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Win Concert Tickets To See Hayes Carll in Oklahoma City

By KOSU • Sep 5, 2019

Enter below for a chance to win tickets to see Hayes Carll in concert on Thursday, September 26, 2019 at Tower Theatre in Oklahoma City.

The contest closes at noon on Monday, September 9 , 2019. You can buy tickets to the concert here.

Headlines: A Veteran Remembered, Border Wall Funding & Ethical Computer Hacking

By Michael Cross • Sep 5, 2019

Local headlines for Thursday, September 5, 2019:

Former Epic Teachers Sue School Over Firing, Alleging Enrollment Manipulation

By & Jennifer Palmer • Sep 4, 2019
Whitney Bryen / Oklahoma Watch

Two former teachers have filed lawsuits against Epic Charter Schools, alleging they were fired for pushing back against pressure to manipulate the enrollment of their students.

Notices that the teachers intended to sue were previously filed with the school, as reported by Oklahoma Watch in June. Two other teachers who filed notices have not yet filed lawsuits.

Headlines: Epic School Lawsuit, Permitless Carry Petition & Wettest August on Record

By Michael Cross • Sep 4, 2019

Local headlines for Wednesday, September 4, 2019:

The Spy Playlist: Thom Yorke & Flea, Bombay Bicycle Club, Sturgill Simpson & More

By • Sep 3, 2019

Every Tuesday, The Spy adds new music to its rotation. Here are the adds for the week of September 3, 2019. This week's playlist includes a collaborative song from Thom Yorke and Flea, Bombay Bicycle Club's first new song in five years, a track from Sturgill Simpson's upcoming film, and so much more.

Headlines: Public Safety Leadership, OCU Animal Law & The Great Raft Race

By Michael Cross • Sep 3, 2019

Local headlines for Tuesday, September 3, 2019:

Chat Pile: Turning Toxic Waste Into Music

By • Sep 3, 2019

Picher, Oklahoma has been called one of America's most toxic towns. So, what better inspiration for a noise rock band?

Oklahoma City band Chat Pile takes its name from the large waste remains of the early 20th century lead mining that had been done in Picher. Adopting stage names like Raygun and Stin, the band released a noisey debut EP titled This Dungeon Earth in May, channeling what had happened to Picher.

Win Concert Tickets To See Snarky Puppy in Tulsa

By KOSU • Sep 2, 2019

Enter below for a chance to win tickets to see Snarky Puppy in concert on Friday, October 4, 2019 at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa. 

The contest closes at noon on Thursday, September 5, 2019. You can buy tickets to the concert here.

Oklahoma Music Minutes for September 2-6: Live Music You Should See And Hear This Week

By • Sep 2, 2019
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Every week, the Oklahoma Music Minute gives a run down of where you can see live music. There is so much great music being played in the state and we encourage you to get out and see some of these musicians live! Here are our picks for the week of September 2.

Oklahoma Wins Opioid Trial, Permitless Carry Permit, MAPS4 Goes to Voters & More

By , & • Aug 30, 2019

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and ACLU Oklahoma Executive Director Ryan Kiesel about the ruling by a Cleveland County district judge awarding the state $572 million in its opioid lawsuit, supporters of a petition to stop permitless carry hope to gather enough signatures to get State Question 803 on the 2020 ballot and the Oklahoma City Council unanimously passes MAPS 4 and sends it to voters on December 10th.

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