Whitney Bryen reports on seven deaths at the Pottawatomie County Jail, five of which were not reported to state officials as required. Jennifer Palmer follows up on her report about years of sexual harassment at Oklahoma’s most elite public high school, and Keaton Ross talks about the weekend’s firearms problems and growing concern about gun violence at high school sporting events. Ted Streuli hosts.
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August 30, 2023
