Local headlines for Friday, May 17, 2019:
- OU’s Board of Regents work late into the night to name a new interim president. (News9)
- Republicans advance a measure to end the deadline to fund education by April First. (NewsOK)
- Budget bill includes $1.5M for Tulsa Race Massacre centennial. (Tulsa World)
- Bill reduces sentences for people convicted of felony crimes. (Journal Record)
- Three candidates for Cherokee Chief debate. (Tulsa World)
- OG&E leaders look to the future with confidence (Journal Record)
- Thousands of OKC residents head to Costco’s opening. (NewsOK)
- Tulsa sees an increase in home sales. (Tulsa World)
- Cleanup from Devon Tower incident could take days. (NewsOK)
- OKC Councilman questions policy on cat populations. (Journal Record)
- Oklahoma Hall of Fame names its eight inductees for 2019. (Tulsa World)
- Group hopes to preserve a piece of Deep Deuce’s African American history. (Journal Record)