Surprised by need for COVID-19 boosters? Don't be. OU Health expert uses five-shot tetanus series to explain why; Complaint sparks federal investigation into Oklahoma’s Public Health Lab, health commissioner says; New jail to be recommended to Oklahoma County officials;
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Experts urge Oklahomans to get booster shots as COVID-19 cases rise; New bill seeks to speed access to treatment for people found incompetent to stand trial; Bigler Stouffer denied stay of execution;
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Oklahoma has significant health inequities, but Medicaid expansion could pave way for improvement; Gov. Kevin Stitt signs congressional, legislative redistricting bills; State Health Department restores most but not all COVID-19 data, prompting mixed reactions;
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Oklahoma governor grants Julius Jones clemency after two-decade fight to get off death row; Oklahoma Senate passes redistricting map; Initial unemployment claims decline by 24% in Oklahoma, continued claims by 14.5%;
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Family, supporters of Julius Jones make final pleas ahead of Thursday execution; Concerned about execution protocols, board recommends life without parole for Bigler Stouffer; Oklahoma Health Care Authority board passes rules that that some say could reopen door for managed care;
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Redistricting bills advance from committees in special session; Stitt still mulling fate of Julius Jones two days before execution date; Oklahoma AG sues Biden administration over health care worker vaccine mandate;
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Five Republican House members urge Stitt to grant clemency for Julius Jones (Capitol Update); Lawmakers convene special session on redistricting; Legal battle continues between State of Oklahoma, Ascension St. John over vaccinations;
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Special session to set new congressional, legislative districts begins Monday; 'A little blind': Officials, health experts frustrated after State Health Department stops publishing local COVID-19 data; State granted temporary restraining order preventing Ascension St. John from enforcing employee vaccine mandate;
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Thousands of Oklahomans still eligible for health care through Medicaid expansion; 7 questions answered about COVID vaccines for kids 5-11, including where to get them in OKC; Stitt issues executive order on amending birth certificates;
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