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Headlines: Ryan Walters apology sought, medical marijuana testing & Sanctuary Comics

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Local headlines for Monday, August 5, 2024

Bixby School District seeks an apology from Superintendent Ryan Walters. (Tulsa World)

Attorney General plans to investigate the State Board of Education. (Oklahoma Voice)

Back-to-School supply distributions begin this week. (Tulsa World)

CareerTech director looks optimistically at future. (Tulsa World)

A lawmaker plans longer study on cellphones in schools. (Tulsa World)

Kentucky governor hold Kamala Harris fundraiser in OKC. (Tulsa World)

Reports show minimum wage initiative received $1.34M in contributions. (Tulsa World)

County election boards are increasing mail-in ballot disqualifications. (Tulsa World)

Cleveland County rejects sheriff’s request to hire attorney amid audit. (NewsOK)

Homelessness advocates seek solutions in Oklahoma City. (NewsOK)

A Death row inmate is expected to request clemency ahead of execution. (Oklahoma Voice)

Study finds mold and yeast in medical marijuana. (KOSU)

Officials shut down cannabis farm in Ardmore. (KOSU)

Medical marijuana program details kept secret even from lawmakers. (Oklahoma Voice)

Oklahoma is getting $800M to expand Internet access, (NewsOK)

Despite tribal opposition nickel refinery in Lawton nears completion. (NewsOK)

Federal report on Indian boarding school omits Osage Tribe. (Tulsa World)

Archaeologists exhume a third body at Oaklawn Cemetery. (Tulsa World)

Tulsa mayoral candidates talk about the role of police. (Tulsa World)

High ammonia levels appear to have led to Lawton fishkill. (KOSU)

Defunct Sellout Crowd startup faces lawsuit from funders. (The Frontier)

Courts are seeing a big backlog of cases. (Oklahoma Watch)

Christian men’s organization Promise Keepers hold conference this weekend. (Tulsa World)

OSU Medical Center looks to $170M expansion. (Tulsa World)

School in southwest Oklahoma offers Kiowa language classes. (KOSU)

New State Fair Coliseum is nearing 70%completion. (NewsOK)

Aerosmith cancels Tulsa show and final tour. (NewsOK)

“Twisters” success shines light on Oklahoma. (NewsOK)

New comic shop in OKC reaches out to neurodivergent and LGBTQ. (NewsOK)

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