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BREAKING: The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has been on death row for more than 25 years. This is a developing story and will be updated. www.kosu.org/local-news/2...

Moore Public Schools has implemented an alternative to suspension: a program that brings suspended students together in a structured environment with strict rules, academic support and therapy. KOSU's @sierrapf.bsky.social checked it out. www.kosu.org/health/2025-...

BREAKING: A federal freeze of grant funding is creating confusion in Oklahoma’s non-profit sector, tribal nations and state government agencies. KOSU reports on how organizations are responding to the memo. www.kosu.org/local-news/2...

Every January, homeless service organizations in Oklahoma City conduct a 24-hour count of residents experiencing homelessness, known as a Point In Time count. This year, KOSU's @sierrapf.bsky.social tagged along. www.kosu.org/local-news/2...

In 1983, Wayne Thompson was sentenced to death for murdering his older sister’s abuser in Chickasha, OK. At 15, SCOTUS ruled he was too young for the death penalty. Since then, he's spent over four decades behind bars, working towards release. Tomorrow morning he'll make his case for parole.

Via the Songs by Heart Foundation, artists and organizers at the Tulsa Opera are able to work with seniors experiencing memory loss by leading them in song. KOSU's @sierrapf.bsky.social reports on the program. (Photos: Sierra Pfeifer and Abigail Siatkowski / KOSU) www.kosu.org/health/2024-...

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board could be forced to review as many as 550 parole cases in January. There's been lots of coverage about how the backlog came to be, but what does it mean for the people whose cases were supposed to be heard this month? www.kosu.org/local-news/2...

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