Early this morning, Congress voted to strip away $1.1 billion in already approved funding for public broadcasting. This loss creates an immediate hole of $300,000 in KOSU’s budget. Will you help us fill this funding gap? Donate at the link below. https://t.co/juq6Jwig7F

Governor Kevin Stitt and Oklahoma lawmakers removed state agency administrative rules that allow people to change their sex markers on state driver’s licenses Tuesday evening. https://t.co/nYDFAUQ3iL

Early evening weather update. Storms are expected to develop this evening (after 11 pm), especially across northern Oklahoma. Some of the storms may produce large hail and strong winds. Most of the storms will be north and east of the area by 7 am Wednesday. #okwx #texomawx

KOSU welcomes @vandoliers to Beer City Music Hall on Thursday, April 2, 2026, and we’re giving away tickets! Enter to win a pair of tickets before the contest closes at noon on Tuesday, March 10. https://t.co/i0jZ8Ponk4

March 5 is a major deadline date at the Oklahoma State Capitol: all advancing bills must be made available for floor discussion by Thursday evening. Hundreds of measures are up for consideration, from literacy initiatives to SNAP restrictions. https://t.co/09zYAIRNHZ

A new bill would require transmission line owners to pay Oklahoma landowners $2 per foot of line of their property annually. It passed the Senate Committee on Energy on Thursday. @StateImpactOK https://t.co/eONvgu0LAW

The Kiowa Legislature unanimously voted to impeach Chairman Lawrence SpottedBird during an impeachment hearing on Monday in Lawton. They accuse him of an “extended pattern of abuse and mismanagement of Tribe finances.” https://t.co/cL9qChqfyK

A tense final day of witness testimony brought an unusually lengthy preliminary hearing to a close for the co-founders of Epic Charter School. Now, a judge must determine whether the prosecution can advance toward trial. @Oklahoma_Voice https://t.co/Qii8ya8OAa

More than 1,600 plants and animals are protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, but out of all of those, only one is a moss. A new effort seeks to protect these often overlooked plants. https://t.co/mvoReG4oDx

At the moment, we aren't seeing anything from Tuesday - Saturday that suggests you need to be overly worried about the severe risk. But the calendar has turned to March, which is always a good time to review your severe weather safety and sheltering plan with your family.

Oklahoma could be one step closer to ending its decades-long court battle with poultry companies over pollution in the Illinois River Watershed. A federal judge heard attorneys’ thoughts on a settlement agreement with one poultry company on Friday. https://t.co/m3eyEri8i3

Oklahoma conservationists are using drones to remove redcedars, which are particularly dangerous during wildfires because of their flammable nature. They hope the method will address the tree's spread across the state. https://t.co/JeL5hzJyYp

The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health is moving patients from an aging facility in Norman to a behavioral health campus in Oklahoma City that will become the state’s largest psychiatric hospital. https://t.co/emJnczPgYL

Happy Monday! Check out this week's Oklahoma Music Minutes, featuring Night Jeans, Joey Frendo, @lanceroark1, Wade Hayes and @sportsband. https://t.co/af9ObmDC4h

Severe risk increases late this afternoon through the evening hours as a stationary front currently stretched near the I-40 corridor begins moving southward as a cold front. The primary severe risk would be damaging golf ball size hail and wind gusts up to 60 mph #okwx #texomawx

Today will be another warm and mostly dry day for many across our area. The best chances for scattered showers and thunderstorms exist across east-central Oklahoma this evening, and a few strong-to-severe thunderstorms will be possible as well. #okwx #texomawx

Oklahoma lawmakers are giving late country music star Toby Keith a final red Solo cup toast in honor of his lifelong contributions to Oklahoma and beyond. https://t.co/GR5NQIVr3i

The Trump administration’s recent moves to dismantle the Department of Education have left Native American leaders feeling frustrated and unheard as several tribal education projects are caught in limbo between federal agencies. @OklahomaWatch https://t.co/lPahfEPwGZ

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond instructed the state Medicaid agency to withdraw a proposed rule that establishes prior authorization for certain dental extractions. https://t.co/CRP7mUbJo5

This Week in Oklahoma Politics: Senate education plan, Department of Education audit, human trafficking funds and more https://t.co/9eQtsNj9BK

In a party-line vote Thursday, Oklahoma Republican lawmakers in the House approved a pair of bills to report unauthorized migrants who apply for welfare assistance to law enforcement. https://t.co/RmCQ34afln