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City Council votes to renew contract for controversial Flock cameras

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Despite widespread opposition from residents, City Council voted to renew OKC's contract with Flock Safety, but imposed new oversights on the company for the first time.
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State executes longtime death row inmate convicted in OKC murder

A man convicted and sentenced to death for a 2003 murder in OKC died by lethal injection Thursday.

City breaks ground on MAPS 4 Mental Health Crisis Center

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OKC’s summer of groundbreakings continued Monday as officials broke ground on the upcoming Robert Ravitz Crisis Center, a central project of MAPS 4
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OKCPS celebrates opening of new $116 million Capitol Hill High School

Oklahoma City Public Schools welcomed students to its newest high school campus Tuesday, a $116 million, 292,000-square-foot school on the city’s south side. 
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Man found murdered in OKC homeless camp; suspect in custody

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A man was found dead in a southeast OKC homeless encampment Wednesday afternoon, and police now have a suspect in custody for murder.
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Voters to decide sales tax hike for new jail as City reveals dev plans

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County Commissioners voted Wednesday to let voters decide on a proposed sales tax to fund the long-troubled new jail as City development plans have riled opponents.
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OKC Streetcar to remain permanently free after pilot program success

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The Downtown OKC Streetcar will remain fare-free indefinitely following the success of a pilot program designed to test whether removing the fare would increase ridership
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City to vote on sweeping ‘guardrails’ for Flock cameras as OKCPD continues use

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When City Council votes on renewing its contract with controversial Flock Safety on August 18th, they'll also be looking to impose sweeping new regulations on the system
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With chief’s retirement, OKC Fire caps historic era of expansion

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OKC Fire Chief Richard Kelley is retiring after 35 years with the department and after a nine-year run in command that saw some groundbreaking developments and growth
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Northeast OKC apartment shooting leads to year’s 43rd homicide

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A shooting in a northeast OKC apartment complex left one young man dead over the weekend, but police still have no arrests and no suspects to report.

UPDATE: Flock camera renewal pulled from City Council agenda

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City Council was expected to vote Tuesday on whether to renew and continue OKC Police’s contract with controversial Flock Safety, but the vote was pulled from the agenda.
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Police host public discussion over homelessness, crime in Asian District

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OKC police co-hosted a public meeting Wednesday in the Asian District, with residents raising concerns over homelessness, crime, and a recent homicide in the area.
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Paula Lewis resigns from Oklahoma City school board after historic tenure

Paula Lewis, the longest-serving school board leader in OKCPS history, credited with helping stabilize a once-turbulent district, resigned Monday evening.
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City forced to euthanize 250 birds seized in June drug bust

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Officials from OKC Animal Welfare have confirmed that they were forced to humanely euthanize roughly 250 birds seized by police in a headline-making June drug bust.
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OKC man dies after calling police to report being shot miles away

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A man died in south OKC after calling police himself to report his own shooting in a fight miles away, leading to a suspect in custody for the killing.