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Oklahoma State Fair requires chaperones for minors after 5 p.m.

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As the Oklahoma State Fair's first weekend gets underway, attendees should be aware of a big rule change. The fair’s new youth curfew comes after a young fairgoer shot a man during last year’s event.

Guns and knives are already prohibited at the fair. Now, organizers are working to make sure young people aren’t alone at the fair after sundown.

Fairgoers under 18 will need to have an adult over 25 with them after 5 p.m. It’s similar to a curfew implemented on the last day of the 2023 fair after the shooting.

Unaccompanied youths risk getting bounced from the fair before they can get their hands on a fried Oreo, a petting zoo animal or a ticket for the Ferris wheel.

The fair is open now in Oklahoma City and runs through Sep. 22.

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Graycen Wheeler is a reporter covering water issues at KOSU as a corps member with Report for America.
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