WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Cole Introduces Legislation to Reaffirm Tribal Trust Land Agreements * | CONTACT : Olivia Porcaro (link sends email) 202-225-6165 Washington, D.C. - Congressman Tom Cole (R-OK), along with Reps. Betty McCollum (D-MN), Mike Rogers (R-AL), and Jared Huffman (D-CA), introduced H.R. 5257 (link is external), the Tribal Trust Land Reaffirmation Act. This legislation would address the Supreme Court's 2009  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 15 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's College Football Production Presents 11 Ranked Teams, 80+ Showdowns in Week 4 * ESPN's Week 4 college football slate is set to deliver a dynamic weekend across ESPN networks and on the ESPN App, headlined by two marquee matchups on ABC: No. 22 Auburn at No. 11 Oklahoma and Florida at No. 4 Miami. In total, 11 ranked teams and more than 80 games are set for ABC,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * FAA Announces First Arizona School to Join the Enhanced Air Traffic - Collegiate Training Initiative Program * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The FAA today announced the next school to sign an agreement to become an Enhanced Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) program. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Prescott, Arizona, campus is the ninth school to provide the same thorough cu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision: * * * FAA Announces First Arizona School to Join the Enhanced Air Traffic - Collegiate Training Initiative Program * The FAA today announced the next school to sign an agreement to become an Enhanced Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) program. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Prescott, Arizona, campus is the ninth school to provide the same thorou  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 15 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Four CEAT students named Top 20 Freshmen for Fall 2025 * Media Contact: Tanner Holubar | Communications Specialist | 405-744-2065 | tanner.holubar@okstate.edu Each fall semester, the Oklahoma State University Mortar Board selects the Top 20 Freshmen Men and Top 20 Freshmen Women for that school year. The overall top 20 freshmen are selected from this group. Students apply for this prestigious hon  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Accountability issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Invasion of the Homeland: How China is Using Illegal Marijuana to Build a Criminal Network Across America" at 10 a.m. on Sept. 18, 2025, at 310 Cannon House Office Building: WITNESSES: * Donnie Anderson, Director, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics * Paul Larkin, John, Barbara, and Victoria Rumpel Senior Legal Research Fellow, Edwi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford, Budd Lead Colleagues Condemning Violence Against Christians in Nigeria, Calling for Redesignation of CPC Status * WASHINGTON, DC -- US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined his Senate Republican colleagues Tedd Budd (R-NC), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and Ted Cruz (R-TX) in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, calling on the Trump administration to redesigna  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Sept. 16 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * NSF Grant Funds OU, Community-based Team to Mitigate Weather-Driven Tree Damage By Kat Gebauer, kathryngebauer@ou.edu An interdisciplinary team of researchers from across the University of Oklahoma has received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to transform how communities anticipate and mitigate risks from treefall during extreme weather events. Led by Aikaterini Kyprioti, an as  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Mullin Invites Oklahoma to Apply for Historic Federal Rural Health Transformation Program * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is now accepting applications from all states looking to take advantage of the Rural Health Transformation Program. This unprecedented investment is designed to empow  more

CHICKASHA, Oklahoma, Sept. 15 -- The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma posted the following news: * * * University Employee Wins First Place at Seven States Biennial Art Exhibition * Contact: Hannah Thompson | (405) 574-1362 Emmo Maddox, an employee at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma and class of 2022 alum, has been awarded first place at the Seven States Biennial Exhibition for her art piece titled 'Toy Guns.' The announcement was made at the exhibition's opening o  more