3-1-13

Oklahoma News Report

In this episode, Oklahoma U.S. Representative Tom Cole lays out the local impact of sequestration. One group who will be impacted? The middle class, a group that is increasingly shrinking--and being squeezed by economic issues besides. In northern Oklahoma, cattlemen in Osage County face a particular issue as they fight to protect their lands and their cattle. Meanwhile, small towns across the state find themselves in broader food deserts and local groceries struggle to keep their doors open. And a local government agency that defines the very word, 'streamlined.' Plus, high-tech hay theft deterrent, a state capitol roundup, and saying goodbye to an Oklahoma acting legend, on this ONR.

Related Topics: Film & Television, Biography & Profiles, Community, Food, Education, Modern, Earth, Environment, Weather & Natural Disasters, Business & Economy, Government, Politics, Science & Technology, Social Issues

Originally broadcast on March 1, 2013

ONR 3-1-13

Oklahoma Stories: St. Gregory's University

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As the search begins for a new Pope amid Pope Benedict's resignation, we look back on a time when the Roman Catholic Church expanded in Oklahoma, helping to build some of the state's earliest centers of education.

Related Topics: Education, Modern, Biography & Profiles

Originally broadcast on March 1, 2013

Oklahoma News Report

2-22-13

In this episode of the ONR, we explore school security, and what measures lawmakers and educators are considering to keep area schools safe. In other nearby schools, the problem is less that of security and more of administrative funding. With a cap on administrative spending, some small school districts are considering merging administrations to save money. In our continuing drought coverage, we visit Altus-Lugert Lake in southwestern Oklahoma, where low water levels are affecting area agriculture. Plus, freshmen legislators, weekly capitol updates, old-school sky diving, Thunder fever and more on this ONR.

Related Topics: Folk Art & Crafts, Community, Sports & Recreation, People & Profiles, Education, Modern, Earth, Environment, Natural History, Weather & Natural Disasters, Business & Economy, Government, Politics, Environment, Social Issues, Health, Education, Sports, Biography & Profiles, Energy & Environment

Originally broadcast on February 22, 2013

ONR 2-22-13

School Security

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As the nation continues to deal with the aftermath of the Newtown shooting, citizens of Oklahoma are noting their own brush with disaster after a Bartlesville student's plan to attack his school was thwarted just in time. It sums up to school administrators and lawmakers working to find a way to make schools more secure.

Related Topics: Education, Forensics & Investigations, Government, Politics, Social Issues, Health, Education

Originally broadcast on February 22, 2013

ONR 2-22-13

Administration Consolidation

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With caps in place for administrative spending, a handful of school districts across the state are working to get more bang for their administrative buck by consolidating positions like superintendents.

Related Topics: Community, Education, Business & Economy, Government, Education

Originally broadcast on February 22, 2013

ONR 2-8-13

Deteriorating Infrastructure

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Across the state, infrastructure projects from bridges and roads to pipes and waterways are wanting for attention and funds.

Related Topics: Education, Business & Economy, Government, Transportation & Infrastructure

Originally broadcast on February 8, 2013

Oklahoma News Report

1-25-13

In this week's ONR, Oklahoma's prisons are at capacity, and the Department of Corrections is seeking more funds to handle the nearly 900 new prisoners added to the system in the past year. A study finds that the new A-F school grading system implemented by the Oklahoma State Board of Education hasn't earned a passing grade. Our reporters look at a disease that, in the very least, robs the afflicted of sleep and can lead to a bevy of health problems, even death. Plus, school choice week, women in combat, capitol repairs and presidential inaugurations on this episode of the ONR.

Related Topics: Film & Television, Community, Health Care & Illnesses, Education, Modern, Business & Economy, Government, Politics, Women, Social Issues, Health, Education, Transportation & Infrastructure, Military & Espionage

Originally broadcast on January 25, 2013

ONR 1-25-13

Newsmaker Interview: School Choice Week

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January 27th to February 3rd is School Choice Week, a time where advocates promote alternative means of education. We speak to local school choice supporter Brandon Dutcher, Vice President for Policy at the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs.

Related Topics: Education, Issues & Advice

Originally broadcast on January 25, 2013

Oklahoma News Report

2012 Year in Review

In our Year in Review show, we revisit some of our top stories of the year, from investigative reports to in-depth business news and the fun-loving features. We'll revisit the Mission: Failure investigation, digging into allegations of abuse and neglect in the state's veterans centers. Cathy Tatom takes us to the controversial XL Pipeline, and Lis Exon shows us a flagship program in Tulsa that's giving at-risk children a head start in life. And Steve Bennett checks out the state's basketball fever.

Related Topics: Performing Arts, Fine Arts, Sports & Recreation, Health Care & Illnesses, Child Development, Education, Business & Economy, Government, Politics, Social Issues, Health, Energy & Environment

Originally broadcast on December 28, 2012

ONR 12-14-12

Online Schools

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More and more students are going online to graduate high school, but it's a system that has had little oversight in more than five years.

Related Topics: Community, Child Development, Education, Government, Science & Technology, Education

Originally broadcast on December 14, 2012