Anna Pope
Agriculture and Rural Issues ReporterAnna Pope is a multimedia journalist covering agriculture and rural affairs for KOSU. She joined KOSU in June 2023 as a corps member with Report for America, a GroundTruth initiative that places emerging journalists in newsrooms across the country.
Born and raised in Oklahoma, Pope holds a bachelor’s degree in multimedia journalism from Oklahoma State University, where she reported for the university’s paper, The O'Colly, and later became its news editor.
Pope interned at KOSU between May 2021 and May 2022, and was a 2021 Community Fellow with the Inasmuch Foundation, a nonprofit with the goal of improving the quality of life for Oklahomans.
After graduating OSU, she covered the impact of population growth as a Report for America corps member for KUAF, an NPR affiliate in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
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The Local Food for Schools Program began in 2023 and as of January, almost 250 Oklahoma school districts have received grants through the project. Officials say because of its success, there is no more available funding.
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The number of cattle and calves in Oklahoma is up in the new year, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Cattle Survey, but shoppers still might see differences at the grocery store.
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt delivered his sixth State of the State address Monday, delivering his wishlist for the legislative session.
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“Brain drain,” the migration of people with a higher education degree, remains an issue in most of the Midwest and Great Plains. Recent U.S. Census data shows many states are losing some of their most educated residents.
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Officials said the gas pipeline explosion that spurt flames hundreds of feet in the air in Oklahoma's panhandle is extinguished, caused no injuries and is being investigated.
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Broadband projects to provide faster and more reliable internet for 55,000 underserved and undeserved locations are moving forward.
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Oklahoma is among 10 states in the U.S. where more than two-thirds of rural hospitals lack labor and delivery services, according to a report from the Center for Healthcare Quality & Payment Reform.
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The first Monday in February marks the beginning of the Oklahoma legislative session. And Oklahoma lawmakers are gearing up to consider thousands of bills.
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A Payne County Sheriff’s Office administrative assistant is accused of misappropriating $137,698.52.
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Thousands of dollars were misappropriated during 2018 and 2019 in the Town of Coyle, according to an investigative audit from the Oklahoma State Auditor & Inspector.