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Oklahoma City welcomes global visitors during NBA Finals
KOCO 5 - Oklahoma
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June 21, 2025
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS GAME SEVEN HERE IN OKLAHOMA CITY TO END THE NBA FINALS. AND THE IMPACT HAS BEEN INTERNATIONAL PEOPLE VISITING OKC FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE. KOCO JASON BERGER LEADS OUR COVERAGE TONIGHT. JASON, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU FOUND A...
Oklahoma Sooners land commitment from 2026-4-Star QB Bowe Bentley
Yahoo Sports
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The Oklahoma Sooners and offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle landed their guy at the quarterback position on Friday evening. The Sooners earned a commitment from four-star prospect and one of the top 10 quarterbacks in the 2026 recruiting class,...
OCAST set to open applications for Industry Innovation Program
FOX23 News - Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) is set to open its applications for its FY26 Industry Innovation Program on July 1. The program offers eligible Oklahoma-based companies up to $500,000 in...
Federal judge: Poultry pollution in Oklahoma’s Illinois River shows no improvement
KFSM - Arkansas
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June 20, 2025
A judge ruled that a number of poultry companies, including Tyson and Simmons, polluted the Illinois River, with no recent change in litter or manure waste. OKLAHOMA, USA — On June 18, a federal judge ruled that pollution from poultry litter in...
On3’s No. 5 QB Bowe Bentley commits to Oklahoma: “Dream come true!”
On3
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June 20, 2025
Celina (Texas) High On300 quarterback Bowe Bentley has committed to Oklahoma, giving the Sooners a huge boost on the trail and locking in their next signal-caller. The ballyhooed passer returned to Norman this weekend and gave Brent Venables and...
Oklahoma Sooners predicted to land commitment from 2026 4-Star QB Bowe Bentley
Yahoo Sports
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The Oklahoma Sooners quarterback situation in the 2026 recruiting class is beginning to gain some clarity. On Thursday night four-star quarterback Jaden O'Neal decommitted from the Sooners. And now, the Sooners have apparently taken the lead for...
Senate Republicans Lobbying For Green Energy Tax Credits Raked In Donations From Industry
The Daily Caller
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June 20, 2025
Phasing out Biden-era green energy tax credits is dividing Senate Republicans as they push their latest version of the “big beautiful bill,” and some members of the GOP have a financial incentive to keep the credits rolling. The Senate’s draft...
Ahead of a Departure, Oklahoma Seeks Its Next State CISO
Government Technology
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June 20, 2025
The Sooner State is seeking its next information security leader ahead of an impending departure from the C-suite. Oklahoma’s Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) advertised for a state chief information officer (CISO) this week as...
Oklahoma AG joins call to stop fake investment ads on Facebook
The Journal Record - Oklahoma
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June 20, 2025
Summary: – Drummond and 41 other AGs urge Meta to better detect fake investment ads. – Victims lost life savings after clicking on ads mimicking investors. – Officials say Meta’s ad review process is failing and must improve. OKLAHOMA CITY —...
Oklahoma City to get EPA funds for brownfield site cleanup
KGOU - Oklahoma
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June 20, 2025
The Oklahoma City Council approved a $500,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in June to remediate properties with environmental contaminants like asbestos or mold. The project will last four years. Brownfields are typically...
Choctaw Nation Launches Cutting-Edge Aviation Technology Center in Southeastern Oklahoma
Dronelife - New Hampshire
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June 20, 2025
New Facility Will Support Drone Innovation, Job Creation, and Rural Healthcare Solutions The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) marked a major milestone in aviation technology with the grand opening of its Emerging Aviation Technology Center in...
NBA Finals Are Last Play in Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder Marketing Game Plans
Adweek
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June 20, 2025
The Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder took their NBA Finals matchup to Game 7, but just making it this far took each team’s merch, sports marketing, and media to another level. Oklahoma City got the Thunder in 2008 and had just over 601,000...
Lusk joins NASEM Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
WATT Poultry - Illinois
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June 20, 2025
Jayson Lusk, vice president and dean of Oklahoma State University (OSU) Agriculture, has been appointed to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s (NASEM) Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources. The board is a major...
New Kratos Manufacturing Plant to Boost US Jet Engine Production
Manufacturing.net
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June 19, 2025
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a technology company in the defense and national security industry announced plans to open a new advanced manufacturing facility in Bristow, Oklahoma to produce its GEK (GE Aerospace-Kratos) family of...
Federal judge finds poultry waste is still polluting eastern Oklahoma waters
Oklahoma Voice
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June 20, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY — Now with a critical court decision in hand, Attorney General Gentner Drummond said he hopes to settle a 20-year-long lawsuit over pollution to the Illinois River Watershed. In a decision released this week, a Tulsa federal judge...
Oklahoma’s first sim tech degree coming to Rose State
The Journal Record - Oklahoma
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June 20, 2025
MIDWEST CITY — Rose State College (RSC) is making history by developing Oklahoma’s first college degree in Simulation Technology thanks to a $750,000 grant from the Oklahoma Workforce Commission. This new program, only the second of its kind in...
Utility regulator: Oklahoma’s energy demand to grow at ‘unprecedented’ rate
KGOU - Oklahoma
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June 20, 2025
During its June 18 meeting, Corporation Commissioners heard energy demand projections and updates from representatives of the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), which supplies power to Oklahoma and 13 other states, and utilities PSO and OG&E. The...
Patrick Mahomes, Caitlin Clark among stars expected at NBA Finals Game 7 as Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers battle for historic first-ever championship
The Times of India
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Oklahoma City will be the center of the basketball universe this Sunday, as the 2025 NBA Finals return to Paycom Center for a winner-take-all Game 7. But while the Pacers and Thunder battle for their first-ever NBA title, the spectacle won’t be...
Oklahoma attempting to get Bowe Bentley on campus for ChampU BBQ per report
Yahoo Sports
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The Oklahoma Sooners' 2026 quarterback recruiting took a turn late Thursday night when Jaden O'Neal decommitted from the Sooners. That leaves the Sooners to focus entirely on four-star quarterback Bowe Bentley. In the wake of O'Neal's...
Oklahoma City fans greet Thunder after loss to Pacers in Game 6
KOCO 5 - Oklahoma
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June 20, 2025
Oklahoma City fans greet Thunder after loss to Pacers in Game 6 Thunder fans in Oklahoma City remain hopeful as the team prepares for a decisive Game 7 at the Paycom Center following a loss to the Pacers. YEAH, THERE’S A LOT GOING ON HERE. THE...