Government and politics

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General newsJan 26, 2023

Oklahoma AG appoints independent counsel in Glossip case

Oklahoma's new attorney general is appointing an independent counsel to conduct a comprehensive review of death row inmate Richard Glossip's murder conviction and death sentence

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General newsDec 23, 2022

Oklahoma lawmaker from Edmond charged with felony

A Republican state lawmaker has been charged with a felony crime of being in control of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol following his October arrest outside an Edmond, Oklahoma, bar

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General newsDec 23, 2022

City in Oklahoma says Air Force charter jet damaged runway

City officials in Stillwater, Oklahoma, say a military cargo jet carrying the Air Force Academy's women's basketball team has damaged a regional airport runway

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General newsDec 2, 2022

Oklahoma pot farm illegally obtained permit before 4 slain

Officials say the Oklahoma marijuana farm where four people were killed was operating under an illegally obtained license

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Social affairsNov 30, 2022

Oklahoma citizen-led initiative would codify abortion access

An Oklahoma man is preparing to try to gather over 173,000 signatures and millions of dollars in fundraising to put abortion access up for public vote in a state with one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws

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Social affairsNov 18, 2022

Oklahoma executes man for 1993 killing of 3-year-old boy

Oklahoma has executed a man for the torture killing of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son in 1993

HealthNov 17, 2022

Feds look into treatment of mentally ill adults in Oklahoma

The U.S. Justice Department has announced a civil rights investigation into the treatment of people with mental illnesses by the state of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City and Oklahoma City police

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Social affairsNov 9, 2022

GOP's Walters defeats Nelson for top Oklahoma education job

Republican Ryan Walters has easily dispatched Democrat Jena Nelson to win Oklahoma's top education job

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Government and politicsNov 9, 2022

Republicans maintain all 5 US House seats in Oklahoma

Republicans in Oklahoma have retained all five of the state’s U.S. House seats