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5 days ago | duncanbanner.com | Barbara Hoberock

OKLAHOMA CITY – A state senator has asked for a legal opinion about whether drag shows violate a recently enacted state law on obscenity. Senate Majority Floor Leader Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, asked Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond for an official opinion, which could be legally binding. kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]@<=68:D=2EFC6]8@G^q:==x?7@]2DAInq:==lwq`a`fU2>Aj$6DD:@?lad__Qmw@FD6 q:== `a`fk^2m AC@9:3:ED :?5:G:5F2=D 7C@> A6C7@C>:?8 D6IF2==J 6IA=:4:E @C @3D46?6 24ED :?

1 week ago | duncanbanner.com | Davis Cordova

After almost a year of commitment to the Sooners, one of the best quarterbacks in next year’s recruiting class has hit the open market again. Jaden O’Neal, a 4-star quarterback, decommitted from the Sooners Thursday in an announcement on social media. kAm“xE :D H:E9 566A 8C2E:EF56 2?5 962GJ 962CE E92E x 2??@F?46 >J 4@>>:E>6?E 7C@> E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 ~<=29@>2[” ~’}62= D2:5 :? 9:D 2??@F?46>6?E] “(96? x 4@>>:EE65 E@ ~& ?62C=J 2 J62C 28@[ x 76=E 2 86?F:?6 4@??64E:@?

1 week ago | duncanbanner.com | Carson Gerber

College athletics are set for a seismic shakeup. In less than three weeks, Division I athletic programs around the nation for the first time will begin directly paying players, transforming athletic departments and college leagues into semi-professional enterprises. kAm%96 492?86 4@>6D 27E6C 2 7656C2= ;F586 @?

1 week ago | duncanbanner.com | Nada Hassanein

More American children and teens die from firearms than any other cause, but there are more deaths — and wider racial disparities — in states with more permissive gun policies, according to a new study. The study, published in the medical journal JAMA Pediatrics last week, analyzes trends in state firearm policies and kids’ deaths since 2010, after the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in McDonald v. City of Chicago.

1 week ago | duncanbanner.com | Nuria Martinez-Keel

OKLAHOMA CITY — Buoyed by a $30 million line of credit, Epic Charter School now has funds to survive the summer and a budget for the next academic year. The virtual charter school’s governing board on Tuesday approved the line of credit from Regent Bank. The agreement requires the school to pay interest until October and make all repayments by June 2026, school spokesperson Rob Crissinger said.