Oklahoma

Five years after a landmark ruling that found much of eastern Oklahoma is Indian Country, tribal nations are still fighting with towns over who has jurisdiction to prosecute traffic violations and other municipal charges.

The Seminole Nation will soon have new leadership. After a tight race, Seminole Nation citizens ousted both the incumbent principal chief Lewis Johnson and assistant chief Brian Palmer.

Oklahoma lawmakers are trying to figure out what to do about unoccupied and dilapidated private properties across the state. About a dozen representatives of small towns visited the State Capitol on Tuesday to make the case for a swift solution.

Author Caleb Gayle is coming to Tulsa and Oklahoma City with his new book, Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State. He spoke with KOSU's Matthew Viriyapah about Edward McCabe and his quest to make Oklahoma a Black state.

Conflicts of interest and high bond amounts can lead to increased self-representation

The news comes after some at the National Weather Center in Norman were laid off or took early retirement options this year.

Community gardens can fill the gaps for people who don't have access to fresh produce, live in food deserts or don't have the space to grow plants of their own. But they also provide space for people to learn about gardening and connect with one another.

Thousands of oil wells have been abandoned in Oklahoma over the years. KOSU's Anna Pope visited three sites in the Deep Fork Wildlife Refuge to see how the Well Done Foundation plugs orphan oil wells.

A federal appeals court has upheld an Oklahoma law prohibiting minors from accessing gender-affirming care, reinforcing a growing trend of legal support for such bans across the country.

A few hundred protestors gathered at the Oklahoma State Capitol to call for State Superintendent Ryan Walters' impeachment on Saturday afternoon.