StateImpact Oklahoma

KOSU

StateImpact Oklahoma reports on education, health, environment, and the intersection of government and everyday Oklahomans. StateImpact Oklahoma is a collaboration of KGOU, KOSU, KWGS and KCCU.

Episodes

Rejected for Oklahoma funding, an anti-abortion group helped rewrite state law

‘Playing with my heart’: Student musicians celebrate America’s 250th alongside Army Band

As data centers eye Oklahoma, tribes weigh the costs

New Oklahoma law disrupts gender-affirming care for transgender adults

Oklahoma author celebrates state's thousands of plant and animal species in new book

The cost of childcare is too high for many Oklahoma families. How are lawmakers responding?

What a small forest animal can tell us about Oklahoma’s environment

StateImpact Oklahoma reporters sum up the 2026 legislative session

Federal rural hospital program offers a lifeline in Oklahoma, but hurdles remain

Another battle is brewing over public funds for religious schools. Oklahoma Jewish leaders are uneasy

‘We are dismayed:’ Oklahoma doctors, patients respond to potential changes to Medicaid expansion

Some Oklahoma prisons are becoming biodiversity hubs for pollinators

Divorcing from usual process, Oklahoma Board of Education rewrites dozens of social studies standards

What a super El Niño could mean for Oklahoma's weather

‘Like a gym membership:’ An Oklahoma provider explains a growing primary care model

An Oklahoma family says oil is polluting their home. The state says its hands are tied

Minutes matter in stroke cases. In rural Oklahoma, a telemedicine program is saving critical time

Some of Oklahoma’s thousands of orphaned wells could find a new purpose under this state bill

The great tech debate: Should Oklahoma students use screens in the classroom?

Finding Tiny Tim: How Oklahoma's citizen scientists contribute to conservation