Local headlines for Wednesday, March 31, 2021:
- OKC delays vote on lifting the city-wide mask mandate until April 13th. (Journal Record)
- Epidemiologist urges continued use of masks. (Tulsa World)
- Eleven more COVID-19 fatalities bring the state’s Provisional Death Count to 7,846. (NewsOK)
- Drop in child abuse and neglect cases during the pandemic might not be accurate. (Tulsa World)
- Oklahoma County Jail fails health inspection. (NewsOK)
- OKC faces a lawsuit from the mother of a teenager shot and killed by police. (NewsOK)
- Sheriff says prison hostage was beaten and stabbed. (NewsOK)
- House approves resolution condemning Asian-American violence. (Tulsa World)
- Corporation Commission warns of cost to trucking bill. (Journal Record)
- House panel approves gun sanctuary bill. (Tulsa World)
- Cocktails-to-go legislation advance in State Senate. (Tulsa World)
- Bynum reserved on protest legislation. (Tulsa World)
- Governor appoints a director to the new Oklahoma office in Washington, DC. (Tulsa World)
- The story of the 1921 Race Massacre is all about the people. (Tulsa World)