Local headlines for Thursday, April 30, 2020:
- State announces 63 new positive cases and seven deaths from COVID-19. (Tulsa World)
- Unemployment agency sees thousands of fake claims. (NewsOK)
- Tulsa police to enforce guidelines for opening businesses. (Tulsa World)
- OKC Mayor Holt revises his emergency orders. (NewsOK)
- Some dining rooms allowed to open, but not bars. (NewsOK)
- Not all personal care shops will open tomorrow. (Tulsa World)
- Local churches wrestle with decision over worship on Sunday. (NewsOK)
- Malls hope shoppers come back to their stores. (NewsOK)
- Local physician touts the safety of facemasks. (Tulsa World)
- Childcare group opposes state plan for federal funds. (NewsOK)
- Experts fear a rise in child abuse with pandemic. (Tulsa World)
- Oklahoma City sees a rise in overdue utility bills. (NewsOK)
- Moore plans to refund residents for utility overcharges. (NewsOK)
- OKC property owners are working to mitigate evictions. (Journal Record)
- Meat processing closures could mean $600M loss for state’s cattle industry. (Journal Record)
- Broken Arrow company gets tapped to help state reboot manufacturing. (Tulsa World)
- Regulators are deciding what to do with oil storage. (NewsOK)
- Oklahoma wind power projects move forward despite slowdown in other states. (Journal Record)
- High court hears arguments on challenge to absentee ballot rule. (Tulsa World)
- Commissioners give approval for Oklahoma County Sheriff Office to move. (NewsOK)
- Tulsa approve $300,000 for arts nonprofits. (Tulsa World)
