Rachel Hubbard

KOSU

Rachel Hubbard appears in the following:

How COVID-19 Is Making The Holiday Season Not So Jolly For Santa Clauses

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

People who work as Santa are making tough choices due to the coronavirus. How close should they get to children? Are Zoom meetings best? For one Santa and Mrs. Claus in Oklahoma, it's not easy at all.

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Disasters Pile Up As Storms Continue Plowing Through Oklahoma

Monday, May 27, 2019

Severe weather has walloped Oklahoma this month. First major flooding hit much of the state, then a tornado shredded a small town, killing two people. More floods are forecast for later this week.

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New Research On Sound Could Make Tornado Warnings More Accurate

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Forecasters have gotten better giving advance notice of when tornadoes might strike. Now, there's a new technology that may help researchers even more: listening for the sounds of a tornado that humans can't hear.

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More States Say Religious Agencies Can Turn Down Same-Sex Couples For Adoptions

Monday, June 11, 2018

Oklahoma and Kansas recently passed laws that religious adoption agencies do not have to work with same-sex couples if they don't want to. That's a law that's already on the books in seven other state

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Tax Cuts Put Oklahoma In A Bind. Now Gov. Fallin Wants To Raise Taxes

Thursday, February 08, 2018

A plan drawn up by civic leaders to raise taxes has the Oklahoma governor's support but may fail at the hands of statehouse Democrats.

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U.S. Prisons Hope Card Games Will Lead To Clues In Unsolved Cases

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Oklahoma is replacing the playing cards sold in the prison canteens with new decks featuring the faces of victims from unsolved homicides. Other states have similar programs and the idea is working.

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State Lawmakers Confront Series Of Sexual Harassment Scandals

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

A series of high-profile sexual harassment scandals in state legislatures has state lawmakers wondering how to best police themselves.

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In This Oklahoma Town, Keep On Your Sunday Shoes

Thursday, February 09, 2017

In Oklahoma, a Valentine's Day dance has been canceled because it would have been held too close to a church. If that sounds like the scenario from the hit movie Footloose, you're right.

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Oklahoma Lawmakers File Bills To Repeal Criminal Justice Reforms

Tuesday, February 07, 2017

Voters in Oklahoma approved a whole series of initiatives to reclassify drug offenses as misdemeanors. But when Oklahoma's Legislature met Monday, there were several bills filed to repeal the reforms.

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Oklahoma Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Criminalize Performing Abortions

Friday, May 20, 2016

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed a controversial abortion bill Friday. The measure would have made it a felony for doctors to perform abortions.

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Oklahoma Governor Faces Tough Decision On 'Sweeping' Anti-Abortion Bill

Friday, May 20, 2016

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has a few more days to decide what to do with a bill on her desk that would make it a felony for doctors to perform abortions. Opponents call the bill "sweeping and unprecedented."

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Low Wheat Prices Leave A Gluten Glut At Midwest's Grain Elevators

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Prices have fallen by a third in the past three years. Farmers say they're holding onto their 2015 bushels, hoping prices will creep back up before the end of the year.

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Debate In Oklahoma Widens Over 10 Commandments Monument

Thursday, July 09, 2015

The state's high court has ruled the monument must be removed from the Capitol. The governor said the monument will stay. Lawmakers are threatening to impeach the state's Supreme Court justices.

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Oklahoma May Scrap AP History For Focusing On America's 'Bad Parts'

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

In Oklahoma, state lawmakers are debating a bill that would axe the teaching of Advanced Placement courses in U.S. history. The reason? Some believe the classes focus too much on what...

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Oklahoma Executes 1st Inmate Since Lethal Injection Problems

Friday, January 16, 2015

More than 8 months after Oklahoma officials struggled to perform an execution, the state executed Charles Frederick Warner who was convicted in the 1997 rape and beating death of an 11-month-old girl.

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Storm Shelter App Helps Pinpoint People Amid Tornado's Rubble

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

After a tornado hits, emergency crews looking for survivors in storm shelters face a problem: Streets and landmarks are suddenly unrecognizable. One Moore, Okla., firefighter developed an app to help.

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Despite A History Of Twisters, Moore, Okla., Keeps Growing

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

One year ago, the third violent tornado in 15 years struck Moore. But people aren't leaving the town; despite the devastation, more and more new residents are actually moving to Moore.

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Oklahoma Delays Next Execution For 6 Months

Friday, May 09, 2014

The execution of Charles Warner has been delayed while the state investigates last week's botched execution. Details of the bungled execution have ignited debate, and invigorated legal challenges.

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Tornado Tech: How Drones Can Help With Twister Science

Friday, August 16, 2013

Oklahoma was hit particularly hard by two massive outbreaks this year in what's been another deadly season of tornadoes in the U.S. Despite technology and forecasting improvements, scientists still have plenty to learn about how and why tornadoes form.

Currently, one of the best ways for researchers to understand how ...

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