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

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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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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
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond stands outside the U.S. Supreme Court in October 2024.
No surprise: Trump targets AG Drummond in GOP runoff
Brooke Blach • June 19, 2026

President Donald Trump quickly inserted himself into Oklahoma’s Republican gubernatorial runoff, attacking...

ENVIRONMENT
A chicken house in Seagrove, N.C. North Carolina is one of the country’s largest poultry producers. Oklahoma ranks 15th in chicken production. /Photo courtesy KOSU.
Tyson, Cargill settle Illinois River basin pollution lawsuit
Emma Rowland, Reporter • February 13, 2026

OKLAHOMA CITY –- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced that settlements totaling more...

WASHINGTON
U.S. Supreme Court on June 29, 2026. Gaylord News Photo/Cate Slabotsky
Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports
Cate Slabotsky • June 30, 2026

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Tuesday that states may bar transgender athletes from competing in girls'...

NATIVE AMERICAN
Chickasaw Nation Executive officer of Emergency Management Steve Cash, Chickasaw Nation Gov. Bill Anoatubby and Sen. James Lankford addressed their concerns with Fema officials on April 30, 2024. (left to right).
Chickasaw Nation’s Anoatubby will retire after 39 years leading tribe
Thomas Pablo and Sarah Liese • June 9, 2026

Chickasaw Gov. Bill Anoatubby announced Monday he is retiring at the end of the month. His son, Lt. Gov....

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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
The Labor, Health and Human Services House committee approved its fiscal year 2027 appropriation bill with a budget of $576 million for rural hospitals. Photo by Alexandra de la Mora
Oklahoma rural hospitals facing heavy operating cuts in 2027
Alexandra de la Mora • June 21, 2026
The Cherokee Nation Outpatient Center in Tahlequah in 2024. Courtesy Cherokee Nation
Native Americans secured exemptions from new federal Medicaid work rules
Blake Madden • July 11, 2025
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
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Photo of 1st Congressional District Candidate Dropout Jackson Lahmeyer. Courtesy of Instagram account - @christtianpostintl
Lahmeyer confirms relationship with former beauty queen withdrawing from runoff race
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The Labor, Health and Human Services House committee approved its fiscal year 2027 appropriation bill with a budget of $576 million for rural hospitals. Photo by Alexandra de la Mora
Oklahoma rural hospitals facing heavy operating cuts in 2027
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Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond stands outside the U.S. Supreme Court in October 2024.
No surprise: Trump targets AG Drummond in GOP runoff