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Tuesday's News Update From KWGS

Public Radio Tulsa | By Chris Polansky

Published August 18, 2020 at 7:39 AM CDT

Tuesday's top stories:

Some public health officials and experts are worried that Oklahoma's tentative decline in COVID-19 infection rates could be reversed as schools and colleges welcome back students. OU, OSU, TU and K-12 schools across Oklahoma have all experienced outbreaks this month.

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Chris Polansky

Chris joined Public Radio Tulsa as a news anchor and reporter in April 2020. He’s a graduate of Hunter College and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, both at the City University of New York.

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