Oklahoma News Digest

| January 14, 2020 12:05 PM

Hello! Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up in Oklahoma. Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP-Oklahoma City bureau at [email protected] or 405-525-2121.

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TOP STORIES:

STITT-SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma's governor wants the state's school superintendent to be appointed rather than elected, which would give the governor more power over public education. Gov. Kevin Stitt did not specify if he wanted to appoint the position, or if he wanted the state Board of Education to make the decision

DEATH ROW INMATE-APPEAL-OKLAHOMA

OKLAHOMA CITY — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied the appeal of an Oklahoma death row inmate. The Oklahoman first reported that the high court on Monday denied without comment the appeal of 64-year-old Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez. Cuesta-Rodriguez was convicted and sentenced to death for the fatal shooting in 2003 of his common-law wife, Olimpia Cardina Fisher. AP Photo.

IN SPORTS:

BKC--T25-KANSAS-OKLAHOMA

NORMAN, Okla. — No. 6 Kansas, coming off a home loss to Baylor, travels to play Oklahoma. By Cliff Brunt. UPCOMING: 650 words, with photos.

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