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Born to Persevere: Percy’s recovery at OSU Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital
Oklahoma State University
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June 12, 2025
Thursday, June 12, 2025 Media Contact: Kinsey Reed | Communications Specialist | 405-744-6740 | kinsey.reed@okstate.edu A newborn foal named Percy, short for Perseverance, is on the road to recovery thanks to the dedicated care of the Oklahoma...
Oklahoma executes death row inmate for 1999 kidnapping, murder of 77-year-old woman
KOCO 5 - Oklahoma
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June 12, 2025
WAITING TO HEAR BACK. 641. HAPPENING TODAY. AFTER SOME UNCERTAINTY, THE STATE WILL EXECUTE DEATH ROW INMATE JOHN HANSEN. HE’S CONVICTED FOR A 1999 CARJACKING AND MURDER OF A 77 YEAR-OLD WOMAN, ALSO FOR KILLING A BYSTANDER. ON MONDAY, A JUDGE...
OSU-CHS recognized for health and wellness initiatives
Oklahoma State University
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June 12, 2025
Thursday, June 12, 2025 Media Contact: Kayley Spielbusch | Digital Communications Specialist | 918-561-5759 | kspielb@okstate.edu The well-being of students, faculty and staff is a priority at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences....
Chickasaw Nation hires former OSU president as chief health strategy officer
The Ada News - Oklahoma
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The Chickasaw Nation has hired former Oklahoma State University president Dr. Kayse Shrum as its chief health strategy officer. The Nation made the announcement Monday. Prior to Shrum’s time as OSU top administrator, she served as dean of the OSU...
How Donald Trump's election led to Thursday's Oklahoma execution
The Oklahoman
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John Fitzgerald Hanson, 61, was executed in Oklahoma on Thursday, June 12, for the 1999 murder of Mary Agnes Bowles. This was Oklahoma's 17th execution since 2021 and the third in the U.S. that week. Hanson's clemency plea was denied, and his...
Oklahoma death row inmate John Hanson scheduled to be executed Thursday
KOCO 5 - Oklahoma
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June 12, 2025
WAITING TO HEAR BACK. 641. HAPPENING TODAY. AFTER SOME UNCERTAINTY, THE STATE WILL EXECUTE DEATH ROW INMATE JOHN HANSEN. HE’S CONVICTED FOR A 1999 CARJACKING AND MURDER OF A 77 YEAR-OLD WOMAN, ALSO FOR KILLING A BYSTANDER. ON MONDAY, A JUDGE...
Asian longhorned tick threatens U.S. livestock and health
KOLR/KOZL - Missouri
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June 12, 2025
The National Veterinary Services Laboratory identified a dangerous tick species in Northeast Oklahoma in early June. The same species was also identified for the first time in St. Louis County in late February. The species in question is the Asian...
Man injured in accidental shooting in NE Oklahoma City
KFOR - Oklahoma
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June 12, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A man was injured in an accidental shooting in Northeast Oklahoma City, police say. According to the Oklahoma City Police Department, officers responded to the area of NE 36th St. and Lottie Ave. regarding a shooting. Upon...
Influential campaign donors on video at Oklahoma cockfighting event
KVIA - Texas
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June 12, 2025
By Erin Christy Click here for updates on this story MCINTOSH COUNTY, Oklahoma (KJRH) — Acting undercover, investigators with Animal Wellness Action said they went to a cockfighting event in Shady Grove, a community in McIntosh County. The video...
What are the Implications of the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill for Hospitals?
KFF
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June 12, 2025
On May 22, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation bill—called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)—that includes significant reductions in federal Medicaid spending to help offset the cost of tax cuts, along with...
Highest-paying management jobs for people in Oklahoma City
WV News - West Virginia
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Highest-paying management jobs for people in Oklahoma City Managers are the glue holding companies and organizations together. At the executive level, managers are responsible for overall strategy and improving the bottom line. At lower levels,...
State approves new veterinary teaching hospital in Stillwater
News9 - Oklahoma
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The State of Oklahoma approves a new veterinary teaching hospital to be built at the OSU campus in Stillwater. Thursday, June 12th 2025, 6:01 am By: Aniysa Mapp STILLWATER, Okla. - The State of Oklahoma greenlights $250,000,000 in funding for the...
‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Batter Rural Hospital Finances, Researchers Say
KFF Health News - California
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June 12, 2025
Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez Cuts to Medicaid and other federal health programs proposed in President Donald Trump’s budget plan would rapidly push more than 300 financially struggling rural hospitals toward a fiscal cliff, according to researchers who...
Oklahoma leaders exposed: Commission runs afoul of cockfighting laws
The Journal Record - Oklahoma
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June 12, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY – An investigation conducted by two animal-protection organizations released Wednesday found the Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission is connected to cockfighting. Animal Wellness Action (AWA) and Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK)...
Opinion: Medicaid cuts would devastate mental health, substance use treatment services in red states
STAT - Massachusetts
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June 12, 2025
When House Republicans voted in the wee hours of the morning of May 22 to cut approximately $700 billion from Medicaid, they moved one step closer to rendering dangerously vulnerable the millions of Medicaid recipients struggling with mental...
Oklahoma City kids enjoy courtside NBA game with Shaquille O'Neal
KOCO 5 - Oklahoma
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June 12, 2025
OUR OLIVIA HICKEY HAS THE STORY. WHEN TWO LOCAL KIDS HEADED TO THE PAYCOM CENTER FOR THE OKC VERSUS INDIANA MATCHUP, THEY EXPECTED TO SEE ALL OF THEIR FAVORITE PLAYERS ON THE COURT. WHAT THEY DIDN’T EXPECT IS TO WATCH THE GAME WITH AN NBA LEGEND....
New Oklahoma law makes it easier to access birth control
The Oklahoman
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OKLAHOMA CITY- A new law that gives women access to a six month prescription of birth control will make it easier to access pregnancy prevention medication, one health advocate said. Maintaining access to contraceptives can be difficult for women...
Police: Person taken to hospital after accidental shooting in northeast OKC
KOCO 5 - Oklahoma
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June 12, 2025
HOMEPAGE KOCO.COM. 639 TURNING TO THE BREAKING NEWS FROM OVERNIGHT. ONE PERSON IS IN THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW AFTER THEY WERE SHOT BY ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENED AROUND ONE THIS MORNING. WE WERE AT THE SCENE CLOSE TO NORTHEAST 36TH AND LOTTIE. OKLAHOMA...
Oklahoma woman spends confused weekend in county
Marion County Record - Kansas
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June 11, 2025
An Oklahoma woman apparently suffering a mental health crisis Saturday caused tense moments for emergency workers after she ran out of gasoline near Burns, pulled her Jeep Wrangler into the entrance of an abandoned farmstead, and vanished. The...
Oklahoma’s loophole: How Tyson’s water use goes unchecked
Investigate Midwest
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June 11, 2025
As Jill Trapp steered her pickup truck down the red dirt roads of southeast Oklahoma, she raised a hand to greet a passing neighbor — a calf roper who once made it to the National Finals Rodeo. She drove on, passing a modest cowboy church where...