Oklahoma City Public Schools Superintendent Aurora Lora is considering changing the names of four elementary schools.
Recent violent events in Charlottesville have spurred Oklahoma City Public School board members to consider the significance of school names like Lee, Jackson, Stand Watie, and Wheeler.
The four schools are named after Confederate Civil War officers, and board members have expressed interest in changing the school names. Continue Reading →
Electricians complete last-minute work at Newfield's Barton Water Recycling Facility near Calumet, Okla.
A key part in solving the state’s earthquake crisis is the long-term management of an enormous amount of oil-field wastewater likely triggering the shaking. The energy industry is working to solve this billion-barrel-a-year problem, and one promising alternative to risky disposal wells is reusing wastewater instead of pumping it underground.
Eagle Industries in Midwest City has a for-lease sign in front of the office. Officials say site hasn't been active since 2010.
The U.S. Environmental Protection agency is moving to add an Oklahoma facility that inspected and repaired aircraft oxygen and fire extinguisher systems to the nation’s list of most polluted hazardous waste sites.
Aerial photo of the site where the Wind Catcher Energy Connection Facility will be built in the Oklahoma Panhandle.
The largest wind farm in the U.S. is under construction in Oklahoma’s panhandle, an 800-turbine project expected to deliver electricity to more than 1.1 million customers in four states. Continue Reading →
Olivia and Carter Kempen playing on a splash pad in Edmond, Okla.
People who live in Oklahoma know the state’s weather is hard to predict. Erratic rain, heat and ice, and drought can also devastate government budgets. To combat this, researchers from the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University are using new software to help cities predict these economic strains.
Heidi De Leon, 18, and her younger brother regularly get free lunch through Oklahoma's summer feeding program.
For some low-income children in Oklahoma, summer does not mean vacation and playtime — It means being hungry. The lunch and breakfast these kids receive at school is no longer readily available, so they often go without — or they eat junk food. And while Oklahoma has summer food programs to combat this, there are roadblocks for many children.
Susan Holmes stands on the front porch of her home in Bokoshe, Okla.
The tiny community of Bokoshe is flanked by old mines, which companies are filling with thousands of tons of waste produced by the coal-fired power plant down the road.
T-38 Talon training aircraft from Vance Air Force Base in Enid participating in a fly-over in Oklahoma City.
Wind Farms The growing number of wind farms in western Oklahoma is disrupting military flight training, state aeronautics and military officials say. Continue Reading →
General Electric's new Oil and Gas Technology Center in Oklahoma City.
A new report from the Brookings Institution says Oklahoma City is positioned for growth. It says the city has a solid layer of infrastructure essential for development — and diversifying the economy.
But there’s a threat to this development, and that’s a potentially weak workforce. Some researchers say local officials need to ensure schools provide the training innovative companies need. And they need to be doing it now.
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