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The U.S. Department of Education investigates Owasso Public Schools following the death of Nex Benedict, the Tulsa Women's Commission continues to look at childcare solutions, Oklahoma is near the top of states where women are killed by men, a report shows the state is underfunded for mental health services, and a recently-closed pizza restaurant in Tulsa gets a new tenant.

It's Super Tuesday in Oklahoma, the Osage Nation gets federal money for broadband expansion, Tulsans protest Israel's assault on Gaza, and the State Supreme Court gives the go-ahead for a possible vote to raise the state minimum wage.

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The Oklahoma Route 66 Association aims to provide more equitable representation of Native American culture and history on the Mother Road, Amtrak mulls plans to expand into Tulsa and Oklahoma City, and disagreements over state income tax cuts persist at the Oklahoma Capitol.

A summary of local and regional news from Public Radio Tulsa.

Nex Benedict's family and President Biden release statements about the teenager's death, Tulsa City Council kills an ordinance that would impact undocumented immigrants, and a report shows Tulsa Public Schools administrators were paid significant bonuses without the school board's knowledge.

Broken Arrow State Sen. Nathan Dahm's filibustering at the legislative deadline is called "terroristic," a Muskogee production plant blindsides its workers, and a state bill similar to one a Tulsa mayoral candidate tried to pass to bar public assistance from undocumented immigrants makes its way through the legislature.

The cause of Nex Benedict's death is released, Tulsa rolls out vision for Dream Keepers Park, Jenks approves a river trail project, and the metro area prepares to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

Demonstrators make their voices heard at an Owasso Public Schools board meeting, Tulsa's transit system gets new branding, and the city seeks feedback for improving the greater 61st and Peoria area.

An astronaut from Oklahoma dies, an Owasso police officer is on administrative leave after allegedly killing a dog, Route 66 commissioners look at lighting Tulsa's stretch of the Mother Road, and bills to cut taxes and increase math requirements for high schoolers make their way through the State Legislature.