Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education present legislative agenda, budget requests

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education unveiled its legislative agenda and budget request Dec. 17, asking the state legislature for an appropriation totaling over $1.1 billion.  This fiscal year, the regents received just over $1 billion in …

Addressing mobility concerns for Oklahoma's aging population

U.S. Department of Energy scrubs Oklahoma transmission corridor

Angry northern Oklahoma landowners can stand down. A proposed electric transmission corridor across their property did not make the U.S. Department of Energy's final cut. The DOE confirmed Friday that the Plains-Delta National Interest Electric Energy …

Lawton Public Library and OHAI to present ‘Tai Chi for Better Balance’ classes

LAWTON, Okla. (KAUZ) - The Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative (OHAI) and Lawton Public Library will host a six-week series of Tai Chi for Better Balance. The classes start on Monday, Jan, 6. The Tai Chi classes will be held every Monday and Wednesday at 11: …

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's off night in NBA Cup loss doesn't dim his star glow

LAS VEGAS — Stars in the sky are mostly hydrogen, with some helium and small amounts of other elements. In sports, stars aren’t just made up of exceptional skills and clutch performances, but accountability when things don’t go their way. Oklahoma City …

The four-day calendar is prevalent. And perhaps, politically untouchable

  Alex Adams, Gov. Brad Little’s then-budget chief, and House Speaker Mike Moyle, R-Star, attend a committee hearing on House Bill 521, a sweeping school facilities bill. Language on four-day schools quickly emerged as the most contentious piece of the 30- …

Bucks vs. Thunder odds, prediction: NBA Cup Final pick, best bet

The NBA Cup finale will take centerstage in the basketball world, live from Las Vegas, with the second trophy being divvied out on Tuesday night. The Oklahoma City Thunder — perhaps the league’s best team — have dominated the competition so far this year …

Decider’s 24 Best Movies of 2024

There’s a frequent refrain that’s been echoing throughout the corridors of power in Hollywood ever since the dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes of 2023 put both the community in perilous straits: “Survive until ’25.”What does that mean? Bluntly, the movie …

America’s Oldest Black Rodeo Is Back

Boley is easy to miss. The flat vista of eastern Oklahoma is briefly interrupted by a handful of homes and some boarded-up buildings, the extent of the tiny town. In its heyday, Boley was a marvel of the Plains, a town built by and for Black people that …

How the sausage is made: Butcher House Meats

There are thirty or so hanging carcasses, meat hooks where the feet were, blood slowly dripping to a central floor drain, hideless cow and bison swaying in cool freezer drafts. It’s an eerie place to stand too long, like standing in a real life Francis …