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35 New Deaths, 3,314 New COVID-19 Cases In Oklahoma

By • Jan 17, 2021

Oklahoma health officials reported 35 new deaths due to the coronavirus on Sunday, for a total of 2,987 deaths since March. No futher details were released.

3,314 new infections were also reported. for a total of 354,979 positive cases since March.

*Note: weekend reporting of cases and deaths is typically very low compared to weekdays.

Tribes Favor Legislation for Optional State Compacts in McGirt

By • Jan 17, 2021

The Chickasaw Nation and Cherokee Nation said Thursday the challenges presented by their expanded criminal boundaries post-McGirt v. Oklahoma are so great they are advocating for the state of Oklahoma to retain jurisdiction over some of those felony of cases.

27 New Deaths, 3,621 New COVID-19 Cases In Oklahoma

By • Jan 16, 2021

Oklahoma health officials reported 27 new deaths due to the coronavirus on Saturday, for a total of 2,952 deaths since March. No futher details were released.

3,612 new infections were also reported. for a total of 351,665 positive cases since March.

In Wake Of U.S. Capitol Insurrection, Oklahoma National Guard Activated To Protect State Capitol

By • Jan 15, 2021

National Guard troops are joining state and federal law enforcement to protect the state Capitol in case violent protesters target the building this weekend. The precautions are a reaction to last week’s violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and threats of more violence leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.

'The Rug Was Pulled Out': Oklahoma Officials Frustrated By Depleted Federal Vaccine Reserve

By • Jan 15, 2021
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As recently as Wednesday, Oklahoma health officials were hopeful that the state’s weekly vaccine supply would double. But that hope disappeared Friday, when news broke that the federal stockpile fueling that supply surge is gone.

43 New Deaths, 3,538 New COVID-19 Cases In Oklahoma

By • Jan 15, 2021

Oklahoma health officials reported 43 new deaths due to the coronavirus on Friday, for a total of 2,925 deaths since March. They are as follows:

Headlines: 34 More COVID-19 Deaths, Political Donations & Garth Brooks Honors

By Michael Cross • Jan 15, 2021

Local headlines for Friday, January 15, 2021:

School Quarantine Protocol, State Capitol Security, Oklahoma Lawmaker Vaccines & More

By , & • Jan 15, 2021

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about a new policy from Governor Stitt allowing students exposed to COVID-19 to not be quarantined if they were wearing a mask and social distancing, officials at the State Capitol stepping up security ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration and some Tulsa black leaders asking for Senator James Lankford to be removed from the 1921 Race Massacre Commission.

Oklahoma City's Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Goes Virtual

By • Jan 15, 2021
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Like many annual holidays and celebrations across the world this year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day will look a little different than usual. 

For this year’s celebration, the Oklahoma City Martin Luther King Jr. Coalition has planned for a virtual event to commemorate one of the most influential civil rights leaders in the history of the United States. 

Under Waiver, Medicaid Members In Oklahoma Will Get Better Access To Crisis Care

By • Jan 15, 2021

Thanks to a new policy, low-income Oklahomans will soon have better access to in-patient mental health and addiction services.

Federal guidelines don't allow Medicaid members to receive inpatient services at free-standing psychiatric hospitals, and they cap crisis stabilization beds at 16 statewide. But, that just changed for Oklahoma.

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