Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Gaylord News
Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Gaylord News
Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

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SPECIAL REPORTS
Tiffany Crutcher introduces a group of Japanese-American panelists at the Black Wall Street Legacy Summit. Maria Nairn/Gaylord News
Legacy and history are different concepts, Black Wall Street panelists say at festival
Teegan Smith and Ana Castillo • June 1, 2024
Sandy Harris, left, and Jonnette Paddy, right, with Indigenous Women Rising talk about abortion care and reproductive health with attendees at the “Women Are Sacred” conference on June 27, 2023, in Albuquerque, N.M. (Photo by Noel Lyn Smith/News21)
Indigenous Americans unite to navigate abortion access after Roe
Noel Lyn Smith and Maddy Keyes • February 21, 2024
Shabnam Khalilyar during a more pleasant time in Kabul, Afghanistan, inside the presidential compound. Photo provided.
Aug. 15: a day that a generation of Afghanistans grew old overnight
Shabnam Khalilyar • August 15, 2022
POLITICS
Sen. James Lankford (R-Oklahoma) speaks to reporters in the Senate subway on his way to a vote on Nov. 18. Ireland Fitzer/Gaylord News
Oklahoma Senators hesitant about recess appointments
Kevin Eagleson • November 19, 2024

Oklahoma senators James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are signaling their hesitancy of the use of recess...

ENVIRONMENT
The Environmental Defense Fund has mapped orphaned wells in Oklahoma. There are at least 15,965 orphaned wells throughout the state, not including those located within the boundaries of the Osage Nation. Copyright © 2024 Environmental Defense Fund. Used by permission. The original material is available at http://edf.org.
Two Indigenous Nations in Oklahoma to receive funds for orphaned wells
Kevin Eagleson • September 9, 2024

The Biden-Harris administration recently announced over $12 million in grant funding will be distributed...

WASHINGTON
University of Oklahoma’s Stephenson Cancer Center at the Health Science Center in Oklahoma City. Photo provided by OU.
Hundreds of OU, OSU, TU employees at risk due to research funds changes
Madeline Cantrell • February 13, 2025

WASHINGTON – Colleges and universities nationwide are outraged over a new policy from the National...

NATIVE AMERICAN
Shortly before President Joe Biden left the Oval Office he heeded calls from activists to commute the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, who had been convicted of the murder of two FBI agents. /Federal Bureau of Investigations
Biden Commutes Peltier Sentence
Kevin Eagleson • January 21, 2025

Shortly before leaving office, President Joe Biden commuted Leonard Peltier’s life sentence to indefinite...

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LIFESTYLE
OK3 members Sierra Sikes, Courtney Hooker and Kenna Fields. Photo provided.
Rising stars on music scene credit nurturing from Oklahoma
Shelby Emery • April 18, 2024
Dante Biss-Grayson models one of his ranch shirt designs. This one is called “Ace High.” Photo provided by Sky Eagle Collections.
Oklahoma designers making mark in fashion industry
Analyse Jester and Lisa Maslovskaya • February 15, 2024
HEALTH
Puerto Rico women have better access to maternity care than do Oklahoma women
Puerto Rico women have better access to maternity care than do Oklahoma women
Kayden Anderson • December 3, 2024
The Biden administration announced $2.6 billion in federal funding for lead pipe replacement with $36 million specifically designated for Oklahoma. The funding designated for Oklahoma could cover the replacement of private service lines that homeowners are responsible for
Biden administration providing funding for lead pipe replacement
Kevin Eagleson • October 16, 2024
SCIENCE
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-Oklahoma City) comments during a hearing about drone technology. (Gaylord New photo/Gabriela Tumani)
Oklahomans taking lead in drone technology and advanced air mobility
Gabriela Tumani • March 27, 2023
Hispanic STEM Convention
Oklahoma students attend Hispanic STEM convention to move state up in science and technology innovation ranks
Zaria Oates • December 3, 2021
MOST READ
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Photos by Madeline Cantrell/Gaylord News
Inauguration weekend in photos
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Oklahoma’s own Carrie Underwood sang a rendition of America the Beautiful during President Trump’s Inauguration. Underwood joined the Oklahoma Congressional Delegation in the Rotunda for the ceremony. Photo courtesy CSpan.org
Oklahoma’s GOP delegation gathered Monday to celebrate Trump inauguration
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University of Oklahoma’s Stephenson Cancer Center at the Health Science Center in Oklahoma City. Photo provided by OU.
Hundreds of OU, OSU, TU employees at risk due to research funds changes
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Osage Nation maintains the only remaining reservation of tribal territory in Oklahoma. Headquarters for the government is centered in Pawhuska. (Photo Credit U.S. National Park Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau)
Exiled to Indian Country: Osage Nation