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

Crowd gathered at the March on Washington’s 60th Anniversary Continuation Event during the planned speeches at steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

Thousands gather to rededicate their lives to an idea described 60 years ago

Maddy Keyes August 28, 2023

WASHINGTON – On August 28, 1963, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the marble steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. to convey his vision for the future of America  — one where...

Lale Edil (third from right) will be competing for Team USA at the World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Bulgaria from July 19-23. (Liz Parke/OU Athletics photo)

OU athlete wins spot on USA Under 23 rowing team

Ben Dackiw July 11, 2023

Typically, people spend summer holidays grilling hamburgers, but University of Oklahoma rower Lale Edil was otherwise engaged the July 4 weekend. Instead, she was out on the Oklahoma River, where the...

An NAACP member holds a sign outside of the Supreme Court during Friday’s protest. (Carolynn Felling/Gaylord News photo)

Oklahoma students hope for Biden’s new loan plan after high court denies first effort

Carolynn Felling June 30, 2023

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden pledged that the “fight was not over” after the US Supreme Court rejected his groundbreaking student loan forgiveness plan. “When you say people, I say power,”...

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...

‘Hell in the Heartland’ television special examines deadly May 2013 events that changed Oklahoma forever

‘Hell in the Heartland’ television special examines deadly May 2013 events that changed Oklahoma forever

Gaylord News May 15, 2023

“Hell in the Heartland: 10 Years” examines those traumatic two weeks in May and explores what has happened in the years following the storms that changed Oklahoma forever. Executive Producer...

A funnel cloud hovers over OU’s campus. It never touched down on campus and provided evidence for a historical myth. (Gaylord News photo/Michael Buchanan)

Storm that killed 3 came closest in years to proving existence of 125-year-old myth about OU

Kayden Anderson April 27, 2023

NORMAN, Oklahoma – Storms that ripped through central Oklahoma April 19 came the closest in years to proving a myth that Native American beliefs may have protected the University of Oklahoma for more...

Marijuana growers struggling to navigate changing legal landscape

Pepper Purpura May 9, 2022

WASHINGTON – Medical marijuana is a booming industry in Oklahoma with over 12,000 marijuana business licenses issued. The state was once renowned as a grower’s paradise with few regulations.  But...

In the United States alone, domestic violence impacts more than 10 million people every year. Organizations such as the National Network to End Domestic Violence are working to educate the public on how to recognize red flags and seek ways to improve the criminal justice system. (Provided)

National Network to End Domestic Violence seeks to improve justice system

Zaria Oates November 1, 2021

In the United States alone, domestic violence impacts more than 10 million people every year. Organizations such as the National Network to End Domestic Violence are working to educate the public on how...

Domestic violence survivor aims to help others following violent attack

Domestic violence survivor aims to help others following violent attack

Zaria Oates October 28, 2021

University of Oklahoma student, Ally Stephens, survived a nationally publicized case of domestic violence last year and is now working to bring awareness to the serious issue. “I would like to say...

Marilyn Vann became the first woman of Freedmen status to be appointed to a board position in the Cherokee Nation tribal government in 2021. She is also president of the Descendants of Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes Association. (Provided)

Cherokee Freedman woman discusses new position, Freedmen rights

Nancy Marie Spears October 28, 2021

Cherokee tribal member and Freedmen descendant Marilyn Vann said a number of factors make her suited for her new position as the tribe’s environmental protection commissioner.  She said she graduated,...

The upcoming Wilma Mankiller quarter design. (U.S. Mint Department)

Female leaders in Oklahoma tribes say Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller was inspiring

Nancy Marie Spears October 26, 2021

The design has been chosen for the new Wilma Mankiller quarter, the third coin of the American Women’s Quarters program, that will begin circulating in 2022.  The selection of Mankiller, who was...

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...

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