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Uvalde schools look to fire Chief Arredondo after shooting

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Facing massive public pressure, Uvalde’s top school official has recommended the firing of the school district police chief who was central to the botched law enforcement response to the elementary school shooting nearly two months ago that killed two teachers and 19 students.

Hoover Dam transformer explodes; no one hurt

BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — A transformer exploded Tuesday at Hoover Dam, one of the nation’s largest hydroelectric facilities, producing a thick cloud of black smoke and flames that were quickly extinguished.

OSU scientists revolutionizing legume genetic research

STILLWATER – Three scientists gained a new home last year at the Oklahoma State University Institute for Agricultural Biosciences where they are helping solve the problem of world hunger by improving nitrogen fixation and drought resistance in plants.

Vision, determination sparked Chickasaw Cultural Center

More than 883,000 people from around the world have visited the Chickasaw Cultural Center since it first opened July 24, 2010. The vision for the Chickasaw Cultural Center was put in motion many decades ago as a group of like-minded people worked toward one mission: Plan a cultural home for Chickasaw people and share the rich culture, language, history, traditions and the arts of the tribe with the world.

OKC Zoo contributes to global turtle, tortoise study

Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden recently contributed to a new study published in Science, a peer-reviewed academic journal. For this study, researchers used data provided by the OKC Zoo in collaboration with zoos and aquariums around the world to examine 52 species of turtles and tortoises. The data recorded by the OKC Zoo in the Species360 Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS), a digital record management system used by the Zoo, enabled researchers to discover that, unlike humans and other species, turtles and tortoises defy common evolutionary theories and may reduce the rate of aging in response to improvements in environmental conditions. To read the complete Science article visit https://www. science.org/doi/10.1126/science. abl7811.