Oklahoma City Zoo welcomes new giraffe calf

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden has announced the birth of a female giraffe calf, born Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at the zoo’s Giraffe Barn within Expedition Africa presented by Inasmuch Foundation. The newest member...

Oklahoma City Zoo announces birth of giraffe calf

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden announced the birth of a female giraffe calf who was born earlier this week. The 150-pound calf was born on Tuesday in the Giraffe Barn at Expedition Africa presented by Inasmuch...

The US’s first lithium from oilfield wastewater is coming this year

Photo: Element3 Element3 just raised a fresh round of funding to launch the first US commercial lithium extraction plants, and it’s sourcing the lithium from oil and gas wastewater in Texas. That’s a big deal because it means there will be a...

OMRF scientist's research turns personal after relative's illness

OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 4, 2025 — For five years, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist Pengchun Yu, Ph.D., led experiments aimed at better understanding a disorder called lymphedema. Days after a scientific journal published Yu’s findings,...

Gene Therapy Offers New Hope for Huntington’s Disease Patients

Woody Guthrie (1912–1967) was a well-known singer/songwriter with undiagnosed Huntington's disease (HD), born to a family burdened by undiagnosed HD. Guthrie’s mother, Nora, had the disease and was institutionalized in the Oklahoma State Insane...

Hundreds of US women charged with pregnancy-related crimes since fall of Roe

In the first two years after the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, prosecutors in 16 states charged more than 400 people with pregnancy-related crimes, new research released on Tuesday found. Of the 412 cases tracked by Pregnancy Justice,...

Greer Wins First in Senior Division, Dinner Rolls Category, at Oklahoma State Fair

OKLAHOMA CITY – Coletta Greer from Sweetwater, OK, in Beckham County, recently placed first in the Dinner Rolls Category of the Senior Division at the State “Best of Wheat” Bread Baking contest held on September 21st at the Oklahoma State Fair....

States Target Ultra-processed Foods in Bipartisan Push

This story by Claudia Boyd-Barrett appeared on KFF Health News on September 29, 2025. California Republican James Gallagher, the GOP’s former Assembly leader, has often accused the state’s progressive lawmakers of heavy-handed government...

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey says 'no excuses' for Auburn-Oklahoma officiating mistake

ATHENS, Ga. — SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has talked “repeatedly” this week with Auburn leadership after the blown call in its loss at Oklahoma, and there has also been “plenty of communication” with officials. Last Saturday, Oklahoma scored a...

A man and his mule: Texas man making trek to Kansas on muleback stops in Oklahoma

A man and his mule: Texas man making trek to Kansas on muleback stops in Oklahoma A Texas man making a long trip with his trusty mule, Slim, stopped by Chickasha Saturday afternoon, visiting with local law enforcement SHE WAS PRACTICALLY OUR...

Researchers say dangerous 'Benadryl Challenge' still active on TikTok

The "Benadryl challenge," which started in 2020 on TikTok, is still active on social media platforms, despite the dangers of taking too much of the medication. File Photo by Alex Plavevski/EPA Teenagers and young adults are still harming...

A National Model for Medicaid

OVERVIEW Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) undertook a transformative initiative to modernize its Medicaid delivery system by adopting a managed care model, allowing members to choose their health and dental plans for the first time. To...

How Climate Change Is Driving Home Insurance Turmoil

For decades, Sanibel Island, one of the most treasured vacation resorts in America, was an insurance agent’s dream. Year after year, the 5,000-odd residents of the barrier island on Florida’s Gulf Coast wrote checks for their home and flood...

Oklahoma’s Overreaction To Charlie Kirk’s Murder Part 1: Kirk Statues At Every Public University!

from the paging-the-courts dept I have not written at all about Charlie Kirk in the wake of his disgusting murder, so allow me a bit of throat clearing. When I learned of his murder, my reaction was to be both depressed and a bit sick to my...

COLUMN: Oklahoma women die of breast cancer at high rates, yet Gov. Kevin Stitt rebuffed access to screening

In February, my health care provider reached out with some bad news — my annual mammogram had an “area of concern,” that required me to return for additional screening. An abnormal test result is always terrifying, but somehow Oklahoma’s health...

Baylor vs Oklahoma State Prediction, Picks & Odds for Today — College Football Week 5

Photo By - Imagn Images. Oklahoma State Cowboys quarterback Zane Flores (6) throws a pass during the first half. Oklahoma State and interim head coach Doug Meacham aim to jumpstart their season when they face Baylor. My Oklahoma State vs. Baylor...

Slimantics: Wounded Knee: A Trump love story

When Dee Brown was a child growing up in the 1920s around the oilfields of Louisiana and Arkansas, many of his playmates were Native American children, whose fathers, like Brown’s, drifted over from Oklahoma to work in the oilfields. One night,...

First groups of migrating monarchs spotted in Oklahoma

The first large group of monarch butterflies in 2025 has landed in Oklahoma, an important stop along the so-called "central flyway" that funnels millions of migrating butterflies through the state each fall on their way to Mexico. The Oklahoma...

Oklahoma AG Open Meeting & Open Records Laws free seminars to return

This fall Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s office will once again partner with the Oklahoma Press Association to host free seminars open to the public on the state’s open meeting and open records laws. Seminars will be held from 1 to 4...

Removing fluoride from water could cost Oklahomans $500M in dental care, report says

A few months ago, Oklahoma officials removed the state’s recommendation for fluoride in drinking water as part of the "Make Oklahoma Healthy Again" campaign, which was announced alongside the U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. But...