In The News 04.07.2026

Local election results, a trip around the moon, and other headlines shared on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.

Apr 08, 2026

In The News

Here are the headlines shared on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.

• Unofficial April 7 Board of Education General Election and Special Election Results (OK Voter Portal)

• NASA’s Artemis II Crew Beams Official Moon Flyby Photos to Earth (NASA)

• Oklahoma Senate narrowly passes $12.8 billion budget bill (Oklahoma Voice)

• Oklahoma Supreme Court rules energy discrimination law can’t force state retiree system to divest (Oklahoma Voice)

• Oklahoma bill would speed up first court appearance after arrest in pilot program (KTUL)

• Oklahoma Human Services to hold public meeting on energy assistance program (KSWO)

• Shooting at Pauls Valley High School leaves principal injured (KSWO)

• Senate Education Committee advances bill to increase number of school days in Oklahoma (KOKH)

• Oklahoma AG warns of investment scam (KOKH)

• SCOTUS declines to hear Stroble income tax case, Muscogee Nation weighs options (Nondoc)

• Candidate filing brings surprises. One new Oklahoma statewide office seeker wins by default. (Oklahoma Voice)

• Rising from the ashes: Oklahoma families start over despite struggles with obtaining FEMA grants (Oklahoma Watch)

• Bill to create state question to put Medicaid expansion in state statute moves forward (KOKH)

• OSSAA seeks nominees for new committee to review statewide activity rules (KOKI)

• Rematriation retreat returns to Tulsa, linking Indigenous language to resistance (KOSU)

• The Heartland Flyer: How passenger rail came back to Oklahoma (KGOU)

• AP says it will offer buyouts, part of pivot from newspaper-focused history (AP News)

Extras

Becoming A Horror Host! Horror Host History and BTS Vlog of Svengoolie (PINUP PALMER)

What if everything still ran on vacuum tubes? (The 8-Bit Guy)

The best samples in history (Synthet)

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