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Justin Xaochay Thao, 20, died in an Oklahoma City hospital after Grady County jailers found him hanging in an isolated in cell. In the time leading up to his death, Thao yelled out several pleas to jailers, video provided by the family’s attorney shows.

"We're extremely excited to add Ben to our staff," Frontier publisher Bobby Lorton said. "He's an experienced reporter with a deep knowledge of a number of topics of importance to Oklahomans and we can't wait to see the impact his reporting has on our state."

The co-founder of Save the Illinois River said Arkansas’ acknowledgement of Oklahoma’s .037 mg/L phosphorus limit was a huge step forward, but that he hoped the agreement between the two states did not result in another study that yields little or no improvement in water quality.

“Oh my God, I’m so happy,” Kisha Snider hollered and wiped the tears streaming down her face. Her cousin hugged her, then posed for a flock of television cameras, yelling: “We’re going home!”

The report, released on Monday, found a preterm birthrate of  11.4 percent  in the state, an increase compared to 11.1 percent last year

House Bill 1269 went into effect Friday morning, and within hours Gov. Kevin Stitt had signed off on hundreds of commutations.

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Ward’s attorneys also asked the court for permission to subpoena a photo array lineup provided to witnesses by police, documents from the OSBI regarding separate unsolved convenience store abductions that took place in the region the year before Haraway’s disappearance.

Since July 1, only 243 inmates — or about 8 percent of those affected — have received drugs that could cure the disease, according to data provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.

Thanks to new state law, Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board Executive Director Steve Bickley expects more than 400 inmates to pass through expedited commutation process Nov. 1.