COVID-19 in Oklahoma podcast: April 9
Ben Felder and Frontier reporter Kassie McClung speak with Mike Brose, with Mental Health Association Oklahoma, about the impact the coronavirus is having on mental health.
Amid pandemic, state health department contracts with public relations specialist at rate of $150 an hour
In early March, just days after Oklahoma had recorded its first case of COVID-19, the Oklahoma State Department of Health agreed to pay a local public relations specialist $150 an hour to help manage the department’s response to the upcoming crisis.
Tulsa QuikTrip store employee dies of coronavirus, company says in email
There have been at least 51 deaths in Oklahoma so far connected to the novel coronavirus, but Sauz’s death is an outlier — he was 22 years old, not in an age group considered most susceptible to the fatal effects of the virus.
COVID-19 in Oklahoma podcast: April 5
Ben Felder talks with Oklahoma City Council member JoBeth Hammon about a proposed care site for those experiencing homelessness and the risk the coronavirus has for the city’s most vulnerable residents.
COVID-19 in Oklahoma podcast: April 3
Host Ben Felder talks with Frontier reporter Clifton Adcock about the dramatic rise in unemployment claims amid the coronavirus pandemic.
In letter to Trump, Gov. Stitt urges sanctions against Russia and Saudia Arabia for oil dumping
“These two sovereign nations have knowingly, and for the specific purpose of causing harm to the United States of America, engaged in ‘dumping’ of oil by flooding the market,” Stitt wrote in the letter.
American Sign Language interpreters shine during COVID-19 press conferences
“This is potentially life or death,” Jimmy Mitchell said. “For me, it’s really important because it’s my community … This is one of the most important things we’ve been trying to do.”
Amended ‘essential business’ order expands number of businesses that can stay open during pandemic
On Wednesday afternoon, Stitt issued an amended executive memorandum that added more than 100 essential businesses in more than a dozen groups.
