OKC mayor walks back curfew enforcement; COVID-19 takes life of prominent preservation leader; Bob Stoops returns to OU football practice and more

AFTERNOON UPDATE [The Oklahoman]( 1 Dec, 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! [Mayor Holt walks back COVID curfew enforcement on bars as legal battle continues]( Local police won't be busting bar and restaurant owners in Oklahoma City for breaking an 11 p.m. curfew, but state agents might. Latest News/Sports [COVID-19 in Oklahoma tracker: 1,737 new cases, 15 more deaths reported Tuesday]( The Oklahoma State Department of Health releases COVID-19 updates each day. We'll keep track of the trends and cases here. [OU football: Lincoln Riley says Bob Stoops is helping Sooners' coaching staff at practice]( Bob Stoops came out of retirement Tuesday to help an OU coaching staff that has been affected by the pandemic. [Subscribe to The Oklahoman]( [Former Oklahoman reporter Ray Soldan, who was state's premier sports historian, dies at 91]( Ray Soldan, who for more than half a century covered sports for The Oklahoman and is considered the state's premier sports historian, died Tuesday at age 91. [OU basketball: Sooners reschedule opener against UTSA to Thursday]( OU's men's basketball team is set for another run at opening its season. [Tramel: Big 12 football efficiency ratings promise a fascinating finish]( Oklahoma State has become a defensive team; how will that fare against TCU? Business [COVID-19 takes life of prominent OKC preservation leader]( Oklahoma City's preservation community lost one of its leading voices on Thanksgiving when COVID-19 took the life of Bill Gumerson. [Salesforce to buy work chat service Slack for $27.7 billion]( Business software pioneer Salesforce.com is buying work-chatting service Slack for $27.7 billion in a deal aimed at giving the two companies a better shot at competing against longtime industry powerhouse Microsoft. And finally ... [Oklahoma country singer Bailey Rae keeps it classic as 'The Voice' Season 19 live playoffs begin]( Rae covered the Kenny Rogers classic "Sweet Music Man" in her first Live Playoffs performance. 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.