Hannah France
Reporter at KGOU NewsHannah France started her work in public radio at KBIA in Columbia, Missouri while she was a college student. During her time there, she helped develop and produce a weekly community call-in show called The Check-In, for which she and her colleagues won a Gracie Award. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor's in journalism in 2021. Hannah takes interest in a wide variety of news topics, which serves her well as a reporter and producer for KGOU. When she's not keeping up on the news, she enjoys going to farmers markets and spending time with her three-legged cat, Cowboy.
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Oklahoma leads the nation in executing death row inmates. Now, multiple Oklahoma-based organizations are joining the effort to end that practice. -
A coalition of lawyers, advocates, and plaintiffs in an Oklahoma-based education censorship lawsuit met to discuss the potential national implications as the case is currently on appeal in the 10th Circuit. -
An executive order from President Donald Trump is starting a conversation about expanding the role civil commitment plays at the intersection of mental health and homelessness. -
Last month, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt ordered a large-scale sweep of homeless encampments in Tulsa. -
Lawmakers attempted to secure more financial support for Oklahoma foster parents this legislative session. While they weren't successful, other resources are available. -
A groundbreaking piece of contemporary classical music is premiering in Oklahoma later this month. -
As the war in Gaza wages on, OU students joined the growing number of students across the country calling for their universities to cut ties with companies supporting Israel. -
The ex-police officer is the first in the nation to face harsher penalties under the 2022 reauthorization of the original act. -
Long-distance placements make it more difficult for youths in foster care to see their siblings and hinder parents who are working to reunite with their children. -
At least 150 of Shawnee's 30,000 residents are homeless. And because of an ordinance enacted this month, life might be getting a little more difficult for some of the community’s most vulnerable residents.
