On April 19, 1995, a bomb destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. It killed 168 people — including 19 children — and injured hundreds more. It forever shaped our community.
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Oklahoma is a step closer to criminalizing people in the state without legal immigration status. Democrats questioned the bill’s legal and moral merits, as well as the consequences of its passage, intentional or not, during a tense House floor discussion Thursday morning.
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Local headlines for Friday, April 19, 2024
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Tulsa's and the Cherokee Nation's film offices have been nominated by the Global Production Awards in a total of four categories, with Cherokee Film shortlisted for three.
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Iranian news has not reported any such strike and concluded the sounds reported were the interception of one or more drones. Israel's military has not responded to NPR's requests for comment.
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After a similar bill stalled in the legislature last year, a bill that seeks to provide sentencing reform for victims of domestic violence is one step closer to becoming law.
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During the pandemic, schools got a big boost from the federal government through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Funds. But when that money ends, so may the after-school programs those funds made possible.
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Local headlines for Thursday, April 18, 2024
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Oklahoma Human Services is getting closer to addressing its 13-year Developmental Disabilities Services waitlist.
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A new study says the CDC reclassified Native American participants who self-reported their race in a survey, causing the total number of Indigenous respondents to be underreported.
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The goal of Oklahoma State University’s Active Aging for LIFE program is to challenge stigmas against aging and bridge generational divides in six rural communities.
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Nation's first nonbinary state lawmaker reflects on public service, rhetoric in Oklahoma legislatureOklahoma state representative Mauree Turner, D-Oklahoma City, is one of just a few nonbinary lawmakers in the U.S. — a distinction that comes with prominence and pressure.
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Black towns sprouted up in Oklahoma after the Civil War when former slaves from Native American reservations banded together. More than 50 such towns were established from 1865 to 1920.
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Local headlines for Wednesday, April 17, 2024
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