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City of Oklahoma City Council

City Council renews mask mandate, approves rental assistance

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The City Council for Oklahoma City spent 5.5 hours passing several significant measures including a renewal of the mask mandate.
defunding police

All OKC City Council runoff candidates against defunding police

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Oklahoma City Council candidates for Wards 1 and 3 stated positions on public safety during a virtual and in-person forum Monday evening.
small business relief

County Commissioners approve Sheriff – OKCPD MOU, road upgrades

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The Oklahoma County Board of County Commissioners took action on an MOU between the Oklahoma County Sheriff and a unit in the OKCPD Monday.
protests

OKCPD releases edited 911 audio, body-cam video of May 30-31 protests

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The Oklahoma City Police Department has issued an edited, annotated video presentation posted to YouTube about protests May 30 and 31.
Bennie Edwards

Bennie Edwards shot in back by OKCPD officer says DA — charges filed

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Bennie Edwards was shot in the back and killed by an Oklahoma City Police Sergeant December 11 according to DA David Prater.
Jessica Martinez-Brooks

Council candidate Martinez-Brooks amends ethics report to correct error

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Jessica Martinez-Brooks filed an amended campaign finance report Tuesday when her campaign found they had omitted one day's worth of giving.
Board of County Commissioners

Commissioners approve virtual meetings, Triple X Road work, respite care

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Oklahoma County Commissioners met and approved virtual meetings, more work on the Triple X Road project and respite care.
protest

Lawsuit filed to force City of OKC police body-worn cam footage release

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Jess Eddy filed suit against the City of OKC asking the courts to force body-worn camera footage of recent police shootings released.
runoff race

It’s Chambers vs unions vs small donors in OKC City Council runoff race

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The latest campaign finance reports show striking differences for candidates still in the race for OKC Council Ward 1 and Ward 3 seats.
Oklahoma County Jail

Jail Trust ignores recent jail deaths — still at odds over public comment

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Since the previous meeting of the Oklahoma County Jail Trust, there have been several Jail deaths but none were discussed Friday.
Willard Winter Shelter

Changes in available shelters, transportation in OKC start Friday, Feb 19

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The number of options for people seeking day warming shelter and/or overnight shelter have changed as of the end of Friday, February 19.
water

Boil advisory issued for Oklahoma City Water as precaution

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The City of OKC has issued a voluntary boil advisory to residents following a recommendation from the Oklahoma Dept of Environmental Quality.
Fire Hydrant

Low water pressure latest cold-weather threat for OKC, Tulsa

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At the end of Tuesday both Oklahoma City and Tulsa city governments were issuing statements because of city-wide water pressure issues.
City Hall

City Council virtual meeting takes action on debris removal, economic dev

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City Council for Oklahoma City held it's first virtual meeting since last year and took up economic development spending and debris removal.
transmission lines

Gas, electric utilities warn of outages as extreme cold continues

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Both Oklahoma Natural Gas and OG&E are warning of possible shortages of supply as record-breaking extreme cold grips Oklahoma.