“Today is a Dust Bowl of a different sort,” Chuck D said. “You have a political climate that’s akin to a Dust Bowl, and it’s swirling in the minds of confused Americans.”
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Chicken-Fried News: Huggable heroes
In the wake of the Dallas shootings, Oklahoma County police received anonymous thank-you notes for their service.
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Local police given permission to carry their own rifles
Oklahoma City police are now allowed to carry their own personal rifles while on duty.
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Police and local organization foster relationships with area youth
YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City and the Oklahoma City Police Department work to build relationships with children in the community.
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Cover Story: Our next steps in the march toward civil rights
Just as powerful reporting, photos and video did in the ’60s, today’s national media coverage mixed with social media engagement have again thrust the conversation of police brutality, racial discrimination and civil rights into the public consciousness.
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Chicken-Fried News: Body cam debacle
Oklahoma City Police Department’s body cam program has been suspended because it wasn’t cleared by the police union.
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Chicken-Fried News: Meth-matics
Police recently found nine pounds — or 150 apples — worth of meth in a traffic stop.
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Chicken-Fried News: #FugutiveFound
A jail escapee on the run since August was captured in Tulsa — possibly because of a #FugitiveFriday Facebook post.
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Chicken-Fried News: Block-worthy posts
Police learned of a pair of bomb threats made by an OKC man on a social media platform.