© 2025 KOSU
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Headlines: Death row clemency denied, preventable COVID deaths & secret Oklahoma City

Ways To Subscribe

Local headlines for Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Pardon & Parole Board opens door for first state execution in six years. (NewsOK)

Oklahoma County DA calls again for recusal of PPB members for Julius Jones. (Tulsa World)

Seven more COVID-19 fatalities bring Oklahoma’s Provisional Death Count to 10,479. (KOSU)

COVID-19 numbers in Oklahoma are declining. (Journal Record)

Health officials say about 6,200 COVID-19 deaths this year were preventable. (Tulsa World)

Report finds mental health of children is getting worse. (NewsOK)

Federal money looks at fixing the U.S. food supply. (KOSU)

Public input sought on Oklahoma County Jail. (NewsOK)

Tulsa police are cracking down on automobile chop shops. (Tulsa World)

High court refuses to hear Western Heights Schools case against state. (NewsOK)

Epic’s growth accounted for 10% of all national charter school enrollment. (KOSU)

Longtime Tulsa County Assessor dies. (Tulsa World)

Congressional federal infrastructure could expand passenger rail. (KOSU)

New book explores forgotten stories in Oklahoma City. (Journal Record)

KOSU is nonprofit and independent. We rely on readers like you to support the local, national, and international coverage on this website. Your support makes this news available to everyone.

Give today. A monthly donation of $5 makes a real difference.
Related Content