Oklahoma
Richard Rojem, who was convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 7-year-old girl in 1984, maintained his innocence until his death.
"Without basic knowledge of [the Bible], Oklahoma students are unable to properly contextualize the foundation of our nation," the state superintendent said.
The Catholic charter school would have been the nation's first publicly funded religious school.
The plane was still nine miles from Will Rogers World Airport when its low altitude triggered an automated warning to air traffic control, authorities said.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Eleven-term Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Tom Cole has won a GOP primary outright against four challengers and will advance to November’s general election.
The destructive storms caused deaths in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky.
The bodies of Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, were found April 14 buried on land in Texas County, 8.5 miles from their vehicle.
Rep. Tom Cole, the recently installed House Appropriations chair, is up against a self-funded candidate who Cole says is a carpetbagger.
A word puzzle was found highlighting words that can be connected to the disappearance of 16-year-old cheerleader Cynthia “Cindy” Dawn Kinney.
Judge Brian Lovell, 59, is also awaiting trial in Texas for allegedly shooting a gun at parked cars and rear-ending a woman's vehicle.