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Thursday, May 1st, 2025
Good morning, Lawton. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 1st of May.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ House of Bread Ministry in Lawton is accepting food donations for its pantry. The Lawton Constitution
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ Lawton firefighters responded to a fire at a commercial building on Business 277 and 5th Street early Wednesday morning — they quickly controlled the blaze while the cause remains unknown. ABC 7
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ A bill that would add life in prison — the death penalty for those convicted of sex crimes against children is moving closer to passage in Oklahoma. Lawmakers say the measure aims to strengthen punishments for offenders. The Lawton Constitution
- ➤ The Oklahoma House passed a bill that would add the death penalty or life without parole for people convicted of certain crimes against children—changing sentencing rules in cases where victims previously received lighter punishments. It cleared the House with an 80—8 vote and now moves to the Senate for further review. ABC 7
- ➤ Today, the governor attended a Mac JROTC event in Lawton where a cadet was named battalion commander— he praised the cadet's achievement and the unit's efforts. The Lawton Constitution
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ At the annual health fair in Lawton, EHS students built skeletal models to explore human anatomy—16-year-old Rylan Jackiewicz admitted he did not know how to build a skeleton. The Lawton Constitution
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