In The News 03.17.2025

Here are the headlines shared on Monday, March 17, 2025

Active Wildfire Map (Oklahoma) - American Forests

In The News

Here are the headlines shared on Monday, March 17, 2025

• Ethics Commission settlement reached with Supt. Ryan Walters (KFOR)

• Wildfires leave devastation and emotional trauma for many Oklahomans (KFOR)

• Wildfire smoke map: Track fires and red flag warnings across the US and Oklahoma (The Oklahoman)

• Jan. 6 Committee defends against Trump's pardons nullification threat (KFOR)

• Historic Kiowa church lost to fire, tribe rallies to push forward (KSWO)

• Former Megachurch Pastor Robert Morris turns self in, bonds out of Osage County jail (KOTV)

• Oklahoma State Department of Health reports two more probable measles cases, public exposure sites (KGOU)

• The VA will deny gender dysphoria treatment to new patients | (KGOU)

• Gov. Kevin Stitt boasts about DOGE-OK savings, lawmakers worry about staff cuts and redundancy (KOSU)

• Tulsa designates city holiday commemorating 1921 Race Massacre (Public Radio Tulsa)

• Legislators renew attempt to improve child care access (Nondoc)

• Oklahoma State University lays off Innovation Foundation staff admit release of scathing audit (Oklahoma Voice)

• Trump urged to reconsider order gutting agency that gives grants to libraries, museums (News From The States)

• Google has a fix for all of the broken Chromecasts (The Verge)

• Astronauts to return to Earth after being stuck in space for 286 days (CBS News)

Oklahoma Counties Under a Burn Ban - Oklahoma Forestry Services

Extras

That time when Lucas Ross did a jig for St. Patrick's Day ... or tried to

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