On Air Now Playing KGOU-FM PM NewsBrief: September 8 2026 This is the KGOU PM NewsBrief for September 8, 2026: Listen • 4:00 Health Oklahoma County teen pregnancy prevention in flux following Trump administration's overhaul Sierra Pfeifer, OPMX Federal changes to funding for sexual health programs, instrumental in cutting Central Oklahoma's teen pregnancy rates, threaten work on the ground. Oklahoma News Oklahoma City to bring in water from Canton Lake Anna Pope, OPMX The release of water from Canton Lake to Oklahoma City is scheduled to begin in mid-September. Education Oklahoma reading law rollout to cross multiple state agencies, administrations Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice The selection of key pieces of Oklahoma’s high-stakes reading law is underway in a process that likely will straddle two governors and state superintendents. Indigenous News 2 federal Indian boarding school students to be repatriated to tribes in Oklahoma Sarah Liese, OPMX The remains of 12 Indigenous children are coming home from the most notorious federal Indian Boarding School in the U.S., including two students from Oklahoma. Manager's Minute Support Freedom of the Press and KGOU Dick Pryor With the KGOU fall on-air fundraiser starting September 11th, we ask listeners to become new or increased level monthly givers, so KGOU can get an extra $25,000. Listen • 1:00

Health Oklahoma nonprofit opens application for grants funding adaptive equipment, activities Jillian Taylor, StateImpact Oklahoma The Sam the I Can Man Foundation has awarded 99 grants totaling more than $200,000 since it launched in March of last year. Politics and Government State pension funds invest small amount in Oklahoma companies Dick Pryor A new report indicates that almost all state pension fund investments are with companies not based in Oklahoma. Listen • 5:49 Health Over 250,000 Oklahomans received a letter about new Medicaid work requirements. What does it say? Jillian Taylor, StateImpact Oklahoma The yellow letters were mailed to Oklahomans with coverage under the state’s voter-approved Medicaid eligibility expansion, which includes adults making up to 138% of the federal poverty level, or $22,025. On the Scene: World Literature Today celebrates 100 years with art show, anthology Brett Fieldcamp On the Scene w/Brett Fieldcamp, Sept. 3, 2026 Listen • 5:49 Health Oklahoma City high school students get hands-on healthcare experience through new partnership Jillian Taylor, StateImpact Oklahoma Oklahoma City Public Schools and Metro Technology Centers are teaming up to help students explore healthcare careers without leaving their high schools. The partnership will support students in meeting new graduation requirements. Listen • 4:43 Manager's Minute Make KGOU your local news source Dick Pryor Research shows that local news organizations obtain high levels of trust. So, we encourage you to make KGOU your source for news about Oklahoma and your community. Listen • 1:00 Energy Petition against rising electricity bills catches attention of Oklahoma utility regulators Chloe Bennett-Steele, StateImpact Oklahoma Soaring bills during summer heat and a pending rate case fueled a petition circulating online.