9 To Know: April 6, 2023

Here are the nine stories you need to know from both Oklahoma and around the world.

Thursday, April 6th 2023, 7:58 am

By: News 9


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Here are the nine stories you need to know from both Oklahoma and around the world.

9 - Twitter has labeled National Public Radio as "State-affiliated media" under government editorial control. NPR's president calls the label "unacceptable."

8 - The leader of the Oklahoma County Detention Center says changes are coming after a scathing multi-county grand jury report. Brandi Garner says she's expanded background checks after the report claimed the facility hired known gang members to fill staffing shortages.

7 - After 11 years at the helm, the President of Oklahoma's only Historically Black University is retiring.

Kent Smith Jr. says he will leave Langston University at the end of the current spring semester.

6 - The technology executive who created Cash App has been stabbed to death in downtown San Francisco. Police say 43-year-old Bob Lee died at a hospital Tuesday.

5 - Clinton Schools are on high alert today. Classes were cancelled yesterday after a social media threat surfaced. We now know that threat was not credible.

4 - La Ratatouille Inc will take over operations of 6 state park restaurants after the Swadley's controversy left them vacant. They're still working to name the restaurants expected to open Memorial Day weekend.

3 - Across the globe, a major announcement in the middle east between Iran and Saudi Arabia. The longtime rivals claiming they've reached an agreement on economic cooperation and pursuing stability in the Middle East.

2 - The Red Cross now tells us 92 homes were destroyed in Friday's wildfire in Logan County. More than 200 shops and sheds were destroyed.

1 - A 4-point-2 magnitude earthquake woke up Oklahomans across the state. It happened just before four in the morning with an epicenter near Carney, Northeast of Oklahoma City. We've also seen a handful of aftershocks -- up to 3-point-3 in magnitude. No damage has been reported.

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