Oklahoma meteorologists catch a lot of flack when they get their forecasts wrong, but it seems like the state has a new team to rely on for the most accurate information. Last week, Greg Howell of Oklahoma City’s Parks & Recreation department posted a Facebook video in which he gave a live weather report with […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Funky town
In our younger and more vulnerable years, Chicken Fried News’ father gave us some advice that we have been turning over in our minds ever since: “Whoever smelt it,” he said, “dealt it.” Following flooding in the Tulsa area, however, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) reportedly offered residents a somewhat different suggestion. “If something […]
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Chicken-Fried News: A for Ally
Oklahoma is in a unique position to have its interesting news and images go viral across the country and world because the vast majority of outsiders think the state — especially rural areas — is lucky to have electricity or monolithic conservative viewpoints. Hulbert resident Cody Barlow became an internet sensation when he posted a […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Skeeter season
Heavy rain and flooding in Oklahoma has stirred up more than our meteorologists. News outlets are warning people to watch out for snakes, snapping turtles and large numbers of mosquitoes as floodwaters recede. The flooding displaced countless snakes and turtles around the state, which are now forced to find a new habitat. Many people, particularly […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Justice delivered
On April 26, Hugo police detectives attempting to apprehend a robbery suspect accused of taking $398 from a Pizza Hut opened fire on a pickup truck, wounding three children in the back seat. “A bullet pierced the left frontal lobe of 4-year-old Asia’s brain,” The Associated Press (AP) reported. “Asia’s 5-year-old brother suffered a skull […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Climate cowboys
Much of Oklahoma’s history was made on horseback. From the sooners who arrived early into the territory to steal Native Americans’ land to the riders of the Chisholm Trail, it has been riders and their trusty companions who defined the state’s early history. Even in the 21st century, riders on horseback have become the saving […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Laverne, squirrelly
After a powerful tornado bypassed the Oklahoma panhandle town of Laverne on May 23, KFOR chief meteorologist Mike Morgan used strikingly unscientific language to describe the event. “Truly a miracle,” Morgan said. “Our prayers are answered for Laverne.” KFOR reported that the same storm destroyed at least three other houses in nearby communities. We hate […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Rank behavior
Despite the all-encompassing name U.S. News & World Report, the only thing most people know about the publication is its annual university rankings. The magazine announced last week that University of Oklahoma will be removed from a variety of its rankings including best colleges, best values and top public universities following a report from OU […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Sutton warning
Oklahoma’s weather the past few weeks has been pretty crazy. Well, it is always kind of crazy, but it has been the kind of crazy that makes meteorologists pant through potential tornado reports on live TV. Thankfully, many of the state’s meteorologists have been in Oklahoma long enough to learn from past mistakes and know […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Teacher strikes
While everybody was abusing the new “gender swap” filters, a Del City High School teacher was captured on Snapchat taking down a student. The video shows a student wearing a mask opening a classroom door and spraying the unsuspecting teacher with Silly String as part of what is a very uncreative, untimely and insensitive prank. […]