An initiative petition for recreational cannabis was quietly filed with the Oklahoma Secretary of State last week. State Question 806, filed on Thursday, would add Article 31 to the state constitution. If the petition garners enough signatures within a 90-day window, it will be put to voters on the next general election ballot unless Gov. […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Commutation confluence
Oklahoma’s unprecedented commutation, which released nearly 500 people from prison, a majority of which were convicted for nonviolent offenses, was a step in the right direction to reduce the state’s prison population, which is one of the highest per capita in the world. The happy news that came with so many families being reunited was […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Rotten eggs
Two more workers at the Oklahoma County Jail have been accused of smuggling things in to prisoners.
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420: Data shows marijuana isn’t Oklahoma’s problem drug
Though marijuana is a hot topic in Oklahoma, the state’s most dangerous drugs aren’t necessarily found on the street.
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Chicken-Fried News: Hard drive
Joggers beware! A Bethany woman was arrested for trying to rob a runner.
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Chicken-Fried News: Mobile Jane
A mobile home is just not a safe place to keep 31 pounds of pot, especially when you’re not a great driver. When will people learn?!
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Chicken-Fried News: Crank 3, anyone?
A Tulsa man was arrested for possession of meth, guns, body armor and a bunch of money.
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Chicken-Fried News: Not without a fight
An Oklahoma County corrections officer trainee has been fired for possession and fighting with cops.
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Chicken-Fried News: She’s in a big meth now!
Officer, I think there’s something in my meth. According to a NewsOK.com report, a woman called the Enid Police to report that there was something just not right with the meth she was smoking — she was convinced it was laced with something other than the toxic chemicals she was used to. So, like any […]
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In the opening scene of writer/director Gilbert Chan’s film, we also learn that if someone dies at that time, one minute until midnight, his or her soul will not rest in peace. Tan (newcomer Tedd Chan) tells his fellow recruits this while regaling them with ghost stories on the floor of their barracks. They’re in […]