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An Oklahoma Republican lawmaker again called for a moratorium on the death penalty, citing a new poll that shows a majority of residents support it.

Advocates from the Child Abuse Network are working to train the public on signs to look for when a child is being abused.

The results were shared with the media at the state Capitol by the Oklahoma Chapter of Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty.

Rep. Kevin McDugle said he supports the death penalty but believes Oklahoma's next death row inmate scheduled to die, Richard Glossip, is actually innocent.

The bill received preliminary approval in a House appropriations subcommittee this week, but it has a long road ahead.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Three Oklahoma Republican lawmakers joined a former corrections official on Wednesday to call for a moratorium on the death penalty amid growing concerns about the state's brisk pace of lethal injections.

Three Republican House members are among those joining the call for a moratorium on the death penalty in Oklahoma

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HB 2451 was one of a handful of bills approved by a House subcommittee on Monday.

Broken Arrow police are investigating a homicide after a 16-year-old was found dead early Tuesday morning.