Local headlines for Thursday, September 10, 2020:
- State now ranks 4th in the nation for the number of positive cases for COVID-19. (Tulsa World)
- Health officials report nine new deaths from COVID-19. (Tulsa World)
- A Mustang Schools support staff member dies of complications from COVID-19. (NewsOK)
- Nursing homes face financial stress amid pandemic. (Journal Record)
- Norman increases capacity at bars and restaurants for game days. (NewsOK)
- OKC is lifting its hiring freeze after a better-than-expected economic report. (NewsOK)
- The state’s prison population drops 15% from a year ago. (Tulsa World)
- Autopsy finds a black man detained by police died of a blood clot. (NewsOK)
- TPS set to resume free meals to students. (Tulsa World)
- New Tulsa homeless shelter opens. (Tulsa World)
- Cherokee Nation initiates building projects. (NewsOK)
- Tulsa libraries open with express service. (Tulsa World)
- Oklahoma’s distilleries and brewers want Congress to extend a tax break. (Journal Record)
- Employers poised to pass on “Payroll Tax Holiday”. (NewsOK)
- U.S. Senate ads hit the airwaves. (Tulsa World)
- EMSA takes ambulance provider to court. (Tulsa World)
- Former Wynnewood zookeeper Joe Exotic is requesting a pardon. (AP)
