Rural hospitals, administrators say, are not just evolving — they are racing to keep up with a system that is changing around them.
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Homelessness Among Families With Children Is Rising and It’s Expected to Get Worse
When a new Utah-based landlord bought Fair View Mobile Homes last year, there was suddenly no more leniency.
When a new Utah-based landlord bought Fair View Mobile Homes last year, there was suddenly no more leniency.
Ad Blitz: Parents Targeted in Push for Early Literacy Overhaul
Who’s behind the public awareness campaign filling up Facebook and Instagram feeds and spaces in local television, radio and print media right now?
Who’s behind the public awareness campaign filling up Facebook and Instagram feeds and spaces in local television, radio and print media right now?
Oklahoma’s Housing Paradox: Vacant Units Everywhere, Affordable Ones Nowhere
Across Oklahoma, apartment complexes sit boarded up. Houses deteriorate. Entire properties fall out of the market.
Across Oklahoma, apartment complexes sit boarded up. Houses deteriorate. Entire properties fall out of the market.
Eviction Filings Push Oklahoma Children Into Chronic Absenteeism and Academic Failure, Data Shows
Kassandra McNeary and her three children were evicted twice from two separate apartment complexes while trying to escape ongoing physical and mental abuse from the children’s father.
Kassandra McNeary and her three children were evicted twice from two separate apartment complexes while trying to escape ongoing physical and mental abuse from the children’s father.
Native Americans Are Getting Swept up by ICE; Republicans Say ‘There Will Be Mistakes’
It’s unclear how many Native Americans have been detained by ICE, but it’s a recurring issue as the Trump administration carries out its mass deportation campaign
It’s unclear how many Native Americans have been detained by ICE, but it’s a recurring issue as the Trump administration carries out its mass deportation campaign
Oklahoma Ranks Third for Caregiver Burden as Families Struggle with Eldercare
Plagued by hidden costs and physical burdens, Oklahomans are among the nation’s most exhausted unpaid caregivers. And it’s likely to get even worse.
Plagued by hidden costs and physical burdens, Oklahomans are among the nation’s most exhausted unpaid caregivers. And it’s likely to get even worse.
Does the Bible Say Eliminating Gender Roles Is ‘Detrimental’ Because It Would Put People ‘Farther From God’s Plan for Humans’? No.
The interpretation that gender roles are ordained by God is complementarianism, which lays out its views in the 1988 Danvers Statement.
The interpretation that gender roles are ordained by God is complementarianism, which lays out its views in the 1988 Danvers Statement.
Inside a High School Project Tackling Homelessness
After finding black mold in his rental property, Hundley packed up and left the property with his wife and their child.
After finding black mold in his rental property, Hundley packed up and left the property with his wife and their child.
Are Older Men in the United States Dying at Higher Rates of Gun Suicide?
Gun suicide rates for older Americans were especially high both in Oklahoma, which had the 10th-highest rate among U.S. states, and in rural areas.
Gun suicide rates for older Americans were especially high both in Oklahoma, which had the 10th-highest rate among U.S. states, and in rural areas.
Counting the Invisible: Why Rural Homelessness Stays Hidden
A bonus will be getting more accurate data on how many people are homeless in the city of about 16,500 residents.
A bonus will be getting more accurate data on how many people are homeless in the city of about 16,500 residents.
Federal Benefit Cuts Push Oklahoma Families Into Eviction Crisis
Mitchell had to take time off to care for her two children while she scrambled to make other arrangements.
Mitchell had to take time off to care for her two children while she scrambled to make other arrangements.
Isolation, Illness and Guns: Why More Older Oklahomans Are Dying by Suicide
Two years ago, in a parking lot in Antlers, Rust shot himself with a 9mm handgun and died. He was 70.
Two years ago, in a parking lot in Antlers, Rust shot himself with a 9mm handgun and died. He was 70.
Oklahoma Predator Hunters Face Felony Charges
“There are too many things that can go wrong. If someone suspects that there’s a threat to children, the right thing to do is to contact law enforcement and let us take it from there.”
“There are too many things that can go wrong. If someone suspects that there’s a threat to children, the right thing to do is to contact law enforcement and let us take it from there.”
Anti-Trans Ads Already Making an Appearance in Oklahoma’s Republican Gubernatorial Primary
Republicans spent millions of dollars on anti-transgender rights campaign ads during the 2024 election.
Republicans spent millions of dollars on anti-transgender rights campaign ads during the 2024 election.
Inside the Facebook Groups Changing Dating in Oklahoma
Part Safety Network, Part Gossip Clutch, the Mostly Anonymous Groups are Attracting Thousands
Part Safety Network, Part Gossip Clutch, the Mostly Anonymous Groups are Attracting Thousands