Articles from the June 4, 2020 edition
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Russell Stover Chocolates closing Colorado plant over virus
DENVER (AP) — Russell Stover Chocolates has announced its candy plant in Montrose will close seven months ahead of schedule because of the coronavirus pandemic, a decision that will leave 217 employees without work. The Kansas City, Missouri-based c...
Kansas man killed in rollover crash in Pratt County
PRATT, Kan. (AP) — A man has died in a rollover crash in south-central Kansas, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 4 p.m. Tuesday in northeastern Pratt County, Wichita television station KAKE reported. Jacob Davis, 3...
Oklahoma health agency reverses decision on COVID-19 data
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma State Department of Health on Wednesday reversed course on its decision from earlier this week to no longer release COVID-19 infection data by city and zip code. The agency made the move after consulting with A...
Nearly 50 arrested after protests in Oklahoma City, Tulsa
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Police in Tulsa and Oklahoma City said Wednesday 49 people were arrested during several days of protests in the state's two largest cities. Nearly half of the arrests happened Friday night in Oklahoma City when protesters marched...
Oklahoma schools reopening plan recommends wearing masks
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma State Department of Education released guidance Wednesday for how public schools could reopen in the fall that includes recommending the use of masks for staff and students to help prevent the spread of the coronavir...
OSBI: Poteau police officer shoots, kills woman with knife
POTEAU, Okla. (AP) — A police officer in southeast Oklahoma shot and killed a knife-wielding woman in her home early Wednesday, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said. Officers from Poteau, Oklahoma, and LeFlore County responded at about 4...
Autopsy report shows Floyd had tested positive for COVID-19
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A full autopsy of George Floyd, the handcuffed black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police, was released Wednesday and provides several clinical details, including that Floyd had previously tested positive f...
Pentagon-Trump clash breaks open over military and protests
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's Pentagon chief shot down his idea of using troops to quell protests across the United States Wednesday, then reversed course on pulling part of the 82nd Airborne Division off standby in an extraordinary c...
Prosecutors charge 3 more officers in George Floyd's death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors charged three more police officers Wednesday in the death of George Floyd and filed a new, tougher charge against the officer at the center of the case, delivering a victory to protesters who have filled the streets f...
Obama steps out as nation confronts confluence of crises
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama is taking on an increasingly public role as the nation confronts a confluence of historic crises that has exposed deep racial and socioeconomic inequalities in America and reshaped the November e...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump denies tear gas use despite evidence
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and some of his supporters are claiming authorities did not use tear gas against people in a crackdown outside the White House this week. There's evidence they did. Law enforcement officials shy away from d...
Parents, educators, experts talk to kids on race amid unrest
NEW YORK (AP) — As an African American parent, Cassandre Dunbar in Charlotte, North Carolina, always knew she and her husband would have "the talk" with their son, the one preparing him for interactions with law enforcement. But she never dreamed i...
Malaria drug fails to prevent COVID-19 in a rigorous study
A malaria drug President Donald Trump took to try to prevent COVID-19 proved ineffective for that in the first large, high-quality study to test it in people in close contact with someone with the disease. Results published Wednesday by the New Engla...