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An effort is underway to redraw the Sooner State's legislative and congressional districts. Will it work? And, how transparent is Oklahoma government?

Choctaw football coach Jake Corbin joins The Oklahoman’s Cameron Jourdan, talking about the Yellowjackets’ season and their star players. Then Cameron discusses this weeks important district matchups and more in this Varsity podcast.

Judge Karen Miedema instructs the jury foreman to read the verdicts facing Juan Sandro Cabrera on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 20th Circuit Court in Grand Haven.

According to a press release from the Panama City Beach Police Department, the Panama City Beach victim, whose name has been withheld until next of kin can be notified, died from his injuries while being treated at Bay Medical Sacred Heart.The report states that the two-vehicle crash occurred around 9:49 a.m. at the intersection.A 2018 Jeep Wrangler, driven by George Corchis Jr., 50 of Watersound, Florida, was traveling west on the parkway, the report states. The victim was driving a 1995 Geo Tracker.

A homeless man used a brick and piece of lumber Wednesday to smash his way into a Shalimar business overnight, causing more than 500 dollars in damage for items worth $32.89, according to a press release from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.OCSO deputies responded to the BP gas station at 1247 Eglin Parkway. around 1 a.m. and found the front door glass shattered.During a search, a deputy spotted 53-year-old Michael Tabor walking nearby openly carrying a 15 pack of Natural Ice beer still cold and covered in condensation.Tabor agreed to speak to the deputy, who also noted a large bulge in Tabor’s right sock near his ankle.Four packs of cigarettes in their original packaging were in Tabor’s sock, along with a freshly opened pack inside his shirt pocket. More cigarettes were found in his back pants pocket.Tabor admitted waiting near the gas station until the clerk left to break in and steal the items he wanted.After seeing the surveillance video, the clerk said she recognized Tabor as a regular customer.

After she told WPRO in a recent interview that she supports the person who vandalized the city’s statue of Christopher Columbus before Columbus Day, the Providence city councilwoman said she stands by her belief despite a slew of criticism and “history lessons” she’s received from her peers in politics and others. 

Kerwin, 22, who represents the Smith HIll, Valley, and Capital Center neighborhoods, said during an interview this week at the Providence Journal that while her views may seem controversial to older generations, they’re widely accepted among people her own age.

Producer Rachel Prendergast talks with Zach Dennis about her new short film, "Sylvia," which has shown at this year's SCAD Savannah Film Festival, the process of finding the story and getting it made, and what's next as they look ahead at the Oscars.

Learn more about the film here: https://sylviafilm.com/

The head of Twin River’s casino operations in Rhode Island has publicly identified Governor Raimondo’s chief of staff, Brett Smiley, as the top-level aide who threatened “consequences” if Twin River opposed IGT’s bid for a 20-year no-bid contract.

Twin River’s Marc Crisafulli told Senate Finance Chairman William Conley in a letter that the casino operator was initially reluctant to name Smiley as the aide who made the threat, while negotiating a settlement with the Raimondo administration over a contract dispute involving a debt limit.

Smiley declined comment when asked Friday if he had made the threat, which came to light during a Senate hearing the night before and, earlier, in a document.

Referring to a series of June 27 cellphone calls, Crisafulli wrote: “Mr. Smiley’s message was crystal clear: If Twin River opposed the IGT legislation which was being introduced that day ... we would suffer regulatory consequences with the State.”

The NFL's Trade Deadline Day drummed up plenty of chatter surrounding big-name players like Jets safety Jamal Adams, Redskins left tackle Trent Williams, Chargers running back Melvin Gordon and Bengals wide receiver AJ Green ... but the day netted only one move:

The Dolphins traded a future 7th round draft pick to the Rams in exchange for All-Pro corner Aqib Talib and a 2020 fifth rounder, adding to their haul of draft capital that now includes 13 selections in next year's draft alone.

Fort Walton High School Principal John Spolski and Choctawhatchee High School Principal Michelle Heck give a joint public service announcement ahead of the the big game. Recording from video by Viking Television.