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

Gaylord News

Oklahoma Pitcher Braxton Douthit delivers a pitch during his complete game effort against the Army Black Knights.

It takes an army: Sooners stay alive with win over West Point

Ben Dackiw June 3, 2023

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia –The Oklahoma Sooners staved off elimination Saturday with a 10-1 win over the Army Black Knights behind a complete game by starting pitcher Braxton Douthit. OU lived to...

A Sooner baseball player winds up his swing while East Carolina players watch prior to their Friday night matchup. The Sooners lost to the Pirates 14 – 5.

Damage Done: Sooners falter in opener against East Carolina

Ben Dackiw June 3, 2023

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia – Almost exactly a year ago, the Oklahoma Sooners opened the NCAA Tournament with a massive 16-3 win over Liberty in the Gainesville Regional. After being one of the “last...

Professional team roper Wyatt Muggli says he looks forward to competing in rodeos that Ward Rodeo Company is in charge of. Photo provided by Wyatt Muggli

Allen bank president does it all for rodeo company

Payton Moody June 6, 2022

ALLEN, Oklahoma -- The aroma of hay, the grunting and shuffling of livestock ... It’s 1 a.m. on a Sunday, and the lights are still shining at the rodeo arena. It’s been a long day for the contestants,...

Oklaoma City residents celebrate “El Dia de Niño” The Day of the Children at La 29 festival. (PHOTO courtesy Greater Oklahoma City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)

Mexican government announces plans to open consulate in Oklahoma City

Robert Viamontes October 26, 2021

WASHINGTON — Mexican consulates in Oklahoma City and New Jersey are in the works, according to Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The new consulates are being created to increase the capacity...

Source: Oklahoma Department of Transportation and U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Quapaw Nation’s reservation affirmed as Indian Country under federal law

Nancy Marie Spears, Gaylord News October 21, 2021

WASHINGTON -- The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ruled unanimously Thursday that Congress never disestablished the Quapaw reservation. The decision by the appeals court follows the U.S. Supreme...

OKLAHOMANS TAKE ON WASHINGTON AT GIRLS NATION

Kolby Terrell August 3, 2021

WASHINGTON - At this year’s Girls Nation, two young women from Oklahoma shared their experiences serving as senators in a mock congress and exploring the nation’s capital. Girls Nation is hosted by...

$50 million funds Red River project

Kaitlyn Deggs, Gaylord News August 1, 2021

As the Red River bridge nears its 60th birthday, the outdated design is struggling to support current traffic volumes on I-35, the main connection between Texas and Oklahoma. Traffic in this...

Source: Oklahoma Department of Transportation and U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Supreme Court affirms Muscogee (Creek) reservation status

Wendy Weitzel, Reporter July 9, 2020

WASHINGTON -- The ground shifted in Oklahoma shortly after 9 a.m. on Thursday when the Supreme Court ruled the eastern half of the state is still comprised of Native American reservations. Suddenly, jurisdictional...

Trump’s Tulsa Rally: In Photos

Helena Hind, Photographer June 25, 2020

Oklahoma Eagle photojournalist C.J. Neal films a stand-up outside the BOK Center where President Trump is speaking. Photo by Wendy Weitzel/Gaylord News.

Photojournalist documents Tulsans’ reactions to Trump rally

Wendy Weitzel, Reporter June 23, 2020

TULSA -- C.J. Neal makes the two block walk from the newsroom to the businesses on Greenwood Avenue almost every day. On his way, he likes to read the names of nearly 160 Black-owned businesses, which...

Oklahoma’s CD5 Republican primary foreshadows  a nationally important general election

Oklahoma’s CD5 Republican primary foreshadows a nationally important general election

Breanna Mitchell, Reporter June 14, 2020

As Oklahoma’s 5th Congressional District June 30 primary nears, the nine Republican candidates are vying for a shot at facing off against incumbent U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn. Democratic congresswoman...

The canopy at Green Sky Pharms in Kingfisher, Okla.. Photo courtesy of Chris McAlvain.

Day of reckoning looms for medical marijuana license holders

Wendy Weitzel, Reporter June 11, 2020

KINGFISHER, Okla. – Chris McAlvain and Matt Blackwood were going by the books on their first crop – especially with their combined savings on the line. They did their research, paid for their license,...

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