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Will Oklahoma start using nuclear energy? First steps toward feasibility study begin
The Oklahoman
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A future with nuclear energy generated in Oklahoma could be decided with the help of a government-funded feasibility study. At the legislature’s behest, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission has opened a notice of inquiry to gather information...
Walters declines to show up for Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting
Oklahoma Voice
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September 3, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY — With state Superintendent Ryan Walters a no-show, the Oklahoma State Board of Education took the unusual step of carrying out its own meeting Wednesday morning. Officials and staff from six state agencies — but none from the...
Sherrone Moore says Michigan must keep Oklahoma ‘gunslinger’ John Mateer ‘rattled’
Yahoo Sports
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The Michigan Wolverines’ defense will have their hands full on Saturday night against one of the most exciting quarterbacks in the country. Oklahoma Sooners quarterback John Mateer was impressive last week in his first game with the program after...
Renewable energy supporters urge caution in Oklahoma restrictions
KUSH - Oklahoma
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September 3, 2025
“The increase of demand is real,” declared Oklahoma Energy Secretary Jeff Starling at the start of a Wednesday Senate Energy Committee interim hearing into the state’s wind and solar farm development. Chaired by Sen. Casey Murdock (R-Felt) the...
Oklahoma GOP Senator Lies Through His Teeth On Trump's Tariffs
Crooks and Liars
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September 1, 2025
These Republicans are all just shameless liars, and Meet the Press host Kristen Welker was about as useful as a potted plant while interviewing GOP Sen. James Lankford. As we already discussed here, Trump threw a tantrum after an appeals court...
Scabby The Dreaded Rat Invades Joliet's New Construction Site: Local 444 Ironworkers Explain Why
Patch
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September 3, 2025
JOLIET, IL — For the past several weeks, Joliet motorists heading east and west along Route 52 have noticed the giant concrete walls being erected at the site of the former Joliet Plaza Inn & Suites, 4200 West Jefferson Street. On Wednesday,...
Wind blade recycling industry grows in Oklahoma
KUSH - Oklahoma
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September 3, 2025
The growth of wind blade disposal operations in Oklahoma has the attention of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission which recently was given a report regarding the side business of the wind farm industry. “These recylers are drawing a lot of...
OG&E updates self-service tools for customers, allowing easier energy use and bill tracking
FOX23 News - Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY — OG&E customers can now manage their bills and account services easier without the need to make any calls. OG&E upgraded its Energy Insight Tools to help customers better understand how they are using their utilities and find new...
Realterm Buys 94,089 SF Warehouse Near Will Rogers Airport in Oklahoma City
REBusinessOnline
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September 3, 2025
31OKLAHOMA CITY — Realterm, a Maryland-based investment manager focused on the transportation industry, has purchased a 94,089-square-foot warehouse that is adjacent to Will Rogers International Airport in Oklahoma City. Built on 9.3 acres in 2018...
Oklahoma's top 10 grades on offense from Pro Football Focus in Week 1 win
Yahoo Sports
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The Oklahoma Sooners defeated the Illinois State Redbirds on Saturday, winning 35-3. OU got to 1-0 ahead of next week's battle with Michigan. There was a lot to like about the Sooners' performance in Week 1, even if it wasn't perfect. John...
The Oklahoma Panhandle's biggest city doesn't have enough water. That's about to change
High Plains Public Radio - Kansas
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September 3, 2025
In early July, one of the hottest stretches this summer, one of Guymon's city water wells clunked to a halt. Not just any well — this was Well Number 21, the city's best well. The one that pumps a quarter of the water Guymon uses each day. "That...
Science Museum Oklahoma offers fall break STEM camps and free Discoverfest event
KOCO 5 - Oklahoma
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September 3, 2025
SO KIDS HAVE BEEN BACK IN THE CLASSROOM FOR A FEW WEEKS, BUT FALL BREAK ALREADY ON THE HORIZON AND REGISTRATION FOR SOME FALL BREAK CAMPS ARE NOW OPEN. AND FOR THIS WEEK’S STEM SPOTLIGHT, OUR METEOROLOGIST SABRINA BATES JOINS US LIVE WITH MORE ON...
OSU Extension empowers Oklahoma communities with hands-on learning and youth leadership
Oklahoma State University
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September 3, 2025
Wednesday, September 3, 2025 Media Contact: Jami Mattox | Digital Manager | 405-744-1884 | jami.mattox@okstate.edu During the first quarter of 2025, Oklahoma State University Extension provided hands-on learning, fostered new partnerships and...
Raising Oklahoma's minimum wage would reduce yearly crime by thousands, report says
The Oklahoman
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Spending on crime, incarceration, and corrections would be reduced in Oklahoma if the minimum wage were raised to $15, according to a report. Higher wages could help break the “cycle of poverty and incarceration” while reducing the...
Construction underway on new student apartment complex in Charlottesville
The Daily Progress - Virginia
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Construction is now underway on a new seven-story apartment complex on Charlottesville’s Jefferson park Avenue designed to house nearly 400 students at the nearby University of Virginia. Orlando, Florida-based Development Ventures Group, a...
'Cool matchup': Oklahoma could take big step forward vs. fellow blue blood Michigan
The Detroit News - Michigan
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Norman, Okla. – For most of the past 50 years, when Oklahoma showed up on the schedule, folks knew what was coming. In the 1970s and 1980s, coach Barry Switzer’s wishbone offense relentlessly ran over and by opponents to help claim three national...
China's Scams Targeting Americans Must Be Stopped | Opinion
Newsweek
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September 8, 2025
The American people are under attack. The frontlines don't look like battlefields, but rather a computer screen, a phone call, or a social media message. The bipartisan U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission recently completed a report...
OHP: Driver dies after crashing into school bus unloading children on Oklahoma highway
KOCO 5 - Oklahoma
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September 4, 2025
IN YOUR NEXT TOP FIVE. AND HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL ON THE SCENE OF A FATAL CRASH INVOLVING A SCHOOL BUS. THIS IS HAPPENING IN ROGERS COUNTY. HAPPENED AROUND 315. OHP SENDING OUT A NOTICE THAT BOTH THE SOUTHBOUND LANES OF US...
Tobacco board should let Oklahomans speak for themselves
The Oklahoman
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A four-member, state board tasked with overseeing the investment of nearly $2 billion intended to make Oklahoma healthier has suddenly decided it’s also the morality police, and our last line of defense against the “dubious values” of...
Roundup: McAlester bond on ballots, Stillwater HOA sues Google, Phil Koons’ civil case continues
NonDoc - Oklahoma
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September 8, 2025
By ballot box or in the courtroom, Oklahomans across the state are hoping to improve the landscapes of their communities. In McAlester, voters will have the opportunity Tuesday to approve a bond package for upgrades to McAlester Public Schools’...