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Oklahoma

Arcs in and about Oklahoma from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 412 stories · 2,712 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 11, 2023

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All arcs1 named arc in 2025

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The laws putting the Ten Commandments and the Bible in public school classrooms

9 of 29 stories this year · 3 about Oklahoma · gone quiet

Bill requiring Texas schools to display Ten Commandments heads to Gov. Abbott's desk · 14 articles, May 25Texas bill requiring Ten Commandments in public schools headed to governor's desk · 13 articles, May 25Arkansas Sued Over Ten Commandments In Schools · 8 articles, Jun 12Federal appeals court blocks Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms · 13 articles, Jun 20Judge blocks four districts from enforcing Arkansas law requiring Ten Commandments in classroom · 17 articles, Aug 5Federal judge blocks Texas 10 Commandments law from being enforced in some school districts · 40 articles, Aug 20Oklahoma superintendent who tried to put Trump Bibles in classrooms resigns · 9 articles, Sep 25New Oklahoma schools superintendent rescinds mandate for Bible instruction in schools · 19 articles, Oct 15Texas judge temporarily blocks law requiring Ten Commandments in schools · 20 articles, Nov 19

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else65 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Oklahoma that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 27Oklahoma woman shot, killed on Christmas by man doing target practice in his backyard7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  2. Dec 3– 4University of Oklahoma instructor on leave after failing Bible-based essay asserting belief in multiple genders is5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  3. Nov 13– 14Ammonia gas leak from a tanker truck in Oklahoma sickens dozens and forces evacuations24 articles · 17 independent sources
    1 left, 7 center, 1 right
  4. Nov 13– 14Oklahoma inmate whose life was spared by governor later found unresponsive in cell7 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  5. Sep 22Tiger kills Oklahoma trainer linked to ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  6. Sep 21– 22Caretaker killed by tiger at wildlife preserve in southeastern Oklahoma28 articles · 17 independent sources
    0 left, 6 center, 2 right
  7. Sep 9School bus carrying softball team crashes in Oklahoma, leaving several severely injured6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  8. Aug 19Oklahoma to test teachers from New York, California for ‘radical leftist ideology’33 articles · 14 independent sources
    0 left, 8 center, 1 right
  9. Aug 8Federal court rejects challenge to Oklahoma law banning gender transition treatment for minors1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right
  10. Aug 5An ex-NFL player has been convicted in a dogfighting case. A record number of dogs were taken from him8 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right

Stories that name Oklahoma

  1. Nov 24– 25Viola Ford Fletcher, Tulsa Race Massacre survivor, dies at 11139 articles · 22 independent sources
    3 left, 10 center, 1 right
  2. Nov 11– 12US Catholic bishops select conservative culture warrior to lead them during Trump's second term10 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  3. Oct 19Oklahoma State University shooting overnight in dorm25 articles · 12 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 4 right
  4. Oct 14Dallas ICE Facility Shooter Feared Radiation Exposure and Practiced Shooting, Records Show9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  5. Oct 2– 3Texas megachurch founder pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges27 articles · 21 independent sources
    4 left, 4 center, 3 right
  6. Sep 24– 25Who is Joshua Jahn? Dallas ICE shooting suspect identified30 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 3 right
  7. Sep 14– 15Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a popular two-term Republican, dies at 7914 articles · 14 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 1 right
  8. Jul 30– 31High Noon recalls seltzers mislabeled as energy drinks45 articles · 25 independent sources
    1 left, 15 center, 4 right
  9. Jul 22US citizen among eight Druze family members executed during Syria’s sectarian violence8 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  10. Jul 14– 17Unlikely Bedfellows: The Strange Alliance to Expose Epstein Files52 articles · 25 independent sources
    8 left, 8 center, 6 right

Local coverage

  1. Jul 17Okla. pediatrician accused of staging 4-year-old daughter's drowning extradited to Fla., MDSO says5 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
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