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Fewer Oklahoma Educators Running For Legislative Offices

Two years after Oklahoma educators walked out of their classrooms and stormed the state Capitol, fewer teachers are running for state legislative seats.

Granddaughter Of Tulsa Massacre Survivor Says New Discovery Of Victim Graves Offers Healing

Video Breakdown: State Question 814

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Coronavirus In Oklahoma: The Latest

KOSU is covering the coronavirus in Oklahoma and how it's affecting our lives. Bookmark this page for the latest updates.

Should Oklahoma Reroute Public Health Funding To Pay For Medicaid Expansion?

One of two state questions on the general election ballot, State Question 814 would reroute public health funding to Medicaid expansion. Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton with Oklahoma Engaged explains the proposal and where the money would come from.

U.S. Coronavirus Cases Surpass Summer Peak And Are Climbing Higher Fast

Voters' Guide To Election Security In The 2020 Presidential Campaign

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Two Oklahoma Voters Talk About The Impacts From Being Unemployed During The Pandemic

By Kateleigh Mills • 11 hours ago

Many Americans across the nation were unexpectedly laid off because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kateleigh Mills with Oklahoma Engaged reached out to Oklahomans who lost their jobs as the virus spread to learn how that impacted their decision to vote.

Coronavirus In Oklahoma: The Latest

By Ryan LaCroix, Kateleigh Mills, Rachel Hubbard, Robby Korth, Michael Cross, Quinton Chandler, Chelsea Stanfield, Logan Layden, Allison Herrera, Seth Bodine & Catherine Sweeney • 12 hours ago

KOSU is covering the coronavirus in Oklahoma and how it's affecting our lives. Bookmark this page for the latest updates.

13 New Deaths, 743 New COVID-19 Cases In Oklahoma

By Ryan LaCroix • 12 hours ago

Get the latest information on COVID-19 infections and deaths in Oklahoma here

Oklahoma health officials reported 13 new deaths due to COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the state's total to 1,286. They are as follows:

How The White Evangelical Protestant Voting Bloc Impacts Elections In Oklahoma

By Katelyn Howard • 13 hours ago

The white evangelical Protestant voting bloc has historically played an important role in elections in Oklahoma since according to the Pew Research Center, about half of the state’s adult population identifies as evangelical Protestant. This has generally benefited the Republican Party, but the evangelical bloc is not monolithic.

Headlines: Ice Storm Damage, Record High COVID-19 Deaths & OKC Woman in “Borat”

By Michael Cross • 19 hours ago

Local headlines for Wednesday, October 28, 2020:

Oklahoma Ice Storm Leaves 300,000 Without Power

By Vanessa Romo • Oct 28, 2020

An abnormally early but powerful ice storm has crippled large swaths of Oklahoma, causing power outages for hundreds of thousands and toppling thousands of trees.

"We lost a branch but have propped up others to save them," wrote the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum on Facebook. "We will continue to monitor it 24/7 throughout this historic storm."

LA Dodgers Win World Series In Game 6, Defeating Tampa Bay 3-1

By Russell Lewis • Oct 28, 2020

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 2020 World Series in Game 6 Tuesday night, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1.

Mask-Wearing Is Up In The U.S., But Young People Are Still Too Lax, CDC Survey Finds

By Rob Stein • Oct 27, 2020

More Americans may be wearing masks than early last spring, but other recommended behaviors to stop the pandemic's spread haven't kept pace, according to a new federal survey. And young people are the least likely to take needed steps to stop the virus, the data suggest.

The proportion of U.S. adults reporting wearing face masks increased from 78% in April to 89% in June, according to the nationally representative survey released by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tuesday.

Oklahoma Reports 22 COVID Deaths, A Record-High Increase

By Ryan LaCroix • Oct 27, 2020

Get the latest information on COVID-19 infections and deaths in Oklahoma here

Oklahoma health officials reported a record-high 22 new deaths due to COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the state's total to 1,273. They are as follows:

Granddaughter Of Tulsa Massacre Survivor Says New Discovery Of Victim Graves Offers Healing

By editor • Oct 27, 2020

Archaeologists have unearthed almost a dozen wooden coffins holding the remains of victims of the Tulsa massacre nearly 100 years ago.

On May 31 and June 1, 1921, some 300 Black residents in the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma, were killed by mobs, police and national guardsmen after a Black man was accused of attacking a white woman.