Halloween is one of the most dangerous nights of the year for children. In fact, kids are twice as likely to be hit and killed by a motor vehicle on Halloween compared to any other day of the year, according to EMSA.

“Right now, I’m hurt," said Coweta Police Chief Mike Bell. "I’ve got a fourth grader and a third grader in these schools. My promise to these parents is if something bad happened to your child, we’re going to figure it out and fix it.”

Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner stated that the declaration is a result of the federal government shutdown. This declaration made over $6.75 million in emergency relief funding available.

Dr. Johnson said there will be a meeting between the district and city leaders and even some nonprofits on Wednesday to come up with ways to help families get food on nights and weekends once benefits are suspended on Saturday.

In a letter sent from the Office of the State Superintendent to Oklahoma parents and guardians, State Superintendent Lindel Fields said that while he and the department agree that a change needs to be made to state testing, actual end-of-year testing will continue as usual this year.

Over $31,000 of stolen items and damages were reported to the police. This includes jewelry and designer items.

“We refuse to let our community go hungry,” said AJ Johnson, owner of Oasis Fresh Market. “When government systems fail, communities have to rise together. This store was built for moments like this — to be a refuge, a source of hope, and a reminder that people still care. Oasis exists to feed bodies and souls, and we’re not stopping now.”

They said they have exhumed three of the 42 new graves found so far in the fifth excavation, and those three bodies are currently being examined. They said one of them is a man’s body that had a healed fracture and a bullet wound.

If you’re a SNAP card holder, all you need to do is show your card at the token booth during the Saturday markets, and you will receive $20 in community tokens to use at the market.

According to the National Weather Service Office in Tulsa, widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms with heavy rainfall are expected to continue today and tonight.