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Inola residents will decide the fate of a massive aluminum smelter in a town-wide vote next spring. Until then, city officials have paused heavy industrial development.

In July, the Teacher Freedom Alliance held its annual meeting, which Tulsa teacher Micah Cash attended. Last week, he published a write-up of the experience in the Tulsa-based publication The Pickup.

Many Oklahomans are living with an allergy to meat and dairy. Lawmakers, researchers, doctors and residents across the state are trying to adapt.

The Trump administration has weighed in on Oklahoma's lawsuit against the companies behind an aluminum smelter in Inola. In new court filings, the U.S. Department of Justice argues the project should be allowed to move forward.

Oklahoma is expected to receive approximately $12 million from a newly announced settlement with opioid manufacturers.

Early Wednesday morning, Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers were back at the site of an encampment in Norman they cleared last week — this time dozens of arrests were made.