Teen boy killed by OKC police; Kim Kardashian visits Oklahoma death row inmate; asymptomatic health care staff with COVID allowed to continue working and more

AFTERNOON UPDATE [The Oklahoman]( 24 Nov, 2020 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SUBSCRIBE FOR ALL ACCESS]( What stories do you wish The Oklahoman were chasing? What do you wish we knew? [Tell us!]( Contact information is optional. [Sign up here]( to get daily coronavirus updates in your email. [Subscribe]( to get unlimited digital access! View the [print replica]( of today's newspaper for more stories! [Asymptomatic health care workers with COVID-19 allowed to continue working in Oklahoma]( The Oklahoma State Department of Health is allowing health care workers that have tested positive for COVID-19, but aren't exhibiting symptoms of the virus, to continue working at hospitals and long-term care facilities. Latest News/Sports [Teen boy killed by OKC police in suspected armed robbery attempt]( Oklahoma City police shot and killed a 15-year-old they say was armed and suspected of trying to rob a gas station Monday night. [Kim Kardashian West visits Oklahoma death row inmate Julius Jones]( Kim Kardashian West visited death row inmate Julius Jones at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester on Tuesday. [Oklahoma health professionals: Take COVID-19 precautions this Thanksgiving]( Local health care professionals encourage Oklahomans to take COVID-19 precautions this Thanksgiving as the state continues to see a surge of new infections and hospitalizations due to the virus. [Subscribe to The Oklahoman]( [OU men's basketball: Lon Kruger says Sooners 'just hope to get to a game' in pandemic season]( As the battle with COVID-19 continues, the Oklahoma men's basketball team will return to action on Wednesday with a season opener against Texas-San Antonio. [Tramel: Big 12 efficiency ratings show OU offense, West Virginia defense tops]( The Big 12's best offense goes against the Big 12's best defense Saturday night in Morgantown, West Virginia. Or does it? [OU football: Lincoln Riley backs Shane Beamer's candidacy; Grant Calcaterra's return; COVID testing data]( For the second consecutive week, OU had a 2% positivity test rate for COVID-19, the school announced Monday. Business [Left for dead, twice, RadioShack gets another shot online]( RadioShack, a fixture at the mall for decades, has been pulled from brink of death, again. [Restaurants workers out of work again as virus surges anew]( Waiters and bartenders are being thrown out of work - again - as governors and local officials shut down indoor dining and drinking establishments to combat the nationwide surge in coronavirus infections that is overwhelming hospitals and dashing hopes for a quick economic recovery. [OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty in criminal case]( Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty Tuesday to three criminal charges, formally admitting its role in an opioid epidemic that has contributed to hundreds of thousands of deaths over the past two decades. And finally ... [College students, Thanksgiving and the pandemic: Here's what to know]( Any protective steps you take when they arrive home are still going to be better than doing nothing and hoping for the best, OMRF experts say. [Don't spend the holidays alone. Adopt a pet from an OKC area shelter]( Need company for Thanksgiving? There are plenty of pets at OKC area animal shelters in need of new homes. You are receiving this communication as a member of the The Oklahoman. The Oklahoman values your online privacy. For more information, view our [privacy policy]( now. Please do not reply to this message. [Manage Preferences Or Unsubscribe]( The Oklahoman 100 W Main St, Suite 100 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 © 2020 The Oklahoman. All rights reserved.