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November 13, 2020 at 9:48 am

2 Oklahoma lawmakers confirm positive tests for coronavirus

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives confirmed Friday they have tested positive for the coronavirus, just days after a...

FILE – In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, custodial workers clean a classroom at Richard A. Simpson Elementary School in Arnold, Mo. The school went to fully virtual learning on Monday, Nov. 2, after more than 5% of the staff and students tested positive for COVID-19. They will stay virtual at least until Monday, Nov. 16. (Colter Peterson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, File) MOSTP401 MOSTP401

November 12, 2020 at 11:52 am

Virus surge: Schools abandon classes, states retreat VIEW

Numbers are soaring in COVID-19 cases diagnosed per day, in hospitalizations and in deaths. Some health systems are struggling to keep up, while some state...

Robert Lehman Jr., Post Commander at American Legion Post 137 in Kalispell, Mont., leads the Freedom Walk to commemorate Patriot Day and the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. At a time reserved to honor those who have served our country in war or peace, Northwest Montana’s veterans find themselves facing uncertainty this Veterans Day as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge the organizations that serve them. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake via AP) MTKAL301 MTKAL301

November 11, 2020 at 9:35 am

Veterans Day in 2020: quiet parades, somber virtual events VIEW

Somber virtual gatherings and quiet cemeteries marked Veterans Day, with many of the nation’s veterans homes barring visitors amid the surging pandemic that has killed...

October 22, 2020 at 9:21 am

In deep-red Oklahoma, GOP fights to regain lost seat

EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn, a lawyer from Oklahoma City, accomplished the most stunning political upset in the nation two years...

October 5, 2020 at 2:16 pm

EPA grants Stitt request for state oversight on tribal lands

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a request from Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s administration to allow the state, not tribal...

September 16, 2020 at 1:27 pm

Oklahoma’s epidemiologist warned of Trump rally deaths

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's former state epidemiologist warned that President Donald Trump's rally in Tulsa in June could lead to as many as nine...

September 1, 2020 at 12:51 pm

Attorneys file lawsuit seeking redress for Tulsa massacre

Attorneys for victims and their descendants affected by the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre filed a lawsuit in state court on Tuesday against the City of...

August 24, 2020 at 8:40 pm

Bice wins GOP runoff for CD5, will face Horn in November

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — State Sen. Stephanie Bice won the Republican nomination on Tuesday for the 5th District congressional seat in Oklahoma City, setting up...

August 22, 2020 at 5:18 am

Moderate Tulsa mayor faces fierce political crosscurrents VIEW

By all accounts, Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum has been a fast-rising political star in Oklahoma. Part of a political dynasty whose uncle, grandfather and great-grandfather...

July 17, 2020 at 4:29 pm

2 Oklahoma tribal leaders say they don’t support agreement

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — One day after announcing an agreement in principle with Oklahoma’s attorney general on proposed federal legislation regarding tribal jurisdiction, the leaders...