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storm

Winter storm update for City of OKC services Friday, Jan. 9

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Due to the winter storm, a wide range of services by the City of Oklahoma City will be modified or closed on Friday, January 9.
snow

City of OKC preps for winter storm with closures, plans

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The City of Oklahoma City is making preparations for the winter storm. We have information to help you get through it and stay safe in freezing temperatures.
Byrd

Cindy Byrd launches run for Oklahoma lieutenant governor

State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd has filed paperwork indicating she is running for lieutenant governor of Oklahoma.
crime

OKC man shot to death morning after 41st birthday

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In less than 24 hours after his 41st birthday, an OKC man was found by police lying dead from apparent gunshot wounds.
Washington

Johnson secures Speaker’s chair after vote ‘gyrations’

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) was reelected as Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 119th Congress in a nail-biting first ballot.
mental health

Report criticizes Oklahoma’s handling of those with a mental health crisis

A federal report released Friday slams the state, Okla City and its police department for how the entities deal with people experiencing mental health issues.
asian

Asian leaders demand City of OKC hold police accountable

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Leaders in OKC's Asian population came to the Oklahoma City Council meeting to demand accountability for the violent injury of a 71-year-old Vietnamese man.
jail

Okla AG rules Okla County may proceed on new jail location

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Oklahoma's Attorney General issued a ruling Monday siding with Okla County in a zoning dispute with Okla City over a proposed site for a new county jail.
film

Big payouts, little oversight for Oklahoma film tax rebate

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Oklahoma's film tax rebate application is described as “pretty intense,” but state oversight appears relaxed when writing million-dollar checks for production.
arrest

OK County DA’s charges against violent OKCPD officer dismissed by Okla AG Drummond

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Okla AG Gentner Drummond said Friday that he dismissed felony charges against an OKCPD officer that had been filed by Okla County DA Vicki Behenna.
Capitol

Okla House delegation supported goal to axe Ed Dept unlikely to cut funding

The Republican goal of abolishing the Dept of Ed is back in play with the support of Okla’s U.S. House delegation and the state’s supt of public instruction.
police

Violent weekend in OKC mars Christmas week with three dead

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Between noon Friday, Dec. 20, and 12:30 in the dark early hours of Monday, Dec. 23, two in OKC had died by gunfire and one by stabbing.
OKCPS

OKCPS Supt reassures families – no immigration checks

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The OKCPS superintendent is reassuring district families that the district has not and won't check immigration status of students or parents.
walters

Okla ed chief proposes checking students’ immigration status

A proposed rule from the Okla State Dept of Ed would force public schools to ask for proof of U.S. citizenship or legal immigration at enrollment, contradicting federal law.
gold dome

Gold Dome venue plans move forward with questions, doubts

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The historic Gold Dome building on Classen Blvd could be getting a new, costly lease on life even as some city leaders have expressed concerns about the plan.