NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal agents began hitting the streets of New Orleans on Wednesday in the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown across the U.S., looking to round up immigrants accused of violent crimes.

(AP) – An instructor at the University of Oklahoma has been placed on leave after a student complained that she received a failing grade on a paper that cited the Bible to assert that the “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”

(AP) – A safety volunteer accused of fatally shooting a man taking part in a “No Kings” protest last June in Salt Lake City while firing at another man he believed to be a potential mass shooter has been charged with manslaughter, prosecutors announced Wednesday.

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- Days shaved off Exit 65 construction

- Locals populate ‘Wizard’ cast list

- Festival of Lights delights

- Filings remain same for school boards

- CHS basketball opens season with overtime thriller

The Red Carpet Community Theatre in Elk City has opened sale on tickets for its upcoming production of “The Wizard of Oz” set to debut tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. under Director Ashley Underwood, as well as Children’s Director/Assistant Director Tim Bodenstein, Music Director Sara Marie Bodenstein, and Choreographer Marlana Marshall.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration warned on Tuesday that it will withhold money for administering SNAP food aid in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless those states provide information about people receiving the assistance.

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