jensen won another term and Edmond residents extended sales taxes. Find more results below.
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El Reno re-elects mayor, Choctaw voters approve term limits and more
Oklahoma voters in 26 counties considered the fate of elected officials, local taxes and more Tuesday.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Oklahoma voters in 26 counties considered the fate of elected officials, local taxes and more Tuesday.
Among the races KOSU was watching, El Reno Mayor Steve Jensen won another term and Edmond residents extended sales taxes. Find more results below.
www.kosu.org/oklahoma-ele...
Among the races KOSU was watching, El Reno Mayor Steve Jensen won another term and Edmond residents extended sales taxes. Find more results below.
www.kosu.org/oklahoma-ele...
The Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture announced Friday it reached its funding goal of $18 million just one day before the deadline.
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OKPOP meets $18 million funding goal, sets opening for 2028
The museum endured years of delays and budget shortfalls before receiving a lifeline from the state in the form of a matching grant.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture announced Friday it reached its funding goal of $18 million just one day before the deadline.
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KOSU is excited to partner with Boom Town Creamery on Saturday, Dec. 6, when 20% of all sales will be donated to KOSU! Make sure to try The Spy Signal, a coffee-flavored milkshake crafted in honor of KOSU and The Spy.
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Get a scoop (or two) and support KOSU at Boom Town Creamery in OKC, Edmond on Dec. 6
KOSU is excited to partner with Boom Town Creamery on Saturday, Dec. 6, where 20% of all sales will be donated to KOSU.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
KOSU is excited to partner with Boom Town Creamery on Saturday, Dec. 6, when 20% of all sales will be donated to KOSU! Make sure to try The Spy Signal, a coffee-flavored milkshake crafted in honor of KOSU and The Spy.
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www.kosu.org/food-drink/2...
Oklahoma is being fined nearly $1 million for failing to implement fixes to its mental health system. The penalties are part of a consent decree requiring the agency to decrease the amount of time criminal defendants wait in county jails for treatment.
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Oklahoma mental health agency fined nearly $1 million for noncompliance with consent decree
The state will continue to face monthly fines unless it significantly decreases wait times for people in the criminal justice system waiting in county jails for mental health treatment.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Oklahoma is being fined nearly $1 million for failing to implement fixes to its mental health system. The penalties are part of a consent decree requiring the agency to decrease the amount of time criminal defendants wait in county jails for treatment.
www.kosu.org/health/2025-...
www.kosu.org/health/2025-...
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is trying to figure out how to navigate a conflict between Gov. Kevin Stitt and Attorney General Gentner Drummond over what licenses tribal citizens need when hunting in Indian Country.
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Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation caught in crossfire over tribal hunting, fishing licenses
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is trying to figure out how to navigate a conflict between Gov. Kevin Stitt and Attorney General Gentner Drummond over what licenses tribal citizens need when hunting in Indian Country.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is trying to figure out how to navigate a conflict between Gov. Kevin Stitt and Attorney General Gentner Drummond over what licenses tribal citizens need when hunting in Indian Country.
www.kosu.org/news/2025-11...
www.kosu.org/news/2025-11...