Oklahoma Watch, Aug. 26, 2026

Oklahoma State Auditor Cyndi Byrd’s report for fiscal year 2024, released Monday afternoon, questioned costs totaling nearly $25 million in federal funds.

A federal grant is funding the Kiowa Tribe’s orphaned well plugging program.

In 1975, as Saigon fell and tens of thousands of Vietnamese fled, a family in the small western Oklahoma town of Clinton opened their doors - and their community - to help resettle around 250 refugees.In this episode of How Curious, Rachel Hopkin visits the store still run by one of those original arrivals and hears firsthand accounts of the extraordinary welcome, the culture shocks, and the hard work of starting over, in what's been described as one of the most successful group resettlement efforts in the United States.

Theaters have had something for everyone this summer, and fans are paying top dollar for premium formats like IMAX. There are also fewer moviegoers, fewer movies and fewer screens than there were pre-COVID.

Public interest groups have filed a formal complaint against advertising by the state of Utah promoting nuclear energy development. They argue it amounts to propaganda.

Canada strikes back in a trade war with the U.S., Trump administration is planning to revoke 200,000 immigration visas, study finds 1 in 4 former pro players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE.

A fire erupted early Wednesday in a nursery for newborns at a major government hospital in Pakistan's capital, killing 14 babies, according to hospital officials and the government.

Every country tells a different economic story. It's time to test your knowledge of the big ideas we've collected on our World Tour. Eight questions stand between you and your Summer School diploma.

Retailer Target pulled a children's Halloween costume from its shelves after widespread social media backlash, apologizing for selling a garment critics said evoked racist minstrel caricatures.