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Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 1-20-2021 - January 20, 2021
SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 As of this advisory, there are 360,360 cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. Kay County is reporting a total of 4,338 confirmed cases, resulting in 51 deaths. Osage Coun...
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Ford Ordered to recall 3 million vehicles over air bags - January 20, 2021
(Reuters) — Ford Motor Co must recall 3 million vehicles with potentially defective driver-side Takata air bags, the U.S. auto safety regulator said on Tuesday, rejecting a bid by the second-largest...
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No-go for Joe Exotic: Trump pardon list omits Tiger King - January 20, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — One name missing in President Donald Trump’s flurry of pardons is “Tiger King” Joe Exotic. His team was so confident in a pardon that they’d readied a celebratory limou...
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OU Names New Dean of OU Libraries - January 20, 2021
NORMAN, OKLA. – The University of Oklahoma announced today the appointment of Denise Stephens as dean of OU Libraries, pending OU Board of Regents’ approval. She will begin her role at OU on...
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Volunteers Needed for Statewide COVID-19 Vaccination Effort - January 20, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (Jan. 20, 2021) – The Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps (OKMRC) is seeking medical and non-medical volunteers to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts at more than 50 points of vaccine dis...
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Low Staffing, Escape Attempts & Over Crowding Plague Oklahoma County Jail - January 19, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY -The Oklahoma County Jail has been under a spotlight since it was first constructed in the early 1990s. Plagued by bedbugs, mold, staffing issues, escapes and overcrowding, jail leade...
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State health experts warn of vaccine limitations and new strains - January 19, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – As more and more Oklahomans receive the COVID-19 vaccine, more is being learned about how it works and whether it is effective as COVID continues to evolve. Regarding new s...
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Tribes want criminal justice agreements with state - January 19, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tribe leaders of the Cherokee and Chickasaw Nations want Congress to allow them to make agreements with the state of Oklahoma in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision regard...
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Judge orders ‘Tiger King’ zoo to turn over big cats - January 19, 2021
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — A federal judge in Oklahoma has ordered the new owners of an Oklahoma zoo featured in Netflix’s “Tiger King” documentary to turn over all the lion and tiger cubs in thei...
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Pioneer Tech Recognizes School Board Members - January 19, 2021
Ponca City, OK - January is School Board Recognition Month. Pioneer Technology Center (PTC) recognized their board members at the January PTC Board of Education meeting earlier this month. ...