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Enrollment irregularities, unapproved bonuses: the latest Epic Charter investigation; Early voting begins Thursday; Oklahoma getting refund in Medicaid fraud case;

First major winter storm of the season takes aim at Oklahoma; COVID-19 cases show decline; hospitals still face struggle;

'We've run out of shades of red': COVID-19 spread worse than ever in Tulsa County; Unvaccinated were over 3 times more likely to be hospitalized or die of COVID, Oklahoma study shows; Oklahoma schools see worst round of COVID-19 closures since 2020;

'Just assume that they're infected': Hospital leaders' worries grow as about 1 in 21 Oklahomans have COVID-19; Stitt's education secretary comes down on schools halting in-person instruction amid soaring COVID absences; State general revenue nearly 20% above projections half-way through fiscal year;

'We’ve turned many rural communities into kill boxes.' COVID death rates higher in rural areas; Gov. Stitt still supports banning mask mandates in public schools despite pandemic's classroom upheaval; Free dental clinic sees fewer patients, more taking advantage of Medicaid expansion;

As feds limit orders of monoclonal antibody treatments, Oklahoma officials are confident they’ll get needed supply; Santa Fe South was the first district to implement a mask mandate in Oklahoma this fall. Here’s how it’s going; Area child nutrition programs seeing demand increase due to universal free meals;

'Barely hanging on': An Oklahoma City ICU nurse on the exhaustion of another COVID surge; Tahlequah school board to consider joining lawsuit challenging state mask law; “I need people to understand how prevalent it is”: Oklahoma suicide rates ascend amid pandemic;

‘Stretched beyond our limits’: Amid governor’s silence on COVID-19 surge, hospital leaders appeal for public’s help; COVID surge in Oklahoma schools prompts quick pivots to distance learning; ‘Heartbreaking, exhausting’ COVID-19 surge sparks rising desperation; After she lost her job, Oklahoma cut off her pandemic unemployment benefits early

An Oklahoma school system defies law against mask mandate as other districts discuss legal action; 'There's no way to find a bed:' Oklahoma hospitals are running out of room amid COVID-19 surge;